D.B.M.S. English School

D.B.M.S. English School
File:Dbms-logo.jpg School emblem
Address
Road No. 7 B. H. Area Kadma Jamshedpur , Jharkhand , 831005 India
Coordinates	22°48′30″N 86°10′22″E
Information
Type	Private School
Motto	Jyotirmaye Jyotirdehi (Dispel the darkness of ignorance by spreading the light of knowledge)
Established	1965
School board	CISCE
Principal	Rajani Shekhar
Staff	60
Faculty	125
Gender	Co‑educational
Enrollment	3135
Language	English
Publication	Glimpses
Website	dbms.edu.in

D.B.M.S. hindi School is hindi‑medium private co‑educational day school run by Dakshin Bharat Mahila Samaj (the term translates to: South Indian Women's Society) in the city of Jamshedpur, India.

The school motto is Jyotirmaye Jyotirdehi meaning Dispel the darkness of ignorance by spreading the light of knowledge.

The school is affiliated with the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (I.C.S.E) in New Delhi and also offers the Ten Plus Two course with students specialising in Arts, Science and Commerce at the Plus Two level. It has grades from kindergarten to 12th (Plus Two), with two kindergarten levels. At the end of the 10th standard, every student sits for the I.C.S.E Examination. The I.S.C Examination is taken by all students after Class XII.

Subjects taught include English, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Biotechnology, Computer Science, Environmental Science, Accountancy, Economics, Commerce, Civics and Geography.

Management

The school was started in 1965 by Dakshin Bharat Mahila Samaj (D.B.M.S.), an association of ladies from South India. The Samaj was founded in 1944 with the motto: Vasudeva Kutumbakam – the world is a family. The Samaj manages D.B.M.S. English School and its sister institutions. The other institutions under it are:

• D.B.M.S. Girls H.S. School; founded in 1961
• D.B.M.S. Career Academy; started in 1992
• Binapani School for tribal education at Ghorabhanda, beyond Telco; started in 2001
• D.B.M.S. Kadma Girls School; a Tata Steel school whose management was taken over in 2003
• D.B.M.S. Liliput School; started in 2004
• Adult Education; started in 2006

Principals

• Mr Reynold C D'Souza, 1972–1986
• Mrs Lathika Das, 1986–2000
• Mrs Prema Balasubramanian, 2000–2004
• Mr N. P. Shastry, 2004–2006
• Mrs Rajani Shekhar, 2006– current date

Notable alumni

• Indian cine star R. Madhavan
• Imtiaz Ali Famous Director acclaimed for directing films like Socha Na Tha, Rockstar, Highway, Jab We Met and others.
• Miss India Universe 2004 and Bollywood actress Tanushree Dutta
• Ishita Dutta, Bollywood Actress, sister of Tanushree Dutta
• Simone Singh, actor (Heena)
• Ishank Jaggi, Indian cricketer playing from Jharkhand Cricket Team
• Virat Singh, Cricketer
• Jehangir Soorti, Film Director
• Anand Narsimhan, Editor Times Now
• Dipti Jha, Tech Evangelist
• Dr. Swarupa Mitra Renowned Radiologist
• Chayan Sarkar Lawyer, Supreme Court of India

External links

• Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations
• QUANTA Quizbowl Competition