Established in 1972, Delhi Pubic School, RK Puram, Delhi is a co-ed, day-cum-boarding private school affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). Their mission is to nurture students to realise their maximum potential and identify and achieve their goals in an environment of rich tutelage, joyful and harmonious learning while maintaining the spirit of togetherness and upholding their motto “Service Before Self”. The school aims to bring forth responsible citizens of the world capable of making a difference who aspire to make their school and nation proud of their achievements and stellar personal qualities.
Their vision is to prepare children for life by broadening their horizons, deepening their thoughts and inculcating analytical reasoning and logical conclusion in learning. The essential values of goodness, honesty, humility and discipline are instilled in the students, guiding them to cultivate strength to fearlessly face adversities and overcome challenges with confidence. The sense of gender sensitivity is inculcated to teach children to treat everyone as equal and rise above the barriers of discrimination.
Spread over an area of 12 acres with an additional 6 acres of separate sports campus, the DPS RK Puram campus is located in the heart of the South-Delhi urban area. The school infrastructure includes multiple school blocks with numerous laboratories, including 6 computer labs, 3 chemistry labs, 2 physics labs, a biology lab, biotechnology lab, robotics lab, mathematics lab, think lab, and resource centre. The facilities also include a well-stocked senior and junior library, music centre, art room and clinic. There is an assembly ground and three presentation venues: seminar room, OAT, AVH and Studio.
The expansive sports centre features swimming pools, a lawn bowl court, football and cricket fields, basketball, squash and tennis courts, a yoga room and billiards and table-tennis rooms.
There is also hostel accommodation on campus, with a separate boys’ and girls’ hostel block.
DPS RK Puram is affiliated to CBSE with classes from Nursery to class XII and provides co-curricular education. The institution is duly recognized by the Department of Education, Government of NCT Delhi.
The key learning domains are focused on the following parameters:
The preschool and kindergarten curriculums are experiential, activity-based and fun. The pedagogical processes followed are based on developmentally appropriate methods with multiple teaching and learning strategies. Children enjoy the freedom to explore, express, create and interact within their environment and gain knowledge.
The scheme of Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE), as designed and laid out by the CBSE & NCERT, is followed in the Junior School (classes I-V). Formal test & exams are introduced in Class IV. The learning areas include Languages (Hindi and English), Mathematics, Environmental Science, Information & Communication technology, Visual Arts & Performing Arts, Physical & Health Education and Life skills and Value Education.
The school follows the CBSE curriculum in classes IX to XII and uses NCERT books in various subjects. NCERT books and guidelines are also primarily followed in classes VI-VIII. Science, commerce and humanities are offered at senior secondary level.
Students also have the option to join various hobby clubs as per their interest and aptitude and are provided opportunities to participate in intra-section and inter-section competitions, class assemblies, annual days, celebrations and social awareness campaigns. Work Experience, art education, physical education and sports are also compulsory for the students.
A unidirectional teaching method is being increasingly substituted by a multidirectional group workshop method, where the teacher becomes the group co-ordinator initiating work, nurturing students without the phobia of examinations and homework. Emphasis is laid on development of oral and written expression. Home assignments are not a carry-over of classwork but oriented towards honing individual talents.
Padma Srinivasan
For applying for admission into DPS RK Puram, applicants must select their course/class and download the admission application forms online from the official website and fill and submit it to the school. Payment for admission may be made through the authorized online portal or offline.
All applicants must meet the student eligibility criteria which include the following; All students must:
For getting admitted in the class 11th the applicants must have an aggregate of:
DPS RK Puram provides hostel facilities on campus accommodating over 400 boarders from across the country. There is a separate boys’ and girls’ hostel block.