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{{short description|School in Telangana State, India}}
{{short description|School in Telangana State, Begumpet, Secunderabad, India}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=July 2015}}
{{Infobox school
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| location         = [[Begumpet]]
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| state                   = [[Telangana State]]
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| established       = {{Start date and age|1923|df=yes}}
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| principal               = Dr. Madhav Deo Saraswat (April 2022)
| principal         = Dr. Skand Bali
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| enrollment       = 3200 <small>(pre-primary to 12th grade)</small>
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'''The Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet''' ('''HPS, Begumpet''') is a privately funded public school in [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]], [[Telangana State]], [[India]].
'''The Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet''' ('''HPS, Begumpet''') is a privately funded [[Public school (India)|public school]] in [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]], [[Telangana State|Telangana]], [[India]]. The school has grades from [[K–12|pre-primary to the 12th]] (ages 3 to 17). The school is affiliated with the [[Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations]] (ICSE, ISC) and is managed by the Hyderabad Public School Society and the Board of Governors.
 
Children are schooled from the pre-primary stage to the 12th standard (ages 3 to 17). The school is affiliated with the [[Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations]] (ICSE, ISC) and is managed by the Hyderabad Public School Society and the Board of Governors.


== History ==
== History ==
It was established in 1923 as Jagirdars College by the Seventh [[Nizam]] of Hyderabad, [[Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII|Mir Osman Ali Khan]], and served as a school exclusively for the sons of [[nawab]]s, [[jagirdar]]s and other aristocrats and elites. It was renamed as the Hyderabad Public School in 1951 after the [[Zamindari system]] was abolished in 1950.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet|url=http://www.my-telugu.com/tour/districts/hyderabad/historical/public-school.shtml|access-date=2011-09-20|publisher=My-Telugu.com}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Shahzore|first=Mohammed Najeeb|date=2021-04-10|title=HPS represents a glorious era which surprisingly continues till date|url=https://www.siasat.com/hps-represents-a-glorious-era-which-surprisingly-continues-till-date-2122612/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-02|website=The Siasat Daily|language=en-US}}</ref>
[[File:A_cricket_match_being_played_with_the_main_building_of_the_Hyderabad_Public_School_in_the_background.png|thumb|A cricket match being played with the main building of the Hyderabad Public School in the background, c. 1940s]]
It was established in 1923 as Jagirdars College by the Seventh [[Nizam]] of Hyderabad, [[Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII|Mir Osman Ali Khan]], and served as a school exclusively for the sons of [[nawab]]s, [[jagirdar]]s and other aristocrats and elites. After the [[Zamindari system]] was abolished in 1950, it was renamed as the Hyderabad Public School in 1951.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet|url=http://www.my-telugu.com/tour/districts/hyderabad/historical/public-school.shtml|access-date=2011-09-20|publisher=My-Telugu.com}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Shahzore|first=Mohammed Najeeb|date=2021-04-10|title=HPS represents a glorious era which surprisingly continues till date|url=https://www.siasat.com/hps-represents-a-glorious-era-which-surprisingly-continues-till-date-2122612/|access-date=2021-07-02|website=The Siasat Daily|language=en-US}}</ref>


== Campus ==
== Campus ==
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==Recognition==
==Recognition==
HPS, Begumpet has widely been recognized as one of the best lower educational institutions in India.
HPS, Begumpet has widely been recognized as one of the best lower educational institutions in India. Accolades include:
 
'''Education World''': The Hyderabad Public School was ranked first in [[Telangana]] & [[Hyderabad]] and sixth in India in the Co-ed Day-cum-Boarding Schools category for 2018-19.<ref>{{Citation|title=Education World Rankings|url=https://www.educationworld.in/school-ranking/?school=Co-ed%20Day-cum-Boarding%20School|publisher=Education World|access-date=2018-11-05}}</ref>
 
'''Future 50 Award''': The Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet has been ranked as one among the Future 50 schools shaping the success in the Country.<ref>{{Cite journal|title=Future 50 schools shaping success|url=https://www.future50schools.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/full-magazine2.pdf}}</ref>
 
'''Education Today's India School Merit Awards''': The Hyderabad Public School has been ranked third in India and first in the state and city under India's Top 20 Day-cum-Boarding Schools for exemplary contribution to the education field.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.educationtoday.co/school-rankings-2017/school-ranking-details.php?id=108|title=The Hyderabad Public School|last=EducationToday.co|website=Educationtoday.co|language=en|access-date=2018-08-13}}</ref>
 
