Delhi Public School, Kalyanpur Explained

Schooltype:	Private
Established:	2000
Classes:	Nursery to Grade 12th
Principal:	Ms.Archana Nigam
Staff:	400 Plus
Students:	4000 Plus
Motto:	Service Before Self
Affiliations:	CBSE
Homepage:	http://dpskalyanpur.com/profit
Location:	287-295, Bithoor Road, Kalyanpur, Kanpur - 208017, India

Delhi Public School, Kalyanpur, was established in 2000.^[1] It is an English medium school affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi.^[2] It's one of the schools run by the Delhi Public School Society, New Delhi. The school is located at 26.31°N 80.15°W.^[3]

Admissions

Admission to Nursery is through observation/interaction with the children.

There is a written evaluation for students seeking admission to Class I to Class XI.^[4]

Academics

Curriculum

Primary level

• Integrated and interlinked curriculum, framed on the guidelines of NCERT
• Worksheets to enhance learning skills

Middle and secondary level

• NCERT prescribed curriculum
• Foreign languages are introduced

Senior secondary level

• CBSE curriculum
• The student council acts a resource for the students when they need help.^[5]

Student life

Special assemblies and other programs

• Special assemblies are organised to celebrate festivals and occasions like Labor Day and Earth Day.
• For Environment Week students were taught about ways to stop pollution.
• Assemblies are held to celebrate festivals like Diwali, Eid, Christmas, and Janmashtmi.
• A summer science camp was held in the school where Prof. H.C. Verma, a nuclear experimental physicist stationed at IIT Kanpur, spoke on the 'Saga of Physicists'.
• An activity center was dedicated to the scientists Albert Einstein, Georg Ohm, Hans Christian Ørsted, Isaac Newton, Archimedes and Michael Faraday.
• BRICS, a student body from IIT Kanpur conducted a workshop on Robotics.
• The school hosts an annual techno-cultural-sports fiesta, Panorama.^[6]
• An 'All India National Workshop on Music & Dance for Teachers was conducted by vocalist Malini Awasthi.The discussion centered around the spring season, the festival Holi and the songs associated with them, mindful of the theme Madhumaas.^[7]

Panorama

Delhi Public School, Kalyanpur Kanpur is poised as every year to host PANORAMA 2018 - A Techno Cultural Literary Sports fiesta. It invites all the schools, from all the corners of the country and more to compete and give an expression and outlet to their talents. More than 100 schools participate. Every year celebrities like Anuv Jain, Ami Mishra, Darshan Raval etc are hosted by the school

Infrastructure

Sports

• Lawn tennis court
• Football field
• Volleyball court
• Badminton court
• Chess/carrom room
• Table tennis room
• 200 metre athletic track
• Handball court
• Basketball court
• Hockey field
• Squash courts
• Gymnasium
• Swimming pool

^[8]

Academic infrastructure

• Social Science lab
• Computer labs
• Fine Arts lab
• English Language Lab
• Mathematics Lab
• Dance and Music Room
• Physics Lab
• Biology Lab
• Chemistry Lab
• Animation Lab
• Library ^[9]

Other buildings/facilities

The school has its own auditorium, Rivera, with a capacity of over 2000 people. The auditorium is used for assemblies and cultural shows and fests. Inside the auditorium are three badminton courts and one basketball court. The school has a canteen where snacks are sold, and an infirmary where a qualified nurse looks after the well being of students.

Achievements

• A student of the school took part in a music bonanza organised by a private radio channel. Among 15,000 participants, the student was analysed by a panel of highly acclaimed judges before he was placed in the top 3.^[10]
• Students of classes 10th and 12th have performed well in their board exams and have topped in the city as well as in the country.^[11]

See also

• List of schools in Kanpur
• Delhi Public School Society

Notes and References

1. Web site: Delhi Public School, Kalyanpur. Careers360.com. August 4, 2023.
2. CBSE Affiliate ID 2130477.

   https://saras.cbse.gov.in/cbse_aff/schdir_Report/userview.aspx

3. Web site: Delhi Public School, Kalyanpur (Kanpur). 23 April 2013.
4. Web site: Admission procedure in D.P.S, Kalyanpur. 23 April 2013.
5. Web site: Curriculum in DPS, Kalyanpur. 23 April 2013.
6. Web site: Panorama, 2012. 23 April 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131212124038/http://pano.co.in/2012/. 12 December 2013.
7. Web site: Events & Celebrations in DPS, Kalyanpur. 23 April 2013.
8. Web site: Sports Infrastructure in DPS, Kalyanpur. 23 April 2013.
9. Web site: Academic Infrastructure in DPS, Kalyanpur. 23 April 2013.
10. News: DPS Kalyanpur student shines. https://archive.today/20130629133244/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-03-17/kanpur/28113718_1_archana-nigam-rajat-sharma-dps-kalyanpur. dead. 29 June 2013. 23 April 2013. The Times of India. 17 March 2010.
11. News: CBSE exam: 100% result in many schools. https://web.archive.org/web/20120531000648/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-05-29/kanpur/31887625_1_commerce-group-commerce-stream-school-topper. dead. 31 May 2012. 23 April 2013. The Times of India. 29 May 2012.