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The Shri Ram School

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The Shri Ram School (TSRS)
Location

India
Information
MottoVidya Dadati Vinayam
(May Education Foster Humility)
Established18 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 is a co-educational private school in India. It is one of the most sought-after schools in the country.[1] Founded 18 July 1988, by Manju Bharat Ram, the Shri Ram School has three campuses across New Delhi: 1) Vasant Vihar(PV to 5th), 2) Moulsari (6th to 12th), and Gurgaon3) Aravali (PV-12th).

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. (NOTE: TSMS is not affiliated with the main school)

[2] The Noida School is located in Sector-135.

Overview

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Founded by 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

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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. The Aravali campus also offers NIOS schooling

2010 molestation incident

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "Shri Ram tops schools' chart in southwest". Hindustan Times. 29 November 2009. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  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. ^ Anand, Gautam Raj. "Gautam Raj Anand". No. 17 June 2019. Financial Express. Retrieved 17 June 2019.
  10. ^ All it takes is 20 seconds of insane courage | Gautam Raj Anand | TEDxCVS, retrieved 4 February 2024
  11. ^ "TEDxCVS | TED". www.ted.com. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
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