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Kiran Vijayakumar, director of the National Centre for Excellence Vinod Sharma, Director of Delhi Public School, Jalandhar, was
(NCFE) Schools, Bengaluru was conferred the Rising Education Star conferred the Education Leader of the Year Award 2025-26. “At DPS
Award 2025-26. He oversees the operations of NCFE’s multiple cam- Jalandhar our objective is to provide holistic education that balances
puses at CV Raman Nagar, Indiranagar, and Mandur in Bengaluru. academic rigour with values, creativity and social responsibility. We
nurture confident, future-ready students. by fostering critical thinking,
innovation, leadership and a strong culture of reading,” says Sharma.

Dr. Kavisha Khurana Vij, Director of The Chintels School,
Kanpur, was conferred the Visionary Education Leader Award 2025-
26. Acoording to Vij, the objective of Chintels School is “to nurture
responsible and conscientious citizens through a challenging, inter-
disciplinary and art integrated curriculum fulfilling the diverse needs of
students in a caring and stimulating environment.” Students are also
“encouraged to develop a social and moral conscience enabling them
to contribute to their family and wider community”.

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