'''India's Best Standalone Senior Secondary School and Best Innovative K-12 School Awards''': In 2018, at the GTF Education Summit & Awards conducted by Global Triumph foundation in New Delhi, The Hyderabad Public School was honoured as India's Best Standalone Senior Secondary School and Best Innovative K-12 School.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://globaltriumphfoundation.com/awards|title=Awards{{!}} Global Triumph Foundation|website=globaltriumphfoundation.com|language=en|access-date=2018-08-11}}</ref>


'''Great Place to Study by Global League Institute''': The school was selected in the list of 'great places to study' by the Global League Institute based on the Student Satisfaction Survey. The honour was awarded by the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|British House of Commons]].<ref>{{Cite journal|date=February 2018|title=The Hyderabad Public School Begumpet|url=https://greatplacetostudy.org/presentation/The%20Great%20Indian%20Schools%202018.pdf|journal=Forbes India Marquee|pages=50}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://emag.youandi.com/1719994/You-I-Monthly-Magazine/July-2018-Issue-23-Richa-Chadha#dual/40/1|title=youandimag You & I Monthly Magazine dated Mon, 2 Jul 18|access-date=2018-08-11}}</ref>
* '''Education World''': The Hyderabad Public School was ranked first in [[Telangana]] & [[Hyderabad]] and sixth in India in the Co-ed Day-cum-Boarding Schools category for 2018–19.<ref>{{Citation|title=Education World Rankings|url=https://www.educationworld.in/school-ranking/?school=Co-ed%20Day-cum-Boarding%20School|publisher=Education World|access-date=2018-11-05}}</ref>
* '''Future 50 Award''': The Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet has been ranked as one among the Future 50 schools shaping the success in the Country.<ref>{{Cite journal|title=Future 50 schools shaping success|url=https://www.future50schools.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/full-magazine2.pdf|archive-date=13 August 2018|access-date=13 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180813175307/https://www.future50schools.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/full-magazine2.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* '''Education Today's India School Merit Awards''': The Hyderabad Public School has been ranked third in India and first in the state and city under India's Top 20 Day-cum-Boarding Schools for exemplary contribution to the education field.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.educationtoday.co/school-rankings-2017/school-ranking-details.php?id=108|title=The Hyderabad Public School|last=EducationToday.co|website=Educationtoday.co|language=en|access-date=2018-08-13|archive-date=13 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180813175508/http://www.educationtoday.co/school-rankings-2017/school-ranking-details.php?id=108|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* '''India's Best Standalone Senior Secondary School and Best Innovative K-12 School Awards''': In 2018, at the GTF Education Summit & Awards conducted by Global Triumph foundation in New Delhi, The Hyderabad Public School was honoured as India's Best Standalone Senior Secondary School and Best Innovative K-12 School.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://globaltriumphfoundation.com/awards|title=Awards{{!}} Global Triumph Foundation|website=globaltriumphfoundation.com|language=en|access-date=2018-08-11}}</ref>
* '''Great Place to Study by Global League Institute''': The school was selected in the list of 'great places to study' by the Global League Institute based on the Student Satisfaction Survey. The honour was awarded by the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|British House of Commons]].<ref>{{Cite journal|date=February 2018|title=The Hyderabad Public School Begumpet|url=https://greatplacetostudy.org/presentation/The%20Great%20Indian%20Schools%202018.pdf|journal=Forbes India Marquee|pages=50|archive-date=13 August 2018|access-date=13 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180813175014/https://greatplacetostudy.org/presentation/The%20Great%20Indian%20Schools%202018.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://emag.youandi.com/1719994/You-I-Monthly-Magazine/July-2018-Issue-23-Richa-Chadha#dual/40/1|title=youandimag You & I Monthly Magazine dated Mon, 2 Jul 18|access-date=2018-08-11}}</ref>


