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{{Infobox school<br />
| name = Vidya Devi Jindal School<br />
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| motto = Vidya Jyoti Jeevan Jyoti<br />
| motto_translation = The Light of Knowledge Is the Light of Life<br />
| address = Delhi Road<br />
| city = [[Hisar (city)|Hisar]]<br />
| state = [[Haryana]]<br />
| postalcode = 125044<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| coordinates = {{Coord|29|10|42|N|75|48|36|E|type:edu_region:IN|display=inline,title}}<br />
| type = [[Private school|Private]] [[boarding school]]<br />
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| established = {{Start date and age|1984}}<br />
| founder = [[O. P. Jindal]]<br />
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| school_board = [[Central Board of Secondary Education|CBSE]]<br />
| oversight = <br />
| chairperson = Deepika Jindal<br />
| principal = Shalini Mehrotra<br />
| staff = 400<br />
| faculty = 134<br />
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| gender = Girls<br />
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| ratio = 1:8<br />
| medium_of_language = English<br />
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| other_name = VDJS<br />
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| website = {{URL|www.vdjs.edu.in}}<br />
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'''Vidya Devi Jindal School''' ('''VDJS''') is a [[boarding school]] for girls in [[Hisar (city)|Hisar]], [[Haryana]], [[India]] that was established in 1984 by industrialist [[Om Prakash Jindal]]. It was the first venture of his Vidya Devi Jindal Rural Development Trust. The school became functional in July 1984 and was granted affiliation by [[Central Board of Secondary Education]] (CBSE) the same year.<br />
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== Houses ==<br />
The school has a [[house system]] with four houses based on four courageous women of India. Inter house activities include cultural festivals and recitation in addition to sports and games. The houses are:<br />
* Kasturba<br />
* Sarojini<br />
* Savitri<br />
* Laxmibai<br />
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== Facilities ==<br />
The campus has an academic wing, a utility block, a large auditorium, a health club, an infirmary, a dining hall with a seating capacity of 1000, an outdoor swimming pool, a roller skating rink and four hostels to accommodate 800 students. Accommodation for all members of VDJS is provided on the campus.<br />
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== Foreign links ==<br />
The school has an annual exchange with [[Lancaster Girls' Grammar School]] in northwest [[England]], [[St. Clement's School]] in [[Canada]] and [[Stanford Lake College]] in [[South Africa]].<br />
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==Notable alumnae==<br />
* [[Priyanka Gill]], fashion journalist, entrepreneur and angel investor<ref>{{cite web | url =https://www.vdjs.edu.in/alumnae/details-of-some-well-established-alumnae/ | title =Established Alumnae | publisher =Vidya Devi Jindal School, Hisar | access-date =2020-01-18 }}</ref><br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[List of schools in Hisar]]<br />
* [[List of universities and colleges in Hisar]]<br />
* [[List of institutions of higher education in Haryana]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{Official website|http://www.vdjs.edu.in/}}<br />
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[[Category:Round Square schools]]<br />
[[Category:Girls' schools in Haryana]]<br />
[[Category:Boarding schools in Haryana]]<br />
[[Category:Schools in Hisar (city)]]<br />
[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1984]]<br />
[[Category:1984 establishments in Haryana]]<br />
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