Delhi Public School, Mathura Road

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Delhi Public School
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Delhi Public School, Mathura Road
Mathura Road, New Delhi-110003


India
Coordinates 28°35′49″N77°14′33″E / 28.59694°N 77.24250°E / 28.59694; 77.24250
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Type Private school
MottoService Before Self
Established1949
Chairman V. K. Shunglu
PrincipalReema Sharma [1]
FacultyFulltime
Area25 acres (100,000 m2)
Colour(s)White, green, grey    
Nickname "Dipsites"
Affiliations Central Board of Secondary Education
Website dpsmathuraroad.org

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 School 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 S. Radhakrishnan, the then Vice President of India.

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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. [2]

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School from PT ground

Notable alumni

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References

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