== Notable alumni ==
== Notable alumni ==
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|[[Satya Nadella]]
|[[Satya Nadella]]  
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|[[Chief executive officer|CEO]] of [[Microsoft]]
|CEO of [[Microsoft]]
|<ref name="Nadella">{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/world/all-for-love-when-satya-nadella-surrendered-his-green-card-for-h1-b-visa-4083165.html|title=All for love: When Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella surrendered his Green Card for wife Anu|website=[[Firstpost]]|date=26 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171103222307/http://www.firstpost.com/world/all-for-love-when-satya-nadella-surrendered-his-green-card-for-h1-b-visa-4083165.html|archive-date=3 November 2017|url-status=live|access-date=5 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/exec/nadella/default.aspx|title=Satya Nadella: Executive Vice President, Cloud and Enterprise|website=[[Microsoft]] }}</ref>
|<ref name="Nadella" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/exec/nadella/default.aspx|title=Satya Nadella: Executive Vice President, Cloud and Enterprise}}</ref>
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|[[Shailesh Jejurikar]]
 
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|Shailesh Jejurikar
|COO of [[Procter & Gamble]]
|President & CEO of [[Procter & Gamble]]
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/international/p-g-appoints-shailesh-jejurikar-as-the-global-coo-121073000998_1.html|title=Shailesh Jejurikar: Chief Operating Officer, Proctor and Gamble}} </ref>
|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/international/p-g-appoints-shailesh-jejurikar-as-the-global-coo-121073000998_1.html|title=Shailesh Jejurikar: Chief Operating Officer, Proctor and Gamble|newspaper=Business Standard India |date=31 July 2021 |agency=Press Trust of India }}</ref>
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|[[Ajaypal Singh Banga]]
|[[Ajaypal Singh Banga]]
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| President of the [[World Bank]]<br/>Former CEO of [[Mastercard]]<br/>Vice Chairman of [[General Atlantic]]<br/>Chairman of [[Exor (company)|Exor]]
|CEO of [[Mastercard]]
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|<ref name="Nadella">{{cite web|url=http://www.firstpost.com/world/all-for-love-when-satya-nadella-surrendered-his-green-card-for-h1-b-visa-4083165.html|title=All for love: When Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella surrendered his Green Card for wife Anu|website=[[Firstpost]]|date=26 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171103222307/http://www.firstpost.com/world/all-for-love-when-satya-nadella-surrendered-his-green-card-for-h1-b-visa-4083165.html|archive-date=3 November 2017|url-status=live|access-date=5 November 2017|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
|[[Shantanu Narayen]]
|President and CEO of [[Adobe Inc.]]
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.adobe.com/about-adobe/leaders/shantanu-narayen.html|title=Shantanu Narayen, President and Chief Executive Officer – Adobe Executive Profiles|website=adobe.com}}</ref>
 
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|[[Prem Watsa]]
|[[Prem Watsa]]
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|Business magnate and CEO of [[Fairfax Financial]]
|Business magnate and CEO of [[Fairfax Financial]]
|<ref name="Nadella" />
|<ref name="Nadella" />
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|[[Shantanu Narayen]]
|[[Jonnalagedda Chalapati]]
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|Air Marshal
|President and CEO of [[Adobe Inc.]]
|<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dammala |first=Rachel |date=2023-06-05 |title=Hyderabad Public School: A Century of Leadership and Excellence |work=Deccan Chronicle |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/education/040623/hyderabad-public-school-centenary.html}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.adobe.com/about-adobe/leaders/shantanu-narayen.html|title=Shantanu Narayen, President and Chief Executive Officer - Adobe Executive Profiles|website=www.adobe.com}}</ref>
 
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|[[Raghu Ram Pillarisetti]]
|[[Padma Shri]] Awardee & Founding Director, KIMS-Ushalakshmi Centre for Breast Diseases at [[Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences (hospital group)|KIMS Hospitals]]
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rabindra |date=2022-11-14 |title=Distinguished Alumni of the Hyderabad Public School (HPS) Begumpet, Meet for the Curtain Raiser of the Centenary Celebrations! |url=http://businessnewsthisweek.com/education/distinguished-alumni-of-the-hyderabad-public-school-hps-begumpet-meet-for-the-curtain-raiser-of-the-centenary-celebrations/ |access-date=2023-08-04 |website=Business News This Week |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Indian doctor {{!}} Dr Raghu Ram Pillarisetti {{!}} Breast Cancer {{!}} Global Indian |url=https://www.globalindian.com/story/brand-india/keeping-abreast-with-cancer-care-dr-raghu-ram-delivers-early-diagnosis-saves-lives/ |access-date=2023-08-04 |website=The Global Indian |language=en-US}}</ref>
 
