 The Directorate of Education put on record its special appreciation for Mahanagar Boys' School and its management for their willingness to accommodate wards of the Defence personnel of the frontline N.E.F.A as well as the refugee children from Assam, consequent to China-India war in 1962.However, since the war came to a speedy end the situation of the North East normalized early, preventing the migration of students to Uttar Pradesh.The school was permitted to start classes for standard IX on in 1963.