Boys' High School & College (Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh)

Boys' High School & College (BHS) is an independent school in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India. It was founded in 1861 to provide a Christian education to the children of Europeans and Anglo-Indians, but has always accepted children from all backgrounds. Though originally co-educational, it now admits only boys.

It has existed on its present site in central Prayagraj since 1861. Since 1940 it has been managed by the Allahabad High School Society. Since 2011, the principal of the school is David Andrew Luke. It is currently affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations.

On 5 November 2013. The governor of Uttar Pradesh B.L. Joshi released a commemorative postage stamp to mark 150th anniversary of Boys' High School.

History
Established in 1861, the school was founded and initially run by the Church of England. From 1898 to 1914, Boys' High School was affiliated to the University of Allahabad.

Holy Trinity School
In 1988, the Holy Trinity School (HTS) located in Allengunj, Prayagraj was established as an annexe of the Boys' High School & College. HTS's current headmistress is Reena S. Mandal.

Notable alumni

 * Amitabh Bachchan, an Indian film actor, film producer, television host, occasional playback singer and former politician.
 * Brahma Nath Katju, former Chief Justice of the Allahabad High Court.
 * Vikas Swarup, an Indian diplomat and writer. (Oscar winning Slumdog Millionaire, a 2008 British drama film is a loose adaptation of the novel Q & A (2005) by Vikas Swarup)
 * Yogendra Narain, former Secretary-General of Rajya Sabha.
 * Nikhil Chopra, a retired Indian cricketer.
 * Deepraj Rana, an Indian and Nepali film and television actor.
 * Raghuraj Pratap Singh, an Indian politician.
 * Kunwar Rewati Raman Singh, an Indian politician.
 * Piyush Srivastava, AIR 1 (JEE 2005), Gold Medalist (IPhO) studied at IIT Kanpur and was a post-doctoral scholar at Caltech.