DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL, HOWRAH

 

The genesis of a Delhi Public School is an event in itself and the Delhi Public School Howrah is no exception. DPS Howrah bears the vision of inculcating in the students the right moral values so that they grow up to be able citizens of tomorrow. DPS Howrah, a CBSE affiliated school, will aim to preserve and enhance the highest standards of excellence and prepare generations for the 21st century. It has been providing a nurturing and innovative environment to students to become amiable, confident, and productive members of the community. At DPS Howrah, there is a healthy emphasis on both curricular and co-curricular programs. To groom students into responsible and gracious citizens of the world, strong emphasis is placed on the development of strength of character, the mindset of excellence, commitment to teamwork, and leadership potential.  

 

MOTTO

• S stands for Scientific Enquiry of Mind
• A stands for Agility of Mind and Body
• C stands for Creating, Nurturing and Preserving Nature
• H stands for Humility, Unity and Brotherhood.                                                                

 

AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS

• Delhi Public School Howrah ranked No.1 in Howrah and 4th in West Bengal among all Co-education Day School in West Bengal by Education World India School Ranking 2025.
• Ranked no 1. in Howrah and 5^th in West Bengal by Times School Survey 2025.
• DPS Howrah was conferred upon the 1st prize in ‘CAMPUS ARCHITECTURE and DESIGN’ in West Bengal and Howrah; 5th in India by Education World.
• DPS Howrah won the award of “Sarvashrestha Vidyalaya Purashkar 2024” conferred by Sanmarg in Ram Awatar Gupt Hindi Pratsohan.
• DPS Howrah bagged the Gurukul Awards for Best Results in Academics (Howrah District).
• DPS Howrah won the Telegraph School Awards for Excellence in Social Service 2024.
• Namami Gange Programme 2024 - DPS Howrah is recognized by the Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi for its exemplary performance in the ‘Blended Capacity Building Programme for Stakeholders of River Ganga’ in Namami Gange Programme, an Integrated Conservation Mission, approved by Union Ministry in 2014, and is being implemented by National Mission for Clean Ganga.
• DPS Howrah is awarded with recognition of “Best Interact Club” in 2024 by the Rotaract Interact Club Kolkata.
• Interact Club of Delhi Public School Howrah won 1st Prize in the category of “Water & Sanitation” by the Rotaract Interact Club Kolkata 2023.
• DPS Howrah is rated A+ in the prestigious School of Eminence Awards (East Zone) by Education World(2023).
• Global Climate Action School of Excellence-2022/23 - Delhi Public School Howrah, was awarded "Global Climate Action School of Excellence-2022/23." We are the only school from the entire East zone in India to achieve this recognition for two consecutive years.
• DPS Howrah won The Telegraph School Awards for ‘Excellence in Academics’ 2022.
• The School received The Telegraph School Awards for ‘Excellence in Maintenance & Eco-Friendly Initiatives’ 2022.
• Times School Survey : Delhi Public School Howrah ranked No.1 in Howrah as per Times School Survey 2022.
• DPS Howrah was recognised as 'The most Eco-friendly School 2022' for the role they play in motivating students, improving the school environment, raising environmental awareness.
• DPS Howrah is awarded "Global Climate Action School of Excellence 2021-22" by WWF & NASA.
• DPS Howrah is recognised as "the most Eco-firendly School 2021" by National School Awards.
• Delhi Public School Howrah has been ranked West Bengal's No. 9 & Kolkata's No. 9 & Howrah’s No. 1 Co-ed Day School in the Education World India School Rankings 2020-21. 
• Delhi Public School Howrah has been ranked Howrah’s No.1 and Kolkata’s No.9 among the top 25 schools of Kolkata 2020.
• Delhi Public School Howrah has been awarded ‘the Best Upcoming School’ for the year 2019-20 by the Gurukul Awards organized by the Lions Club of Kolkata.
• DPS Howrah won International School Award by British Council for 2019-2022.
• DPS Howrah won International School Award by British Council for 2016-2019.
• Delhi Public School Howrah is recognized for the Highest Average Score at the Counting well Ramanujan Maths Scholarship 2021.
• DPS Howrah has been adjudged as ‘The Best Performing School’ bagging the 1st Prize award in Reading & Digital Reading, instituted by P.N. Panicker Foundation and supported by CBSE in the year 2019.
• DPS Howrah bagged ‘the Best Innovation Award’ at the Tinker Fest 2019.
• Green School Award by Sankalp Education Award in association with Lion’s Club, David Goliath & faces, 2019.
• School Excellence Award by Brainfeed magazine 2018-19.
• Best STEM Education school of West Bengal by Brainfeed magazine 2018-19.
• Money Smart School Award by National Centre for Financial Education- 2018 & 2019.

