Adwaita Mission High School, Mandar Vidyapith, Banka, an Educational Institution run by Mandar Vidyapith was established in 1990.

The institution is an autonomous one where all students, irrespective of their language, religion, caste or creed are welcomed to receive education from Pre-nursery to Class XII. It is an English Medium, Co-Educational Senior Secondary School with boarding facilities for both boys and girls.

The parent body of the Institution, Mandar Vidyapith has been taking a pioneering role in the educational realms as well as rendering remarkable services in the cultural field of Bhagalpur region since its inception in 1945. Its educational programme is based on the philosophy of the Upanishad as preached by the great Acharya Shankara and Swami Vivekananda.

Aims and Objectives

The spirit of the Adwaita Mission is embedded in the motto ‘Every man is potentially divine’ and as such ‘power, knowledge, bliss, absolute, to lead an angelic life on the basis of the above mentioned philosophy and to build up a casteless and classless society where love will be the law and service will be the religion of the people. For this, our approach is cultural. By culture, we mean a cultural movement to study, understand and appreciate the values within us and with others.

Our objectives are 

•    To synthesize science with spirituality, scientific temper with ethical values.

•    To make the young generation proficient in languages for effective communication and expression.

•    To inculcate creativity, initiative and individuality.

•    To make the youngsters disciplined, well mannered, tolerant and spirited.

•    To make them feel proud of Indian heritage and culture.

Affiliation & Session

The School is presently affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), Delhi up to 10+2 Level in Science, Commerce and Humanities Stream.

After passing the Senior Secondary Examination, students may take admission in any institution across India.

The academic session begins in April for Pre-nursery to Class-X and for Class-XI, it starts from the first day of July.

Location

Adwaita Mission High School is situated on the eastern foot of the famous Mandar Hill at a distance of 2.5 kms from Mandar Vidyapith Railway Station (on Bhagalpur-Mandar Hill Rail Line) and on the Bhagalpur-Dumka Deoghar Bus Route. Deoghar is 60 kms and Bhagalpur is 45 kms away from here. Adwaita Mission High School stretches on a 25 acre plot amidst sylvan surroundings and has a bracing climate throughout the year which is conducive for healthy learning atmosphere.

Bounsi is famous for the Mandar Hill, having its mention in Indian scriptures for the significant role played in Samundra Manthan. A Jain temple at the summit in close proximity to the Vishnu Temple is a sign of religious harmony. Mandar Mohatsav, Bounsi Mela, Makar Samkranti and Ratha Yatra of Loard Madhusudan alike to the world famous Ratha Yatra of Lord Shree Jagannath, Puri, Odisha celebrated here every year as a symbol of cultural integrity.
 

Anand Shankar Madhavan, a visionary and legendary luminary, sacrificed and dedicated his whole life for the cause of social service and promotion of ideal and quality education for the younger generation.

Being a non-Hindi speaking Keralite, he chose to remain at this remote place with rural surroundings of Mandar Hill keeping a view to propagate Hindi language among the masses.

He established Mandar Vidyapith in 1945 and later on founded Adwaita Mission in 1990. Madhavan, a product of Jamia Millia, an old pupil and a devote disciple of Late Dr. Zakir Hussain was a staunch nationalist, great freedom fighter, true Gandhian, devote philanthropist as well as a renowned social worker.

A man of simple living but high thinking, he was a literary figure, man of academic repute, thinker as well as a writer par excellence with philosophical instincts. He wrote more than 55 books on varied subjects viz., literature, culture, education along with religion. He had a keen desire to develop various educational institutions for the development of the region as well as of the state. His innovative ideas, ideals and ideologies still guide and lead us on the path of our progress.

The entire campus vibrates and rejuvenates with the spirit of this pious and benevolent soul.

Anand Shankar Madahavan
 

FROM CHAIRMAN’S DESK

Welcome to Adwaita Mission High School

AMHS is dedicated to the pursuit of academic excellence, encouraging students to become independent and perceptive thinkers, confident, enlightened learners and socially responsible citizens, with a mindset that can both interact and integrate effectively with people of different race, culture and religion.

We are also committed to inculcating in all our students, strong ethical values of integrity, respect and discipline as well as clarity in thought and decision making ability, as a life- long process, with a good education Fosters.

In order to achieve all these, AMHS follows rigorous program that is based upon the best educational practises, highly progressive and recognized world-wide and one that create conditions for students to maximize their potential a nationally competitive level.

Our state-of-the-art infrastructure, couple with highly qualified staff and well trained teachers, will ensure that the students at AMHS will be able to gain an enriching experience. Furthermore, it has been our founder Late. Madhavanji's and former Chairman Late.

Aditya Nath's quest in life to make high quality education available, accessible and most importantly affordable to both the rural and urban as well. AMHS will be the foundation for a new generation of readers and innovators, who will continue to pave the way for a better and brighter future for our world.

Sri. Aravindakshan Madambath

Chairman.