Delhi Public School, R. K. Puram

Delhi Public School
Address
R. K. Puram, Sector 12
New Delhi - 110022
India
Coordinates 28°34′15.51″N 77°10′33.77″E / 28.5709750°N 77.1760472°E / 28.5709750; 77.1760472Coordinates: 28°34′15.51″N 77°10′33.77″E / 28.5709750°N 77.1760472°E / 28.5709750; 77.1760472
Information
Type CBSE
Motto Service Before Self
Established 29 Jan 1972
Chairman V.K. Shunglu
Principal Vanita Sehgal.
Faculty Full time
Area 12 acres (49,000 m2)[1]
Color(s) White, green
Nickname "Dipsites"
Affiliations Central Board of Secondary Education
Website www.dpsrkp.net

Delhi Public School (DPS), R. K. Puram is run by the Delhi Public School Society in Rama Krishna Puram, New Delhi, India. It is a co-educational day and boarding school with around 7,800 students spread across its 3 campuses at R.K. Puram, East of Kailash and Vasant Vihar. DPS RKP is affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), the Indian Public Schools' Conference (IPSC) and the National Progressive Schools' Conference (NPSC).[2]

History

DPS R. K. Puram was the second school founded by the Delhi Public School Society,the first being the Delhi Public School at Mathura Road. DPS R.K. Puram was established in 1972[2] by Ms. Lathashishtha as the headmistress. Mr. R. S. Lugani, after a few years, took over as its first principal. While remaining part of the DPS Society, the school at R.K. Puram soon became independent of its parent as of now.

Campus

The school is a day and boarding school with 9,500 students .[2] Accommodation is provided to more than 400 boarding students within the on-site girls' hostel and the boys' the road on the school's sports campus.[3] The millennium hostel was headed by Dr. Daulat Ram Saini, who was previously the Principal. [4]

Achievements

On 29 August 2002 during the "1st Computer Literacy Excellence Awards for Schools", President of India A. P. J. Abdul Kalam presented an award to Dr. (Mrs.) Shayama Chona, ex-Principal of DPS R K Puram. The award was for the Best School at the State (Delhi) Level and the second runner-up for the entire country. In 2008, Dr. Chona received the Padma Bhushan award.[5] Dr. Chona was the founder of Tamana Special School, a school for the education of physically and mentally handicapped children.[6][7]

Notable alumni

Academia and entertainment, business

Politics and bureaucracy

TV and print media

Film industry

References

  1. ↑ "DPS Model United Nations Conference". Retrieved 12 March 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 "About us". Delhi Public School, R.K. Puram. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  3. ↑ "Hostels infrastructure". Delhi Public School, R.K. Puram. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  4. ↑ "From Principal's desk". Delhi Public School, R.K. Puram. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  5. ↑ "Mittal, Tata get Padma Vibhushan". The Economic Times. 26 January 2008.
  6. ↑ "From the President's desk, Tamana". Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  7. ↑ In 2016, a team of 12 students from Delhi Public School, RK Puram was awarded by the Hon'ble Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi for the outstanding excellence in the field of aerospace.
  8. ↑ Catch the MTV Youth Icons
  9. ↑ "Mahesh Babu and Kriti Sanon in 1 Nenokkadine". gallery.oneindia.in.
  10. ↑ "Joyride on the ramp". The Hindu. 9 October 2003. Retrieved 13 June 2012.

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