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==India== [[File:Doon School Old Boys' Society.jpg|thumb|200px|Logo of [[The Doon School Old Boys' Society]]]] [[The Doon School]] maintains its own old boys' society (The Doon School Old Boys' Society) for social connections and fundraising on behalf of the School.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.doonschool.com/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090308085008/http://www.doonschool.com/info/ouroldboys.htm|url-status=dead|title=The Doon School|archive-date=8 March 2009|website=The Doon School}}</ref> Graduates of The Doon School are known as ''Doscos'', or simply, Old Boys. Former students of the [[Welham Boys School]] refer to their society as the Welham Old Boys Society. Though the school was founded in 1937, the society was not founded until 1983. The group is intended to encourage Welham graduates to aid in the school's success through their union; they have established scholarships and [[Bursary|bursaries]] for deserving students. The Welham Old Boys Network has established definite membership criteria, as well as requiring a subscription fee.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.welhamoldboys.com/society.asp |title=Welham Old Boys Society |publisher=Welhamoldboys.com |access-date=24 June 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812060935/http://www.welhamoldboys.com/society.asp |archive-date=12 August 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Former pupils of [[Bishop Cotton School (Shimla)|Bishop Cotton School]] are referred to as Old Cottonians. The Old Cottonians Association was started in 1910 when 17 Old Cottonians assembled in the Freemason's Hall in [[Shimla]]. The Old Cottonians Association is spread all over the world.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Old Cottonians Association|url=https://oldcottonians.org/|access-date=2021-04-20|website=Old Cottonians Association|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|first=Anand|last=Bodh|date=February 27, 2012|title=On completing 101 years of their association, old boys of Bishop Cotton School (BCS) Shimla presented their alma mater Rs 1 crore. The cheque of Rs 1 crore was presented to Roy Christopher Robinson, Headmaster of the school. The Old Cottonians Association (OCA), the alumni committee of one of the oldest boarding schools in Asia, had organized annual lunch in Delhi to celebrate the completion of its 101st years.|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/on-completing-101-years-of-their-association-old-boys-of-bishop-cotton-school-bcs-shimla-presented-their-alma-mater-rs-1-crore-the-cheque-of-rs-1-crore-was-presented-to-roy-christopher-robinson-headmaster-of-the-school-the-old-cottonians-association-oca-the-alumni-committee-of-one-of-the-oldest-boarding-schools-in-asia-had-organized-annual-lunch-in-delhi-to-celebrate-the-completion-of-its-101st-years-/articleshow/12058891.cms|access-date=2021-06-19|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> Similarly, the Old Boys of [[Sainik School Rewa]] in Madhya Pradesh call their Old Boys Association as "Sainwinians". [[Aligarh Muslim University]] Alumni had established AMU alumni associations all over India and elsewhere.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.amuoldboysassociationdelhi.com/index.php|title=AMU Old Boys Association Delhi|website=www.amuoldboysassociationdelhi.com}}</ref> Some of the other schools to use the term are [[La Martiniere Calcutta]], [[Calcutta Boys' School]], [[La Martinière College, Lucknow|La Martinière College Lucknow]], [[Mayo College]], [[Mayo College Girls School]], [[St. Paul's School, Darjeeling|St. Paul's School Darjeeling]], [[St. Edward's School, Shimla|St. Edward's School Shimla]], [[The Lawrence School, Sanawar|The Lawrence School Sanawar]], [[Bishop Cotton Boys' School]].
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