Ramjas School, Pusa Road Explained

Established:1971
Motto:Shraddha Gyan Karm
Location:Ramjas School, Pusa Road, NEW DELHI - 110005
City:Delhi
County:India
Fundingtype:Private Unaided
School Code:85028
Chairperson:Shubhra Gupta
Principal:Surbhi Dua
Affiliation:Central Board of Secondary Education
Local Authority:Director of Education Zone 28

Ramjas School is a senior secondary four-section school in New Delhi, India, affiliated with the CBSE. It was founded by businessman Ram Kunwar Gupta[1] in 1971. The school is funded and run by the Ramjas Foundation.

The Principal of Ramjas School Pusa Road is Mrs. Surabhi Dua. The Chairperson of the school is Mahendra Kumar Chawla and The Manager of this school is Atam Prakash Aggarwal,[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Untitled Document . 2022-12-06 . www.mahavirpublications.com.
  2. Web site: Ramjas Foundation, Delhi [Education Schools/Colleges, Adventure Activities, Day Boarding Schools] .
  3. Web site: Microsoft Word - 9th.docx . 2022-10-14 . www.ficciflo.com.
  4. https://ramjaspusa.com/pdf/c-5.pdf
  5. https://ramjaspusa.com/upload/attach/561631650701494_staff_statement.pdf
  6. Web site: Ramjas School Pusa Road, New Delhi: Admission, Fee, Affiliation . 2023-04-13 . school.careers360.com.
  7. Web site: EWS DG Admission . Guidelines . Guidelines .
  8. Web site: Kumar . Mayur . 2023-01-11 . Delhi EWS/DG Admission for 23-24, Eligibility, Dates . 2023-04-13 . GST PORTAL INDIA . en-US.
  9. Web site: 2022-12-01 . Nursery admissions kick off in Delhi: Here's the criteria for various private schools . 2023-04-13 . The Indian Express . en.
  10. Web site: Pusa . Ramjas . April 23, 2022 . Fee Structure . 2022-08-25 . www.ramjaspusa.com.
  11. Web site: 2016-05-30 . Private Schools making neat profits from DTC buses, say parents . 2022-09-20 . Hindustan Times . en.
  12. Web site: live . Sep 21, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220921203846/https://ramjaspusa.com/upload/attach/209311651482299_BOOK_LIST_2022.pdf . Book list . 30 Apr 2022 . ramjaspusa.com . en . 15 August 2023 .
  13. Web site: 2010-04-25 . Fee hike stir: schools slam directive to seek parents’ consent . 2023-12-17 . Hindustan Times . en.
  14. https://www.edudel.nic.in/welcome_folder/FEEHIKEORDERS/202223/schid_2128124_2022_23.PDF
  15. https://ramjaspusa.com/upload/attach/99181715075861_fee2024.pdf
  16. https://www.edudel.nic.in/welcome_folder/FEEHIKEORDERS/202223/schid_2128124_2022_23.PDF

    Despite DTC charging only 60-75 rupees per kilometer, the school charges around Rs.2000 per student.[11]

    Activities

    Textbooks and copies are changed every year and there is a separate Unit Test register for every subject.[12] School activities include music, dance, arts, table tennis, volleyball, basketball, and computers.

    The school has consistently hiked fees without approval and has resisted attempts by Education Department to regulate its fees The school hiked its fee by 8.72% in the year 2023 .[13] It further hiked fees by 6.17% in 2024 despite an order of Directorate of Education not to hike it.[14] [15]

  17. Web site: Action Committee – Action Committee Unaided Recognised Private Schools . 2023-12-17 . en-US.
  18. Web site: Constitution – Action Committee . 2023-12-17 . en-US.
  19. Web site: Top School Dwarka-The Indian Heights School Management . 2022-10-05 . theindianheightsschool.com.
  20. Web site: The Indian Heights School: Mandatory Disclosure . 2022-10-05 . theindianheightsschool.com.
  21. https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/congress-leader-jp-agarwal-demands-action-against-returning-officer-of-chandni-chowk-seat-119060401125_1.html who is brother of former Congress M.P Jai Prakash Aggarwal . Previously Shubhra Gupta was Chairperson of the school.[2] [3]

    The school is a co-educational and is recognised by the Directorate of Education, Delhi. Ramjas is a four-section school from classes VI to XII. The school has about 1,000 students[4] and 46 teachers.[5] The school offers a wide range of courses at the +2 level in all the three streams, namely Science, Commerce and Humanities.

    Classes are primarily taught in English. Other languages used are Hindi, Sanskrit and Spanish.

    Admission

    Admissions in the school start from 6th Standard.[6] On nearly 120 seats, students from Ramjas Primary Schools are given preference. These primary schools are :

    1. Ramjas Nursery Primary School, Darya Ganj
    2. Ramjas Primary School, P. K. Road
    3. Ramjas Nursery Primary School, Ballimaran
    4. Babu Ram Happy School, Kucha Pati Ram

    Some seats are reserved for Economically Weaker Sections and Disabled and Handicapped Categories.[7] These admissions are done through the Directorate of Education in Delhi.[8] Every year the portal is opened for registration.

    Admission criteria are overseen by the Directorate of Education.[9]

    Fees

    Average fees per student is around Rs.108,000($2154)per year. Additional donations and fees are sometimes applied, including a library fee and a Rai Kedar Nath Fund.[10]

    The school has constantly hiked fees every year without permission of Education Department.[11] The school is a member of Action Committee of Unaided Recognised Private Schools, an association of private schools which campaigns against regulations on private schools.[17] [18]

    Former Principal of the School, Mohini Bindra joined the Management of The Indian Heights School, in Dwarka a school founded by Arya Book Depot, a famous publisher of school books in Delhi.[19] The school is currently run by Bhagwati Devi Foundation.[20]

    See also

    Ramjas School, R. K. Puram

    External links

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