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{{Infobox school
|name= Delhi Public School
|location= [[Varanasi]]
|type= [[Private school]]
|chairman= M.M. Chopra
|mascot= Mehak Verma
|affiliation= Central Board Of Secondary Education
|established= {{start date|2003}}
|campus= Urban
|colors= {{Color box|white|border=darkgray}} {{Color box|green|border=darkgray}} White and Green
|district= [[Varanasi]]
|}}

'''Delhi Public School (DPS), Varanasi''' is a private, [[co-educational]] school belonging to the [[Delhi Public School Society]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dpsfamily.org/ |title=Delhi Public School Society |publisher=Dpsfamily.org |access-date=2013-08-18}}</ref> in [[Varanasi]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]. Affiliated to the [[Central Board of Secondary Education]] (CBSE),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cbse.nic.in/ |title=Welcome to Central Board of Secondary Education |publisher=Cbse.nic.in |access-date=2013-08-18}}</ref> DPS Varanasi commenced with its first academic session on 7 April 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dpsvaranasi.com/images/press_releases/2003/sp-02-02-03.jpg |format=JPG |title=Academic session of DPS to start from April 7 : Sunday Pioneer : February 2003 : Press release image |publisher=Dpsvaranasi.com |access-date=24 February 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150224222522/http://www.dpsvaranasi.com/images/press_releases/2003/sp-02-02-03.jpg |archive-date=24 February 2015 }}</ref> In 2019, the school completed 10 years of its functioning. DPS Varanasi has been performing well on the academic front too with almost 40 students belonging to the current 2013 Class X batch scoring a perfect 10 CGPA in the CBSE board exams.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-05-31/varanasi/39654942_1_10-cgpa-cbse-class-x-ishrat-memorial-sunbeam-school |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130629121614/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-05-31/varanasi/39654942_1_10-cgpa-cbse-class-x-ishrat-memorial-sunbeam-school |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-06-29 |title=100% result in CBSE class X |date=2013-05-31 |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=2013-08-18}}</ref>

==History==
DPS Varanasi is the 17th DPS branch in [[Uttar Pradesh]] and the 100th among all its branches in India and abroad, the first being the [[Delhi Public School, Mathura Road|Delhi Public School at Mathura Road]] which was established in 1949 in New Delhi. Mr Narendra Kumar,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dps.edu.sg/html/abt_sctmem.htm |title=Members of the Delhi Public School Society |publisher=Dps.edu.sg |access-date=2013-08-18}}</ref> former chairman of the [[Delhi Public School Society]] officially flagged off the Varanasi branch in October 2002, with the academic session commencing in April 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dpsvaranasi.com/images/press_releases/2002/hindustan-03-10-02.jpg |format=JPG |title=Delhi Public Schools flags off Varanasi branch : Press release image |publisher=Dpsvaranasi.com |access-date=24 February 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150224223235/http://www.dpsvaranasi.com/images/press_releases/2002/hindustan-03-10-02.jpg |archive-date=24 February 2015 }}</ref> Initially, classes from LKG to VI were begun but later on, middle as well as secondary levels were also added to the school. The first principal of DPS Varanasi was Mr S Sharma,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dpsrkp.net/notices/ |title=Delhi Public School R.K. Puram, New Delhi |publisher=Dpsrkp.net |access-date=2013-08-18}}</ref> who earlier worked at DPS, RK Puram.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dpsrkp.net/ |title=Delhi Public School R.K. Puram, New Delhi, India |publisher=Dpsrkp.net |access-date=2013-08-18}}</ref>

==Campus==
The DPS Varanasi campus is located on Mohansarai Bypass Road<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dpsvaranasi.com/contact_us.php |title=DPS Varanasi |publisher=DPS Varanasi |access-date=2013-08-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130820100442/http://www.dpsvaranasi.com/contact_us.php |archive-date=20 August 2013 }}</ref> on National Highway 2 and spans over 8 acres (32,000 square metres). Besides an adequate number of classrooms, the school building also comprises individual Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Maths and Computer laboratories. A sports complex with indoor game facilities like chess, badminton and table tennis complete with trained instructors is also a part of the school campus, including a swimming pool. Also, DPS Varanasi is a member of VSAT linked Edu-Link initiative of the DPS Society through which students can attend online classes and learn from teachers belonging to the All India DPS Fraternity.

==References==
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[[Category:Delhi Public School Society]]
[[Category:Primary schools in Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:High schools and secondary schools in Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Schools in Varanasi]]
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 2003]]
[[Category:2003 establishments in Uttar Pradesh]]

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