The Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet

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Hyderabad Public School
Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet.jpg
Location
Begumpet

Hyderabad
,
Telangana State

India
Information
Other nameHPS, Begumpet
Former nameJagirdars College
TypePublic school (privately funded)
MottoBe Vigilant
Established1923; 99 years ago (1923)
FounderH.E.H. Nizam VII of Hyderabad
School districtHyderabad State Capital
PrincipalSkand Bali (from August 2017)
Faculty155
Enrollment3200 (PP1 - 12)
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 State, India.

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[]

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. It was renamed as the Hyderabad Public School in 1951 after the Zamindari system was abolished in 1950.[1][2]

Campus[]

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

Recognition[]

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

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[]

Name Class

Year

Notability References
Ajaypal Singh Banga CEO of Mastercard [9]
Ashok Gajapathi Raju Former Civil Aviation Minister [10]
Akkineni Nagarjuna Telugu cinema actor [11][12]
G. Vivekanand Lok Sabha MP [13]
Yarlagadda Sumanth Kumar Telugu cinema Actor [14]
Harsha Bhogle Cricket commentator [11]
Karan Bilimoria, Baron Bilimoria Founder and CEO, Cobra Beer [15]
M. M. Pallam Raju Former Minister of Human Resource Development [15]
Mekapati Goutham Reddy MLA [16]
Menaka Guruswamy Senior advocate in the Supreme Court of India [17]
Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy Former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh [18]
Prem Watsa Business magnate and CEO of Fairfax Financial [9]
Ram Charan Telugu cinema actor [11][12]
Sharwanand Telugu cinema actor [16]
Rana Daggubati Telugu cinema actor [11][12]
Satya Nadella CEO of Microsoft [9][19]
Shantanu Narayen President and CEO of Adobe Inc. [20]
Syed Akbaruddin Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations [21]
T. K. Kurien CEO of Wipro [22]
Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh [11][12]
Asaduddin Owaisi Lok Sabha MP [16]
Akbaruddin Owaisi Telangana MLA [16]
Megha Mittal Former chairman and MD, Escada [23]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet". My-Telugu.com. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
  2. ^ a b 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). Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. ^ EducationToday.co. "The Hyderabad Public School". Educationtoday.co. 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.
  8. ^ "youandimag You & I Monthly Magazine dated Mon, 2 Jul 18". Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  9. ^ a b c "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. ^ Reporter, B. S. (26 May 2014). "Ashok Gajapathi Raju". Business Standard India. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  11. ^ a b c d e "Hyderabad Public School, where Eagles soar". The Hans India. 5 February 2014.
  12. ^ a b c d "Famous Hyderabad Public School Alumni". Ranker.
  13. ^ "Hyderabad Public School plans mega anniversary blast". Deccan Chronicle. 19 December 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  14. ^ "Hyderabad Public School, notable alumni".
  15. ^ a b "The Hyderabad Public School: Institution which produces Nadellas of the world". www.hindustantimes.com/. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  16. ^ a b c d Suares, Coreena (1 June 2019). "Hyderabad Public School plans big bash for its students-turned-leaders". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  17. ^ reddy, gayatri (31 July 2015). "A top legal honour: Oxford, Harvard and now Yale". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  18. ^ "From classmate to Kiran's deputy". The Hindu. 3 June 2011 – via www.thehindu.com.
  19. ^ "Satya Nadella: Executive Vice President, Cloud and Enterprise".
  20. ^ "Shantanu Narayen, President and Chief Executive Officer - Adobe Executive Profiles". www.adobe.com.
  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. ^ IANS (5 February 2014). "Satya Nadella's story to inspire youngsters with humble backgrounds". Business Standard India – via Business Standard.
  23. ^ https://hpsbegumpet.org.in. Missing or empty |title= (help)

External links[]

Coordinates: 17°26′39″N 78°27′26″E / 17.4442°N 78.4572°E / 17.4442; 78.4572

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