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| Modern School, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi | |
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Barakhamba Road , Delhi , 110 001 India | |
| Coordinates | 28°37′42″N 77°13′46″E / 28.6283°N 77.2295°E |
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| Type | Private |
| Motto | Self-realization cannot be achieved by weak willed. |
| Established | 1920 |
| Founder | Lala Raghubir Singh |
| Sister school | Modern School Vasant Vihar, Modern School Kundli and Modern School, Faridabad |
| School board | Central Board of Secondary Education |
| Principal | Vijay Datta |
| Faculty | 130 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Age | 10 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 2560 |
| Campus size | 27 acres (110,000 m2) |
| Campus type | Urban. |
| Houses | 15 |
| Alumni association | Modern School Old Students' Association |
| Colour(s) | Blue Grey |
| Publication | Sandesh and The Modern School Chronicles (now known as The Red Brick Times) |
| Alumni | Modernites |
| Website | modernschool |
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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Singh, Khushwant (2002). Truth, Love and a Little Malice. New Delhi, India: Penguin Books. p. 14. ISBN 978-0143029571.
- ^ Singh, Khushwant (1995). A Dream Turns Seventy Five: Modern School, 1920-1995. New Delhi, India: Allied Publishers Ltd. p. 8. ISBN 978-8170234999.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Singh, Khushwant (2002). Truth, Love, and a Little Malice: An Autobiography. New Delhi, India: Penguin Books. p. 13. ISBN 978-0143029571.
- ^ "Ethos". Raghubir Singh Junior Modern School. Archived from the original on 23 June 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
- ^ "The Crest". Modern School. Modern School. Archived from the original on 23 June 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
- ^ "Admission & Fees". Modern School. Archived from the original on 18 September 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- ^ "Affiliation". Modern School. Archived from the original on 23 June 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
- ^ "Top Ten schools of central Delhi". The Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 23 June 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
- ^ "The Times School Survey". Archived from the original on 13 September 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- ^ "EducationWorld India School Rankings 2014". Education World. Archived from the original on 23 June 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "EW India School Rankings 2019-20". EducationWorld. Archived from the original on 24 April 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
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