Delhi Public School, Vasant Kunj was established in 1991. Delhi Public School, Vasant Kunj focuses on the academic excellence and on developing socially well-integrated and morally upright individuals. . This co-educational school has earned a name among the residential schools in India.
Delhi Public School, Vasant Kunj was established under the leadership of Mr Vinay Kumar, who was the Principal of the school since the beginning. In the last 15 years Delhi Public School, Vasant Kunj has emerged as a prominent institution with an excellent academic track record.
Faculty at Delhi Public School, Vasant Kunj:
Delhi Public School Vasant Kunj has a total of 205 teachers at the senior and junior level. They are highly qualified, dedicated and with excellent personality and teaching background.
Delhi Public School, Vasant Kunj comprises four blocks:
A Block: With the offices of the Principal and Vice - Principal, the estate and administrative offices and classes X, XI and XII
B Block: With the classes II to VI and office of the Head Mistress
C Block: With the classes Nursery, Prep and I
D Block: With the classes VII, VIII and IX
Hostel: To facilitate the accommodation of the students the school has a good hostel, which was started in July in the year 1999. At that time it had a total of 72 seats for the students, 36 for the boys and 36 for the girls. The hotel facility is available for the students from classes VI to XII. Apart from offering a good environment the students residing at this hostel get academic help. Balanced diet is provided taking care of the dietary requirements. The students getting admission to the school can apply for the hostel facility every year in the month of March.
Transport facility: The school has around 20 buses, which offer service in association with private, and DTC buses on around 150 routes.
School clinic: The Medical checkup of the students is done on a regular basis at the school clinic. Their medical record is maintained and in case of any need of special medical attention parents are informed. Dental and opthalmic checkup is also done by the doctors from various reputed hospitals. With tie-up with reputed hospitals the emergency treatment for the sick children is provided. The school has an ambulance for emergencies as well as a tie-up with reputed hospitals for emergency treatment of the students.
Infrastructure:
Science Labs
03, (Physics, Chemistry and Biology Lab)
Apart from these 3 labs there are 2 sets of Labs, for the students of science streams in the Senior School and a general Science Lab for Junior School. The physics lab features an astronomical telescope made by the students and approved by Nehru Planetarium.
Other facilities
Four computer laboratories:
Multimedia Lab
Internet Lab
A Block Lab
D Block Lab
Electronics Lab: Equipped with the best and high quality equipment with facilities to the students to prepare models.
Fashion technology lab
Library
03, for the students from Class II to Class XII with latest books available in India and abroad as well as Video and Audio Cassettes.
The junior school library: For the students from Classes II to V.
The middle school library: For the students from classes VI to XII.
The 3rd library: Caters to the need of students of Classes X to XII.
Activities:
Co-curricular activities:
DPS VK Quiz Club: Unofficially started in the year 2004, DPS Vasant Kunj Quiz Club became an official club of Delhi Public School in the year 2006. This quiz club has made a name for itself in Delhi. DPS VK Quiz Club is one of the first quiz clubs in the India to have a website. It has been a pioneer in using technology for quizzing. The club regularly organizes internal quizzes for the members of the club as well as for the other students of the school. Some of the quizzes are also conducted online.
Environment Club: This club was formed with an effort to save the environment. Presently, with more than 100 active members the members of the club participate in various activities including, Air monitoring workshops, Pre and post monsoon water monitoring, tree plantation, water treatment, Anti cracker campaigns, promotion of herbal colors on holi, and waste management. The members are awarded certificates for participating actively.
Computer club, the Code Warriors: The annual computer fest of The Code Warriors is regarded as one of the best in Delhi.
The Debate Society: With a glowing trail of achievements from the very first year of its formal inception, The Debate Society has bagged numerous trophies from the various competitions.
Sports: With great opportunity for sports DPS, Vasant Kunj is known for its sports teams. Many of the sports teams of this school have ousted the established oppositions.
Achievements:
Ashish Kumar became the topper in the class XII Board Exam in 2007.
Class X CBSE toppers in 2005 are Avni Aeron (96%), Shruti Marwah (95.8%) and Aditi Qamra (95%).
Yash Bhargava, won 3rd position in 24™ Super National Skating Championship, won Bronze Medal in 7th CBSE Nationals and also won Bronze Medal in the North Zone held at New Delhi. He has won four medals at the 35th Delhi State Roller Skating Championship.
Nikita Chawla, the student of class X of D.P.S. Vasant Kunj, has written a collection of short stories and poems. Many of them have been published in the National Book Trust magazines. She was applauded by the UNESCO and UNICEF officials reciting her poem 'Maa Ganga Cries' at the Habitat Centre. She has been invited by 'Creature Companions', an international magazine to write a guest column. She has also written articles for the newspaper The Vision of Vasant Kunj. Nikita Chawla is an active member of the Environment Council Club.
The students passing out from this school have found positions in highly reputed universities across the globe.
Features:
Medium of instruction
English
Streams offered
Science, Commerce and Humanities.
Whether co-ed
Co-Educational
Level
Nursery to XII.
Board
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)
Management: Delhi Public School, Vasant Kunj is administered by Delhi Public School Society or DPS Society.
Principal: Mr. Vinay Kumar
Vice -principal: Mrs. Bindu Sehgal
Head Mistress: Mrs. Rachna Gupta
Admission process:
In case of vacancies from classes Prep to IX due to withdrawals, the children of Central Government employees on transfer get the preference.
Admission enquiries are entertained in the first week of April.
The admission test is taken in the following subjects:
Prep: English, Number Work, General Awareness.
Class I to V: English, Hindi, and Mathematics.
Class VI to IX: English, Mathematics, and Science
No admissions are granted in classes X & XII
For admission to class XII:
A limited number of seats are available in the school hostel. For Day Scholars also a few seats are available. For admission in science stream an entrance exam is held. For admission to Commerce and Humanities stream only interview is taken.
Scholarship programs: No information available
Fee structure:
On admission
Registration Fee (For new admission)
25
Admission Fee (For new admission)
200
Caution Money (Refundable)
500
Building Fee (For new admission)
10000
Monthly charges
Tuition fee (monthly): Nursery to XII
2200
Science fee/Psychology (monthly): XI&XII
75
Computer fee/Informatics (monthly): XI & XII
100
Annual Charges
Medical fee
300
Examination/Assignment/Magazine/Bulletin
650
PTA
150
Students Staff Welfare Fund
60
Development fee
2610
Bus fee (Monthly)
Upto 8 KM
750
8 KM to 15 KM
850
Above 15 KM
950
For Gurgaon/Noida/Trans Yamuna
1025
For more information on fee structure contact the school authority.
Contact information:
Delhi Public School
Vasant Kunj,
New Delhi- 110070
