Delhi Public School situated on Mathura Road in

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co-educational day and boarding school with 6500+ students. It is run by the

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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.

Education system

The school follows the

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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 ''

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Notable alumni

Arts and entertainment

Kabir Bedi Kabir Bedi ( pa, ਕਬੀਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਬੇਦੀ; born 16 January 1946) is an Indian actor. His career has spanned three continents covering India, the United States and especially Italy among other European countries in three media: f ...

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Shibani Kashyap Shibani Kashyap is an Indian singer who works in the Bollywood film industry. She has judged the reality singing show '' Bathroom Singer''. Kashyap achieved fame by singing the signature tune of the AIR FM channel of All India Radio and Amul I ...

, singer *

Hasleen Kaur Hasleen Kaur is an Indian model. She was the first runner up at the Pantaloons Femina Miss India and represented India at the Miss Earth 2011 beauty pageant on 3 December 2011. She has appeared in several advertisements before making her Bollyw ...

, Miss India, model and actress *

Vinod Khanna Vinod Khanna (6 October 1946 – 27 April 2017) was an Indian actor, film producer and politician who is best known for his work in Hindi films; while also being a notable spiritual seeker. In Bollywood, he was the recipient of two Filmfare awa ...

, actor *

Radhika Madan Radhika Madan (born 1 May 1995) is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Hindi cinema, Hindi films. After graduating from the Jesus and Mary College, she began her acting career with the television soap opera ''Meri Aashiqui Tum Se Hi'' ( ...

, actress *

Mini Mathur Mini Mathur (born 21 August 1975) is an Indian television host, actor and model. She was the host of the Indian reality singing contest '' Indian Idol'' for 6 seasons. Earlier, she was a VJ on MTV India where she hosted many shows. She has a b ...

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Shriya Saran Shriya Saran Bhatnagar (; born 11 September 1982) is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Telugu, Tamil, and Hindi-language films. Although Saran aspired to become a well-known dancer, she became an actress with her film debut in 2001 ...

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Mallika Sherawat Reema Lamba (born 24 October 1976), better known as Mallika Sherawat, is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Hindi language films. Known for her bold onscreen attitude in films like '' Khwahish'' (2003) and '' Murder'' (2004), Sheraw ...

(aka Reema Lamba)

Business

Naveen Jindal Naveen Jindal (born 9 March 1970) is an Indian billionaire industrialist, and a former Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Kurukshetra, Haryana in the 14th and 15th Lok Sabha. He currently serves as the Chairman of Jindal Steel and Powe ...

: Jindal Group of Companies

Writers and fashion

Anurag Anand Anurag Anand (born 2 November 1978) is an Indian artist, corporate professional, and author with several bestselling titles in the self-help, general fiction and historical fiction genres. His corporate experience pansRohit Bal Rohit Bal is an Indian fashion designer. He designs for both men and women. Early life Rohit Bal was born in the city of Srinagar in the Jammu and Kashmir state of India on 8 May 1961 into a Kashmiri Pandit family. Bal received his Bach ...

, fashion designer * Anuja Chauhan, writer

National/political leaders

Montek Singh Ahluwalia Montek Singh Ahluwalia (born 24 November 1943) is an Indian economist and civil servant who was the Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission of India, a position which carried the rank of a Cabinet Minister. He tendered his resignation for t ...

, Deputy Chairman of the Indian Planning Commission, Planning Commission chairman of the Y2K Action Force *

Salman Khurshid Salman Khurshid Alam Khan (born 1 January 1953) is an Indian politician, designated senior advocate, eminent author and a law teacher. He was the Cabinet Minister of the Ministry of External Affairs. He belongs to the Indian National Congress. ...

, Union corporate affairs minister, politician, lawyer and writer *

Raveesh Kumar Raveesh Kumar is an Indian diplomat in the Indian Foreign Service. Currently he is an Indian ambassador to Finland also accredited to Estonia, residing in Helsinki. He was the former official spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA ...

, IFS officer currently serving as the Indian Ambassador to Finland and Estonia. Formerly the Official Spokesperson for the Ministry of External Affairs.

Sports

Yuki Bhambri Yuki Bhambri (born 4 July 1992) is an Indian professional tennis player. He is a former junior no. 1 and winner of the 2009 Australian Open Junior Championship. He is the first Indian to win the junior Australian Open title and the fourth Ind ...

, tennis player *

Pawan Negi Pawan Negi (born 6 January 1993) is an Indian cricketer. He is a slow left-arm orthodox bowler. He was born in Uttarakhand. Career Negi plays for Delhi in domestic cricket. He played for Delhi Daredevils in the Indian Premier League in 2012 ...

, cricketer

References

External links

* – Official website {{DPS Society aegis Educational institutions established in 1949 Schools in Delhi Delhi Public School Society 1949 establishments in India