Indian Army Public Schools

Army Public Schools (APS) is a system of Public school established for imparting education to the children of the Indian armed forces personnel. With 137 schools throughout the country, it is one of the largest chains of schools in India. It is controlled by the Army Welfare Education Society (AWES), which was established in 1983, has over the years established more than 135 Army public schools and 249 Army pre-primary schools across India, and also several institutions of higher education.[1]

Army Public Schools of India
Location
India
Information
TypePublic
MottoTruth Is God
Established1974 (1974)
School boardCentral Board of Secondary Education
OversightArmy Welfare Education Society
Number of students50 lakhs
ClassesLKG, KG, UKG, 112
Websitewww.awesindia.com

Overview

The schools are generally managed by the army regional commands following the CBSE pattern of education. Admission is granted on a priority basis to wards of Army personnel. All Army schools have a chairman who is a senior Indian Army officer of brigadier rank and a patron who is of major general rank.

List of Army Public Schools of India (not exhaustive)

  • Army Public School, Kaluchak
  • Army Public School, Kamptee
  • Army Public School, Kamraj Road
  • Army Public School, Kashipur
  • Army Public School,Kirkee
  • Army Public School, Kolkata
  • Army Public School, Lalgarh Jattan
  • Army Public School, Lansdowne
  • Army Public School, Mamun Cantt
  • Army Public School, Mathura Cantt
  • Army Public School Meerut Cantt
  • Army Public School, Mhow
  • Army Public School, Mumbai
  • Army Public School, Nabha
  • Army Public School, Nahaan
  • Army Public School, Namkun Cantt
  • Army public School, Narangi
  • Army Public School, Nasirabad
  • Army Public School, Nehru Road
  • Army public School, Noida
  • Army Public School, Panagarh
  • Army Public School, Parachute Regiment Training Centre, Karnataka
  • Army Public School, Patiala
  • Army Public School, Potha
  • Army Public School, Pathankot
  • Army Public School, Pune
  • Army Public School Rangapahar
  • Army Public School, Rorkee
  • Army Public School, Sagar
  • Army Public School, Shankar Vihar
  • Army Public School, Shillong
  • Army Public School, Suratgarh
  • Army Public School, Tenga Valley
  • Army Public School, Tezpur
  • Army Public School, Tibri
  • Army Public School, Trivandrum
  • Army Public School, Udhampur
  • Army Public School, Umroi Cantt
  • Army Public School, Varanasi
  • Army Public School, Yol Cantt
  • General B. C. Joshi Army Public School, Pithoragarh

References

  1. About us Archived 28 July 2013 at the Wayback Machine AWES


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