Delhi govt’s Armed Forces Preparatory School to be named after Bhagat Singh: Kejriwal


PTI, Mar 22, 2022, 12:43 PM IST

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday announced that the Delhi government’s upcoming school to prepare students for the armed forces will be named after freedom fighter Bhagat Singh.

The school will come up at a 14-acre campus in Jharoda Kalan with state-of-the-art facilities. On the eve of the death anniversary of Bhagat Singh, the chief minister said, ”It was on March 23 (in 1931) that Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev were hanged to death.

”On December 20, 2021, we had announced that Delhi will have a school where students will be prepared for the armed forces. The school will be named Shaheed Bhagat Singh Armed Forces Preparatory School,” he said in an online briefing. It will be a residential school and students will not be charged any fees, the chief minister said.

”The school will admit students to classes 9 and 11. There will be 200 seats — 100 in each class. We have already received 18,000 applications for 200 seats,” he said.

An aptitude test will be conducted on March 27 for admission to Class 9. The test for enrolment for class 11 will be held the next day. In the second phase, interviews will be conducted, he said.

The students will be taught by retired officers of the army, navy officers and the air force, he added.

Udayavani is now on Telegram. Click here to join our channel and stay updated with the latest news.

Top News

Independence will be jeopardised if parties place creed above country, says Dhankhar

Adityanath calls for following ideals of Constitution; Akhilesh slams BJP for ‘political duplicity’

Eknath Shinde resigns, asked to act as caretaker chief minister

MUDA case: Karnataka HC adjourns hearing till Dec 10

‘Charges against Adani in bribery case can be withdrawn if deemed unworthy after Trump takes over as President’

Andaman drug seizure: Police trying to get call record of satellite phone

Four women killed, 16 injured in van-truck collision in Gujarat’s Surendranagar

Related Articles More

Cong seeks to capitalise on Kerala BJP infighting; woos disgruntled leaders

Independence will be jeopardised if parties place creed above country, says Dhankhar

Cong seeks to capitalise on Kerala BJP infighting; woos disgruntled leaders

Adityanath calls for following ideals of Constitution; Akhilesh slams BJP for ‘political duplicity’

Russian national’s body found floating in hot water spring in Uttarkashi

MUST WATCH

Coconut Flower

Prakash Belawadi

Naxal Leader Vikram Gowda

Christmas Cake Fruit Mixing

DK Shivakumar


Latest Additions

Cong seeks to capitalise on Kerala BJP infighting; woos disgruntled leaders

Independence will be jeopardised if parties place creed above country, says Dhankhar

Cong seeks to capitalise on Kerala BJP infighting; woos disgruntled leaders

Adityanath calls for following ideals of Constitution; Akhilesh slams BJP for ‘political duplicity’

Thought RR might be a good environment for Suryavanshi to grow in: Head coach Rahul Dravid

Thanks for visiting Udayavani

You seem to have an Ad Blocker on.
To continue reading, please turn it off or whitelist Udayavani.