Ramjas School, Pusa Road
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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 Manager of this school is Atam Prakash Aggarwal,[2] who is brother of former Congress M.P Jai Prakash Aggarwal and Shubhra Gupta is the chairperson.[3][4]
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[5] and 46 teachers.[6] 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[edit]
Admissions in the school start from 6th Standard.[7] On nearly 120 seats, students from Ramjas Primary Schools are given preference. These primary schools are :
- Ramjas Nursery Primary School, Darya Ganj
- Ramjas Primary School, P. K. Road
- Ramjas Nursery Primary School, Ballimaran
- Babu Ram Happy School, Kucha Pati Ram
Some seats are reserved for Economically Weaker Sections and Disabled and Handicapped Categories.[8] These admissions are done through the Directorate of Education in Delhi.[9] Every year the portal is opened for registration.
Admission criteria are overseen by the Directorate of Education.[10]
Fees[edit]
Average fees per student is around Rs.108,000($2154)per year.[citation needed] Additional donations and fees are sometimes applied, including a library fee and a Rai Kedar Nath Fund.[11]
The school has constantly hiked fees every year without permission of Education Department.[12]
Despite DTC charging only 60-75 rupees per kilometer, the school charges around Rs.2000 per student.[13]
Activities[edit]
Textbooks and copies are changed every year and there is a separate Unit Test register for every subject.[14] School activities include music, dance, arts, table tennis, volleyball, basketball, and computers.[citation needed]
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 .[15] It further hiked fees by 6.17% in 2024 despite an order of Directorate of Education not to hike it.[16][17]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.[18][19]
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.[20] The school is currently run by Bhagwati Devi Foundation.[21]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
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- ^ https://ramjaspusa.com/upload/attach/561631650701494_staff_statement.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Ramjas School Pusa Road, New Delhi: Admission, Fee, Affiliation". school.careers360.com. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ EWS DG Admission, Guidelines. "Guidelines" (PDF).
- ^ Kumar, Mayur (11 January 2023). "Delhi EWS/DG Admission for 23-24, Eligibility, Dates". GST PORTAL INDIA. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ "Nursery admissions kick off in Delhi: Here's the criteria for various private schools". The Indian Express. 1 December 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
- ^ Pusa, Ramjas (23 April 2022). "Fee Structure" (PDF). www.ramjaspusa.com. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ^ https://www.edudel.nic.in/welcome_folder/FEEHIKEORDERS/202223/schid_2128124_2022_23.PDF
- ^ "Private Schools making neat profits from DTC buses, say parents". Hindustan Times. 30 May 2016. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- ^ "Book list" (PDF). ramjaspusa.com. 30 April 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 September 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "Fee hike stir: schools slam directive to seek parents' consent". Hindustan Times. 25 April 2010. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ https://www.edudel.nic.in/welcome_folder/FEEHIKEORDERS/202223/schid_2128124_2022_23.PDF
- ^ https://ramjaspusa.com/upload/attach/99181715075861_fee2024.pdf
- ^ "Action Committee – Action Committee Unaided Recognised Private Schools". Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ "Constitution – Action Committee". Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ "Top School Dwarka-The Indian Heights School Management". theindianheightsschool.com. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ^ "The Indian Heights School: Mandatory Disclosure". theindianheightsschool.com. Retrieved 5 October 2022.