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|[[T. K. Kurien]]
|T. K. Kurien
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|CEO of [[Wipro]]
|CEO of [[Wipro]]
|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/satya-nadella-s-story-to-inspire-youngsters-with-humble-backgrounds-114020501311_1.html|title=Satya Nadella's story to inspire youngsters with humble backgrounds|last=IANS|newspaper=Business Standard India|date=5 February 2014|via=Business Standard}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/satya-nadella-s-story-to-inspire-youngsters-with-humble-backgrounds-114020501311_1.html|title=Satya Nadella's story to inspire youngsters with humble backgrounds|last=IANS|newspaper=Business Standard India|date=5 February 2014|via=Business Standard}}</ref>
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|Soumith Chintala
|Cofounder & Lead of [[PyTorch]]
|<ref>{{Cite tweet |user=soumithchintala|number=1397225828300230657|title=Soumith speaks about Satya Nadella launching PyTorch at Azure}}</ref>
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|[[Megha Mittal]]
|[[Megha Mittal]]
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|Former chairman and MD of Italian fashion house [[Escada]]
|Former chairman and MD, [[Escada]]
|<ref name="https://hpsbegumpet.org.in/alumni-portal/">{{cite web |title=Hyderabad Public School, notable alumni |url=https://hpsbegumpet.org.in/relations/}}</ref>
|<ref name="https://hpsbegumpet.org.in/alumni-portal/">{{cite web|url=https://hpsbegumpet.org.in/alumni-portal/|title=Hyderabad Public School, notable alumni}}</ref>
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|[[Karan Bilimoria, Baron Bilimoria]]
|[[Karan Bilimoria, Baron Bilimoria]]
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|Founder and CEO, [[Cobra Beer]]
|Founder and CEO, [[Cobra Beer]]
|<ref name="auto">{{Cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/the-hyderabad-public-school-institution-which-produces-nadellas-of-the-world/story-iMnuv3TgD6JFYzVuVh9bpJ.html|title=The Hyderabad Public School: Institution which produces Nadellas of the world|date=2014-02-06|access-date=2018-11-26|language=en|website=www.hindustantimes.com/}}</ref>
|<ref name="auto">{{Cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/the-hyderabad-public-school-institution-which-produces-nadellas-of-the-world/story-iMnuv3TgD6JFYzVuVh9bpJ.html|title=The Hyderabad Public School: Institution which produces Nadellas of the world|date=2014-02-06|access-date=2018-11-26|language=en|website=hindustantimes.com/}}</ref>
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|[[Saad Bin Jung]]
|Cricketer and conservationist
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cozy in the Wild |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/hyderabad/2015/mar/21/cozy-in-the-wild-731490.html |access-date=2023-06-13 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
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|[[Syed Akbaruddin]]
|[[Syed Akbaruddin]]
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|Indian diplomat and [[Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations]]
|[[Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations]]
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/others/sunday-read/the-school-of-dreams/articleshow/61800591.cms|title=What do Satya Nadella, Ajay Banga, Syed Akbaruddin have in common? It's the Hyderabad Public School Mumbai Mirror -|work=Mumbai Mirror|access-date=2018-04-03}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/others/sunday-read/the-school-of-dreams/articleshow/61800591.cms|title=What do Satya Nadella, Ajay Banga, Syed Akbaruddin have in common? It's the Hyderabad Public School - Mumbai Mirror -|work=Mumbai Mirror|access-date=2018-04-03}}</ref>
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|[[Menaka Guruswamy]]
|Senior advocate in the [[Supreme Court of India]]
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/150730/lifestyle-health-and-wellbeing/article/top-legal-honour-oxford-harvard-and-now-yale|title=A top legal honour: Oxford, Harvard and now Yale|last=reddy|first=gayatri|date=2015-07-31|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en|access-date=2019-05-21}}</ref>
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|[[Ashok Gajapathi Raju]]
|[[Ashok Gajapathi Raju]]
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|Former Civil Aviation Minister
|Former Civil Aviation Minister
|<ref>{{Cite news|last=Reporter|first=B. S.|date=2014-05-26|title=Ashok Gajapathi Raju|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/ashok-gajapathi-raju-114052600980_1.html|access-date=2021-07-03}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite news|last=Reporter|first=B. S.|date=2014-05-26|title=Ashok Gajapathi Raju|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/politics/ashok-gajapathi-raju-114052600980_1.html|access-date=2021-07-03}}</ref>
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|[[M. M. Pallam Raju]]
|[[M. M. Pallam Raju]]
|
|Former [[Ministry of Human Resource Development (India)|Minister of Human Resource Development]]
|Former [[Ministry of Human Resource Development (India)|Minister of Human Resource Development]]
|<ref name="auto" />
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|[[Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy]]
|[[Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy]]
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|Former [[List of chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh|Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh]]
|Former [[List of chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh|Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh]]
