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Established in 1935, Doon School is one of India's oldest public schools. It was the brain child of Satish Ranjan Das. The school is affiliated to the Council for Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE). The school caters to the needs of students up to the 12th standard. The school follows the syllabus prescribed by the Council for Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE). The school has well established computer laboratory, library, reading room, and hostel facilities. Besides the regular curriculum, the students are also involved in co-curricular activities. Admissions are made on the basis of an entrance examination and interview.
The Doon School, Dehradun, Uttaranchal, India.
Doon follows the House System, with five administrative units, or dorm-like houses, named, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kashmir, Oberoi and Tata. Each house is run by a housemaster, who is assisted by a senior boy known as the House Captain. There is one senior boy who serves as School Captain, and he is assisted by School Prefects from each of the houses. In addition, there are two holding houses, Foot and Martyn, named after former headmasters, where new students typically live for one year before they move into the main houses.
The Doon School, Dehradun, Uttaranchal, India.
The Doon School is a well-known school in India, spread across 70 acres (280,000 m2) in Dehradun in the state of Uttarakhand. Established in 1935, it was founded by Satish Ranjan Das, a cousin of Chittaranjan Das an Indian freedom fighter and former Chief Justice of India Sudhi Ranjan Das.
Its first Headmaster was Arthur E. Foot, a former science master at Eton College. Foot had never visited India before accepting the position, and his first action was to recruit J. A. K. Martyn from Harrow as his deputy.
The Doon School, Dehradun, Uttaranchal, India.
Doon follows the House System, with five administrative units, or dorm-like houses, named, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kashmir, Oberoi and Tata. Each house is run by a housemaster, who is assisted by a senior boy known as the House Captain. There is one senior boy who serves as School Captain, and he is assisted by School Prefects from each of the houses. In addition, there are two holding houses, Foot and Martyn, named after former headmasters, where new students typically live for one year before they move into the main houses.
The Doon School, Dehradun, Uttaranchal, India.
Tata House, one of the premier houses of the Doon school was founded in 1937-38 and named after the most illustrious Industrialist of 20th Century in India Mr.J.R.D. Tata. Famous in school as the house of Warriors, it is located adjacent to the school library. It is presently one of the oldest and the most beautifully constructed buildings in the school campus.
The Doon School, Dehradun, Uttaranchal, India.
Corridor of the school academic block, better known as The Main Building.
The objective behind the establishment of the school was not only setting up an institution in line with the tradition of English schools, but also the one that fostered unique Indian identity. The school had its formal inauguration on October 27, 1935 by Lord Willingdon. The Indian Public Schools’ Society (IPSS), a non-profit making body set up under the Indian Companies Act in 1929, owns the schools and is responsible for the management of the school through a Board of Governors.
The Doon School, Dehradun, Uttaranchal, India.
The foundation stone was laid by Rai Bhadur M.S.Oberoi on 20th November, 1987. Inaugurated by Rai Bhadur M.S.Oberoi on 19th October, 1991.
The Doon School, Dehradun, Uttaranchal, India.
The Doon School is a well-known school in India, spread across 70 acres (280,000 m2) in Dehradun in the state of Uttarakhand. Established in 1935, it was founded by Satish Ranjan Das, a cousin of Chittaranjan Das an Indian freedom fighter and former Chief Justice of India Sudhi Ranjan Das.
The Doon School, Dehradun, Uttaranchal, India.
The school academic block is better known as The Main Building.
The Doon School, one of India’s first public schools, owes its existence to the vision, foresight and dream of Honorable Mr. Satish Ranjan Das, one of pre-independent India’s most eminent barristers and a member of the Executive Council of the Viceroy of India.
The Doon School, Dehradun, Uttaranchal, India.
Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kashmir, Oberoi and Tata are the five main houses to which the boys are assigned under the supervision of two Housemasters and a Dame. There are approximately a hundred boys in each house. House spirit at the Doon School is legendary, and here the boys learn and abide by values like commitment, loyalty, sharing and standing by each other in times of crisis.
