Jaipur School
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| Jaipur School | |
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| Sector 6, Vidyadhar Nagar, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India 302012 |
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| Founded | July 1, 1979 |
| Authority | Jaipur School Samiti - a private non-profit |
| Headmaster | Major N.K. Sharma (retired) |
| Number of students | 800 (approx.) Co-Educational |
| Language | English |
| Campus size | 2 acres (10,000 square yards) plus 6 acres (24,000 m2) public parkland |
| Affiliations | Central Board of Secondary Education, Delhi |
Jaipur School is a K-12 private school in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, which was registered in 1980 in Rajasthan, India. The school provides secular education as per the curriculum of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), and provides spiritual education under the auspices of organizations such as the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), Ramakrishna Mission and Chinmaya Mission.
The school is headed by Major N.K. Sharma (retired) as the director and Mrs Rekha Narula as the principal.
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[edit] History
Founded in 1979 by the Jaipur School Association, a non-profit, non-minority group to promote education among all classes of people in English, Hindi and other languages.
The founder was Major N.K. Sharma (retired), alumnus of India's elite military school Rashtriya Indian Military College and India's foremost military colleges, National Defence Academy and Indian Military Academy. School principals have included Mrs Mathew, Mrs Malti Rao, Mrs Nafeesa Dehlvi, Mrs Satvinder Kaur, Mrs Sirohi, and currently Mrs Rekha Narula.
Originally the school had classes Kindergarten to 3rd grade and has now expanded to a K-12 school (for students age 3 and up). The school was affiliated to Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education for many years and in 2005 became affiliated with the CBSE. It continues to have permanent recognition from the Department of Education, Government of Rajasthan.
The school has produced toppers of the state board exams and merit scholars of the CBSE's. Students have gone on to join Harvard University, University of Chicago, Cardiff University, Indian Institutes of Technology, National Defence Academy (India), and other engineering, medical, defence, liberal arts and business management programs.
[edit] Description
The campus is spread over 2 acres (8,100 m2) of land allotted by the Jaipur Development Authority at a subsidized rate. The school has facilities for sports including gymnastics, volleyball, baseball, judo-karate, athletics and for extra-curricular activities including drama, dance, elocution, creative writing and science exhibitions. Learning English is compulsory for students of grade 3 and upwards.
[edit] Location
Sector 6, Vidya Dhar Nagar, Jaipur, Rajasthan.
[edit] References
- Directory of affiliated schools of C.B.S.E. (Central Board of Secondary Education), 2007.
- List of recognized schools (2007), Department of Education, Government of Rajasthan, India
[edit] External links
- Department of Education, Government of Rajasthan
- Jaipur Development Authority
- List of C.B.S.E. affiliated schools
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Coordinates: 26°57′59″N 75°46′49″E / 26.96628°N 75.780221°E
[edit] Image copyrights
- Photo Copyright @2002-2010 Jaipur School. Photos in the image taken by: Umesh Sharma
