Hamdard Public School
Hamdard Public School situated in Sangam Vihar is a co-educational, senior secondary school in New Delhi, India, affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education.[1] It is recognized by the Department of Education, Govt. of NCT Delhi and the Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India. It is also a member of the National Progressive Schools' Conference (NPSC).[2]
Hamdard Public School | |
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Location | |
Sangam Vihar, New Delhi - 110062 , | |
Coordinates | 28°30′21.8″N 77°15′03.2″E |
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Type | Private School |
Motto | Knowledge is Power |
Established | 1993 |
Founder | Hakeem Abdul Hameed |
Principal | Saher M.A. Sayed |
Affiliation | Central Board of Secondary Education |
Website | http://www.hamdardpublicschool.in/ |
It is one of the few schools across India to have the Atal Tinkering Lab, which aims to foster curiosity, creativity and imagination in young minds.[3]
History
The school was founded in 1993 by Hakim Abdul Hameed, a Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri awardee and Saiyid Hamid who was a member of Indian Administrative Service and also served as the Vice Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University.[4][5][6][7] It is a Senior Secondary School preparing students for both All India Secondary School Examination and All India Senior School Certificate Examination. In class 11 and 12, students have to choose one of 5 streams: Non-Medical, Medical, Commerce with Maths, Commerce without Maths or Humanities. The school is run by the Hamdard Education Society, whose secretary is Syed Samar Hamid.[8]
It is recognized as a minority school.[9]
Alumni
Arts and entertainment
- Wasim Mushtaq (2003), TV actor
Sports
- Aamir Akhtar (1999), Former Nepali cricketer, Founder Everest Premier League (EPL)[10][11]
References
- "CBSE Details Of The School". cbseaff.nic.in. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
- "Member-schools-h - NPSC INDIA". www.npscindia.com. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
- "ATL Selected Schools".
- "Padma Bhushan 1992 Awardees". www.dashboard-padmaawards.gov.in. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
- "Padma Shri 1965 Awardees". www.dashboard-padmaawards.gov.in. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
- "List of Vice Chancellors of Aligarh Muslim University". www.amu.ac.in. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
- Bedar, Abid Raza (2011). A role model for leaders of change in India Hakeem Abdul Hameed: as seen by his contemporaries. Delhi: Educational Publishing House. ISBN 9788182238855.
- "Our Founder". hamdardeducationsociety.org.in. Retrieved 2020-04-04.
- "List of Minority Schools of Delhi" (PDF).
- "AAMIR AKHTAR". TNM. Retrieved 2020-03-29.
- "Conoravirus threat: Nepal cancels Everest Premier League T20 tournament". The Week. Retrieved 2020-03-29.