Vidya Devi Jindal School

Vidya Devi Jindal School (VDJS) is a boarding school for girls in Hisar, Haryana, India that was established in 1984 by industrialist Om Prakash Jindal. It was the first venture of his Vidya Devi Jindal Rural Development Trust. The school became functional in July 1984 and was granted affiliation by Central Board of Secondary Education the same year.

Vidya Devi Jindal School
Address
Delhi Road Hisar , Haryana , 125044 India
Coordinates	29°10′42″N 75°48′36″E
Information
Other name	VDJS
Type	Private Aĺl Girls'boarding school
Motto	Vidya Jyoti Jeevan Jyoti (The Light of Knowledge Is the Light of Life)
Established	1984 (1984)
Founder	O. P. Jindal
School board	CBSE
Chairperson	Deepika Jindal
Principal	Naina Dhillon
Staff	400
Faculty	134
Gender	Girls
Student to teacher ratio	1:8
Language	English
Houses	Kasturba Sarojini Savitri Laxmibai
Website	www.vdjs.edu.in

Houses

The school has a house system with four houses based on four courageous women of India. Inter-house activities include cultural festivals and recitation in addition to sports and games. The houses are:

• Kasturba
• Sarojini
• Savitri
• Laxmibai

Facilities

The campus has an academic wing, a utility block, a large auditorium, a health club, an infirmary, a dining hall with a seating capacity of 1000, an outdoor swimming pool, a roller skating ring and four hostels to accommodate 800 students. Accommodation for all members of VDJS is provided on the campus.

Foreign links

The school has an annual exchange with Lancaster Girls' Grammar School in northwest England, St. Clement's School in Canada and Stanford Lake College in South Africa.

Notable alumnae

• Muskan Khurana, IAS

• Priyanka Gill, fashion journalist, entrepreneur and angel investor

See also

• List of schools in Hisar
• List of universities and colleges in Hisar
• List of institutions of higher education in Haryana

External links

• Official website