| Description |
Established on 10th December, 1908 as Victoria May Girls High School for the education of the daughters of the elite, the rulers of princely states, landed gentry, judges, etc it was run on the pattern of an English public school and a number of Englishwomen were recruited to work in the new school. On 17 November, 1911 the institution was upgraded and renamed Queen Mary College in honor of the Queen Consort of King George V of Great Britain. As most of the students admitted to the school observed purdah, the institution came to be known as the “Purdah school”. Within a short span of time, Queen Mary College acquired a reputation for excellence. |
