G.B.S.S. School No.1, Shakti Nagar

The GBSS School No-1 Shakti Nagar, commonly known as Shakti Nagar School No. 1, was established in 1957. The founding principal of the school was Dr. Suraj Narain Sharma.

GBSS School No-1, Shakti Nagar
Location
Shakti Nagar
,
Delhi

India
Information
TypeSchool
Established1957
School code1207019
PrincipalRakesh Kumar Sorot
First PrincipalR.N.VERMA
Number of studentsabove 1500
ClassesClass 6 - 12
AffiliationCentral Board of Secondary Education
Websitewww.edudel.nic.in
[1]

Prior to 1957 the Delhi administration had started a number of secondary schools but no senior secondary school; it was only on 1 May 1957 that four new senior secondary schools, including the GBSS (Government Boys' Senior Secondary) School number 1, were founded.

The school is affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education.[2]

Location and campus

GBSS School No-1 is situated in Shakti Nagar in north Delhi, 1 km from the main campus or north campus of the University of Delhi.[3] It has a large green area and playground, two auditoriums with a capacity of more than 400 people each, a modern library with a collection of more than 18,000 books including an e-books facility. The school has laboratories for sciences, social sciences, and mathematics. Classes take place in two shifts; the morning shift (for girls only) runs from 7am to 12:30pm and the afternoon shift is from 1pm to 6:30pm. The girls' school, Sarvodaya Kanya Vidyalaya (S.K.V) is for girls from first to twelfth class,[4] and the boys' school for boys from sixth to twelfth class.

Awards

The school has won many zonal, state and national awards in sports and education.

1) In 2002 the school won the Indira Award 2002-2003 for the best Government School in Delhi.

2) In 2009 it was awarded the Indira Award 2009-2010 for district's best school by the Directorate of Education.

School magazine

The Shakti Saurbham annual school magazine covers events organized by the school, photographs of meritorious students and also features students' articles, poems, and jokes. It is published in Hindi, English and Sanskrit.[5]

Shakti Nagar Old Boys' Association

The Shakti Nagar Old Boys' Association was founded in October 2005, and the first reunion took place on 15 January 2006 on the school premises. The association is involved in students' welfare activities.[6]

NCC & Scout

The school also have an active group of NCC and Scouts and guides students. they participated in different activities around the year and also attend annual and combined annual training camps organised by the authorities.[7][8]

Annual day

The school celebrates its annual day in February, with different cultural programmes and prize distribution to meritorious students. This year the event is followed by 'Saraswati Vandana' and the release of its annual magazine Shakti Saurbham.[9]

References
  1. http://www.edudel.nic.in/mis/schoolplant/school_information.htm
  2. "Welcome to Central Board of Secondary Education". Cbse.nic.in. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
  3. "DU Portal". Du.ac.in. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
  4. "Best Schools In Delhi | Articles And Essays". Newton007.com. 11 February 2011. Archived from the original on 15 August 2010. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
  5. Annual magazine of school Shakti Saurbham 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12.
  6. "shoba.com". shoba.com. Retrieved 20 November 2011.
  7. "bsgindia.org". bsgindia.org. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
  8. "nccindia.nic.in". nccindia.nic.in. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
  9. Hindustan times' HT North Delhi live 5 March 2013 page-2 Archived 8 June 2014 at the Wayback Machine

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