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Alka Sharma

PRAMOD SHARMA (2018)
RATNA REDDY (2018)
AMARJYOTI GOHIL (2018)
DR. NISSAR AHMED (2019)
DR. SAROJ SUMAN GULATI (2019)
PAUL MACHADO (2019)
DR. GUNMEET BINDRA (2019)
SANJEEV BOLIA (2019)
G.S. MADHAV RAO (2021)
DR. ASHOK PANDEY (2021)
SHISHIR JAIPURIA (2022)
DR. GITA KARAN (2022)
KIRAN PATEL (2022)
DR. BIJAYA K. SAHOO (2022)
DR. LARRY ARNN (2023)
DAMODAR PRASAD GOYAL (2023)
MEENA S. DIVATIA (2023)
DR. ARUP MUKHOPADHYAY (2023)
Alka Sharma & Sumer Singh (left)
SINDHU MENDKE (2024)
BRIJMOHAN CHIRIPAL (2024)

n education, English and science alumna of Rajasthan’s #1 international day school in EWISR 2025-26.
Jodhpur, Rajasthan and Kota universities, As the guiding force behind these top-ranked schools
AAlka Sharma is the celebrated Udaipur-based for the past three decades, Ms. Sharma has championed
chairperson of the K-12 Central Public School and progressive and inclusive education while simultaneously
Rockwoods High School in the city of lakes. In 1989, she integrating technology, and active citizenship values into
promoted the CBSE-affiliated Central Public School (CPS) curriculums. Moreover, her focus has always been on intro-
with intent to provide quality English-medium education in ducing personality development, public speaking, creative
Rajasthan. In 2011 with CPS having attained full capacity, writing, and joyful learning programs — long before they
together with her son Deepak, Ms. Sharma promoted became popular in Indian education.
the CBSE-affiliated Rockwoods High School in Udaipur. “The purpose of education is to teach children not mere-
Subsequently in 2016, they established the Cambridge ly to acquire knowledge, but to experience joy in learning, to
International (UK)-affiliated Rockwoods International think independently, and mature into confident problems-
School. Currently, these schools have an aggregate 3,000 solving individuals equipped to thrive in a rapidly chang-
children and 200 teachers on their muster rolls. ing world. Education must nurture children’s holistic de-
Since then under Sharma’s leadership, the three schools velopment in mind, body, and spirit while remaining deeply
have evolved into models of holistic K-12 education com- rooted in India’s rich culture, traditions, and values, so they
bining academic rigour with sports, co-curricular and life grow into proud global citizens with strong sense of identity
skills education. They have graduated hundreds of children, and purpose,” says Sharma.
many of whom have risen to high positions in government, In appreciation and acknowledgement of her sustained
industry, business and social sector organisations. The pio- effort to raise teaching-learning standards and for contem-
neer CPS is routinely ranked among the Top 3 co-ed day- porisation of K-12 education in Rajasthan, the Editors and
cum-boarding schools of Rajasthan in the annual Educa- Board of Directors of EducationWorld are pleased to pres-
tionWorld India School Rankings and Rockwoods High is ent Alka Sharma the EW Lifetime Achievement in Educa-
ranked among the state’s Top 10 co-ed day schools. More- tion Leadership Award 2025-26 and induct her into the EW
over, Rockwoods International School, Udaipur is ranked Hall of Fame of Indian education.

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