The Shri Ram School

The 'Shri Ram School ' is a co-educational private school in India. It is one of the most sought-after schools in the country.[1] Founded in July 1988, the Shri Ram School has four campuses spread across the National Capital Region of India. The first is the Junior School in Vasant Vihar, New Delhi to which was added the Senior School on Moulsari Avenue, DLF Phase III, Gurgaon in 1994.

The Shri Ram School (TSRS)
Location
NCR Delhi

India
Information
MottoVidya Dadaati Vinayam
(May Education Foster Humility)
Established18th July 1988
ChairpersonArun Bharat Ram
DirectorManika Sharma,
PrincipalSudha Sahay (Senior School Aravali)
PrincipalRipple Sethi, (Senior School, Moulsari)
PrincipalPooja Manan Thakur (Junior School, Vasant Vihar)
CampusesVasant Vihar, New Delhi;
Moulsari Avenue, DLF III, Gurgaon;
Aravali - Hamilton Court Complex, DLF IV, Gurgaon;
The Shri Ram Police Public School,
Websitewww.tsrs.org

The Shri Ram School - Aravali was established in 2000 at the request of DLF Limited. It is a common campus for Pravesh Vatika (Nursery), Upvan (Kindergarten) through to Class XII. It is situated at the Hamilton Court Complex, DLF Phase IV, Gurgaon. In 2009, a new branch, "The Shri Ram Millennium School" was opened in Noida.[2] The Noida School is located in Sector-135.

Overview

Founded by Mrs. Manju Bharat Ram in July 1988 under the aegis of SRF Ltd. and now the SRF Foundation, TSRS began with the pre-primary section, and a Form was added every year.

Students are selected based on their academic and intellectual capabilities. It is known for a high rate of rejection and low rate of acceptance of about 4%.[3]

Curriculum

The school ascribes to the ISC and ICSE Boards. In addition, the IB Diploma Programme (since January 2005), administered by the International Baccalaureate (IB) [4] and the National Indian Open Schooling Certificate are offered at the Senior School in the Moulsari campus.

2010 molestation incident

In 2010, a child was allegedly molested by a contract employee at school.[5] Upon being asked about the incident, Manju Bharat Ram, the school chairperson, stated: "We have taken appropriate steps to ensure that such an incident is not repeated [...] Besides, we are taking steps like not leaving a child alone at any point in time and no male attendants would be allowed in toilets."[6]

Charity work

In 2010, after the 2010 Leh floods, its students formed "Mission Julley", (Julley means 'hello' in the local language), an initiative that included an online community page and events, collected Rs 8 lakh for three schools and a Relief Camp in Leh.[7]

Sujata Sahu worked here teaching IT and maths for two years before leaving to create a charity to support schools in the Ladakh region.[8]

Notable alumni
  • Karan Chandhiok, Partner and Head of Competition Law (Chandhiok & Mahajan)[9]
  • Gautam Raj Anand, Founder, Hubhopper [10]

References
  1. Sahni, Diksha (2 February 2011). "Delhi Nursery Schools Still Tougher to Crack Than Harvard?". The Wall Street Journal.
  2. "Noida gets new Shri Ram School branch". The Indian Express. 15 December 2009.
  3. "Best of luck, parents". hindustantimes.com/. 31 January 2010. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  4. The Shri Ram School IBO website.
  5. "Shri Ram Aravali child 'molested' by an attendant in school". The Indian Express. 2 September 2010. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  6. "Parents want school to step up security". Hindustan Times. 4 September 2010. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
  7. "To Leh with pens, pencils, books". The Times of India. 17 September 2010.
  8. "This Iron Lady's haunting Ladakh trek is helping her transform govt schools at 17000 ft". India Today. 22 December 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  9. "Home". My Site. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  10. Anand, Gautam Raj. "Gautam Raj Anand". No. 17 June 2019. Financial Express. Retrieved 17 June 2019.

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