De Nobili School, CTPS, Bokaro | |
Other Name: | De Nobili School, Chandrapura |
Motto: | For the greater glory of God |
Streetaddress: | De Nobili School, Chandrapura, Post Office- Chandrapura, District- Bokaro, Jharkhand- 828403. |
City: | Chandrapura, Bokaro |
State: | Jharkhand |
Country: | India |
Type: | Private primary and secondary school |
Established: | 1985 |
Director: | Fr. Michael P. Fernandes, S.J. |
Principal: | Ms.Kanchan R.Lakra |
Vice-Principal: | Sister Jeevan Lata |
Staff: | 66 |
Teaching Staff: | 42[1] |
Grades: | 10 |
Website: | https://denobilictps.com/ |
President: | Fr. Jerome Cutinha, S.J. |
Campus: | De Nobili School, CTPS, Bokaro |
Vice-Principal: | Mr. Sebastian Horo |
De Nobili School, CTPS, Bokaro also known as De Nobili School, Chandrapura is a private Catholic secondary school located in Chandrapura, Bokaro in the state of Jharkhand, India. Founded and run by the Jesuits, the English medium school includes Nursery to Class 10.[2]
The school is named after a Christian missionary and Jesuit, Roberto de Nobili, who was the first foreigner to master Sanskrit, incognito, in sixteenth century Madurai. He apparently conducted himself like an orthodox Brahmin and is even said to have declared himself to be a descendant of Brahma.[3]
De Nobili School, Chandrapura is an English medium school and Hindi language and culture have a place in the curriculum. Courses of study offered lead to the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) examinations in Class 10 and the Indian School Certificate (ISC) examinations in Class 12.[4] [5]
The school is one of 16 schools supported by Damodar Valley Corporation, an Indian Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE).[6] [7]