Hamdard Public School situated in Sangam Vihar is a co-educational, senior

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, affiliated to the

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. It is recognized by the Department of Education, Govt. of NCT Delhi and the Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India. It has received the

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. It is also a member of the National Progressive Schools' Conference (NPSC). It is one of the few schools across

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to have the Atal Tinkering Lab, which aims to foster curiosity, creativity and imagination in young minds.

History

The school was founded in 1993 by Hakim Abdul Hameed, a

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and

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awardee and

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and also served as the Vice Chancellor of

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. It is a Senior Secondary School preparing students for both

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and

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. In class 11 and 12, students have to choose one of 5 streams: Non-Medical, Medical, Commerce with Maths, Commerce without Maths or Humanities. The school is run by the Hamdard Education Society, whose secretary is Syed Samar Hamid. It is recognized as a minority school.

Alumni

Arts and entertainment

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(2003), TV actor

Sports

* Aamir Akhtar (1999), Former Nepali cricketer, Founder

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(EPL)

References

Educational institutions established in 1993 Schools in Delhi CBSE Delhi 1993 establishments in Delhi {{India-school-stub

History

Alumni

Arts and entertainment

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