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{{Infobox school
| motto = Knowledge is Power
| location = Sangam Vihar, New Delhi - 110062
| city = [[New Delhi]]
| county = [[India]]
| coordinates = {{Coord|28|30|21.8|N|77|15|03.2|E|type:edu_region:IN-DL|display=inline,title}}
| type = [[Private School]]
| established = 1993
| founder = [[Hakeem Abdul Hameed]]
| principal = Saher M.A. Sayed
| affiliation = [[Central Board of Secondary Education]]
| website = http://www.hamdardpublicschool.in/
}}

'''Hamdard Public School''' situated in [[Sangam Vihar (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Sangam Vihar]] is a co-educational, senior [[secondary school]] in [[New Delhi|New Delhi, India]], affiliated to the [[Central Board of Secondary Education]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cbseaff.nic.in/cbse_aff/schdir_Report/AppViewdir.aspx?affno=2730235|title=CBSE Details Of The School|website=cbseaff.nic.in|access-date=2020-01-25}}</ref> It is recognized by the Department of Education, Govt. of NCT Delhi and the [[Ministry of Human Resource Development|Ministry of HRD]], Govt. of India. It has received the [[International School Award]] by [[British Council]]. It is also a member of the National Progressive Schools' Conference (NPSC).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.npscindia.com/page/member-schools-h|title=Member-schools-h - NPSC INDIA|website=www.npscindia.com|language=en|access-date=2020-01-25}}</ref>

It is one of the few schools across [[India]] to have the Atal Tinkering Lab, which aims to foster curiosity, creativity and imagination in young minds.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aim.gov.in/hubs-of-innovation.php|title=ATL Selected Schools}}</ref>

==History==
The school was founded in 1993 by [[Hakim Abdul Hameed]], a [[Padma Bhushan]] and [[Padma Shri]] awardee and [[Saiyid Hamid]] who was a member of [[Indian Administrative Service]] and also served as the Vice Chancellor of [[Aligarh Muslim University]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dashboard-padmaawards.gov.in/?Year=1992-1992&Award=Padma%20Bhushan|title=Padma Bhushan 1992 Awardees|website=www.dashboard-padmaawards.gov.in|language=en|access-date=2020-01-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dashboard-padmaawards.gov.in/?Year=1965-1965&Award=Padma%20Shri|title=Padma Shri 1965 Awardees|website=www.dashboard-padmaawards.gov.in|language=en|access-date=2020-01-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amu.ac.in/pro.jsp?did=10065&lid=Vice%20Chancellors|title=List of Vice Chancellors of Aligarh Muslim University|website=www.amu.ac.in|access-date=2020-01-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Bedar|first=Abid Raza|title=A role model for leaders of change in India Hakeem Abdul Hameed: as seen by his contemporaries|publisher=Educational Publishing House|year=2011|isbn=9788182238855|location=Delhi}}</ref> It is a Senior Secondary School preparing students for both [[All India Secondary School Examination]] and [[All India Senior School Certificate Examination]]. In class 11 and 12, students have to choose one of 5 streams: Non-Medical, Medical, Commerce with Maths, Commerce without Maths or Humanities. The school is run by the Hamdard Education Society, whose secretary is Syed Samar Hamid.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://hamdardeducationsociety.org.in/our-founder-page-151|title=Our Founder|website=hamdardeducationsociety.org.in|access-date=2020-04-04}}</ref>

It is recognized as a minority school.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.edudel.nic.in/upload_2015_16/MinoritySchools.pdf|title=List of Minority Schools of Delhi}}</ref>

==Alumni==
===Arts and entertainment===
* [[Wasim Mushtaq]] (2003), TV actor

===Sports===
* Aamir Akhtar (1999), Former Nepali cricketer, Founder [[Everest Premier League]] (EPL)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tnm.com.np/aamir-akhtar/|title=AAMIR AKHTAR|website=TNM|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-29}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theweek.in/news/sports/2020/03/06/conoravirus-threat-nepal-cancels-everest-premier-league-t20-tournament.html|title=Conoravirus threat: Nepal cancels Everest Premier League T20 tournament|website=The Week|language=en|access-date=2020-03-29}}</ref>

== References ==

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[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1993]]
[[Category:Schools in Delhi]]
[[Category:CBSE Delhi]]
[[Category:Indian school stubs]]
[[Category:1993 establishments in Delhi]]

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>Johnpacklambert at 18:26, 23 March 2021