Overview
Delhi Public School (DPS), Navi Mumbai was promoted in 1998 under the aegis of the DPS Society, a non-profit, non-proprietary, educational body widely recognized for its progressive approach and commitment to excellence. The school is sited amidst sylvan surroundings of Nerul, Navi Mumbai and boasts a sprawling 7.25 acre campus with state-of-the-art infrastructure to cater to the scholastic and non-scholastic pursuits of more than 3000 students.
Says a school spokesperson, “Distinction and diversity are the twin hallmarks of the DPS philosophy; educational leadership and scholarly achievement, our mission. In the last fifty two years, DPS has produced a great galaxy of eminent men and women who have brought glory to it, not just in India but abroad too.”
Campus
The school campus sprawls over 7.25 acres amidst the sylvan surroundings of Nerul in Navi Mumbai. The school library features over 20,000 books, journals and magazines. Students are offered well equipped laboratories for science, math, language and computers. The school campus hosts a well-equipped clinic with a trained nurse, rooms for art, dance, music, physical education, indoor sports, audio-visual room and a little theatre.
Academics
The school is affiliated with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), New Delhi and offers education from lower kindergarten to grade XII. The medium of instruction is English. Higher secondary students are offered Science and Commerce streams. Apart from the compulsory English, Hindi, Sanskrit and French are also offered as second languages.
For the second consecutive year, DPS, Navi Mumbai has ranked No.1 among all the DPS schools with respect to performance in the class XII board exams.
Extracurricular: The school promotes a host of co-curricular activities such as music (vocal and instrumental), dance, art and craft and theatre. It also encourages sports activities such as basket ball, volleyball, football, table tennis, karate and horse riding.
Admission
Application forms for registration to pre-nursery are available at DPS Navi Mumbai between 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm only on working days. The age criteria for nursery is (i) 2½yrs to 3½ yrs as on Mar’31, 2013 ( children born between 1/10/2009 and 30/09/2010)
Registration and submission of forms for the general category will be available from January 21 to January 31, 2013 on payment of Rs. 500/- Details www.dpsnavimumbai.org
The admission process adheres to the guidelines laid down by the Supreme Court/RTE Act/DPSS rules and admissions begin in February.
Fees: Minimum annual fee of the school is approximately Rs. 32,000.
Achievements
For the second consecutive year, DPS, Navi Mumbai has bagged the No.1 position among all the DPS schools with respect to performance in the class XII board exams.