Delhi Public School, Mathura Road
Delhi Public School situated on Mathura Road in New Delhi, India, is a private co-educational day and boarding school with 6500+ students. It is run by the Delhi Public School Society and is a member of the Indian Public Schools' 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 Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, the then Vice President of India.
Education system
The school follows the Central Board of Secondary Education 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 Deccan Herald newspaper.
Notable alumni
Arts and entertainment
- Kabir Bedi, actor
- Shibani Kashyap, singer
- Hasleen Kaur, Miss India, model and actress
- Vinod Khanna, actor
- Radhika Madan, actress
- Mini Mathur, actress
- Shriya Saran, actress
- Mallika Sherawat, actress
Business
- Anshu Jain, CEO of Deutsche Bank
- Naveen Jindal, Jindal Group of Companies
Writers and fashion
- Anurag Anand, author
- Rohit Bal, fashion designer
- Anuja Chauhan, writer
National/political leaders
- Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman of the Indian Planning Commission, Planning Commission chairman of the Y2K Action Force
- Salman Khurshid, Union corporate affairs minister, politician, lawyer and writer
- Raveesh Kumar, IFS officer currently serving as the Indian Ambassador to Czech Republic. Formerly the Official Spokesperson for the Ministry of External Affairs.
Sports
- Yuki Bhambri, tennis player
- Ashok Gandotra, cricketer
- Pawan Negi, cricketer