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{{short description|Indian private school society}}
{{Use Indian English|date=March 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Infobox school
| name = Delhi Public School Society
| image = [[File:DPSGF.png]]
| image_size = 200px
| alt =
| caption = Logo of DPS Greater Faridabad (a part of Delhi Public School Society)
| motto = Service before self
| location = All over [[India]]
| schooltype = [[Private school|Private]]
| established = {{start date and age|df=yes|1949}}
| founder =
| chairman =
| faculty =
| key_people =
| mascot = Torch
| affiliations = {{hlist|[[Central Board of Secondary Education|CBSE]]|[[Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations|CISCE]]}}
| website = {{URL|dpsfamily.org}}
}}
'''Delhi Public School Society (DPSS)''' or '''DPS Society''', is a chain of [[Private School|school]]s . The descriptor "Public School" references the model of the long-established [[Public school (United Kingdom)|public schools in the United Kingdom]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Delhi Public School Society|url=http://dpsfamily.org/|access-date=2021-04-01|website=dpsfamily.org}}</ref> It operates as a non-profit and private organization. The Delhi Public School Society is the administrative authority for all its institutions in [[India]] and abroad.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Delhi Public Schools (DPS) |url=https://edutinker.com/glossary/delhi-public-schools-dps/ |access-date=2024-02-05 |website=eduTinker |language=en-GB}}</ref> The DPSS Global Network comprises approximately 222 English medium, co-educational, secular schools, catering to students from PG (Play Group) to Class XII.<ref>{{Cite web |title=dps society |url=https://www.dpskpv.com/dps-society.html |access-date=2025-07-05 |website=www.dpskpv.com}}</ref>

==History==
The first school associated with the Delhi Public School Society was [[Delhi Public School, Mathura Road]] established in 1949. The foundation stone of the school building was laid in 1956 by [[Vice President of India|Vice President]] [[Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan|S. Radhakrishnan]].<ref name="Sharma">{{cite book|author=Ajay Kumar Sharma|title=A History of Educational Institutions in Delhi|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TJPy-Kt8BrYC&pg=PA286|publisher=Sanbun Publishers|isbn=978-93-80213-14-9|pages=286–}}</ref>

==Accreditation==
The [[Central Board of Secondary Education]] (CBSE) provides accreditation for all schools in the society except for four; DPS [[New Town, Kolkata]]; DPS Mega City, Kolkata; and DPS International, Singapore, are affiliated with the [[Indian Certificate of Secondary Education]] (ICSE), whilst DPS International, Saket, New Delhi, is affiliated with the [[International General Certificate of Secondary Education]] (IGCSE),<ref name="accreditation">{{cite web|title=Delhi Public School Society - Accreditation|url=http://www.dpsfamily.org/span-60.html|publisher=DPS Society|access-date=6 December 2014|archive-date=18 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418023443/https://dpsfamily.org/span-60.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==List of schools ==
===Core schools===
As of October 2025, there are 13 core branches of the Delhi Public School. The list of core schools is as follows:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://dpsfamily.org/Home/content/The-Core-Schools/The-Core-Schools |title=List of core schools in the DPS Society |work=Delhi Public School Society |access-date=16 October 2025}}</ref>

# [[Delhi Public School, Mathura Road]], [[New Delhi]]
# [[Delhi Public School, R. K. Puram]], [[New Delhi]]
# Delhi Public School, [[Noida]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]
# [[Delhi Public School, Vasant Kunj]], [[New Delhi]]
# [[Delhi Public School, Faridabad]], [[Haryana]]
# [[Delhi Public School, Rohini]], [[Delhi]]
# Delhi Public School, [[Dwarka]], [[Delhi]]
# [[Delhi Public School, Greater Noida]], Uttar Pradesh
# Delhi Public School, [[Bulandshahr]], Uttar Pradesh
# Delhi Public School, Nerul, [[Navi Mumbai]]
# Delhi Public School International, [[Saket (Delhi)|Saket]], New Delhi
# Delhi Public School, Knowledge Park-5, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh
# Delhi Public School, Sector-122, Noida


===Franchise school===
{{further|List of Delhi Public School Society schools}}

As of July 2025, there are 204 schools running under the DPS Society as [[Franchising|franchises]] in India, and 5 more abroad. These are not core schools and are not managed directly by the DPS Society.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://dpsfamily.org/school-in-india.html |title=List of Franchise Schools under DPS Society |work=DPS Society |access-date=18 October 2024 |archive-date=31 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131033533/https://dpsfamily.org/school-in-india.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Controversy==
Due to its legacy, good academic and extra curricular performance, and alumni network, schools affiliated with the Delhi Public School Society are considered to be among of the best in India. This has given rise to a situation where other schools not affiliated with the "Delhi Public School Society" have named and branded themselves as DPS schools.