Long after they leave, Doscos come back during Founder’s, nostalgically attend an 'At Home' in their former houses, and revive old memories.
The Doon School, Dehradun, Uttaranchal, India.
Jaipur house, originally known as Thomas House, moved into its present buildings on 27th of March 1937. Mr. C.L. Howell was the first housemaster. He stayed in the house till 1941, when he joined the Gorkhas and went on to be ordained as a priest. Twenty boys were transferred from the three existing houses as 'Pilgrim Fathers'. They formed the nucleus of which the forty new boys were rapidly organized to form the new house. Mr. Lovraj Kumar, who later became the chairman of the board of governors, was one of those twenty. In 1947 Jaipur House held 69 boys out of the total strength of 300 of the school.
The Doon School, Dehradun, Uttaranchal, India.
The Kashmir House is one of the oldest structures and houses of the Doon School. A donation by Maharaja Hari Singh of Kashmir for the construction of the House resulted in the name of Kashmir House. The house is situated next to Hyderabad House in the front of the Main Field.
In 2003, the Houses Kashmir-A and Kashmir-B were unified to make one House, The Kashmir House.
The Kashmir House is also known as the "House Of Gentlemen" owing to it's discipline and cordial behaviour of the boys.
The Doon School, Dehradun, Uttaranchal, India.
Jaipur house, originally known as Thomas House, moved into its present buildings on 27th of March 1937. Mr. C.L. Howell was the first housemaster. He stayed in the house till 1941, when he joined the Gorkhas and went on to be ordained as a priest. Twenty boys were transferred from the three existing houses as 'Pilgrim Fathers'. They formed the nucleus of which the forty new boys were rapidly organized to form the new house. Mr. Lovraj Kumar, who later became the chairman of the board of governors, was one of those twenty. In 1947 Jaipur House held 69 boys out of the total strength of 300 of the school.
The Doon School, Dehradun, Uttaranchal, India.
Tata House, one of the premier houses of the Doon school was founded in 1937-38 and named after the most illustrious Industrialist of 20th Century in India Mr.J.R.D. Tata. Famous in school as the house of Warriors, it is located adjacent to the school library. It is presently one of the oldest and the most beautifully constructed buildings in the school campus.
The Doon School, Dehradun, Uttaranchal, India.
Tata House, one of the premier houses of the Doon school was founded in 1937-38 and named after the most illustrious Industrialist of 20th Century in India Mr.J.R.D. Tata.
The Doon School, Dehradun, Uttaranchal, India.
The Doon School is a well-known school in India, spread across 70 acres (280,000 m2) in Dehradun in the state of Uttarakhand. Established in 1935, it was founded by Satish Ranjan Das, a cousin of Chittaranjan Das an Indian freedom fighter and former Chief Justice of India Sudhi Ranjan Das.
The Doon School, Dehradun, Uttaranchal, India.
Meals are eaten in the Central Dining Hall (CDH) with Masters and Dames supervising breakfast and lunch. Chhota Haazri, a morning snack, is served in the houses before PT. Breakfast, mid-morning snacks, lunch, evening tea and supper are eaten in the CDH with boys taking turns waiting at tables. An experienced catering manager ensures that nourishing, wholesome, and calorific fare fills hungry young stomachs.
The Doon School, Dehradun, Uttaranchal, India.
The Kashmir House is one of the oldest structures and houses of the Doon School. A donation by Maharaja Hari Singh of Kashmir for the construction of the House resulted in the name of Kashmir House. The house is situated next to Hyderabad House in the front of the Main Field.
The Doon School, Dehradun, Uttaranchal, India.
The Doon School, one of India’s first public schools, owes its existence to the vision, foresight and dream of Honorable Mr. Satish Ranjan Das, one of pre-independent India’s most eminent barristers and a member of the Executive Council of the Viceroy of India.
