Top CBSE Schools In Raj Nagar Extension : Gurukul The School

1. Mr. Sachin Vats

Founder Director

BE (Chemical) Gold medalist, MBA –HR & Education Management, Founder Director- Gurukul The School

To quote Mr. Vats,“Children are uniquely blessed and education must be channelized to bring out the best of their ingenuity.” Under his stewardship, Gurukul has grown from a small offshoot of Primary school of 20 toddlers to a brimming educational hub with 3000 plus students. The School has two established branches, endowed with assortments of accreditations from education fraternity.

A speaker and a panellist in many International and National Conferences & Seminars, Mr. Vats chairs District Kurash Association as the President and District Hockey Association as Sr.Vice President.

Adorned with a wide array of awards which include the Most Emerging Leader in Education by Asia One magazine & PWC,Education, Stalwarts Award by Education Today and Modern Leader Preserving Indian Tradition award by Mind Mingle, Mr. Sachin Vats is a major donor to The Rotary Foundation.

An incessant pursuer of ‘excellence in education’, Mr. Vats upholds continued reverence for the legacy of core values of respect, honesty, fairness, compassion and responsibility.

2. Dr. Vikram Dutt

Former Civil Servant, author, Disability Expert, Documentary Filmmaker

A former civil servant and motivational speaker, he is disability expert, documentary filmmaker, inclusive and special education consultant, university teacher, journalist and feature writer and a sportsperson and qualified sports coach. He has been active in the passage of several landmark legislations in the social service sector and has initiated work in the field of mental health and well-being of orphans and juveniles. He is also a former Vice Chairperson of the Forum of Public Schools.

Mr. Vikramdutt is a Founder Associate Editor of Institutionalised Children Expectations and Beyond, a New Delhi based SAARC academic journal on mental well-being of children. He is a former Editor of Indian Journal of Disability and Rehabilitation and has been an Editorial Consultant to the Boston University-based journal – Sexuality and Disability.
He is the author of over 250 publications and has more than 50 documentary films to his credit. Many of these have been screened at prestigious International Film Festivals. He has been a visiting fellow to the U.S.A, Italy, Germany, and the UK. He has also been invited by the governments of Oman, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait and has participated in film and journalistic curricula there. The USA invited him as a State Guest under a special Indo-US protocol in the disability field. He was also invited as a Resource Person in his parent’s country of origin –Bangladesh – for establishing Inclusive Education in that country.
His international honours include ‘500 Intellectuals to Influence Contemporary Thought’ and ‘Man of the Year’ and ‘Man of the Decade’ Awards, all from the USA. He has been felicitated by the Chairperson of the British House of Lords Committee on Disability. He has also won several awards in India for his work with the disadvantaged, including the ‘GauravSamman’ Award and an Award for promoting international peace and understanding from Italy. Currently, he also serves as a Core Committee Member of Experts on Rehabilitation established under the Government of India.

3. Major General Pramod Saighal

Former Head of Army Air Defense College, Motivational Speaker and a renowned Career Expert

Major General Pramod Saighal retired in 2002 as the Head of Army Air Defence College wherein he trained officers in Nano-Technology, Information Technology, Electronic Warfare, Radars and Computers. He has trained over three thousand officers of Indian and 38 foreign Armies at Army War College Mhow. He has also trained cadets of The National Defence Academy, Khadakvasla and The Officers Training Academy, Chennai. He is a pilot and a deep sea diver and has flown extensively in the North-East and J&K.
Since 2004, he has been working on a mission whose primary aim is to add solidity to the lives of children through a variety of workshops designed to improve their competitiveness and earning potential. Till date, he has counselled approximately 8.3 lakh children of schools, colleges and universities on The finest career opportunities through science, commerce and humanities, Personality development, motivation and power of thoughts, Defence Services and Civil Services, National Security and Leadership in the 21st century. In 2011 and 2012, he counselled over 30,000 children in South, Central and North Kashmir at the behest of The Army and Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. He has also counselled children in dacoit-infested areas around Rewa and Satna at the behest of Chinmaya Mission.

4. Mr. Yashpal Solanki

Arjun Awardee, Coach Indian Judo team

Mr. Yashpal Solanki has been playing Judo continuously for the last 25 years and represented the country at the international level. He has participated in approximately 100 world class championships with 30 medals to his credit.

He is decorated with the prestigious Arjun Award, Bhima Award and Maharaja Ranjit Singh Award for his achievements in the field of Judo. He is also Commonwealth Champion-2010 and World Cup Bronze Medalist 1996.Under his guidance as coach Indian Judo Team has represented India at many International tournaments including Rio Olympics, 2016.

