G. D. Birla Memorial School

G. D. Birla Memorial School is a secondary and senior secondary school offering education to over 200 students from grades 4 through 12. It was established in 1987 in memory of the Indian industrialist Ghanshyam Das Birla by its founders Shri. B K Birla (Basant Kumar Birla) and Smt. Sarla Birla. in the small town of Chiliyanaula in Ranikhet, Almora, Uttarakhand India.

G. D. Birla Memorial School for boys
Chiliyanaula, Ranikhet, Uttarakhand India
Information
Type	Public, private, secondary, primary
Motto	आरोह तमसो ज्योति (Evolution towards light)
Established	1987
Principal	Mohd Asim Ali
Staff	150
Faculty	30
Grades	Class 4 - 12
Number of students	200+
Campus size	36 acres (15 ha)
Campus type	Residential school
Houses	Vindhya, Aravali, Nilgiri, Himalaya
Sports	Soccer, cricket, hockey, tennis, basketball, table tennis, volleyball, badminton
Affiliation	CBSE(Central Board of Secondary Education).
Website	gdbms.net

Campus

The school is in the Almora district of Uttarakhand, a state in Northern India. Ranikhet is at a height of 5,500 feet (1,700 m) above sea level and is 360 km (220 mi) from the capital of India, Delhi. The school is located on a hill slope about 5 km (3.1 mi) from Ranikhet town. The school also provides residential accommodation for its students on its 36-acre (15 ha) campus.

Notable Alumni

• Nitin Gupta (Ministerial Adviser, adviser to former Premier Ted Baillieu, Australia)^[1][2]
• Shazil Islam Ansari