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Jaipur School is a K-12 private school in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, which was registered in 1980 in Rajasthan, India. The school provides secular education as per the curriculum of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), and provides spiritual education under the auspices of organizations such as the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), Ramakrishna Mission and Chinmaya Mission.

The school is headed by Major N.K. Sharma (retired) as the director.

History

Founded in 1979 by the Jaipur School Association, a non-profit group to promote education among all classes of people in English, Hindi and other languages.

The founder is Major N.K. Sharma (retired), alumnus of India's elite military school Rashtriya Indian Military College and India's foremost military colleges, National Defence Academy and Indian Military Academy.

"Jaipur School" is a co-ed English medium school, from class creche to 12 . It is affiliated with the CBSE. It continues to have permanent recognition from the Department of Education, Government of Rajasthan. The school has produced merit rankers of the State Board exams and merit scholars of the CBSE. Students have gone on to join the Harvard University, the University of Chicago, the Cardiff University, the Indian Institutes of Technology, the National Defence Academy, the AIIMS, and other engineering, medical, chartered accountants, liberal arts and business management programs

Description

The campus is spread over 2 acres (8,100 m) of land allotted by the Jaipur Development Authority at a subsidized rate. The school has facilities for sports including gymnastics, volleyball, baseball, judo-karate, athletics and for extra-curricular activities including drama, dance, elocution, creative writing and science exhibitions. Learning English is compulsory for students.

Location

Sector 6, Vidya Dhar Nagar, Jaipur, Rajasthan.

References

• Directory of affiliated schools of C.B.S.E. (Central Board of Secondary Education), 2007.
• List of recognized schools (2007), Department of Education, Government of Rajasthan, India

External links

• Department of Education, Government of Rajasthan
• Jaipur Development Authority
• List of C.B.S.E. affiliated schools

26°57′58″N 75°46′46″E / 26.9660°N 75.7794°E / 26.9660; 75.7794

• Educational institutions established in 1979
• Schools in Jaipur
• 1979 establishments in Rajasthan