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The Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet

School in Telangana State, Begumpet, Secunderabad, India

The Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet

Summary

School in Telangana State, Begumpet, Secunderabad, India

FieldValue
nameHyderabad Public School
imageHyderabad Public School, Begumpet.jpg
mottoBe Vigilant
locationBegumpet
cityHyderabad
stateTelangana State
countryIndia
coordinates
other_nameHPS, Begumpet
former_nameJagirdars College
typePublic school (privately funded)
established
founderNizam VII of Hyderabad
districtHyderabad State Capital
principalDr.Skand Bali
faculty155
gender
age_range
enrollment3200 (pre-primary to 12th grade)
campus_size152 acres (89 acres of which allotted by H.E. Lady Viqar-ul-Umara)
colors
website

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.

History

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.

Campus

The school has a 122 acre campus with buildings built in the Indo-Saracenic style.

Recognition

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.
  • Future 50 Award: The Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet has been ranked as one among the Future 50 schools shaping the success in the Country.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Notable alumni

NameOccupationReferences
Satya NadellaCEO of Microsofturl=http://www.firstpost.com/world/all-for-love-when-satya-nadella-surrendered-his-green-card-for-h1-b-visa-4083165.htmltitle=All for love: When Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella surrendered his Green Card for wife Anuwebsite=Firstpostdate=26 September 2017archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171103222307/http://www.firstpost.com/world/all-for-love-when-satya-nadella-surrendered-his-green-card-for-h1-b-visa-4083165.htmlarchive-date=3 November 2017url-status=liveaccess-date=5 November 2017}}
Shailesh JejurikarPresident & CEO of Procter & Gamble
Ajaypal Singh BangaPresident of the World Bank
Former CEO of Mastercard
Vice Chairman of General Atlantic
Chairman of Exor
Jonnalagedda ChalapatiAir Marshal
Raghu Ram PillarisettiPadma Shri Awardee & Founding Director, KIMS-Ushalakshmi Centre for Breast Diseases at KIMS Hospitals
Prem WatsaBusiness magnate and CEO of Fairfax Financial
Shantanu NarayenPresident and CEO of Adobe Inc.
T. K. KurienCEO of Wipro
Soumith ChintalaCofounder & Lead of PyTorch
Megha MittalFormer chairman and MD of Italian fashion house Escadatitle=Hyderabad Public School, notable alumniurl=https://hpsbegumpet.org.in/relations/}}
Karan Bilimoria, Baron BilimoriaFounder and CEO, Cobra Beerurl=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/the-hyderabad-public-school-institution-which-produces-nadellas-of-the-world/story-iMnuv3TgD6JFYzVuVh9bpJ.htmltitle=The Hyderabad Public School: Institution which produces Nadellas of the worlddate=2014-02-06access-date=2018-11-26language=enwebsite=hindustantimes.com/}}
Saad Bin JungCricketer and conservationist
Syed AkbaruddinIndian diplomat and Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations
Menaka GuruswamySenior advocate in the Supreme Court of India
Ashok Gajapathi RajuFormer Civil Aviation Minister
M. M. Pallam RajuFormer Minister of Human Resource Development
Nallari Kiran Kumar ReddyFormer Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
Y. S. Jaganmohan ReddyFormer Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
Gaddam Vivek VenkatswamyLok Sabha MP
Asaduddin OwaisiLok Sabha MPlast=Suaresfirst=Coreenadate=2019-06-01title=Hyderabad Public School plans big bash for its students-turned-leadersurl=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/010619/hyderabad-public-school-plans-big-bash-for-its-students-turned-leaders.htmlaccess-date=2021-07-02website=Deccan Chroniclelanguage=en}}
Akbaruddin OwaisiTelangana MLA
Mekapati Goutham ReddyMLA
NagarjunaActor and producer in the Telugu film industry and entrepreneururl=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Hans/2014-02-05/Hyderabad-Public-School-where-Eagles-soar-/84780title=Hyderabad Public School, where Eagles soardate=5 February 2014website=The Hans India}}
Ram CharanActor and producer in the Telugu film industry and entrepreneur
SharwanandActor in the Telugu film industry
Rana DaggubatiActor in the Telugu film industry
SumanthActor in the Telugu film industry
Harsha BhogleCricket commentator
D. Bala Venkatesh VarmaDiplomat
Ramendra KumarAuthor of children's books
Nikhil SiddharthaActor in the Telugu film industry
Sridhar TayurEntrepreneur and professor at Carnegie Mellon University
Teja SajjaActor in the Telugu Film Industry

References

References

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  9. (26 September 2017). "All for love: When Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella surrendered his Green Card for wife Anu".
  10. "Satya Nadella: Executive Vice President, Cloud and Enterprise".
  11. (31 July 2021). "Shailesh Jejurikar: Chief Operating Officer, Proctor and Gamble". Business Standard India.
  12. Dammala, Rachel. (2023-06-05). "Hyderabad Public School: A Century of Leadership and Excellence". Deccan Chronicle.
  13. Rabindra. (2022-11-14). "Distinguished Alumni of the Hyderabad Public School (HPS) Begumpet, Meet for the Curtain Raiser of the Centenary Celebrations!".
  14. "Indian doctor {{!}} Dr Raghu Ram Pillarisetti {{!}} Breast Cancer {{!}} Global Indian".
  15. "Shantanu Narayen, President and Chief Executive Officer – Adobe Executive Profiles".
  16. IANS. (5 February 2014). "Satya Nadella's story to inspire youngsters with humble backgrounds". Business Standard India.
  17. "Soumith speaks about Satya Nadella launching PyTorch at Azure".
  18. "Hyderabad Public School, notable alumni".
  19. (2014-02-06). "The Hyderabad Public School: Institution which produces Nadellas of the world".
  20. "Cozy in the Wild".
  21. "What do Satya Nadella, Ajay Banga, Syed Akbaruddin have in common? It's the Hyderabad Public School – Mumbai Mirror -". Mumbai Mirror.
  22. reddy, gayatri. (2015-07-31). "A top legal honour: Oxford, Harvard and now Yale".
  23. Reporter, B. S.. (2014-05-26). "Ashok Gajapathi Raju". Business Standard India.
  24. (3 June 2011). "From classmate to Kiran's deputy". The Hindu.
  25. (2013-12-19). "Hyderabad Public School plans mega anniversary blast".
  26. Suares, Coreena. (2019-06-01). "Hyderabad Public School plans big bash for its students-turned-leaders".
  27. (5 February 2014). "Hyderabad Public School, where Eagles soar".
  28. "Famous Hyderabad Public School Alumni".
  29. (6 February 2015). "Harsha Bhogle, Indian Express Columns".
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