Government Sri Ranbir Model Higher Secondary School named after its founder

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, is commonly known as SRML School and Ranbir School, It is a government boys higher secondary school in

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of Indian union territory of

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. It is the first high school of

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which was established by

in the late 19th century to promote higher school education in the state, then called as Rabir pathshala. The school is presently affiliated to Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE).

History

Dogra Ruler

founded the institute in 1872 and Maharaja Partap Singh completed its construction in 1884. At that time, it had the privilege to be the first school of its kind in the state. The building between Tennis Hall and Canteen block was used as rasala for many years. The office of the school at present was used by Dogra Rulers to deliver justice to the public and the sangeet hall was used for conference and musical programs, the terrace of sangeet hall was used by queens to enjoy artist's performances. Before independence, the first information department worked from the commerce block for 10 years, Radio Kashmir Jammu aired its programs for 15 years from the tennis hall. The army used a block as its base camp for seven years. Another building was used as a stable for the horses of the Maharaja.

Name history

founded the institute in 1872, initially called as the Ranbir Pathshala. In 1905, it was named as Jammu Collegiate School. Later in 1965, it was renamed as Government Sri Ranbir Multi-Lateral Higher Secondary School. In 2015, it was renamed as Government Sri Ranbir Model Higher Secondary School. That is why it is commonly known as SRML Model Higher Secondary School, a combination of its earlier and current name.

Administration and Campus

The school has a campus of 5.1 acre. Around 2000 students study in school with 140 teaching and non-teaching faculty. Ms Anjali Gupta is current principal of school. The school has old heritage building with 73 rooms, a library, laboratories, smart classes and an Information Communication Technology (ICT) lab. The campus also features an inhouse botanical garden. The school is surrounded by Parade ground and Women College Parade on one side and secretariat road on other. Rani Park commonly known as Zanana Park is just some footstep far from school.

Academics

Till 2015, the school has only one academic section for higher studies. But in 2015, it has given the status of ''Heritage Model School'' after which it has been divided into three academics sections:

Nursery education

There is a nursery school for children age between 3–6 years with a capacity of 100 students for the weaker sections of the society. This includes children from

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and

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Middle education

A middle school for students between 1st–8th class and age between 6–14 years with a capacity of around 100 students there. It has never filled to the maximum capacity.

Higher education

The school is famous for its higher education. Around 96% of students came here for higher education. For class 9th and 10th there are two sections with five common and one optional subject. For class 11th and 12th there are science, commerce and arts stream. There is also a golden branch system for class 11th and 12th students according to which students with more than 80% marks get top faculty of school.

Heritage status

From a long time, school administration has a demand to declare it as a heritage institution. And while keeping in mind to preserve its heritage outlook. Principal Anjali Gupta in an interview with

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told "We are making efforts to renovate and repair the school, while preserving its heritage outlook. I will submit a detailed proposal to get heritage status." In 2015, it got the status of a "Heritage Model School", but it does not get any budgetary allocation for maintenance and preservation work.{{Cite web , date=2023-01-04 , title=The vision of Dogra rulers lives on in this school located in the heart of Jammu city , url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/the-vision-of-dogra-rulers-lives-on-in-this-school-located-in-the-heart-of-jammu-city/story-of0gTSFoCsOkxC3PLXfw5L.html#:~:text=Heritage%20status%20the%20aim , access-date=2023-01-04 , website=

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Notable alumni and faculty members

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Ram Nath Shastri Padma Shri Ram Nath Shastri, known as the "Father of Dogri" for his pivotal role in the revival and resurgence of the Dogri language, was born on 15 April 1914. In 2001, he was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship, awarded by the Sahitya Aka ...

Balraj Puri Balraj Puri (1928-2014) was an Indian Political commentator and human rights activist. Career A committed peace activist Balraj Puri began his career in journalism in 1942 and since then has worked in or edited several publications. In his 68 y ...

Narsingh Dev Jamwal Narsingh Dev Jamwal (born 1931) is an Indian writer and playwright from Jammu, who has authored 48 books, including ''Sanjhi Dharti Bakhle Mahnu'' (novel), which won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1978. He received India's fourth highest civilian a ...

Anil Goswami Anil Goswami (born 14 January 1955) is an Indian Administrative Service officer of Jammu and Kashmir cadre and held the post of Union Home Secretary of India in the Ministry of Home Affairs till February 2015. He succeeded Raj Kumar Singh. He i ...

Nirmal Chander Vij General Nirmal Chander Vij PVSM, UYSM, AVSM (born 3 January 1943, in Jammu) was the 21st Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army. He held the office from 1 Jan 2003 to 31 Jan 2005. Early life and education General Vij was born on 3 January 194 ...

References

High schools and secondary schools in Jammu and Kashmir Schools in Jammu (city) 1872 establishments in India Educational institutions established in 1872