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Delhi Public School (DPS), Varanasi is a private co-educational school belonging to the Delhi Public School Society in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. Affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), DPS Varanasi commenced with its first academic session on 7 April 2003. In 2019, the school completed 10 years of its functioning. DPS Varanasi has been performing well on the academic front too with almost 40 students belonging to the 2013 Class X batch scoring a perfect 10 CGPA in the CBSE board exams.

History

DPS Varanasi is the 17th DPS branch in Uttar Pradesh and the 100th among all its branches in India and abroad, the first being the Delhi Public School at Mathura Road which was established in 1949 in New Delhi. Mr. Narendra Kumar, former chairman of the Delhi Public School Society officially flagged off the Varanasi branch in October 2002, with the academic session commencing in April 2003. Initially, classes from LKG to VI were begun but later on, middle as well as secondary levels were also added to the school. The first principal of DPS Varanasi was Mr. S. Sharma, who earlier worked at DPS, RK Puram.

Campus

The DPS Varanasi campus is located on Chandauli-Mohansarai Bypass Road on National Highway 2 and spans over 8 acres (32,000 square metres). Besides an adequate number of classrooms, the school building also comprises individual Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Maths and Computer laboratories. A sports complex with indoor game facilities like chess, badminton and table tennis complete with trained instructors is also a part of the school campus, including a swimming pool. Also, DPS Varanasi is a member of VSAT linked Edu-Link initiative of the DPS Society through which students can attend online classes and learn from teachers belonging to the All India DPS Fraternity. It also has a cafeteria which provides food and drinks to its students. The current principal of DPS Varanasi is Mr. Mukesh Shelat.

External links

Delhi Public School, Varanasi on Facebook
Delhi Public School, Varanasi on Twitter
Delhi Public School, Varanasi on Instagram

References

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Education	Universities Banaras Hindu University IIT (BHU) Varanasi Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya Colleges Arya Mahila Mahavidyalaya DAV Post Graduate College Harish Chandra Postgraduate College Sri Agrasen Kanya P.G. College Subhash Chandra Mahavidyalaya Sunbeam College for Women Vasant Kanya Mahavidyalaya Vasanta College for Women CBSE schools Central Hindu Boys School Central Hindu Girls School Delhi Public School KV-BHU UP board schools C.M. Anglo Bengali College ICSE schools St Joseph's Convent School St. John's School, Varanasi W. H. Smith Memorial School
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• Delhi Public School Society
• Primary schools in Uttar Pradesh
• High schools and secondary schools in Uttar Pradesh
• Schools in Varanasi
• Educational institutions established in 2003
• 2003 establishments in Uttar Pradesh