Achievements

MCKV Landmarks – Our Continuous Development

• M. C. Kejriwal Vidyapeeth celebrates a moment of immense pride and distinction at the EducationWorld India School Rankings (EWISR) 2026–27, with remarkable national recognition across categories!

India #2 | West Bengal #1 | Howrah #1 – EducationWorld  Grand Jury India School Rankings 2026–27 under the Future Ready Sustainable School Award category.
India #2 | West Bengal #1 | Howrah #1 – EducationWorld India School Rankings 2026–27 in the Day School category.
Visionary Education Leader Award – conferred upon Mr Kishan Kumar Kejriwal, our Chairman, in recognition of his visionary leadership in education.

• Leading School in West Bengal for AI-Led & Future-Ready Education

MCKV honoured with the prestigious Leading School in West Bengal for AI-Led & Future-Ready Education at the Times Now Leaders of Excellence – East 2026.

• British Council RIDS Certification 2026–2029

MCKV Receives the Prestigious British Council Recognition of International Dimension in Schools (RIDS) Certification for 2026–2029. The certification was conferred at a distinguished ceremony held at The Le Meridien, New Delhi, on Wednesday, 29 July 2026.

• Inauguration of the Space Laboratory

A new chapter in experiential learning was added to M. C. Kejriwal Vidyapeeth with the inauguration of the Space Laboratory on 18 June 2026.

•  EducationWorld India School Rankings 2025–2026 – School of the Year

We are delighted to announce that M. C. Kejriwal Vidyapeeth has been recognized as the School of the Year in the prestigious Education World India School Rankings 2025–2026.

We also ranked 3rd in India, 1st in West Bengal and 1st in Howrah.

•  EducationWorld India School Rankings 2025–2026 – Boys’ Day School

We are thrilled to announce that M. C. Kejriwal Vidyapeeth has been ranked 3rd in the country, 1st in the state, and 1st in Howrah in the Boys’ Day School category of the Education World India School Rankings 2025–2026.

•  The Telegraph School Awards for Excellence 2025

We are delighted to share that M. C. Kejriwal Vidyapeeth has been honoured at The Telegraph School Awards for Excellence 2025 held on 23 August 2025 at South City International School.

Our school proudly received:

• Certificate of Merit for Excellence in Academics (ICSE & ISC)

• Certificate of Honour for Social Service

• Certificate of Honour for Excellence in Extra-Curricular Activities

•  EducationWorld India School Rankings 2024–2025

We are thrilled to announce that M. C. Kejriwal Vidyapeeth has been ranked 6th in the country, 2nd in the state, and 1st in Howrah in the Boys’ Day School category of the Education World India School Rankings 2024–2025.

•  The Telegraph School Awards for Excellence 2024

MCKV received the following certificates at The Telegraph School Awards for Excellence 2024 ceremony held at South City International School:

• Certificate of Excellence for Excellence in Maintenance and Eco-Friendly Initiatives

• Certificate of Honour for Social Service

• Certificate of Honour for Excellence in Extra-Curricular Activities

Individual Category:

- Akshit Shaw, Class 9A (Swimming) – Certificate of Merit for Outstanding Talent in Sports

•  News18 Bangla Education Eminence 2024

M. C. Kejriwal Vidyapeeth won the prestigious News18 Bangla Education Eminence 2024 Award for Excellence in Educational Innovation and Community Service on 21 June 2024.

•  Annual Interact Meet (AIM) 2024

The Interact Club of MCKV received awards in the following categories:

1. Community Service (Medical) – 1st

2. Clean City Drive – 1st

3. Care for Animals – 2nd

4. Club with Maximum Interactors – 2nd

5. Maximum Participation Category Prize

•  CISCE Under-17 Cricket Tournament

The school secured the First Runner-up Position in the Under-17 CISCE Cricket Tournament for the West Bengal and North East Region, competing against 34 schools.

•  Eco Achiever’s Quiz National Edition 2023–2024

   On 4 February 2024, M. C. Kejriwal Vidyapeeth secured the Second Position in the Eco Achiever’s Quiz National Edition 2023–2024.

•  Rajya Puraskar for Boy Scouts

On 22 July 2023, our Boy Scouts received the prestigious Rajya Puraskar from the Honourable Governor of West Bengal, C. V. Ananda Bose, at Raj Bhavan.

•  EducationWorld India School Rankings 2023–2024

M. C. Kejriwal Vidyapeeth shines in the EducationWorld India School Rankings 2023–2024.

It was truly a proud moment for the school to be acknowledged by the EducationWorld India School Rankings 2023–2024. In the Boys’ Day School category, MCKV ranked 7th in the country and 3rd in the state in the rankings published by EducationWorld India. 