The first such case was that of the "Delhi Public School Ghaziabad Society" which was started in collaboration with the Delhi Public School Society but later became a separate organization, and currently runs a chain of eight schools. A court case was filed in 2002 in the [[Delhi High Court]] by the Delhi Public School Society against the Delhi Public School Ghaziabad Society was dismissed for lack of jurisdiction.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/dps-branches-squabble-over-logo/articleshow/13698490.cms | title=DPS branches squabble over logo | Delhi News - Times of India | website=[[The Times of India]] }}</ref>

A second case, involved DPS alumni and society president [[Salman Khurshid]], starting a parallel organization DPS World Foundation to run schools under the name of DPS World Schools. Khurshid was thrown out of the DPS society and a case was filed against his foundation.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/dps-society-expels-salman-khurshid/356688/ | title=DPS Society expels Salman Khurshid - Indian Express }}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web | url=https://curriculum-magazine.com/tussle-for-owning-dps-brand-gets-into-a-new-phasesalman-khurshid-group-launches-dps-world-foundation/ | title=Tussle for owning DPS brand gets into a new phase,Salman Khurshid group launches DPS World Foundation – Curriculum Magazine }}</ref> The Supreme Court of India decided in favor of DPS society and DPS World Foundation changed its name to Delhi World Foundation and currently runs a chain of 60 schools named Delhi World Public Schools.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/sc-restrains-educational-institute-from-using-dps-trademark-118072401339_1.html | title=SC restrains educational institute from using DPS trademark | newspaper=Business Standard India | date=24 July 2018 | agency=Press Trust of India }}</ref>

The third such case was of the DPS Trust. The organization based in Rohini, New Delhi offered franchises to open schools under the brand name of DPS in smaller cities. The Delhi High Court, on 16 December 2012, barred the ‘DPS Trust’ from using the name ‘DPS’ or its registered logo as well as the name Delhi Public School for running a school or education-related services. The trust was ordered to pay Rs 10 lakh as damages.
<ref>{{cite court |litigants= Delhi Public School Society v. D.P.S. Trust |vol= |reporter= Indian Kanoon |opinion= |pinpoint= |court= Delhi High Court|date= 14 December 2012|url= https://indiankanoon.org/doc/187765377/|access-date= 23 November 2022|quote= |postscript= }}</ref>

== Arvey Malhotra suicide case ==
{{See also|Homosexuality in India}}
Arvey Malhotra, a 10th-grade student at DPS school at Greater Faridabad allegedly committed suicide at his residence blaming the school for inaction on his complaints about bullying.<ref>{{Cite news |date=Feb 26, 2022 |title=We investigated, found nothing: DPS Faridabad on 15-year-old student suicide note alleging harassment by school students |work=[[Asian News International]] |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/we-investigated-found-nothing-dps-faridabad-on-15-year-old-student-suicide-note-alleging-harassment-by-school-students20220226202845/}}</ref> In his suicide note, he alleged that the school administration and other students bullied him over his sexuality<ref>{{Cite news |last=Nath |first=Sanstuti |date=27 February 2023 |title=Haryana: Police Arrests Private School’s Academic Head In Connection With 15-Year-Old Student’s Suicide In Faridabad |work=India.com |url=https://www.india.com/news/india/haryana-police-arrests-private-schools-academic-head-in-connection-with-15-year-old-students-suicide-in-faridabad-5260646/}}</ref> and the school's headmistress was held on the charges of abetment to suicide.<ref>{{Cite news |date=28 February 2022 |title=Faridabad student suicide: Headmistress held on abetment charges |work=[[The Indian Express]] |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/headmistress-held-over-faridabad-student-suicide-7793784/}}</ref> Arvey's mother alleged the homophobic nature of bullying and history of sexual assault in the DPS school.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jain |first=Raunak |date=23 March 2023 |title=One year, no justice: Faridabad mother seeks justice for child who died due to bullying |work=DNA India |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-one-year-no-justice-faridabad-mother-seeks-justice-for-child-who-died-due-to-bullying-3031785}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{official website|http://www.dpsfamily.org/}}

{{DPS Society aegis|Dps Gandhinagar=Gujarat}}

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Abhishek Mandal at 19:49, 21 February 2026