Assembly ground, both campuses — wide photograph

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A school the valley grew into

We opened in 2005 with 38 children in a rented building at Vikasnagar. Twenty-one years on there are 1,860 of them across two campuses, and the intent has not changed.

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2005 Founded at Vikasnagar

1,860 Students, PG to Class XII

96 Teachers, 41 post-graduate

1:19 Teacher to student ratio

2 Campuses, 9 acres in all

Our story

Twenty-one years, one building at a time

Nothing here arrived at once. Every block on this list was paid for by the school and built while classes were running.

2005

Thirty-eight children, six teachers A rented building on Herbertpur Road, classes PG to V, and one bus that the founder drove himself for the first two terms.

2009

CBSE affiliation, up to Class X The Vikasnagar campus moves onto its own five acres. First Class X batch sits the board in 2011.

2014

Senior secondary opens Science, Commerce and Humanities streams, so families stop moving children to Dehradun after Class X.

2017

The Herbertpur campus Four acres on Dakpathar Road for families west of the Yamuna canal, with its own primary wing and grounds.

2021

Pool, range and the bus fleet A 25m pool, a 10m shooting range, and 14 GPS-tracked buses covering 22 routes across Pachwadoon.

2024

The science block Six labs, a 40-seat lecture theatre and a rooftop observatory deck, open to Class VI upward.

Today

1,860 students, 98.4% Class XII pass Two campuses, one staff room culture, and the same rule as the first year: every child is known by name.

What we are for

Vision, mission and the five things we insist on

Vision

Every child who leaves this school should be able to think for themselves, and be decent about it.

Mission

Teach the CBSE syllabus properly, on time, without tuition being necessary. Keep classes at 32 children so no one sits at the back unnoticed. Give a village child the same lab, library and coach a city child gets.

Values

Curiosity Kindness Discipline Honesty Service

Don’t compete with others. Compete with yourself.

From the desk

Messages worth reading before you apply

R. P. Sharma Founder & Chairman

I taught mathematics for nineteen years before I built this school, and the reason I built it was simple. Children here were bright and had nowhere near enough. We started with a rented hall and a blackboard. What I ask of every teacher who joins is the same thing I asked of myself then: know the child, not just the class.

R. P. Sharma

Anjali Negi Principal, Vikasnagar

Parents usually ask me about results first. I answer with attendance, because the two are the same question. A child who wants to come to school on a cold January morning is a child who is learning. Everything we do here — the clubs, the trips, the labs — is in service of that one thing.

Anjali Negi

Leadership

Who runs the school

Every one of them teaches or takes a period. The office hours below are when you can walk in without an appointment.

R. P. Sharma Founder & Chairman M.Sc. Mathematics · 40 years in teaching

Kamla Sharma Vice Chairperson Oversees pastoral care and the scholarship fund

Anjali Negi Principal, Vikasnagar Open hours 11:00–12:30, Monday to Friday

Vikram Rawat Principal, Herbertpur Open hours 11:00–12:30, Monday to Friday

Shabnam Qureshi Academic Head Syllabus planning, assessment and teacher training

Devendra Bisht Administrator & Transport Fees, buses, safety drills and the CCTV room

Teachers in a classroom — wide photograph

Our teachers

Ninety-six people who stay

Average tenure is nine years, which in this valley is unusual. Every teacher does twelve days of training a year, and every new joiner spends a term paired with a senior before taking a class alone.

41 Post-graduate qualified

9 Years average tenure

32 Children per class, capped

Two campuses