•  The Telegraph School Awards for Excellence 2023

On Saturday, 19 August 2023, at the South City International School auditorium, M. C. Kejriwal Vidyapeeth received the following certificates in the prestigious The Telegraph School Awards for Excellence 2023:

• Certificate of Excellence in Maintenance and Eco-Friendly Initiatives

• Certificate of Honour for Social Service

• Certificate of Honour for Excellence in Extra-Curricular Activities

Individual Awards achieved by MCKVians:

• Hardik Agarwal – Courage Certificate

• Sidharth Kumar Dugar (Commerce) – Certificate of Honour for Academic Excellence by a Student

• Hitesh Bhuwalka (Cuber) – Certificate of Merit for Outstanding Talent in Sports

• Aayush Banerjee – Certificate of Honour for Outstanding Talent in Music

• Niraj Agarwal and Priyanka Agarwal (Parents of Hardik Agarwal) – Thank You Baba-Ma Award

•  Pariwar Milan Inter-School Hindi Patriotic Singing Competition 2023

MCKV wins the Pariwar Milan Inter-School Hindi Patriotic Singing Competition 2023.

• KWIZDOM – A Maha Quiz

MCKV bags the second position in KWIZDOM, a Maha Quiz organised by Taaza TV in association with GRSE, under the Ministry of Defence, Government of India, to celebrate Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.

• M. C. Kejriwal Vidyapeeth ranked 8th among India’s Top Boys’ Day Schools in the India School Rankings 2022–2023.

• For the fourth time in a row, M. C. Kejriwal Vidyapeeth won the prestigious International Dimension in Schools Award, formerly called the International School Award, in 2022.

• The Times of India recognised MCKV Group as one of the prominent pioneer educational groups in West Bengal. Read more.

• M. C. Kejriwal Vidyapeeth was ranked 5th in India, 1st in West Bengal and 1st in Howrah for Excellence in Blended Learning School in the EducationWorld Grand Jury School Rankings 2021–2022.

• MCKV ranked 2nd in Howrah district and 11th in West Bengal as one of the “Schools that Stand Out from the Crowd” in the Times School Survey 2021.

• The school received three prestigious awards from The School EduExcellence Awards 2021 – 3rd Edition, an EduExcellence Pvt. Ltd. initiative.

• Mr. Kishan Kumar Kejriwal – Excellence Award for School Administration, Platinum Category

• Ms. Sanchita Sarkar, Senior School Coordinator – Excellence Award for Leadership in Classroom Management, Platinum Category

• MCKV – Excellence Award for Continuous Professional Development, Gold Category

• MCKV launched the almaconnect platform to maintain links with its alumni. More than 1,000 alumni are registered.

• Our school received the EducationWorld School of Eminence Award.

The Telegraph Awards for Excellence 2021

Our school received the following awards:

• Certificates of Honour for Excellence in Academics and Social Service

• Academic Excellence by a Student – Ankit Mondal, ISC 2021

• Certificate of Excellence for Maintenance and Eco-Friendly Initiatives

• For the third time, MCKV received the International School Award from the British Council.

• MCKV became the first school in Howrah to receive the Quality Audit Certificate from ECA, India’s premier early childhood education body.

• M. C. Kejriwal Vidyapeeth was ranked 1st in Howrah, 7th in West Bengal and 19th in India in the all-Boys’ Day School category of the EducationWorld India School Rankings 2020.

• MCKV was certified as a FIT INDIA SCHOOL by the Government of India, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, in 2020.

• The Don Bosco Inter-School Short Film Competition held at DBL: MCKV won the Best Movie and Social Media Awards in 2018, and the Best Movie and Best Editing Awards in 2019.

• In 2018, Ms. Kathika Dasgupta attended the 25th IBSC Conference in Gold Coast, Australia.

• According to the EducationWorld School Survey, in the Boys’ Day School category, MCKV improved its national ranking from 31st in 2017 to 24th in 2018. At the state level, it retained its position among the top 10 Boys’ Day Schools.

• MCKV was ranked the No. 2 Boys’ Day School in Howrah in the prestigious EducationWorld India School Rankings 2014.

• In 2014 and 2016, two of our NCC cadets were chosen to participate in the Republic Day Parade in New Delhi.

• Our NCC cadets have regularly been selected for major NCC events, including the National Integration Camp, Rourkela, Odisha (2014); Tezpur, Assam (2015); and the Trekking Camp, Kerala (2014).

• Since 2014, eight of our Scouts have received the Governor’s Medal (Rajya Puraskar). Our Scouts regularly participate in activities organised by the Bharat Scouts and Guides.

• M. C. Kejriwal Vidyapeeth has always strived to excel in all spheres of learning and expose students to the various resources of knowledge available today. On 19 September 2013, 22 students, accompanied by Ms. Keka Mukherjee and Ms. Aruna Gaur, left for Orlando, Florida, to visit the Kennedy Space Centre.

