Army Public School Noida

Army Public School Noida
Army Public School Noida
Location
	Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
Information
Motto	Truth is God
Founded	17 February 1995
Founder	AWES
School board	CBSE
School code	UP0034
Principal	Mrs. Jyoti Rana
Grades	1-12
Number of pupils	1325
Website	apsnoida.edu.in

Army Public School, Noida (abbreviated to APS Noida or APSN) is a co-educational public school in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India. The school was founded in 1995. The school houses 1000 pupils aged 5 to 18. Admission to the school is based on a competitive entrance examination and an interview, held before the start of each academic session.

History

Army Public School (APS), Noida is the brainchild of the former Army Chief Gen BC Joshi, who desired to impart education of international standards to the wards of Indian armed forces personnel.The school was founded on 17 February 1995^[1] by the then Chief of Army Staff, Gen Shankar Roychowdhury. The school is under the control of the AWES (Army Welfare Education Society). Army Public School, Noida is generally managed by the Western Command of the Indian Army. It follows the CBSE pattern of education. On the reception of the school there is a taurus statue which indicates the motto of the school.

Structure

Classrooms
Science laboratories
Football field
Two basketball courts
Tennis court
Squash court
Auditorium with air conditioning system
Two indoor badminton courts
Two computer laboratories
Herbal garden
Meteorological laboratory
Science park
Library with five thousand books, periodicals and journals.

Academics

APSN offers four streams^[2] with nine combinations of subjects. Management science, a stream exclusively offered at APSN, includes the subjects English, Mathematics, Economics, Psychology and Computer science.

Academic Index:^[3] Board Results Class XII

Ser	School	App	Pass	>90	>80	>71	>60	<60	Comp	API
1	APS Bangalore	41	41	9	9	7	7	2	0	281.42
2	APS Pune	245	244	35	95	75	38	1	1	249.80
3	APS Narangi	294	286	46	103	73	56	8	8	233.67
4	APS Noida	596	596	590	1	3	1	1	0	626.77
5	AS Kanpur	98	96	6	33	37	18	2	2	217.35

Houses

The students are divided among five houses:

	House
	Prithvi
	Sagar
	Pawan
	Agni
	Akash

References

↑ "Army Public School-Foundation and history". 12 Jan 2011.
↑ "Army Public School". 12 Jan 2011.
↑ "ACADEMIC INDEX:BOARD RESULTS CLASS XII" (PDF). 14 Jan 2011.

Coordinates: 28°34′00″N 77°20′21″E / 28.5666°N 77.3391°E / 28.5666; 77.3391

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[1] "Army Public School-Foundation and history". 12 Jan 2011.

[2] "Army Public School". 12 Jan 2011.

[3] "ACADEMIC INDEX:BOARD RESULTS CLASS XII" (PDF). 14 Jan 2011.