The Telegraph School Awards

• Certificate of Honour for Excellence in Academic (CBSE) 2025
• Certificate of Honour for Excellence in Maintenance & Eco-friendly Initiatives 2025
• Certificate of Merit for Excellence in Social Service 2025
• Certificate of Honour for Excellence in Extra Curricular Activities 2025
• Certificate of Honour for Excellence in Academic (CBSE) 2024
• Certificate of Honour for Excellence in Maintenance & Eco-friendly Initiatives 2024
• Certificate of Merit for Excellence in Social Service 2024
• Certificate of Honour for Excellence in Extra Curricular Activities 2024
• Certificate of Honour for Excellence in Academic (CBSE) 2022
• Certificate of Honour for Excellence in Maintenance & Eco-friendly Initiatives 2022
• Certificate of Merit for Excellence in Social Service 2022
• Certificate of Honour for Excellence in Extra Curricular Activities 2022
• Certificate of Merit in Excellence in Extra Curricular Activities 2020
• Certificate of Honour in Academic Excellence 2019
• Certificate of Honour for Excellence in Extracurricular Activities 2019
• Certificate of Honour in Academic Excellence 2018
• Certificate of Honour for Excellence in Extracurricular Activities 2018
• Certificate of Honour for Excellence in Social Activity 2018
• Certificate of Honour for Excellence in Maintenance & Eco-friendly Initiatives 2018
• Certificate of Honour for Excellence in Social Activity 2017
• Certificate of Merit for Excellence in Maintenance & Eco-friendly Initiatives 2017
• Certificate of Merit for Excellence in Extracurricular Activities 2017
• Certificate of Merit for Excellence in Extracurricular Activities 2016

 

PRINCIPAL

• Ms. Sunita Arora

 

MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION

• English

 

SCHOOL TIMINGS

Monday - Friday

• Nursery to Class II – 7.50 a.m. – 12 noon
• Class III onwards – 7.50 a.m. – 2.15 p.m

 

ESTABLISHED

• 2012

 

ADMISSION DETAILS

 

AGE AS ON 31.03.2026

• Nursery : 3+ years
• KG I : 4+ years                                            
• KG II : 5+ years
• Class I : 6+ years                    
• Class II : 7+ years                       
• Class III : 8+ years                     
• Class IV : 9+ years                     
• Class V : 10+ years                     
• Class VI : 11+ years               
• Class VII : 12+ years                     
• Class VIII : 13+ years
• Class IX : 14+ years
• Class XI : 16+ years

 

SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS REQUIRED WITH APPLICATION

Self-attested scanned copies of the following documents are mandatory:

• Stamped size photos of the candidate and both parents
• Birth certificate of the candidate
• Report Card of the previous class (Half Yearly/Annual/the last exam appeared)
• Aadhar Card of the candidate
• ID proof of both parents (Aadhar Card/PAN Card/Driving License)
• For Single Parents, Death Certificate (in case of demise of the spouse)
• Legal document along with details stating the child’s custody (in case of separation/divorce)

 

 

FACILITIES

 

Infrastructure

• Swimming Pool
• Basketball Court
• Children Park
• Theme room

 

Extra Curricular Activities

• Personality Development
• Theatre
• Vedic Maths
• German Language
• Sanskrit

 

List of club activities

• Public Speaking and Confidence Building
• Debate
• Personality Development
• Chess
• Swimming
• Skating
• Karate
• Robotics
• Book reading
• Quiz
• Theatre and Film-making
• Guitar
• Cooking
• Basket ball

 

 

SUBJECT COMBINATION FOR CLASS XI AND XII FROM SESSION 2026-27

Stream : Science

Compulsory subjects :

1. English
2. Physics                                     
3. Chemistry

 Choose any two/three subjects from the following :

1. Biology/Economics/Financial Markets Management
2. Mathematics/Applied Mathematics/Psychology
3. Hindi/Bengali/Legal Studies/Computer Science/Informative Practices
4. Physical Education

N.B: Those who Choose Mathematics and Biology both or Mathematics and Computer Science both, 6th Subject is Compulsory

 

Stream : Commerce

Compulsory subjects :

1. English
2. Business Studies
3. Accountancy

Choose any two/three subjects from the following :

1. Economics/Financial Markets Management
2. Mathematics/Applied Mathematics/Psychology
3. Hindi/Bengali/Informative Practices/Legal Studies/Computer Science
4. Physical Education

 

Stream : Humanities

Compulsory Subject :

1. English

Choose any four/five subjects from the following :

1. Political Science/Mass Media
2. Geography/Early Childhood Care and Education
3. History/Economics/Financial Markets Management
4. Mathematics/Applied Mathematics/Psychology
5. Hindi/Bengali/ Informative Practices/Legal Studies/Computer Science
6. Physical Education

 

Note:

• Subjects once chosen cannot be changed.

 

*For subject combinations available in class XI, contact school authority ph no: 9073393401/402