Delhi Public School situated on Mathura Road in New Delhi, India, is a private co-educational day and boarding school with 6500+ students. It is run by the Delhi Public School Society and is a member of the Indian Public Schools' Conference. The school was founded in 1949 and was the first Delhi Public School. In 2019 the school completed its 70 years. The school's first principal was J. D. Tytler in 1949. The foundation stone of the school building was laid in 1956 by Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, the then Vice President of India.
History
Education system The school follows the Central Board of Secondary Education system.
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.Delhi Public School most respected school in India: Survey Deccan Herald, 18 August 2007. accessed 14 October 2008
Notable alumni
Arts and entertainment
Kabir Bedi, actor Shibani Kashyap, singer Hasleen Kaur, Miss India, model and actress Vinod Khanna, actor Radhika Madan, actress Mini Mathur, actress Shriya Saran, actress Mallika Sherawat, actress
Business
Anshu Jain, CEO of Deutsche Bank (2012-2015) Naveen Jindal, Jindal Group of Companies
Science
Priyamvada Natarajan, astrophysicist.
Writers and fashion
Anurag Anand, author Rohit Bal, fashion designer Anuja Chauhan, writer
National/political leaders
Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman of the Indian Planning Commission, Planning Commission chairman of the Y2K Action Force Salman Khurshid, Union corporate affairs minister, politician, lawyer and writer Raveesh Kumar, IFS officer currently serving as the Indian Ambassador to Czech Republic. Formerly the Official Spokesperson for the Ministry of External Affairs.
Sports
Yuki Bhambri, tennis player Ashok Gandotra, cricketer Pawan Negi, cricketer
References
External links – Official website