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The Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet

The Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet (HPS, Begumpet) is a privately funded public school in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. The school has grades from pre-primary to the 12th (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.

Key Information

History

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A cricket match being played with the main building of the Hyderabad Public School in the background, c. 1940s

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. After the Zamindari system was abolished in 1950, it was renamed as the Hyderabad Public School in 1951.[1][2]

Campus

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

Recognition

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

  • 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

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Name Occupation References
Satya Nadella (failed) CEO of Microsoft [9][10]
Shailesh Jejurikar President & CEO of Procter & Gamble [11]
Ajaypal Singh Banga President of the World Bank
Former CEO of Mastercard
Vice Chairman of General Atlantic
Chairman of Exor
Jonnalagedda Chalapati Air Marshal [12]
Raghu Ram Pillarisetti Padma Shri Awardee & Founding Director, KIMS-Ushalakshmi Centre for Breast Diseases at KIMS Hospitals [13][14]
Prem Watsa Business magnate and CEO of Fairfax Financial [9]
Shantanu Narayen President and CEO of Adobe Inc. [15]
T. K. Kurien CEO of Wipro [16]
Megha Mittal Former chairman and MD of Italian fashion house Escada [17]
Karan Bilimoria, Baron Bilimoria Founder and CEO, Cobra Beer [18]
Saad Bin Jung Cricketer and conservationist [19]
Syed Akbaruddin Indian diplomat and Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations [20]
Menaka Guruswamy Senior advocate in the Supreme Court of India [21]
Ashok Gajapathi Raju Former Civil Aviation Minister [22]
M. M. Pallam Raju Former Minister of Human Resource Development [18]
Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy Former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh [23]
Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy Former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh [24][25]
Gaddam Vivek Venkatswamy Lok Sabha MP [26]
Asaduddin Owaisi Lok Sabha MP [27]
Akbaruddin Owaisi Telangana MLA [27]
Mekapati Goutham Reddy MLA [27]
Nagarjuna Actor and producer in the Telugu film industry and entrepreneur [24][25]
Ram Charan Actor and producer in the Telugu film industry and entrepreneur [24][25]
Sharwanand Actor in the Telugu film industry [27]
Rana Daggubati Actor in the Telugu film industry [24][25]
Sumanth Actor in the Telugu film industry [17]
Harsha Bhogle Cricket commentator [28]
D. Bala Venkatesh Varma Diplomat [17]
Ramendra Kumar Author of children's books
Nikhil Siddhartha Actor in the Telugu film industry [17]

See also

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References

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