|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/from-classmate-to-kirans-deputy/article2072583.ece|title=From classmate to Kiran's deputy|newspaper=The Hindu|date=3 June 2011|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref>
|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/from-classmate-to-kirans-deputy/article2072583.ece|title=From classmate to Kiran's deputy|newspaper=The Hindu|date=3 June 2011}}</ref>
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|[[Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy]]
|[[Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy]]
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|Former [[List of chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh|Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh]]
|[[List of chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh|Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh]]
|<ref name="thehansindia.com" /><ref name="ranker.com" />
|<ref name="thehansindia.com" /><ref name="ranker.com" />
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|[[G. Vivekanand]]
|[[Gaddam Vivek Venkatswamy]]
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|[[Lok Sabha]] MP
|[[Lok Sabha]] MP
|<ref>{{Cite web|date=2013-12-19|title=Hyderabad Public School plans mega anniversary blast|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/131219/news-current-affairs/article/hyderabad-public-school-plans-mega-anniversary-blast|access-date=2021-07-02|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite web|date=2013-12-19|title=Hyderabad Public School plans mega anniversary blast|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/131219/news-current-affairs/article/hyderabad-public-school-plans-mega-anniversary-blast|access-date=2021-07-02|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en}}</ref>
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|[[Asaduddin Owaisi]]
|[[Asaduddin Owaisi]]
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|[[Lok Sabha]] MP
|[[Lok Sabha]] MP
|<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Suares|first=Coreena|date=2019-06-01|title=Hyderabad Public School plans big bash for its students-turned-leaders|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/010619/hyderabad-public-school-plans-big-bash-for-its-students-turned-leaders.html|access-date=2021-07-02|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en}}</ref>
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|[[Nagarjuna (actor)|Akkineni Nagarjuna]]
|[[Nagarjuna (actor)|Nagarjuna]]
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|Actor and producer in the [[Telugu cinema|Telugu film industry]] and entrepreneur
|Telugu cinema actor
|<ref name="thehansindia.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Hans/2014-02-05/Hyderabad-Public-School-where-Eagles-soar-/84780|title=Hyderabad Public School, where Eagles soar|date=5 February 2014|website=The Hans India}}</ref><ref name="ranker.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.ranker.com/list/famous-hyderabad-public-school-alumni-and-students/reference|title=Famous Hyderabad Public School Alumni|website=Ranker}}</ref>
|<ref name="thehansindia.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Hans/2014-02-05/Hyderabad-Public-School-where-Eagles-soar-/84780|title=Hyderabad Public School, where Eagles soar|date=5 February 2014|website=The Hans India}}</ref><ref name="ranker.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.ranker.com/list/famous-hyderabad-public-school-alumni-and-students/reference|title=Famous Hyderabad Public School Alumni|website=Ranker}}</ref>
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|[[Ram Charan]]
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|Actor and producer in the [[Telugu cinema|Telugu film industry]] and entrepreneur
|Telugu cinema actor
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|[[Rana Daggubati]]
|[[Rana Daggubati]]
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|Actor in the Telugu film industry
|Telugu cinema actor
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|[[Yarlagadda Sumanth Kumar]]
|[[Sumanth]]
|Actor in the Telugu film industry
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|[[Harsha Bhogle]]
|Cricket commentator
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|Diplomat
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|[[Ramendra Kumar (author)|Ramendra Kumar]]
|Author of children's books
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|Telugu cinema Actor
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|[[Menaka Guruswamy]]
|[[Nikhil Siddhartha]]
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|Actor in the Telugu film industry
|Senior advocate in the [[Supreme Court of India]]
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|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/150730/lifestyle-health-and-wellbeing/article/top-legal-honour-oxford-harvard-and-now-yale|title=A top legal honour: Oxford, Harvard and now Yale|last=reddy|first=gayatri|date=2015-07-31|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en|access-date=2019-05-21}}</ref>
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|Entrepreneur and professor at [[Carnegie Mellon University]]
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|[[Harsha Bhogle]]
|[[Teja Sajja]]
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|Actor in the Telugu Film Industry
|Cricket commentator
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== See also ==
== See also ==
*[[The Hyderabad Public School, Ramanthapur]]
*[[List of schools in Hyderabad, India]]
{{Portal|Hyderabad}}
{{Portal|Hyderabad}}
*[[The Hyderabad Public School, Ramanthapur]]


