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Delhi Public School 
Service Before SelfLocation Mathura Road
New Delhi, IndiaCoordinates 28°35′49″N 77°14′33″E / 28.59694°N 77.2425°ECoordinates: 28°35′49″N 77°14′33″E / 28.59694°N 77.2425°E Information Type Private School Established 1949 Chairman Ashok Chandra Principal M I Hussain Faculty Fulltime Area 15 acres (61,000 m2) Color(s) White, Green Nickname "The Dipsites" Affiliations Central Board of Secondary Education Website http://www.dpsmathuraroad.net/ Delhi Public School, Mathura Road is a private co-educational day and boarding school in New Delhi, India. It is run by the Delhi Public School Society and is a member of the Indian Public School Conference. The school was founded in 1949 and was the first Delhi Public School. In 2009 the school completed its 60 years.
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History
Delhi Public School, Mathura Road
The school began as Church High School in the President's Estate in 1941. It was renamed to Naveen Bharat School in 1947. In 1949 it moved to its present location on Mathura Road and was renamed as Delhi Public School. The principal is Mr. M.I. Hussain.
The foundation stone of the school building was laid in 1956 by Dr.S. Radhakrishnan, the Vice-President of India, and the buildings were substantially complete by 1962 by the time Dr K.C. Khanna retired.
By 1962, the school had moved into a three-storey building, and it had a student population of about 2,500 students. By 1970 it had a student body of almost 3,000 students.
The Rev. (Dr.) J. D. Tytler was the first principal of the school. He was followed by Dr. K. C. Khanna who took over in 1952, and then, in 1962, by Mr. Din Dayal. The current principal is Mr. M. I. Hussain.
Education system
The school follows the Central Board of Secondary Education system and has continuous tests and assignments.
In 2007 it was rated as the third 'most respected secondary school' in India in a survey conducted by the Indian Market Research Bureau (IMRB) for the Deccan Herald newspaper.[1]
Campus
The campus is spread over 15 acres (61,000 m2) surrounded by ancient Islamic-style tombs, and is situated in the heart of the capital, near the Purana Quila and the Zoological Gardens. The school buildings today comprise four computer centres, a work-experience block; science, maths, psychology, biology, chemistry and physics laboratories; three libraries, three swimming pools, squash courts, tennis courts, basketball courts, cricket grounds, football fields, facilities for indoor, a cafeteria, a hostel, a clinic and a gym. The school's Environment Council has established a paper recycling plant within the school premises.
The hostel buildings are divided into five wings:
- Fifth Wing is the girls' hostel,
- First Wing is where Standard 12th students stay,
- Second Wing houses Standard 11th students, mostly science students who joined the school in the current year,
- Third and Fourth Wings have a mixed population. However, there are more primary level students in the Fourth Wing. The Fourth Wing was originally the school clinic.
In 1996, DPS Society, the parent organization, started a girls' hostel in DPS, Mathura Road. For this, a building was needed. The management then converted the clinic into a girls' hostel. The clinic was moved to a temporary three-room facility on the ground floor of First Wing.
Co-curricular
Notable alumni
- Joe Abraham, author of Entrepreneurial DNA.[2]
- Rakesh Agarwal, secretary, Nyayabhoomi, a leading Delhi NGO.[3]
- Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman of the Indian Planning Commission, Planning Commission chairman of the Y2K Action Force.[4]
- Anurag Anand, author.
- Rohit Bal, fashion designer.
- Kabir Bedi, actor.
- Yuki Bhambri, tennis player.
- Anuja Chauhan, Writer.
- Sanjay Chugh, psychiatrist.
- Naveen Jindal, Congress MP and industrialist.
- Shibani Kashyap, singer.
- Vinod Khanna, actor.
- Salman Khurshid, Union corporate affairs minister, politician, lawyer and writer.
- Mini Mathur, actress.
- Nikhil and Shantunu Mehra , designers.
- Mallika Sherawat (aka Reema Lamba)
- Gaurav Gill [rally car driver]
- [Rajeev Sindhwani] (a well known cardiologist in New York)
References
External links
Categories:- Private schools in India
- Educational institutions established in 1949
- Schools in Delhi
- Delhi Public School Society
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