DPS Society

About DPS Society

The Delhi Public School Society came into being as a non-profit making body. It established its first school in 1949 at Mathura Road, New Delhi. In pursuance of its motto ‘Service Before Self’, and its commitment to an integrated educational system, the mission of the society was to enhance learning among the Indian youth. This was followed with new schools in rapid succession, and today the Society has grown into a family of 158 schools and 23 of these are abroad. Each school has developed into a pace-setting autonomous institution, with a well-designed program of instruction, based on the pursuit and promotion of excellence.

While the former, known as the Core schools, have been set up by the Society in New Delhi and its neighbouring states, after having acquired the land and designing the construction, the Satellite or the associated schools are those which have been established across the country in collaboration with certain Public Sector Undertakings. Based on the premise that good education is the high road to both individual and national progress, the Society has proved to be a significant trendsetter. In the light of this success, the Society also received requests to set up similar schools abroad, and make them a part of the larger structure. This has led to the establishment of 23 schools in countries like - Kuwait, Sharjah, Indonesia, Nepal, Bahrain, Dubai, Afghanistan, Doha, USA, Dhaka, Thailand, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, Sri Lanka & Singapore.

Chairperson

Vrinda Sarup

Ms. Vrinda Sarup

Ms. Vrinda Sarup is a retired IAS officer of the 1981 batch, who has served as secretary, to Govt of India in the Dept. of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Human Resources Development, and in the Dept. of Food and Public Distribution. Ms. Sarup has worked in the sector of Education for over 23 years both at the Central and State Govts, where she has experience both as an implementer and policymaker. She has been closely associated with the formulation and implementation of some of the most significant national programmes of the District Primary Education Programme and the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan for elementary education and the revised Vocational Education Programme at the secondary/senior secondary level. She was Secretary in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Human Resource Development. Her key area of specialization has been in the Social Sector.

Managing Committee

S.No. Name Designation
1 Ms.Vrinda Sarup Chairperson
2 Sh. V K Shunglu Vice Chairman
3 Sh. B.K.Chaturvedi Member & Chairman DPS Society
4 Ms. Namita Pradhan Member & Hony. Treasurer DPS Society
5 Dr(Mrs.) Usha Luthra Member
6 Sh. Ravi Vira Gupta Member
7 Dr. Kiran Datar Member
8 Sh. Kaushik Dutta Member
9 Sh. Rahul Singh Member
10 Sh. Promod Rawal Member
11 Sh. Divakar Dev Member
12 Sh. P C Sen Member
13 Ms. Sarojini Ganju Thakur Member
Nominee of the Director of Education
14 Sh. N.K Sharma
15 Ms. Sonia Sikka
Nominee of Advisory Board
16 Mrs. Poonam Chawla
17 Ms. Neeru Sharma
Elected Representatives of Teachers
18 Ms. Kamna Arora
19 Mr. Pawan Kumar Gautam
Elected Representative of PTA
20 Ms. Riya Jain
Head of School
21 Mr. Ram Singh

Chairman, DPS Society

BK Chaturvedi

Shri BK Chaturvedi

Shri B.K. Chaturvedi (IAS, Rtd) is an eminent Indian Civil Servant who has risen to the highest position in the Civil Service as the Cabinet Secretary and has made major contributions in policy making and its implementation. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan on 7th April, 2010 by the President of India for his outstanding contributions in the field of civil service. In recognition of his work in the field of Public Administration, Shri Chaturvedi was conferred with Honoris Causa (D.Sc.) by Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad (Jharkhand) on 5th April, 2012. Currently, Shri Chaturvedi is serving as Member, Planning Commission of India and heads Energy and Transport division in the Planning Commission. He is responsible for addressing policy issues concerning power, petroleum, railways, road, road transport, shipping ports, inland water transport and civil aviation for improving efficiency and making these sectors more responsive to the present and future requirement of India. Earlier Shri B.K. Chaturvedi was appointed Member of the 13th Finance Commission (Nov. 2007). As Cabinet Secretary, he was also Member of the Atomic Energy Commission and Space Commission of India. Shri Chaturvedi has written several papers in the field of public administration and governance. He has travelled extensively and represented India in international fora, including Boards of UNICEF and UNDP.

Vice Chairman, DPS Society

BK Chaturvedi

Mr V. K. Shunglu

Mr V. K. Shunglu, Vice Chairman DPS Society was conferred with one of the nation's highest civilian honours - the Padma Bhushan in 2019 for his contribution to civil services. A postgraduate in history from Delhi University, Mr Shunglu has been a member of DPS Society since 1998. Mr Shunglu joined the Indian Administrative Service in 1962 and in his distinguished career held various senior positions in Finance, Planning, Taxation, Industry, Energy, Health and Family Welfare and Industry and Company Affairs. Besides serving as Chairman DPS Society he also serves as the Chairman at ASREC (India) Limited..

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