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The Delhi Public School Society (DPS) is a large chain of schools. The descriptor "public school" references the model of the long-established English public school. The Delhi Public School Society is the administrative authority for all its institutions in India and abroad.

History

The first school connected to the Delhi Public School Mathura Road was established in 1949.The foundation stone of the school building was laid in 1956 by S. Radhakrishnan, the then Vice President of India.

Accreditation

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) provides the accreditation for all schools within this society except for DPS New Town, Kolkata; DPS Mega City, Kolkata; and DPS International, Singapore. DPS International, Saket, New Delhi, is affiliated with IGCSE, while DPS New Town, Kolkata; DPS Megacity, Kolkata; and DPS International, Singapore, are all affiliated with the ICSE (Indian Certificate of Secondary Education).

Schools

Notable alumni

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Armed forces

• Mohit Sharma, Army officer

Academia and business

• Harsh Chitale – CEO, HCL Infosystems
• Rahul Arora – CEO at SR motors
• Priyamvada Natarajan – professor in the Astronomy and Physics Department of Yale University
• Raghuram Rajan - former Governor of Reserve Bank of India, Distinguished Service Professor at University of Chicago Booth School of Business

Government and Civil Service

• Raghuram Rajan – 23rd Governor of the Reserve Bank of India
• Tejashwi Yadav – Ex-Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar
• Pravesh Verma – member of the Delhi Legislative Assembly for Mehrauli

TV and print media

• Ambika Anand – anchor, NDTV
• Ankit Fadia – author and host of MTV What the Hack
• Mayank Shekhar – journalist and film critic
• Paaras Zutshi – winner of the reality show Superdude on UTV Bindass
• Shariq Us Sabah – author

Film

• Kriti Sanon – Bollywood actress and model
• Randeep Hooda – Bollywood actor
• Ipsita Pati – Bollywood actress
• Indrani Dasgupta – Bollywood actor and model
• Shilpa Shukla – Bollywood actress
• Vinod Khanna- Indian actor, film producer and politician

Sports

• Unmukt Chand – professional cricketer
• Jayant Yadav – professional cricketer
• Yuki Bhambri – professional tennis player
• Abhishek Sharma - professional cricketer

References

1. "Delhi Public School Society". dpsfamily.org. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
2. Ajay Kumar Sharma. A History of Educational Institutions in Delhi. Sanbun Publishers. pp. 286–. ISBN 978-93-80213-14-9.
3. "Delhi Public School Society - Accredition". DPS Society. Retrieved 6 December 2014.

External links

• Official website

• Delhi Public School Society
• Non-profit organisations based in India
• Central Board of Secondary Education
• Educational organisations based in India
• Schools in Delhi
• 1949 establishments in India
• Educational institutions established in 1949