Modern School (New Delhi)

Modern School, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi
Address
Map
Barakhamba Road

New Delhi
,
Delhi
,
110 001

India
Coordinates28°37′42″N 77°13′46″E / 28.6283°N 77.2295°E / 28.6283; 77.2295
Information
TypePrivate
MottoSelf-realization cannot be achieved by weak willed.
Established1920 (1920)
FounderLala Raghubir Singh
Sister schoolModern School Vasant Vihar, Modern School Kundli and Modern School, Faridabad
School boardCentral Board of Secondary Education
PrincipalVijay Datta
Faculty130
GenderCo-educational
Age10 to 18
Enrolment2560
Campus size27 acres (110,000 m2)
Campus typeUrban.
Houses16
Alumni associationModern School Old Students' Association
Colour(s)Blue Grey  
PublicationSandesh and The Modern School Chronicles (now known as The Red Brick Times)
AlumniModernites
Websitemodernschool.net

Modern School is a co-educational, private school in New Delhi, India. It was founded in 1920 by Lala Raghubir Singh, a prominent Delhi-based businessman and philanthropist, who desired an institution that combined the "best of ancient Indian tradition with the needs of the times."[1] It was the first private and coeducational school established in Delhi after the capital of the British Raj shifted to the city.[2][3]

The school's first principal, Kamala Bose, was a vigorous advocate of educational reform in India.[4] Her founding vision, coupled with Lala Raghubir Singh's nationalist leanings, gave the school a liberal and indigenous character that stood in contrast to colonially-inspired public schools, which were intended for Indian aristocracy.[5] The school motto is "Nyaymatma Balheenien Labhya," which translates to "Self-realization cannot be achieved by the weak".[6][7]

Modern School enrolls about 2,500 pupils, most admitted directly from its junior branch, the Raghubir Singh Junior Modern School.[8] Students write the Central Board of Secondary Education examinations in the tenth grade, and the All India Senior School Certificate Examination(AISSCE) in the twelfth grade.[9]

Modern School, Barakhamba Road is consistently ranked well among Indian schools.[10][11][12][13][14] The primary branch attended by students through Grade 5 – Raghubir Singh Junior Modern School – was established in 1961 on a separate campus on Humayun Road, New Delhi. Although primarily a coeducational day school, the school provides campus housing for boys.

  1. ^ Singh, Khushwant (2016). A Dream Turns Seventy-Five: The Modern School, 2016 - 2019. New Delhi, India: Allied Publishers Pvt. Ltd. p. 5. ISBN 978-8170234999.
  2. ^ Singh, Khushwant (2002). Truth, Love and a Little Malice. New Delhi, India: Penguin Books. p. 14. ISBN 978-0143029571.
  3. ^ Singh, Khushwant (1995). A Dream Turns Seventy Five: Modern School, 1920-1995. New Delhi, India: Allied Publishers Ltd. p. 8. ISBN 978-8170234999.
  4. ^ Bose, Kamala (1997). A Dream Turns Seventy Five: The Modern School, 1920-1995. New Delhi, India: Allied Publishers Pvt. Ltd. p. 42. ISBN 978-8170234999.
  5. ^ Singh, Khushwant (2002). Truth, Love, and a Little Malice: An Autobiography. New Delhi, India: Penguin Books. p. 13. ISBN 978-0143029571.
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  8. ^ "Admission & Fees". Modern School. Archived from the original on 18 September 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  9. ^ "Affiliation". Modern School. Archived from the original on 23 June 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  10. ^ "Top Ten schools of central Delhi". The Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 23 June 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  11. ^ "The Times School Survey". Archived from the original on 13 September 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  12. ^ "EducationWorld India School Rankings 2014". Education World. Archived from the original on 23 June 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  13. ^ "List of top 10 day schools in India in 2014". India Today. 31 December 2014. Archived from the original on 23 June 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
  14. ^ "EW India School Rankings 2019-20". EducationWorld. Archived from the original on 24 April 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.