Delhi Public School (DPS)

What Delhi Public School (DPS) does

The Delhi Public School Society is a non-profit, non-proprietary educational organization headquartered in New Delhi (F-Block, East of Kailash), founded in 1949 with origins dating to 1941 as Church High School at the President's Estate. It operates a network of 222+ English-medium, co-educational K-12 schools delivering education from Pre-Nursery to Class XII under the CBSE curriculum, with select schools additionally offering Cambridge IGCSE pathways. The network comprises 13 core schools in Delhi-NCR (including flagship DPS Mathura Road, DPS R.K. Puram, DPS Noida, DPS Vasant Kunj, DPS Faridabad, DPS Greater Noida, and DPS International Saket), approximately 204 affiliated schools across India, and 6 schools abroad in UAE, Nepal, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Kuwait. Underlying technology includes smart classrooms, STEM and robotics laboratories, AI-enabled infrastructure, and digital systems supporting curriculum delivery and assessment, augmented by national Inter-DPS competition platforms spanning sports, language festivals, cultural activities, and academics.

The Society's revenue model is tuition-based, with each individual school setting its own fee structure based on local infrastructure and facilities; aggregated tuition across the network represents the primary revenue stream, though pricing is not publicly disclosed in consolidated form. Go-to-market is a network/franchise model: the Society licenses the DPS brand, curriculum framework, and operational standards to affiliated schools operated by local trusts, societies, and corporate/PSU partners including Indian Oil Corporation, SAIL, ONGC, and BPCL, enabling rapid rollout into tier-1, tier-2, and industrial-township geographies without centralized capex from the Society. Customer segments span K-12 students from middle and upper-middle-class Indian families seeking CBSE-aligned holistic education, plus corporate/PSU community members at sponsored campuses, with secondary demand from NRI and expatriate communities at overseas schools. Recent program additions include an AI and coding bootcamp with IvySchool.ai and a mental health curriculum (The Mind Sync), signaling incremental product-line expansion within the core K-12 offering.

Name

Delhi Public School (DPS)

Legal name

The Delhi Public School Society

Website

https://dpsfamily.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1941

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Delhi Public School Society is a non-profit network of 222+ K-12 schools operating across India and six foreign countries, delivering CBSE and Cambridge curriculum education from Pre-Nursery to Class XII to primarily middle and upper-middle-class Indian families through a brand-licensed franchise model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Educational Services (61)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Charter School Networks (Multi-Site) (EDAJACAC)

Keywords

• K-12 education
• CBSE curriculum
• Private schooling
• School network
• Holistic education

Headquarters

HQ city

New Delhi

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Tuition Fees: Revenue generated from tuition fees charged to students across all affiliated schools. Fee structures vary by school location and facilities offered.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Delhi Public School (DPS) operates a network of 222+ English-medium, co-educational K-12 schools governed by The Delhi Public School Society, a non-profit educational organization headquartered in New Delhi. The network delivers CBSE curriculum education from Pre-Nursery to Class XII, with select schools additionally offering the Cambridge International Education (IGCSE) programme, and serves students across India and six international locations.

Product overview

Delhi Public School (DPS) is a network of over 222 English-medium, co-educational schools founded on secular values, providing education from Pre-Nursery/Nursery to Class XII. The network includes 13 core schools (primarily in Delhi NCR including Mathura Road, R.K. Puram, Noida, Vasant Kunj, Faridabad, Rohini, Dwarka, and Greater Noida), approximately 204 schools across India, and 6 schools abroad (in UAE, Nepal, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait). The core schools operate as individual institutions with their own campuses and leadership, unified under the DPS Society's governance. Educational delivery is primarily through CBSE curriculum, with select schools also offering Cambridge International Education (IGCSE). The network provides supplementary programmes including AI and coding bootcamps, mental health education (The Mind Sync), kindness initiatives, and extensive Inter-DPS competitions spanning sports, cultural, and academic domains. Infrastructure varies by campus but includes common elements like smart classrooms, STEM/robotics laboratories, and sports facilities, with some schools featuring specialized amenities such as swimming pools and space observation centers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DPS International: Cambridge Pathway schools under the DPS umbrella offering international curriculum
• Inter DPS Events

Products and services

• DPS Mathura Road
• DPS R.K. Puram
• DPS Noida
• DPS Vasant Kunj
• DPS Faridabad
• DPS Rohini
• DPS Dwarka
• DPS Greater Noida
• DPS Navi Mumbai
• DPS International Saket
• DPS Bulandshahr
• DPS Sector 122 Noida
• DPS Pune East
• AI and Coding Bootcamp

Quantifiable outcome

• DPS Noida: Consistent outstanding board results reflecting robust academic ethos
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and strategic.

