the institution students are studying in, they are required to sit in the Secondary School Certificate or the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education. After completing secondary education, students enroll in schools or junior colleges with a higher secondary facility. Due to the prolonged presence of the British, Secunderabad has convent schools established by Christian missionaries. Research institutes such as National Institute of Nutrition, Center for Cellular and Molecular Biology, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, The English and Foreign Languages University, Osmania University, Hamstech College of Creative Education and National Geophysical Research Institute are in Tarnaka, which is close to Secunderabad and Fashion Designing Courses near Secunderabad Notable people Gummadi Vittal Rao, Poet Writer, revolutionary Telugu balladeer and local activist from pre-independence. Dasaradhi Rangacharya, Telugu Writer, Sahitya Akademi Award winner. Sunil Chhetri, most-capped Indian international footballer and the all-time top goalscorer. Shyam Benegal, film director and screenwriter M. L. Jaisimha, test cricketer and TV commentator Diana Hayden, 1997 Femina Miss India and 1997 Miss World winner Padmapriya Janakiraman, film actress and model Tanikella Bharani, actor, writer and film director K. N. T. Sastry, writer and film director, film critic and journalist James Yates, English cricketer Tharun Bhascker, actor, writer and film director Ajith Kumar, Tamil film actor Kenneth Anderson, writer See also Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation Notes References External links Secunderabad Community, Secunderabad Community Website Hyderabad-india.net, Hyderabad info hyderabad.org.uk, history of Secunderabad Neighbourhoods in Hyderabad, India Planned cities in India Hyderabad district, India 1806 establishments in British India Populated places established in 1806