Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector-16, Chandigarh Explained

Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector-16 D, Chandigarh
Motto:	Strive to Rise
Location:	Sector - 16 D, Chandigarh, UT
Postcode:	160015
Other Names:	GMSSS-16, 16-Model
Schooltype:	Public High School
Fundingtype:	State-funded
Established:	1954
Coordinates:	30.7471°N 76.774°W
School Board:	Central Board of Secondary Education
School Code:	04828
Principal:	Mrs. Bhavneet Kaur
Language:	English
Website:	http://gmsss16.com

Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector-16 (often called GMSSS-16 or simply 16-Model) is a State-funded co-educational secondary school located in Chandigarh, India, educating students in grades K–12. Founded in 1954,^[1] it is the oldest school in Chandigarh and among the most selective.^{[2] [3]} The school is affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education and offers twenty-three subjects at the AISSCE level,^[4] among the highest for any school in the region.^{[5] [6]} It also claims a 100% pass percentage at the All India Secondary School Certificate Examination level.^[4]

The school's main building was designed by Swiss architect Pierre Jeanneret, along with Bhanu Pratap Mathur and Jugal Kishore Chowdhary, in line with the former's modernist ideals^{[7] [8]} and was inaugurated by the then Commissioner of the Union Territory of Chandigarh in 1954.

Academics

Curriculum

The School is affiliated to the internationally-recognised Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi and follows the NCERT curriculum.

Subject areas

The following subjects are offered at the AISSCE level:

Languages

• English Core (Mandatory)
• Hindi Core
• Hindi Elective
• Punjabi
• Sanskrit Core
• French

Sciences

• Physics
• Chemistry
• Mathematics
• Biology
• Computer Science

Business and Commerce

• Business Studies
• Entrepreneurship
• Accountancy

Humanities and Social Sciences

• Economics
• Psychology
• Sociology
• History
• Political Science
• Philosophy
• Geography
• Legal Studies
• Fine Arts
• Music (Vocal)
• Home Science

Non-credit

• Physical Education
• Work Experience
• General Studies

Notable alumni

Politics

• Kapil Sibal,^{[9] [10]} prominent lawyer and former Union Minister
• Ambika Soni, Member of Parliament and former Union Minister
• Chander Mohan, former deputy chief minister of Haryana
• Deepak-Raj Gupta, ^[11] Member of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly, first PIO to get elected to Australian parliament

Academia

• Manohar Lal Munjal, scientist and professor at the Indian Institute of Science
• Vijay K. Dhir, professor and former Dean of the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science at UCLA
• Sunil Saigal, professor and former Dean of the Newark College of Engineering
• K. K. Aggarwal, professor and founding Vice Chancellor of the Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University.
• Paras Anand,^[12] Scientist and Group Leader at Imperial College London.

Arts

• D. S. Kapoor, art historian and former principal of Government College of Arts, Chandigarh

Armed Forces

• Lt. Nishant Karol, Indian Army martyr.^[13] Every year the school hosts an intra-school quiz competition in his memory.

See also

• Education in Punjab, India
• List of institutions of higher education in Chandigarh
• Chandigarh

References

1. Web site: School History Govt. Model Senior Secondary School, Sector-16, Chandigarh. gmsss16.com. en-US. 2018-08-17.
2. Web site: Chandigarh government schools in great demand. twocircles.net. en-US. 2018-08-17.
3. Web site: GMSSS-16 sets highest cut-off in all streams - Indian Express. archive.indianexpress.com. en-gb. 2018-08-17.
4. Web site: CBSE Disclosure(OASIS) Govt. Model Senior Secondary School, Sector-16, Chandigarh. gmsss16.com. en-US. 2018-04-02.
5. Web site: GMSSS-16 sets highest cut-off in all streams - Indian Express. archive.indianexpress.com. en-gb. 2018-04-02.
6. News: Class XI: Cut-offs for govt schools in Chandigarh released. 2016-07-02. The Indian Express. 2018-04-02. en-US.
7. Web site: Govt. Model Senior Secondary School, Sector-16, Chandigarh 16 model. gmsss16.com. en-US. 2018-08-17.
8. Joshi, Kiran (1999). Documenting Chandigarh: the Indian Architecture of Pierre Jeanneret, Edwin Maxwell Fry, Jane Beverly Drew (Vol. 1). Ahmedabad: Mapin Publishing.
9. News: Made in Chandigarh: Retain Chandigarh's character, says Kapil Sibal. 2018-05-25. hindustantimes.com/. 2018-08-17. en.
10. Web site: Chandigarh govt schools 'in demand' igovernment.in. igovernment.in. en. 2018-08-17.
11. Web site: DAV college alumnus becomes first Indian to get elected in Australian parliament. July 21, 2019. The Times of India. en. 2019-08-14.
12. Web site: Paras Anand, Imperial College London.
13. Web site: Body of Lt Nishant Karol cremated - Indian Express. archive.indianexpress.com. 2019-03-18.