The Daly College, Indore. | |
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Location | |
Indore, Madhya Pradesh India | |
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Type | Private boarding school Day school |
Motto | "Gyanamev Shakti" ("Knowledge itself is Power ") |
Established | 1882 (1870)[1] |
Principal | Dr(Ms) Gunmeet Singh Bindra,[2] |
Grades | Pre Primary – 12th Boarding: 4th to 12th |
Number of students | 2000 appx. |
Campus size | 118.8 acres (0.481 km2) |
School fees | ₹4 lakh per annum (day school) ₹7.5 lakh per annum (boarding)[3] |
Affiliation | Central Board of Secondary Education |
Website | dalycollege |
The Daly College is a group of institutions consisting of a co-educational private boarding, day school, a private junior school,[4] an undergraduate management school[5] and a postgraduate business school,[6] located in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India. It was founded by Sir Henry Daly of the British Indian Army during India's colonial British Raj, following an English public school model . The school started in 1870 as the Residency School. It was then renamed as the East Rajkumar College in 1876, and in 1882, it came to be known as The Daly College. It was established by the Resident Governor of the erstwhile Presidency, to educate the children of the royalty, nobility and aristocracy of Central Indian Princely States of the 'Marathas', 'Rajputs', 'Mohameddans' and 'Bundelas'. It is one of the oldest co-educational boarding schools in the world.[1][7][8][9]
As of 2015[update] the school has more than 2,000 students.[10] It is ranked 1st in India by Educationworld India for the year 2015 in the category day-cum-boarding schools.[11]
Daly College is affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and CIE. In 2007, the first International Round Square Conference was held at Daly College, and was attended by former King Constantine II of Greece[2] as its president. In December that year, a commemorative stamp on the college was released by India Post.[12] The school is a member of the G20 Schools Group. The Daly College also has an undergraduate management school — the Daly College of Business Management (DCBM) which is affiliated to Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya [13](informally abbreviated DAVV, formerly University of Indore), and provides a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in different disciplines.[14] Daly College also has a Business School under its umbrella – the Daly College Business School (DCBS), affiliated to AICTE,[15] DCBS offers a Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) in various disciplines.[16]
4th November, 1905....The old Daly College was founded here as long ago as 1881, in the time of that excellent and beloved Political Officer, Sir Henry Daly