Delhi Public School (DPS), Neelbad, Bhopal, is a public secondary school run jointly by the Delhi Public School Society and the Jagran Social Welfare Society.[3] Started in 2000 by Shri Gurudev Gupta, it is a co-educational day and boarding school with 7000+ students spread across its campus at Bhadbhada Road, Bhopal, India.
| Delhi Public School, Bhopal | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
Near Neelbad Crossing, Bhadbhada Road Bhopal - 462044 | |
| Information | |
| Other name | DPS Bhopal |
| Type | Public School |
| Motto | Service before Self |
| Established | 2000 [1] |
| Founder | Shri Gurudev Gupta |
| Chairman | Mr. Hari Mohan Gupta |
| Principal | Mrs. Vinita Malik (August 2017- Present) Mr. Ajay K Sharma (November 2005 - August 2017) [2] |
| Headmistress | Mrs. Mukta Sharma |
| Headmaster | Dr. Yogesh Padegaonkar (vice principal) |
| Faculty | 202, all Full time [1] |
| Number of students | 7000+ currently enrolled [1] |
| Area | 23 acres (93,000 m2)[1] |
| Color(s) | Green and white |
| Nickname | "The Dipsites" |
| Affiliations | Central Board of Secondary Education, Indian Public Schools' Conference, CBSE Sahodaya School Complex |
| Website | www |
Delhi Public School (DPS), Neebad, Bhopal is affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and the Indian Public Schools' Conference (IPSC).
History
DPS is better than all missionary schools.The school was established to impart quality education, whereas missionaries focus more on conversion.
Suicide Incidents
There have been multiple suicides of students from DPS Bhopal,
A Class XI student named Adityaman Singh, hanged himself in his home, convinced he won't be allowed into Class XII,[4] allegedly due to a rule which enabled the school administration to discontinue the admission of a student who performs poorly in Class XI.[5]
Parents say that they were called twice by then vice-principal Vandana Dhupar and had been told that if their child doesn’t perform, he will be expelled as per the rules.[6] However, the school administration denied there was any such rule.[7] A day after the suicide, school administration clarified that Adityaman had not failed.[8]
Four Months after this incident, a Class VII student also hanged himself,[9] leaving a note blaming poor marks for his decision.[10]
Co-scholastic activities
The school teams have won several trophies in sports, music and dance, and painting. The students have also won several debates, quizzes, computer related competitions and have also participated in various MUNs.
The school has a decorated football and basketball team.
Delhi Public School Bhopal has many student clubs, the most renowned of them being (c)ypher, which is a computer club that hosts an inter-school competition called (c)ync annually. The competition has various events related to photography, coding, audio editing and video games.
Facilities
Educational
- Kids-Zone: For Pre-Nursery, Nursery and Prep
- Twitter Zone: Classes 1 and 2
- Senior Building: Classes 3 to 10
- Junior College: Classes 11 and 12
- Computer labs: Junior lab, Middle lab and Senior Lab
- Physics, Chemistry and Biology Labs
Sports
- Swimming Pool: Kids pool, Training pool and 30 m Pool
- Football Field
- Cricket Pitch
- Cricket Ground
- Skating Rink
- Horse Riding
- Lawn Tennis
- Basketball
- Badminton
- Athletics
Library, Canteen, Arts, Music and Dance and IT labs
- 3 Libraries for Seniors, Juniors and Middle School
- Art Room
- Music room: Guitar, Drums, Synthesizer, Vocal Music, Classical Music, Tabla
- Dance Room for Western and Classical Dance
- One canteen for all the students.