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Army Public Schools
Indian Army Public Schools (APS) are chain of educational institutions under regional commands of Indian Army established for the purpose of providing education to the children of Indian Armed Forces, Indian armed forces personnel. With a nationwide presence spanning 137 schools, it is one of the largest chains of schools in India. The Army Welfare Education Society, Army Welfare Education Society (AWES), which was founded in 1983, oversees the management of the APS system, and has established over 137 Army Public schools and 249 Army pre-primary schools across the country, as well as several institutions of higher education. Since their inception, APSs have witnessed significant growth, with a student population of around 20,000 in 1987 expanding to a mammoth system with a current student strength of approximately 2.3 lakh and 8,500 teaching staff. On average, 5,000 students are added to the APS system every year. Notable alumni Sports * Sunil Chhetri – Football player * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Army Welfare Education Society
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 139 Army Public Schools and 250 Army Pre Primary Schools across India. It has 12 professional institutions of higher education. A list of colleges and schools including Army Public Schools all across the nation in many cities, colleges pertaining to Army Institute of Technology, engineering, Army College of Medical Sciences, medicals, dental, management, Army Institute of Law, law etc. Institutions of AWES * Army Institute of Management and Technology, Greater Noida * Army College of Dental Sciences, Secunderabad * Army College of Medical Sciences, New Delhi * Army Institute of Management, Kolkata * Army Institute of Technology, Army Institute of Technology, Pune * Army Institute of Fashion Design, Benga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saina Nehwal
Saina Nehwal (; born 17 March 1990) is an Indian badminton player. A former world no. 1, she has won 24 international titles, which includes ten Superseries titles. Although she reached the world's 2nd in 2009, it was only in 2015 that she was able to attain the world no. 1 ranking, thereby becoming the only female player from India and thereafter the second Indian player – after Prakash Padukone – to achieve this feat. She has represented India three times in the Olympics, winning a bronze medal in her second appearance at London 2012. Nehwal has achieved several milestones in badminton for India. She is the only Indian to have won at least one medal in every BWF major individual event, namely the Olympics, the BWF World Championships, and the BWF World Junior Championships. She is the first Indian badminton player to have won an Olympic medal, the first Indian to have reached the final of the BWF World Championships, and the first Indian to have won the BWF World Junior ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indian Army Public Schools
Indian Army Public Schools (APS) are chain of educational institutions under regional commands of Indian Army established for the purpose of providing education to the children of Indian armed forces personnel. With a nationwide presence spanning 137 schools, it is one of the largest chains of schools in India. The Army Welfare Education Society (AWES), which was founded in 1983, oversees the management of the APS system, and has established over 137 Army Public schools and 249 Army pre-primary schools across the country, as well as several institutions of higher education. Since their inception, APSs have witnessed significant growth, with a student population of around 20,000 in 1987 expanding to a mammoth system with a current student strength of approximately 2.3 lakh and 8,500 teaching staff. On average, 5,000 students are added to the APS system every year. Notable alumni Sports * Sunil Chhetri – Football player * Neeraj Chopra – Javelin throw * Yogesh Kathun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pithoragarh
Pithoragarh ( Kumaoni: ''Pithor'garh'') is a Himalayan town with a Municipal corporation in Pithoragarh district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It is the largest hill town in Uttarakhand. Etymology "The district is named after its headquarters town, Pithoragarh. Tradition has it that during the reign of the Chand Rajas of Kumaon, one Piru, also called Prithvi Gosain, built a fort here and named it Prithvigarh which, in the course of time, got changed to Pithoragarh." History Pithoragarh city and its surrounding areas were part of the Manaskhand region, which extended from the Kailash Mountain in the north to Bhabar & Terai in the south, as mentioned in the Skanda Purana. The Asuras and Nagas appear to be the earliest inhabitants of the region, who were later superseded by the Kiratas, Khasas and the Kunindas. The Kuninda Kings of the region may have become the feudatories of The Kushana Kings, who held their sway over the region in the last quarter of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bipin Chandra Joshi
General (India), General Bipin Chandra Joshi, PVSM, AVSM, Aide-de-camp, ADC (5 December 1935 – 19 November 1994) was the 16th Chief of Army Staff (India), Chief of Army Staff (COAS) of the Indian Army. He is the only Chief of the Indian Army to die in office, and until the 2021 death of General Bipin Rawat in 2021 Indian Air Force Mil Mi-17 crash, a helicopter crash, the only full general and serving Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee to have died in office. Early life Joshi was born in a Hindu Kumaoni people, Kumaoni Brahmin family. He was the first Army Chief from Uttar Pradesh (Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand was a part of erstwhile Uttar Pradesh). Career *Commissioned 4 December 1954 into 2nd Lancers (Gardner's Horse), Indian Army Armoured Corps. *Commanded an armoured regiment the 64th Cavalry in the Western Sector during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, 1971 Indo-Pak operations. He also commanded an Independent Armoured Brigade and an Infantry Division. *Military ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Army Public School, Pune
