The Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet

The Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet (HPS, Begumpet) is a privately funded public school in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. The school has grades from pre-primary to the 12th (ages 3 to 17). The school is affiliated with the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (ICSE, ISC) and is managed by the Hyderabad Public School Society and the Board of Governors.

Hyderabad Public School
Location
Begumpet Hyderabad , Telangana State India
Information
Other name	HPS, Begumpet
Former name	Jagirdars College
Type	Public school (privately funded)
Motto	Be Vigilant
Established	1923; 101 years ago (1923)
Founder	Nizam VII of Hyderabad
School district	Hyderabad State Capital
Principal	Dr.Skand Bali
Faculty	155
Enrollment	3200 (pre-primary to 12th grade)
Campus size	152 acres (89 acres of which allotted by H.E. Lady Viqar-ul-Umara)
Website	www.hpsbegumpet.org.in

History

A cricket match being played with the main building of the Hyderabad Public School in the background, c. 1940s

It was established in 1923 as Jagirdars College by the Seventh Nizam of Hyderabad, Mir Osman Ali Khan, and served as a school exclusively for the sons of nawabs, jagirdars and other aristocrats and elites. After the Zamindari system was abolished in 1950, it was renamed as the Hyderabad Public School in 1951.^[1][2]

Campus

The school has a 200-acre (0.81 km²) campus with buildings built in the Indo-Saracenic style.^[2]

Recognition

HPS, Begumpet has widely been recognized as one of the best lower educational institutions in India. Accolades include:

• Education World: The Hyderabad Public School was ranked first in Telangana & Hyderabad and sixth in India in the Co-ed Day-cum-Boarding Schools category for 2018–19.^[3]
• Future 50 Award: The Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet has been ranked as one among the Future 50 schools shaping the success in the Country.^[4]
• Education Today's India School Merit Awards: The Hyderabad Public School has been ranked third in India and first in the state and city under India's Top 20 Day-cum-Boarding Schools for exemplary contribution to the education field.^[5]
• India's Best Standalone Senior Secondary School and Best Innovative K-12 School Awards: In 2018, at the GTF Education Summit & Awards conducted by Global Triumph foundation in New Delhi, The Hyderabad Public School was honoured as India's Best Standalone Senior Secondary School and Best Innovative K-12 School.^[6]
• Great Place to Study by Global League Institute: The school was selected in the list of 'great places to study' by the Global League Institute based on the Student Satisfaction Survey. The honour was awarded by the British House of Commons.^[7][8]

Notable alumni

Name	Occupation	References
Satya Nadella	CEO of Microsoft	[9][10]
Shailesh Jejurikar	COO of Procter & Gamble	[11]
Ajaypal Singh Banga	President of the World Bank Former CEO of Mastercard Vice Chairman of General Atlantic Chairman of Exor
Jonnalagedda Chalapati	Air Marshal	[12]
Raghu Ram Pillarisetti	Padma Shri Awardee & Founding Director, KIMS-Ushalakshmi Centre for Breast Diseases at KIMS Hospitals	[13][14]
Prem Watsa	Business magnate and CEO of Fairfax Financial	[9]
Shantanu Narayen	President and CEO of Adobe Inc.	[15]
T. K. Kurien	CEO of Wipro	[16]
Megha Mittal	Former chairman and MD of Italian fashion house Escada	[17]
Karan Bilimoria, Baron Bilimoria	Founder and CEO, Cobra Beer	[18]
Saad Bin Jung	Cricketer and conservationist	[19]
Syed Akbaruddin	Indian diplomat and Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations	[20]
Menaka Guruswamy	Senior advocate in the Supreme Court of India	[21]
Ashok Gajapathi Raju	Former Civil Aviation Minister	[22]
M. M. Pallam Raju	Former Minister of Human Resource Development	[18]
Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy	Former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh	[23]
Y. S. Jaganmohan Reddy	Former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh	[24][25]
Gaddam Vivek Venkatswamy	Lok Sabha MP	[26]
Asaduddin Owaisi	Lok Sabha MP	[27]
Akbaruddin Owaisi	Telangana MLA	[27]
Mekapati Goutham Reddy	MLA	[27]
Nagarjuna	Actor and producer in the Telugu Film Industry and entrepreneur	[24][25]
Ram Charan	Actor and producer in the Telugu Film Industry and entrepreneur	[24][25]
Sharwanand	Actor in the Telugu Film Industry	[27]
Rana Daggubati	Actor in the Telugu Film Industry	[24][25]
Sumanth	Actor in the Telugu Film Industry	[17]
Harsha Bhogle	Cricket commentator	[28]
D. Bala Venkatesh Varma	Diplomat	[17]
Ramendra Kumar	Author of Children Books
Nikhil Siddhartha	Actor in the Telugu Film Industry	[17]

See also

• The Hyderabad Public School, Ramanthapur
• List of schools in Hyderabad, India

• Hyderabad portal

References

1. "Hyderabad Public School, Begumpet". My-Telugu.com. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
2. Shahzore, Mohammed Najeeb (10 April 2021). "HPS represents a glorious era which surprisingly continues till date". The Siasat Daily. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
3. Education World Rankings, Education World, retrieved 5 November 2018
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6. "Awards| Global Triumph Foundation". globaltriumphfoundation.com. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
7. "The Hyderabad Public School Begumpet" (PDF). Forbes India Marquee: 50. February 2018.
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9. "All for love: When Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella surrendered his Green Card for wife Anu". Firstpost. 26 September 2017. Archived from the original on 3 November 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
10. "Satya Nadella: Executive Vice President, Cloud and Enterprise". Microsoft.
11. "Shailesh Jejurikar: Chief Operating Officer, Proctor and Gamble". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 31 July 2021.
12. Dammala, Rachel (5 June 2023). "Hyderabad Public School: A Century of Leadership and Excellence". Deccan Chronicle.
13. Rabindra (14 November 2022). "Distinguished Alumni of the Hyderabad Public School (HPS) Begumpet, Meet for the Curtain Raiser of the Centenary Celebrations!". Business News This Week. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
14. "Indian doctor | Dr Raghu Ram Pillarisetti | Breast Cancer | Global Indian". The Global Indian. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
15. "Shantanu Narayen, President and Chief Executive Officer – Adobe Executive Profiles". adobe.com.
16. IANS (5 February 2014). "Satya Nadella's story to inspire youngsters with humble backgrounds". Business Standard India – via Business Standard.
17. "Hyderabad Public School, notable alumni".
18. "The Hyderabad Public School: Institution which produces Nadellas of the world". hindustantimes.com/. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
19. "Cozy in the Wild". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
20. "What do Satya Nadella, Ajay Banga, Syed Akbaruddin have in common? It's the Hyderabad Public School – Mumbai Mirror -". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
21. reddy, gayatri (31 July 2015). "A top legal honour: Oxford, Harvard and now Yale". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
22. Reporter, B. S. (26 May 2014). "Ashok Gajapathi Raju". Business Standard India. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
23. "From classmate to Kiran's deputy". The Hindu. 3 June 2011.
24. "Hyderabad Public School, where Eagles soar". The Hans India. 5 February 2014.
25. "Famous Hyderabad Public School Alumni". Ranker.
26. "Hyderabad Public School plans mega anniversary blast". Deccan Chronicle. 19 December 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
27. Suares, Coreena (1 June 2019). "Hyderabad Public School plans big bash for its students-turned-leaders". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
28. "Harsha Bhogle, Indian Express Columns". 6 February 2015.

External links

• Official website

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