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Rockvale Academy is a coeducational boarding school located in the hill town of Kalimpong in the district of Darjeeling, West Bengal, India. It was founded by the late Mr. B.B. Pradhan in 1984 and celebrated its silver jubilee in 2009. English is used as the medium of instruction. Rockvale Academy is affiliated to the I.C.S.E. and I.S.C. Board, New Delhi,〔(Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations ), listing in database, accessed May 29, 2010〕 and offers prescribed course in Arts and Commerce at the +2 level. It has classes from nursery to XII. It is a member of the AHLIS (Association of Heads of Listed ICSE Schools of Darjeeling District) which has a strength of 28 schools from the district of Darjeeling and neighbouring Sikkim. Rockvale opened an affiliated tertiary education institution, the B.B.Pradhan College of Management Studies, in 2003. Students come from as far away as Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan〔(Darjeeling Impasse ), ''Bhutan Times'', June 18, 2008〕 and Thailand. == History == The institution was established in 1984 by the late Mr. Bhanu Bhakta Pradhan (born 1938). He discovered a plot of land for sale in the 9th mile area of Kalimpong. His initial plan was to set up a hotel.〔(Close Encounters with Col. Hamilton ), ''Rockvale Digest'', 1997, page 13 of 120.〕 This is apparent from the small size of some rooms in the main building. However, he was persuaded by his closest friends to set up an educational institution. The core group of friends included Mr. Ganga Raj Tamang, Mr. David Washington, Mr. Rajendra Choudhary, Mr. Dasgupta and Mr. P.Dutta. The school opened on 11 March 1984 with just over 30 students. The school was granted permanent affiliation to the ICSE Board in 1992 and became an examination centre in 1998. It was the first privately owned school in Kalimpong to be awarded the permanent affiliation. The school introduced the +2 level in 1997. The B.B. Pradhan Management College was established in 2003. It is affiliated to Sikkim Manipal University and offers courses in B.B.A., B.C.A, B.H.M and B.Sc (IT). In 2008, Rockvale Academy was chosen as an IELTS centre by the British Council. The school's founder, Bhanu Bhakta Pradhan, held the post of Director of Rockvale Academy until his death in 2002. He was awarded the prestigious ‘Bharat Excellence Award’〔(Congratulations to our Director ), ''Rockvale Digest'', 1997, page 7 of 120.〕 in 1997 for his services to the society. He is also the recipient of the Glory of India and Gold Medal Award from the Friendship Forum of India, New Delhi. He also was a recipient of the International Order of Merit,〔(An extract from the book ), ''Rockvale Digest'', 2002, page 18 of 102.〕 the first Indian citizen to receive this honor. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rockvale Academy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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