Army Public School is a school in Pune, Maharashtra, India. Its main entrance is in Ghorpadi Market, opposite Bank of Maharashtra in Ghorpadi in Pune Cantonment. Mrs. Anita Sharma is the current principal of the school. History The school was founded in June 1988 in Dighi, a suburb of Pune. It was shifted to Vishwamitra Marg in Pune cantonment near the racecourse in April 1997. The school moved to its current site in Ghorpadi in 2015, which in Pune Camp earlier . It is divided into two wings: * Junior Wing (Classes I to V ) * Senior Wing (Classes VI to XII). It is near the residential complex of Ghorpadi lines, Ghorpadi market and Ghorpadi railway station, apart from some army sub-area establishments. The school is controlled by the Army Welfare Education Society (AWES). It follows the CBSE Board of Education in India. The school has three science laboratories, one biotechnology lab and one mathematics lab, two libraries, three computer laboratories, three music rooms (o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Army Public School, Kunraghat, Gorakhpur
Army Public School, Kunraghat, Gorakhpur is a school located in the Kunraghat area, in Gorakhpur, India. It is operated under Indian Army supervision under the aegis of the Army Welfare Education Society 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 .... The school was founded in 1954 by Neena Thapa, wife of Colonel Gopal Kushal Singh Thapa, then Commandant GRD, Kunraghat. On 1 April 1994 it was re-designated as "Army School, Kunraghat" after the dissolution of the existing Gorkha Recruiting Depot (GRD) High School and the absorption of its students. The premises and assets of GRD High School in situ were transferred to Army School, Kunraghat. Most of the students in this school are from Army Background. References {{reflist Education in Gorakhpur Indian Army Public Schools ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Army Public School, Lansdowne
Army Public School Lansdowne is located in District Pauri of Uttarakhand, in Northern India. Lansdowne, a hill station and a cantt, is at the height of 5500 feet. It is 45 km away from Kotdwara, the railhead and 180 km away from Delhi. Army Public School traces its origin to Sainik Kinder Garten School back in 1978, when it was inaugurated by J.S Nakai, wife of Army Commander Central Command then, in MES bungalow known as old BRO office. It changed names from the initial one to Sainik School and then Tithwal School. It was a Regimental run school till March 1993. On 1 April of the same year, it joined the chain of Army Schools run by Army Welfare Education Society (AWES). Until 2007 it was Army School and then upgraded in 2008 as a residential school and renamed as Army Public School Lansdowne. The school is controlled by the Army Welfare Education Society (AWES) and Garhwal Rifles Regimental Centre, Lansdowne. It is affiliated with Central Board of Secondary Educatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Army Public School, Hisar
Army Public School is an English medium, co-educational day school situated at Hisar Military Station in Hisar in the Indian state of Haryana. The school principal is Kavita Jakhar, serving since 2008. Notable alumni * Ravi Kumar Punia – Football player History The school was established as Army school on 14 September 1990 with 250 pupils in six classes from I to VI. The school was then upgraded to Senior Secondary School, consisting of science and commerce streams from the academic session 1994–95. It was rechristened as Army Public School in 2008. The school is affiliated to the CBSE board and has 2367 pupils distributed in 63 sections and 122 staff. Currently the school is divided in two wings: *Junior Wing(Classes I to V) *Senior Wing(Classes VI to XII) Houses The students in the school are divided into four houses: Facilities Audio - visual rooms School has got the facility of VSAT for live interactive telecast of lectures on science(physics, chemistry a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Army Public School, Dhaula Kuan
The Army Public School, Dhaula Kuan is a public school located at Delhi Cantonment, Delhi (near Dhaula Kuan). It is operated under Indian Army supervision under the aegis of Indian Army welfare Education society (AWES). It is part of the chain of Indian Army Public Schools. History In May 1953, the residents of the Maulana Azad Road Officers' Hostel started the institution following the public school pattern, with 21 children and two teachers and named as the Defense Services Public School. The school was extended to eighth standard in July 1959, when it received recognition by the Directorate of Education, Delhi. Soon upgraded to the XI standard, it was affiliated to the University of Cambridge Local Examination Syndicate. The school was renamed as 'Army Public School' in 1976. Later, the school received affiliation to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). It shifted to its present location on the Ridge Road in July 1970, occupying 31 acres of land. Houses The stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Army Public School, Binnaguri
Army Public School is a public high school in Binnaguri, Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal, India. The school is run by the Army Welfare Education Society (AWES) and is affiliated with the Central Board of Secondary Education. Army Public School educates over 1,200 students in Grades I to XII with Science, Commerce and Humanities streams. History The school was founded on 3 June 1993, as a primary school A primary school (in Ireland, India, the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, South Africa, and Singapore), elementary school, or grade school (in North America and the Philippines) is a school for primary ..., having classes in Grades I to V. Grades VI-IX were added for 1995–96. In April 1996, the school was upgraded to Grade X. The Senior Secondary level (Grades XI and XII) was added from the academic session 2003–04. The new building was inaugurated, in April 2007, by Lt. Gen. CKS Sabu. Houses There are four houses: * Gandhi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Army Public School, Ballygunge
Army Public School is an English-medium co-ed school located at Ballygunge, Kolkata Kolkata, also known as Calcutta ( its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary ..., India. The school offers education up to 10+2 with 3 major streams in the +2 level. The school was established in 1994 with 7 teachers and 173 students. The school is affiliated to the CBSE. History The school was established in 1994 with 7 teachers and 173 students.The school is affiliated to the CBSE. House system References External links * Indian Army Public Schools Schools in Kolkata Educational institutions established in 1994 1994 establishments in West Bengal {{WestBengal-school-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
