Ramakrishna mission blind boys’ academy
The Blind Boys’ Academy tirelessly strives to provide holistic services for the emancipation of the persons with visual impairment (divyangjan) in a comprehensive manner. For its outstanding performance in this field, it has been recognised as the best institution in the country by the President of India in the years 1983, 2010 and 2016. The citation from the Government of India, New Delhi, of 3/12/2016 on the latest National Award is as follows:
“THE NATIONAL AWARD IS GIVEN TO RAMAKRISHNA MISSION BLIND BOYS’ ACADEMY, KOLKATA, IN RECOGNITION OF ITS OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN THE FILED OF BEST INSTITUION FOR PROVIDING HOLISTIC COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES TO THE PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES (DIVYANGJAN) IN A COMPREHENSIVE MANNER.”
The blind students study with the help of Braille books, and now with the aid of audio or talking books (recorded on a CD or pen drive). The Academy started a well-equipped Audio Book Studio in 19 , to facilitate recording of reading materials, in English and Bengali. The recorded CDs are used by our […]
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The Blind Boys’ Academy started a Sub-Contract Workshopin in the year 1967 and Spice Grinding Project in the year 1986, for the interim employment of those visually impaired youth who ary. e waiting for employment on completion of the Light Engineering Training. In the Sub-Contract Workshop we do specific machinery jobs ordered by diffretnengineering companies. […]
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Some of the V.I. young adults who have a special talent for music , are encouraged to go for higher studies in music, for widening the scope of their future professional pursuit.
Since 1964, the Academy has imparted light engineering training to VI youth from urban areas, of ages in the range 17-30 years with education of at least Class VIII standard. The 18 months course provided the opportunity for the trainees to handle lathe, drill and similar power driven machines and acquire skills that would enhance […]
The Institute is affiliated to the Calcutta University and imparts degree ofB.Ed. in Special Education (Visual Impairment). The course is approved by the Rehabilitation Council of India, New Delhi; and, is sponsored by the National Institute for Empowerment of Persons with Visual Disability, Dehradun. The two-year course trains a total of around 60 male and […]
The students attend music classes, especially for vocal, violin, sitar and table according to their aptitude and interest. They learn some handicrafts works like book binding, chair caning andclay modelling etc. Regular morning Physical Training (PT) provide ample physical excercise to our students. Sound ball cricket is yet another common entertainment mode for our students. […]
The Academy is affiliated to the West Bengal Board of Secondary Education for the Madhyamik (Class 10) Examination...