Vidya Devi Jindal School
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| Vidya Devi Jindal School | |
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Delhi Road , , 125044 | |
| Coordinates | 29°10′42″N 75°48′36″E / 29.17833°N 75.81000°E |
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| Other name | VDJS |
| Type | Private Aĺl Girls'boarding school |
| Motto | Vidya Jyoti Jeevan Jyoti (The Light of Knowledge Is the Light of Life) |
| Established | 1984 |
| Founder | O. P. Jindal |
| School board | CBSE |
| Chairperson | Deepika Jindal |
| Principal | Naina Dhillon |
| Staff | 400 |
| Faculty | 134 |
| Gender | Girls |
| Student to teacher ratio | 1:8 |
| Language | English |
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| Website | www |
Vidya Devi Jindal School (VDJS) is a boarding school for girls in Hisar, Haryana, India that was established in 1984 by industrialist Om Prakash Jindal. It was the first venture of his Vidya Devi Jindal Rural Development Trust. The school became functional in July 1984 and was granted affiliation by Central Board of Secondary Education the same year.
Houses
[edit]The school has a house system with four houses based on four courageous[according to whom?] women of India. Inter-house activities include cultural festivals and recitation in addition to sports and games. The houses are:
- Kasturba
- Sarojini
- Savitri
- Laxmibai
Facilities
[edit]The campus has an academic wing, a utility block, a large auditorium, a health club, an infirmary, a dining hall with a seating capacity of 1000, an outdoor swimming pool, a roller skating ring and four hostels to accommodate 800 students. Accommodation for all members of VDJS is provided on the campus.
Foreign links
[edit]The school has an annual exchange with Lancaster Girls' Grammar School in northwest England, St. Clement's School in Canada and Stanford Lake College in South Africa.
Notable alumnae
[edit]- Muskan Khurana, IAS
- Priyanka Gill, fashion journalist, entrepreneur and angel investor[1]
See also
[edit]- List of schools in Hisar
- List of universities and colleges in Hisar
- List of institutions of higher education in Haryana
References
[edit]- ^ "Established Alumnae". Vidya Devi Jindal School, Hisar. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
External links
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