Army Welfare Education Society

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Army Welfare Education Society
Formation29 April 1983;41 years ago (1983-04-29)
TypePrivate
PurposeTo promote education for the wards of army personnel.
Headquarters New Delhi, India
Region served
All over India
ServicesSchools, Colleges
Official language
English
Managing Director
Maj Gen PR Murali, VSM (Retd)
Director Coord
Col Pradeep Kumar (Retd)
Parent organisation
Indian Army
Affiliations Central Board of Secondary Education
Website awesindia.com

Army Welfare Education Society (AWES) manages and ensures proper education facilities to children of Indian Army personnel through Local Military Authorities. Established in 1983, the society has its office at Shankar Vihar, Delhi Cantonment and over the years has opened over 137 Army Public Schools and 249 Army Pre Primary Schools across India. It has 12 professional institutions of higher education. [1] A list of colleges and schools including Army Public Schools all across the nation in many cities, colleges pertaining to engineering, medicals, dental, management, law etc. [2]

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