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 (born 16 January 1946) is an Indian actor. His career has spanned three continents covering India, the United States and especially Italy among other Western countries in three media: film, television and theatre. He is noted for his ...

, actor *

Shibani Kashyap Shibani Kashyap (born 12 January 1979) is an Indian singer who works in the Hindi cinema. 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 Radi ...

, singer * Hasleen Kaur, Miss India, model and actress *

Vinod Khanna Vinod Khanna (6 October 1946 – 27 April 2017) was an Indian actor, film producer, and politician known for his work in Hindi cinema. He is regarded as one of the greatest actors of Hindi cinema. Recognised as a style and fashion icon, he wa ...

, actor * Radhika Madan, actress * Mini Mathur, actress *

Shriya Saran Shriya Saran Bhatnagar ( born 11 September 1982) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Telugu language, Telugu, Tamil language, Tamil and Hindi films. Although Saran aspired to become a dancer, she became an actress and made her film deb ...

, actress *

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 portrayal in films like '' Khwahish'' (2003) and ''Murder'' (2004), Sheraw ...

, actress

Business

Naveen Jindal Naveen Jindal (born 9 March 1970) is an Indian industrialist, politician, and philanthropist. He is the Chairman of Jindal Steel and Power and serves as the Founding Chancellor of O.P. Jindal Global University. He represents the Kurukshetra ...

: Jindal Group of Companies

Writers and fashion

* Anurag Anand, author *

Rohit Bal Rohit Bal (8 May 1961 – 1 November 2024) was an Indian fashion designer, known for his designs catering to both men and women. He began his career in 1986, founding Orchid Oversea Pvt. Ltd with his brother, and debuted his independent collecti ...

, 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 resigned from this post in May ...

, 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, author and law teacher. He was the Cabinet Minister of the Ministry of External Affairs. He is a member of the Indian National Congress who wa ...

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

Raveesh Kumar Raveesh Kumar ( born 26 January 1971) is an Indian diplomat in the Indian Foreign Service of 1995 batch. Currently, he is an Indian ambassador to the Czech Republic. Previously, he served as Indian ambassador to Finland also accredited to Eston ...

, IFS officer currently serving as the Indian Ambassador to Czech Republic. 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 who currently specializes in doubles. He has an ATP career-high doubles ranking of world No. 26 achieved on 31 March 2025. He also has a career-high singles ranking of No. ...

, tennis player * Ashok Gandotra, cricketer * Pawan Negi, 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