==References==
==References==

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Hyderabad Public School
Location

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Information
Other nameHPS, Begumpet
Former nameJagirdars College
TypePublic school (privately funded)
MottoBe Vigilant
Established1923; 103 years ago (1923)
FounderNizam VII of Hyderabad
School districtHyderabad State Capital
PrincipalDr. Skand Bali
Faculty155
Enrollment3200 (pre-primary to 12th grade)
Campus size152 acres (89 acres of which allotted by H.E. Lady Viqar-ul-Umara)
Websitewww.hpsbegumpet.org.in

The Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet (HPS, Begumpet) is a privately funded public school in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. The school has grades from pre-primary to the 12th (ages 3 to 17). The school is affiliated with the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (ICSE, ISC) and is managed by the Hyderabad Public School Society and the Board of Governors.

History[edit | edit source]

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A cricket match being played with the main building of the Hyderabad Public School in the background, c. 1940s

It was established in 1923 as Jagirdars College by the Seventh Nizam of Hyderabad, Mir Osman Ali Khan, and served as a school exclusively for the sons of nawabs, jagirdars and other aristocrats and elites. After the Zamindari system was abolished in 1950, it was renamed as the Hyderabad Public School in 1951.[1][2]

Campus[edit | edit source]

The school has a 122-acre (0.49 km2) campus with buildings built in the Indo-Saracenic style.[2]

Recognition[edit | edit source]

HPS, Begumpet has widely been recognized as one of the best lower educational institutions in India. Accolades include:

  • Education World: The Hyderabad Public School was ranked first in Telangana & Hyderabad and sixth in India in the Co-ed Day-cum-Boarding Schools category for 2018–19.[3]
  • Future 50 Award: The Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet has been ranked as one among the Future 50 schools shaping the success in the Country.[4]
  • Education Today's India School Merit Awards: The Hyderabad Public School has been ranked third in India and first in the state and city under India's Top 20 Day-cum-Boarding Schools for exemplary contribution to the education field.[5]
  • India's Best Standalone Senior Secondary School and Best Innovative K-12 School Awards: In 2018, at the GTF Education Summit & Awards conducted by Global Triumph foundation in New Delhi, The Hyderabad Public School was honoured as India's Best Standalone Senior Secondary School and Best Innovative K-12 School.[6]
  • Great Place to Study by Global League Institute: The school was selected in the list of 'great places to study' by the Global League Institute based on the Student Satisfaction Survey. The honour was awarded by the British House of Commons.[7][8]

Notable alumni[edit | edit source]

Name Occupation References
Satya Nadella CEO of Microsoft [9][10]
Shailesh Jejurikar President & CEO of Procter & Gamble [11]
Ajaypal Singh Banga President of the World Bank
Former CEO of Mastercard
Vice Chairman of General Atlantic
Chairman of Exor
Shantanu Narayen President and CEO of Adobe Inc. [12]
Prem Watsa Business magnate and CEO of Fairfax Financial [9]
Jonnalagedda Chalapati Air Marshal [13]
Raghu Ram Pillarisetti Padma Shri Awardee & Founding Director, KIMS-Ushalakshmi Centre for Breast Diseases at KIMS Hospitals [14][15]
T. K. Kurien CEO of Wipro [16]
Soumith Chintala Cofounder & Lead of PyTorch [17]
Megha Mittal Former chairman and MD of Italian fashion house Escada [18]
Karan Bilimoria, Baron Bilimoria Founder and CEO, Cobra Beer [19]
Saad Bin Jung Cricketer and conservationist [20]
Syed Akbaruddin Indian diplomat and Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations [21]
Menaka Guruswamy Senior advocate in the Supreme Court of India [22]
Ashok Gajapathi Raju Former Civil Aviation Minister [23]
M. M. Pallam Raju Former Minister of Human Resource Development [19]
Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy Former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh [24]
Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy Former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh [25][26]
Gaddam Vivek Venkatswamy Lok Sabha MP [27]
Asaduddin Owaisi Lok Sabha MP [28]
Akbaruddin Owaisi Telangana MLA [28]
Mekapati Goutham Reddy MLA [28]
Nagarjuna Actor and producer in the Telugu film industry and entrepreneur [25][26]
Ram Charan Actor and producer in the Telugu film industry and entrepreneur [25][26]
Sharwanand Actor in the Telugu film industry [28]
Rana Daggubati Actor in the Telugu film industry [25][26]
Sumanth Actor in the Telugu film industry [18]
Harsha Bhogle Cricket commentator [29]
D. Bala Venkatesh Varma Diplomat [18]
Ramendra Kumar Author of children's books
Nikhil Siddhartha Actor in the Telugu film industry [18]
Sridhar Tayur Entrepreneur and professor at Carnegie Mellon University
Teja Sajja Actor in the Telugu Film Industry