• MCKV was ranked the No. 4 Boys’ Day School in West Bengal in the prestigious EducationWorld India School Rankings 2013.

• The MCKV Interact Club was declared the best in Rotary International District 3291 after winning the maximum number of awards at the Annual Interact Meet 2013.

• MCKV received accreditation for the International School Award from the British Council in recognition of its development of the international dimension in the curriculum.

• Our school was one of six schools in West Bengal selected by the State Government to participate in the March Past at the Independence Day Parade held at Red Road on 15 August 2013. Subsequently, a cheque of ₹2 lakh and a Certificate of Honour were personally handed over to our school by the Honourable Chief Minister, Smt. Mamata Banerjee, at a special ceremony.

• MCKV participated in the 20th Annual Conference of the International Boys’ Schools Coalition (IBSC), held at St. Christopher’s School, Richmond, Virginia, USA. Our School Captain participated in the International Students Forum of the IBSC alongside students from 35 schools worldwide in June 2013.

• The Connecting Classrooms Project, under the aegis of the British Council, was successfully undertaken in July 2012 in partnership with St. Gregory’s Catholic College, Bath, UK. The Deputy Headmaster of St. Gregory’s Catholic College visited our school in February 2013. Subsequently, one of our Senior School in-charges visited St. Gregory’s Catholic College in June 2013.

• Certificates of Honour for Excellence in Academics and Social Service were received at the Telegraph School Awards Ceremony 2013.

• Our school received the prestigious Telegraph School of the Year Award 2013.

• On 1 August 2012, MCKV was licensed to operate the International Award for Young People as a YES (Youth Engaging Society) Centre in India.

• On 15 June 2012, the 16th Foundation Day of our school, the MCKV Robotics Lab was inaugurated by the Chief Guest, Prof. Dr. P. Ishwara Bhatt, Vice Chancellor of The West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences. The Robotics Lab ushered in a new era of innovation, encouraging young minds to become more imaginative and creative.

• MCKV was granted membership of the International Boys’ Schools Coalition in 2012. It became the second school in India and South Asia, after The Doon School, to join this prestigious coalition.

• The school received accreditation for the British Council International School Award in 2012.

• The school upgraded its ISO certification for Quality Management Systems to ISO 9001:2008 in 2010.

• In 2010, the digital Mathematical Laboratory was set up in collaboration with NIIT.

• On 21 August 2010, our school received The Telegraph School Award for Excellence in the categories of Social Service, Best Academic Performance by a School (ISC), and Best Maintained School.

• On 27 July 2009, Smart Class technology was introduced as part of the various teaching methods used in the school.

• On 22 August 2009, our school received The Telegraph School Award for Excellence in the categories of Best Maintained School and Social Service.

• On 1 March 2008, MCKV was allotted the Senior Division NCC Sub-Unit (Company No. 03/21), consisting of 160 SD/SW cadets under the jurisdiction of the unit. Affiliation was granted by 21 Bengal Battalion NCC, Belur Math, Howrah – 711202.

• On 23 August 2008, our school received The Telegraph School Award for Excellence in the categories of Social Service and Best Academic Performance by a School (ISC).

• In 2007, the first Interact Club of Howrah was inaugurated at MCKV. Rotarian Anirudha Roy Chowdhury, District Governor of the Rotary Club of Belur, was the Chief Guest. The motto of the Club is not just to make a successful person, but also a socially responsible citizen. M. C. Kejriwal Vidyapeeth is the first school in Howrah to start an Interact Club.

• On 18 August 2007, our school received The Telegraph School Award for Excellence in the Social Service category for the third time

• The first batch of students was presented for the ISC examinations in 2006.

• On 23 August 2006, our school received The Telegraph School Award for Excellence in the “A School That Looks Beyond” category.

• On 15 June 2006, MCKV launched its internet-based ERP software, enabling parents to access up-to-date information about their children’s performance, attendance, remarks and other school-related information. The package also regularly informs parents about the latest events and news of MCKV.

- On 29 September 2005, our school received The Telegraph School Award for Excellence once again in the Social Service category.

• In 2003, after receiving the permanent No Objection Certificate from the Government of West Bengal, the school was permanently affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations for conducting both ICSE and ISC examinations.

• On 6 September 2003, our school received The Telegraph School Award for Excellence in the Best Maintained School category.

• The Montessori Method, based on the London Montessori Method, was introduced in the pre-primary section in 2003.

• The first batch of students was presented for the ICSE examinations in 2003.

- On 31 August 2002, our school received The Telegraph School Award for Excellence in the Social Services category.

- Our school received the provisional No Objection Certificate from the Government of West Bengal in 2001 and was provisionally affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations in the same year for conducting ICSE examinations.