Siliguri, 18th December: Delhi Public School, Siliguri has held on to its No. 1 position as the ‘Best Day-cum-Boarding School’ in West Bengal for the 5th consecutive year. DPS Siliguri has been ranked No. 1 in West Bengal and has secured 13th position in India in Day-cum-Boarding School category in the Education World India School Rankings 2021-22.
It is the 8th time in the last 9 years that DPS Siliguri has secured this position. The school scored 170, out of 200, in Competence of Faculty criteria and 125, out of 150, in Online Education Effectiveness, among other criteria.
The award was received by Sharad Agarwal, Director of DPS Siliguri, and Anisha Sharma, Principal of DPS Siliguri in an award function organized by Education World at The Leela Ambience in Gurugram on December 18, 2021.
Anisha Sharma, the Principal of DPS Siliguri, said that “ I, on behalf of Delhi Public School, Siliguri, am delighted and proud to receive the prestigious award given by Education World Magazine to the best schools in the country. Once again, we were awarded for being the best Day cum Boarding School in West Bengal. We have made this award our own having secured the same continuously since 2013. Incidentally, we were ranked 13th in India in the same category. Each such recognition goes a long way to validate our choices and encourages us to improve further. “
“With the onset of the pandemic, the foundation of our education system was shaken and like everyone else, we had to reinvent our systems and processes to best serve our students. In Delhi Public School, Siliguri, the management, administration, and teachers have worked together to adapt best to this pandemic. We have always believed that true education delivers much more than marks and grades and during these difficult times too, we have maintained the same impressive standards. The peerless performance of our students and prestigious awards like this show that we have succeeded when it mattered the most.”, she added.