Type CBSE Chairman V.K. Shunglu Faculty Full time Area 5 ha Founded 29 January 1972 Motto Service Before Self | Established 29 Jan 1972 Principal Vanita Sehgal. Nickname "Dipsites" Phone 011 4911 5500 Color White, green | |
Address Police Station Rama Krishna Puram, Kaifi Azmi Marg, Police Colony, Sector 12, RK Puram, New Delhi, Delhi 110022 Profiles | ||
Delhi Public School (DPS), R. K. Puram is run by the Delhi Public School Society in Rama Krishna Puram, New Delhi, India. It is a co-educational day and boarding school with around 7,800 students spread across its 3 campuses at R.K. Puram, East of Kailash and Vasant Vihar. DPS RKP is affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), the Indian Public Schools' Conference (IPSC) and the National Progressive Schools' Conference (NPSC).
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History
DPS R. K. Puram was the second school founded by the Delhi Public School Society, the first being the Delhi Public School at Mathura Road. DPS R.K. Puram was established in 1972 by Ms. Lathashishtha as the headmistress. Mr. R. S. Lugani, after a few years, took over as its first principal. While remaining part of the DPS Society, the school at R.K. Puram soon became independent of its parent as of now.
Campus
The school is a day and boarding school with 9,500 students . Accommodation is provided to more than 400 boarding students within the on-site girls' hostel and the boys' the road on the school's sports campus. The millennium hostel was headed by Dr. Daulat Ram Saini, who was previously the Principal.
Achievements
On 29 August 2002 during the "1st Computer Literacy Excellence Awards for Schools", President of India A. P. J. Abdul Kalam presented an award to Dr. (Mrs.) Shayama Chona, ex-Principal of DPS R K Puram. The award was for the Best School at the State (Delhi) Level and the second runner-up for the entire country. In 2008, Dr. Chona received the Padma Bhushan award. Dr. Chona was the founder of Tamana Special School, a school for the education of physically and mentally handicapped children.