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The Punjab Public School, Nabha

he Punjab Public School Kalwant Singh, and Col Naunihal and also gave substantial financial
was started in 1960 with Singh Mann to examine the help. Mr JK Kate was appointed as
a view to provide quality proposal. The committee visited the first headmaster on December
Tpublic school education Dehradun to see the Rashtriya 30, 1959. It was initially named as
to the deserving children of the Indian Military College, and several ‘Sainik School’ since its purpose
ex-servicemen, serving personnel other public schools, and finalized was to be a feeder to the National
of the defence forces and civilians. its report within a month. Defence Academy, Kharakwasla.
The guiding force in the opening of On receiving the report, the Chief It was formally inaugurated on 11
this school was Sardar Partap Singh Minister asked the committee April 1961 by the President of India,
Kairon, who was the Chief Minister to select a Headmaster for the Dr. Rajendra Prasad.
of Punjab. The school was formally school. He also suggested that Mr Ajay Singh is the current
inaugurated by Dr Rajendra the committee should go around headmaster of the school. The
Prasad, President of India, in April and see the buildings, belonging school has grown exponentially
1961. The school, in its initial stages, to the princely states, which were under his leadership. The school
was financed by the Post-War suitable for setting up the school. has won several accolades of
Services Reconstruction Fund. Accordingly, the committee late. These include Educational
The moving force for using the selected the old and new Secretariat Excellence Award,the School with
Best Infrastructure of the Year
Post-War Services Reconstruction and the Guest House of the Award from the Punjab region
Fund for setting up an endowment erstwhile Nabha State, along with a (National School Awards 2020) and
fund to start a school was Col large area of land which would be PPS being ranked No. 10 in the 14th
Naunihal Singh Mann, who most suitable for setting up a public Annual Education World India
prevailed upon Sardar Partap school. School Rankings survey concluded
Singh Kairon, sometime in August On receiving the in December 2020. Besides, Mr
1959, to pursue the idea. Sardarp recommendation of the committee, Singh was conferred the 1st CV
Partap Singh Kairon formed a Sardar Partap Singh Kairon Raman Award for Principal. The
Sub-Committee consisting of the directed that these buildings be school is affiliated to the Council
Education Secretary to the Punjab handed over for the purpose of the for the Indian School Certificate
Government, the Secretary to the school. The Punjab Government Examinations (CISCE), New
Governor of Punjab, the GOC- made the buildings and land Delhi and Cambridge Assessment
in-C in Western Command Lt Gen available to the school, free of cost, International Education (CAIE).

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