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Extraordinary Achievement in Education Leadership Award 2025-26

Jyoti Kapur

Jyoti Kapoor & Dr. Joseph Emmanuel, Chief Executive, Council for the Indian School Certifi-
cate Examinations (CISCE)

n alumna of Loreto Convent, Lucknow, and Luc- Har Kaur Girls High Schools) in post-partition Pakistan and
know University, which awarded her a Masters in had established the Dr. M K K Arya Model School, Panipat
AEconomics in 1983, Ms. Jyoti Kapur is Managing way back in 1946, I switched tracks and became engaged
Trustee of the M.K.K Arya Model School, Panipat (estb. in school education. Subsequently, we donated our family
1946), School of Excellence, Panipat (estb. 2025), and house in Dalhousie for a school promoted by the Dalai Lama.
Chairperson of the Shri Ram Global School, Greater Noida Since then for the past 13 years, I have dedicated myself to
(estb. 2019). Together, these three CBSE and Cambridge- the upliftment of our two schools in Panipat and also the Shri
affiliated senior secondary schools have 5,700 students Ram Global School, Greater Noida promoted by my husband
mentored by 335 teachers on their muster rolls. in 2019. Nurturing girl children and preparing them to par-
A go-getting entrepreneur and social activist, Ms. Jyoti ticipate as equals in industry and business has been a very
Kapur has carved out an illustrious career in several voca- fulfilling experience,” says Ms. Kapur.
tions spanning agriculture, industry, and education. For her dedicated commitment towards innovating Right
In 1985, she married Delhi-based entrepreneur Sanjiv Brain Development and STEM curricula and to the cause
Kapur. Soon after their marriage, the duo moved to Coorg of educating girl children in particular, Ms. Kapur has been
in South India to manage a 300-acre coffee estate. Down conferred several national awards and recognition. Among
south, they also promoted a company engaged in the manu- them: The EducationWorld Grand Jury India School Rank-
facture of grinding tools for polishing granite and marble ings (2021-22) for Best Technology and EWISR Award for
flooring in collaboration with Abressa, a Barcelona (Spain)- #2 rank among co-ed day schools (2022-24); Skill Bharat
based company. Simultaneously in her own right, Jyoti Ka- Samman Award of CNBC-18 in 2023; and Sustainable School
pur signed a contract with the US-based telecom major Mo- Award of Cambridge School Recognition Awards, South Asia
torola Inc to serve as the company’s Karnataka franchisee. 2025.
In 2012, the Kapurs returned to Delhi. “After working for In recognition of her enterprise, leadership, and commit-
almost two decades in business and industry, I felt the time ment to school education for over a dozen years, the Editors
had come for me to give back to society and work for the up- and Board of Directors of EducationWorld are pleased to
liftment of girl children in particular. And since my family confer the EducationWorld Extraordinary Achievement in
had been engaged in school education in Hafisabad (Mata Education Leadership Award 2025-26 upon Ms. Jyoti Kapur.

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