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      • It was founded in 1875 by the 6th Earl of Mayo, who was the Viceroy of India from 1869 to 1872, making it one of the oldest public boarding schools in India.
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    Mayo College (informally Mayo) is a boys-only private boarding school in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India. It was founded in 1875 by the 6th Earl of Mayo, who was the Viceroy of India from 1869 to 1872, making it one of the oldest public boarding schools in India.

  3. Mayo College is a residential public school in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India. It was founded in 1875 by Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo who was also the Viceroy of India from 1869 to 1872. The school is one of the oldest public boarding schools of India.

  4. May 19, 2022 · A view of the main building of Mayo College—it was designed by Major Charles Mant and Swinton Jacob, leading architects of the Indo-Saracenic style, working two decades apart. Work began on Mant’s design in 1877, and was completed in 1885.

  5. MAYO HISTORY. The origin of Mayo College, one of the oldest Public Schools in the country, dates back to 1869, when Lt. Col. F.K.M. Walter, the Political Agent of the Bharatpur Agency recommended a school in India "for a large number of pupils, with a staff thoroughly educated- not mere bookworms, but men fond of field sports and outdoor ...

  6. Also known as Eton of the East, Mayo College was founded in 1875 AD by Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo who was also the Viceroy of India from 1869 to 1872 AD. This college was built to provide similar education to the leaders of princely states as given in the public schools of United Kingdom.

  7. Mayo College, Ajmer, India, was founded after the death of Lord Mayo in 1875. The College, named in honour of Lord Mayo, already had a full life-size statue of him sculpted in white marble installed in front of its famous main building since inception and a marble sculpted bust of him in its school museum. [10]

  8. Nov 30, 2023 · Established in 1875 by the 6th Earl of Mayo, Richard Southwell Bourke, Mayo College was envisioned as an institution that would provide a world-class education to the Indian nobility. The college's founding principles were rooted in a holistic approach to education, combining academic rigor with character development.