Central Hindu Girls School (CHGS) is now an integral part of Banaras Hindu University and one of the oldest institutions for girls' education in the city. The school is 117 years old. Nursery and Primary Section(class I to V) has a separate co-ed campus in kolhua. After that, from class 6th onwards, the girls are separately taught in the Central Hindu Girls School, Kamachha Varanasi.
The Central Hindu Girls School's campus is split in two parts; for grades PK to V students (primary Section) in Kolhua and grades VI to XII (main campus) in Gurubag. Main campus is spread over 6.5 acres and houses the school, laboratories (Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics, Computer, Psychology, painting and Home science) and library. School library has more than 16,000 publications. School has 44 classrooms and also houses several halls and playgrounds.[6]
Classes from grades PK to fifth grades are held in the Kolhua campus under co-ed arrangement. From VI to XII, the students are segregated for further education in Central Hindu Girls School and Central Hindu Boys School for girls and boys educations respectively.[1]
Admission in Primary Section is taken in class Nursery-A. Every year the admission procedure starts from 1 April. These admissions are made by lottery system, where minimum age for admission of a child is 3+.
The Admission in Senior Sections of the school are made in classes VI, IX and XI through a common entrance test known as School Entrance Test (SET) conducted by the Banaras Hindu University every year. The eligibility and reservation policy is decided by the policy making bodies of the Banaras Hindu University.
