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{{Infobox school
| name = The Army Public Schools of India
| image =
| caption =
| motto = Truth Is God
| location =
| country = India
| established = {{Start date and age|df=yes|paren=yes|1974}}
| type = Private
| oversight = [[Army Welfare Education Society]]
| school_board = [[Central Board of Secondary Education]]
| classes = 1 to 12
| head =
| head_label =
| faculty = 8,500
| staff =
| students = 2.3 lacs
| website = {{URL|www.awesindia.com}}
}}

'''Army Public Schools''' ('''APS''') is a system of Private schools established for imparting education to the children of the [[Armed Forces of India|Indian armed forces]] personnel. With 137 schools throughout the country, it is one of the largest chains of schools in India. It is controlled by the [[Army Welfare Education Society]] (AWES), which was established in 1983, has over the years established more than 135 Army public schools and 249 Army pre-primary schools across India, and also several institutions of higher education.<ref>[http://www.awes.nic.in/aboutus.htm About us] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130728123330/http://www.awes.nic.in/aboutus.htm |date=28 July 2013 }} AWES</ref>

From a modest 20000 students population in 1987, APSs have grown to a mammoth systems with a students strength of approximately 2.3 lac and 8500 teaching staff. On an average 5000 students are added every year.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Army school site|url=http://www.awesindia.com/aboutus.aspx}}</ref>

==Overview==
The schools are generally managed by the [[Indian army|army]] [[Indian army#Commands|regional commands]] following the [[Central Board of Secondary Education|CBSE]] pattern of education. Admission is granted on a priority basis to wards of Army personnel. All Army schools have a chairman who is a senior Indian Army officer of brigadier rank and a patron who is of major general rank.<ref>{{cite web|title=AWES : A Historical Overview| url=http://www.awesindia.com/aboutus.aspx|access-date=2020-08-24}}</ref>

==List of Army Public Schools of India (not all-inclusive) ==
{{Unreferenced section|date=October 2017}}

#[http://potha.armygoodwillschool.in/ Army Goodwill School, Potha], Jammu and Kashmir
#[http://apsagartala.org/ Army Public School, Agartala]
#[https://www.armypublicschoolagra.com/ Army Public School, Agra]
#[http://apsahmedabad.in/ Army Public School, Ahmedabad Cantt]
#Army Public School, Ahmednagar
#Army Public School, Ambala Cantt.
#Army Public School, Ballygunge
#Army Public School, Bareilly
#Army Public School, Barrackpore
#Army Public School, Basistha
#Army Public School, Beas
#Army Public School, Bengdubi
#Army Public School, Bhopal
#[https://apsbhuj.com/ Army Public School, Bhuj]
#Army Public School, Bikaner
#[[Army Public School, Binnaguri]]
#Army Public School, Bolarum
#Army Public School, Cannanore
#Army Public School, Chandimandir
#[[Army Public School, Chennai]] [[https://apschennai.in/]]
#Army Public School, Dagshai
#Army Public School, Danapur Cantt
#Army Public School, Damana, J&K
#Army Public School, Dehu Road
#Army Public School, Delhi Road
#[[Army Public School, Delhi Cantt]]
#[[Army Public School, Dhaula Kuan]]
#[http://apsdhg.com/ Army Public School, Dhrangadhra]
#Army Public School, Dighi
#Army Public School, Dinjan
#Army Public School, Faizabad
#Army public School, Faridkot
#Army Public School, Fazilka
#Army Public School, Ferozpur Cantt
#Army Public School, Gangtok
#Army Public School, Hisar
#[http://www.apshisar.com/]
#Army Public School, Jabalpur
#[http://apsjaipur.edu.in/home.aspx Army Public School, Jaipur]
#Army Public School, Jhansi Cantt
#Army Public School, Jodhpur
#[http://www.apsjorhat.org/ Army Public School, Jorhat]
#Army Public School, Kaluchak, J&K
#[https://www.apskamptee.in/ Army Public School, Kamptee]
#Army Public School, Kamraj Road
#Army Public School, Kashipur
#Army Public School, Kirkee [https://armypublicschoolkirkee.in/]
#Army Public School, Kolkata
#Army Public School, Lalgarh Jattan
#[[Army Public School, Lansdowne]]
#Army Public School, Lucknow, Nehru Road
#Army Public School, Lucknow, Lal Bahadur Shastri Marg
#Army Public School, Lucknow, SP Marg
#Army Public School, Mamun Cantt
#Army Public School, Mathura Cantt
#Army Public School, Meerut Cantt
#Army Public School, Mhow
#Army Public School, Mumbai
#Army Public School, Nabha
#Army Public School, Nahaan
#Army Public School, Namkun Cantt
#[http://www.apsnarangi.com/ Army public School, Narangi]
#[http://apsnasirabad.in/ Army Public School, Nasirabad]
#Army public School, Noida
#Army Public School, Panagarh
#Army Public School, Parachute Regiment Training Centre, Karnataka
#Army Public School, Patiala
#Army Public School, Potha
#Army Public School, Pathankot
#Army Public School, Pune
#'''[http://www.apsraiwala.com/ Army Public School, Raiwala]'''
#Army Public School Rangapahar
#Army Public School, Rorkee
#Army Public School, Sagar
#[http://apsshankarvihar.ac.in/ Army Public School, Shankar Vihar]
#Army Public School, Shillong
#[http://apssukna.com/ Army Public School, Sukna]
#Army Public School, Suratgarh
#Army Public School, Tenga Valley
#Army Public School, Tezpur
#[http://www.apstibri.in/ Army Public School, Tibri]
#Army Public School, Trivandrum
#Army Public School, Udhampur, J&K
#Army Public School, Umroi Cantt
#Army Public School, Varanasi
#Army Public School, Yol Cantt
#[[Bipin Chandra Joshi|General B. C. Joshi]] Army Public School, [[Pithoragarh]]
#Army Public School, Rakhmuthi, J&K
#Army Public School, Jammu cantt, J&K
#Army Public School, Ratnuchak, J&K
#Army Public School, Akhnoor, J&K
#Army Public School, Sunjuwan, J&K
#Army Public School, Miran sahib, J&K
#Army Public School, Dhar road, Udhampur, J&K
#Army Public School, Srinagar, J&K
#Army Public School, Samba, J&K
#Army Public School, Bathinda
#Army Public School, Unchi Bassi

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.awesindia.com/|Army Welfare Education Society (AWES)}}

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[[Category:Co-educational schools in India]]
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