With support from a wide range of eminent Indians of that time the Indian Public Schools Society was registered as a non-profit making body under the Indian Companies Act in 1929. Unfortunately, Mr. S.R. Das passed away in 1928. Thereafter his wife and friends collected funds to start the school in September 1935. The society was fortunate to be able to take over the Chand Bagh Estate in Dehra Dun from the Indian Forest College and to acquire the neighbouring Skinners’ Estate from the family of the well known Col. Skinner of Skinner’s Horse.
The Doon School, Dehradun, Uttaranchal, India.
Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kashmir, Oberoi and Tata are the five main houses to which the boys are assigned under the supervision of two Housemasters and a Dame. There are approximately a hundred boys in each house. House spirit at the Doon School is legendary, and here the boys learn and abide by values like commitment, loyalty, sharing and standing by each other in times of crisis.
Long after they leave, Doscos come back during Founder’s, nostalgically attend an 'At Home' in their former houses, and revive old memories.
The Doon School, Dehradun, Uttaranchal, India.
The foundation stone was laid by Rai Bhadur M.S.Oberoi on 20th November, 1987. Inaugurated by Rai Bhadur M.S.Oberoi on 19th October, 1991.
The Doon School, Dehradun, Uttaranchal, India.
The Doon School is a well-known school in India, spread across 70 acres (280,000 m2) in Dehradun in the state of Uttarakhand. Established in 1935, it was founded by Satish Ranjan Das, a cousin of Chittaranjan Das an Indian freedom fighter and former Chief Justice of India Sudhi Ranjan Das.
The Doon School, Dehradun, Uttaranchal, India.
The Kashmir House is one of the oldest structures and houses of the Doon School. A donation by Maharaja Hari Singh of Kashmir for the construction of the House resulted in the name of Kashmir House. The house is situated next to Hyderabad House in the front of the Main Field.
In 2003, the Houses Kashmir-A and Kashmir-B were unified to make one House, The Kashmir House.
The Kashmir House is also known as the "House Of Gentlemen" owing to it's discipline and cordial behavior of the boys.
The Doon School, Dehradun, Uttaranchal, India.
The Doon School is distinguished by being the only one which was set up as a custom made public school. On October 27, 1935, it was inaugurated by the Viceroy of India- Lord Wellingdon. Lord Halifax, was the president. The British Board of Education selected A.E. Foot, a master at Eton College as The Doon School’s first Headmaster. Campus - The campus covers 28 hectares of woods and greenery located at the beginning of the cantonment.
The Doon School, Dehradun, Uttaranchal, India.
The Doon School, one of India’s first public schools, owes its existence to the vision, foresight and dream of Honorable Mr. Satish Ranjan Das, one of pre-independent India’s most eminent barristers and a member of the Executive Council of the Viceroy of India.
The Doon School, Dehradun, Uttaranchal, India.
Jaipur house - originally known as Thomas House, moved into its present buildings on 27th of March 1937. Mr. C.L. Howell was the first housemaster. He stayed in the house till 1941, when he joined the Gorkhas and went on to be ordained as a priest. Twenty boys were transferred from the three existing houses as 'Pilgrim Fathers'. They formed the nucleus of which the forty new boys were rapidly organized to form the new house. Mr. Lovraj Kumar, who later became the chairman of the board of governors, was one of those twenty. In 1947 Jaipur House held 69 boys out of the total strength of 300 of the school.
The Doon School, Dehradun, Uttaranchal, India.
Doon follows the House System, with five administrative units, or dorm-like houses, named, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kashmir, Oberoi and Tata. Each house is run by a housemaster, who is assisted by a senior boy known as the House Captain. There is one senior boy who serves as School Captain, and he is assisted by School Prefects from each of the houses. In addition, there are two holding houses, Foot and Martyn, named after former headmasters, where new students typically live for one year before they move into the main houses.
The Doon School, Dehradun, Uttaranchal, India.
The Doon School is a well-known school in India, spread across 70 acres (280,000 m2) in Dehradun in the state of Uttarakhand. Established in 1935, it was founded by Satish Ranjan Das, a cousin of Chittaranjan Das an Indian freedom fighter and former Chief Justice of India Sudhi Ranjan Das.
The Doon School, Dehradun, Uttaranchal, India.