• The Mind SynccoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 June 2026Delhi Public School Bharuch became the first school in Gujarat's Bharuch district to implement The Mind Sync - India's First Mental Health Education Program integrating emotional intelligence, neuroscience, and Social-Emotional Learning into curriculum for Grades 1-10. 32 teachers were certified as Mental Health Educators.
• IvySchool.aistrategicTechnology or Integration · 26 March 2026Delhi Public School partnered with US-based IvySchool.ai to offer students a ten-day intensive AI and coding bootcamp. The program focuses on Python programming, computational thinking, AI fundamentals, and basic machine learning concepts. The bootcamp equips students with practical skills to build AI chatbots, automation tools, and beginner software applications.
• B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS)strategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerDPS Dharan established in 1996 as a co-educational, day cum residential school in collaboration with B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, a foremost medical university in Nepal. The school is affiliated to CBSE with classes from Pre Nursery to XII.
• Bhilai Steel Plant (SAIL)strategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerDPS Bhilai established in 1985 as a result of agreement between Bhilai Steel Plant (SAIL) and Delhi Public School Society. The school serves the educational needs of the steel plant township community.
• Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)strategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerDPS Nazira and other ONGC-associated schools established as joint venture between ONGC and Delhi Public School Society to provide quality education to oil industry communities.
• Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL)strategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerDPS Panipat Refinery and DPS Dhaligaon established in collaboration with IOCL to serve children of refinery employees. Schools follow CBSE curriculum with focus on holistic development.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Indus International School: Independent private K-12 institution offering IB and CBSE; represented on the curated Indian school circuit. Comparable to top-tier DPS campuses in academic outcomes and fee structure.
• Amity International Schools (Amity Education Group): Large private K-12 chain across India offering CBSE plus international curricula within the broader Amity Group. Competes with DPS for premium-segment families and represents a directly comparable private-network operating peer.
• DAV Public School (DAV College Managing Committee): Largest federally-administered CBSE school network in India operated by the DAV College Managing Committee. Runs hundreds of schools across India on a near-identical society-affiliate structure to DPS, making it the closest structural and product-market peer.
• Pathways World School: Premium K-12 chain under Pathways Global offering IB and CBSE programmes at flagship Gurgaon campus. Overlaps with DPS International in targeting Indian and expatriate premium families.
• Vibgyor High: Multi-city Indian K-12 chain offering CBSE/ICSE/Cambridge programmes with a strong metro presence. Directly comparable to DPS for branded private schooling aimed at middle-class families.
• GD Goenka Global Schools: Indian K-12 branded chain offering CBSE and international curricula across metro and tier-2 cities. Direct competitor for premium-segment families considering DPS.
• Ryan International Group: One of India's largest private K-12 chains with 130+ schools offering CBSE/ICSE curricula. Competes head-to-head with DPS in metro markets for middle-class and upper-middle-class families.
• Oakridge International School: Premium private K-12 chain operating CBSE and international curricula across India, integrated with Nord Anglia Education. Targets similar premium-family segment as DPS International and Cambridge-pathway campuses.
• Mount Litera School International (Zee Learn): Zee Learn-operated K-12 franchise chain offering CBSE and international curricula across India. Closely comparable to DPS in franchise/society operating model and price segment.

Broad incumbents

• Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan: Government of India-run K-12 network with ~1,250+ CBSE-affiliated schools for central-government employees' children and broader communities. Comparable scale and curriculum, but operates as a public-sector incumbent rather than a private society.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries16 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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