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet". My-Telugu.com. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Shahzore, Mohammed Najeeb (10 April 2021). "HPS represents a glorious era which surprisingly continues till date". The Siasat Daily. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  3. Education World Rankings, Education World, retrieved 5 November 2018
  4. "Future 50 schools shaping success" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 August 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. EducationToday.co. "The Hyderabad Public School". Educationtoday.co. Archived from the original on 13 August 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  6. "Awards| Global Triumph Foundation". globaltriumphfoundation.com. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  7. "The Hyderabad Public School Begumpet" (PDF). Forbes India Marquee: 50. February 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 August 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  8. "youandimag You & I Monthly Magazine dated Mon, 2 Jul 18". Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  9. 9.0 9.1 "All for love: When Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella surrendered his Green Card for wife Anu". Firstpost. 26 September 2017. Archived from the original on 3 November 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  10. "Satya Nadella: Executive Vice President, Cloud and Enterprise". Microsoft.
  11. "Shailesh Jejurikar: Chief Operating Officer, Proctor and Gamble". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 31 July 2021.
  12. "Shantanu Narayen, President and Chief Executive Officer – Adobe Executive Profiles". adobe.com.
  13. Dammala, Rachel (5 June 2023). "Hyderabad Public School: A Century of Leadership and Excellence". Deccan Chronicle.
  14. Rabindra (14 November 2022). "Distinguished Alumni of the Hyderabad Public School (HPS) Begumpet, Meet for the Curtain Raiser of the Centenary Celebrations!". Business News This Week. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  15. "Indian doctor | Dr Raghu Ram Pillarisetti | Breast Cancer | Global Indian". The Global Indian. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  16. IANS (5 February 2014). "Satya Nadella's story to inspire youngsters with humble backgrounds". Business Standard India – via Business Standard.
  17. @soumithchintala (25 May 2021). "Soumith speaks about Satya Nadella launching PyTorch at Azure" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  18. 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 "Hyderabad Public School, notable alumni".
  19. 19.0 19.1 "The Hyderabad Public School: Institution which produces Nadellas of the world". hindustantimes.com/. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  20. "Cozy in the Wild". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  21. "What do Satya Nadella, Ajay Banga, Syed Akbaruddin have in common? It's the Hyderabad Public School – Mumbai Mirror -". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  22. reddy, gayatri (31 July 2015). "A top legal honour: Oxford, Harvard and now Yale". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  23. Reporter, B. S. (26 May 2014). "Ashok Gajapathi Raju". Business Standard India. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  24. "From classmate to Kiran's deputy". The Hindu. 3 June 2011.
  25. 25.0 25.1 25.2 25.3 "Hyderabad Public School, where Eagles soar". The Hans India. 5 February 2014.
  26. 26.0 26.1 26.2 26.3 "Famous Hyderabad Public School Alumni". Ranker.
  27. "Hyderabad Public School plans mega anniversary blast". Deccan Chronicle. 19 December 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  28. 28.0 28.1 28.2 28.3 Suares, Coreena (1 June 2019). "Hyderabad Public School plans big bash for its students-turned-leaders". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  29. "Harsha Bhogle, Indian Express Columns". 6 February 2015.

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