5. Ms. Nandita Tewari

B A History, Lady Sri Ram College, B.ED Special Education, Jamia Milia University, MS(Multi disciplineray education) State University of New York

Ms. Nandita Tewari has acquired an interesting and diverse experience after she forayed into education nineteen years ago and transcended internationally to the US and HongKong. With a firm belief in neurodiversity, she advocates teaching an exhaustive repertoire of skills and strategies to enable and empower each learner in the classroom. As a curriculum chair across a group of international schools in HK, she has been instrumental in curriculum designing based on 'backwards by design'; she is a certified trainer of Concept Based Curriculum and Instruction. Her penchant for learning is evidenced in her qualifications-BA Honours from Lady Shri Ram College, Masters in Business Administration and B.Ed in Special Education. Her desire to acquire pedagogical expertise led her to pursue post graduate qualifications in Special Education and M.S. in Multi-disciplinary Education from New York, USA.

Currently, she has embarked on a Doctorate of Education at the University of Bath, UK, exploring engagement and motivation. She has been a speaker at various international conferences for innovative pedagogy, Approaches to Learning, Inclusion, Universal Design for learning, Social Emotional Learning and undertaken sustainability in education teacher training projects with the Education Bureau of HongKong. Alongside her leadership position at Malvern College HK, she is a Professional Practicum Tutor & Assessor ( PPT) with University of Sunderland, UK, for PGCE students studying in HK and the Tournament of Minds Coordinator of HK. She has also been instrumental in delivering numerous parent enrichment workshops, Ted Talks and pioneering the Wellbeing Ambassador programme. She is a certified test assessor in the British Psychological Society, London. At the heart of whatever she does, she always remembers- every child, every teacher, and every parent matters.

6. Ms. Prabha Verma

BA History- Jesus and Mary College, M. Phil - JNU, Founder Principal

Ms. Prabha Verma is a highly skilled and overtly student- focused educational leader. She has a strong commitment to the development of students, staff and providing a stimulating and motivating learning environment. Dynamic visionary leader and solid team player with a proven track record in collaborating with the school community, increasing student academics, and maintaining an excellence in education, a professional with superior communication skills to develop strong and lasting relationships with all the members of the school community.

Ms. Prabha Verma did schooling from Sophia School Ajmer, she is a recipient of National scholarship who obtained her Bachelor’s Degree from Jesus and Mary College, University of Delhi.She completed her post graduation along with M.Phil from School of International Studies JNU, New Delhi. A great educationist with 37 years of teaching experience at both college and school. She has been a founder Principal of two leading schools including Gurukul -The School Ghaziabad (NH-24 Branch)

7. Mr. Indra Mani Pandey

Officer Indian Foreign Service

Mr. Indra Mani Pandey joined as Ambassador of India to the Sultanate of Oman on 10th August 2015. Earlier, he served as Deputy Ambassador of India at Paris during January 2013 to July 2015 and Consul General of India at Guangzhou (China) during January 2010 to December 2012. Mr. Pandey has also served, in various capacities, at Indian Missions at Cairo (Egypt), Damascus (Syria), Islamabad (Pakistan), Kabul (Afghanistan) and Geneva (Switzerland).

At the Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi, he has served, in various capacities, in several Divisions such as West Asia North Africa (WANA); Consular, Passport and Visa (CPV); Counter Terrorism Cell (CTC); Americas (AMS); and Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Maldives and Myanmar (BSM).

During 1998-99, Mr. Pandey attended the Foreign Service Programme at Oxford University, UK. He also attended, in 2009, the annual 49th Course on National Security and Strategy, conducted by National Defence College (NDC), New Delhi. In Muscat, Mr. Pandey is accompanied by his wife, Mrs. SushmaPandey and their daughter, DevangiPandey.

8. Mr. R. K. Tewari

Former member of Indian Revenue Services, Member of CBDT, Writer, Philanthropis

During 37 years of professional career (1968-2005) as a member of Indian Customs and Central Excise service, served in various positions, including Commissioner and Chief Commissioner and during 2004-05 as Member (Personnel & Vigilance) and Budget of the Central Board of Customs and Central Excise, Ministry of Finance.

Served as Member, Appellate Tribunal for Forfeiture of Properties, from June 2005 to July 2007.

Experience of 14 years in the field of narcotics law enforcement and was honoured with the Presidential Award in 1989 in recognition of distinguished services rendered in anti-narcotics legislation, including contribution to formulation of India’s stand on the Draft UN Convention of 1988. Appointed as international consultant to the Regional precursor control project (August 1998) and as National Evaluator for the UNODC Regional Precursor Control Project for SAARC Countries (October 2003). Participated in various international conferences dealing with international law on narcotics.

9. Ms. Shikha Vats

A Graduate in Science & Education and consistently trying to equip our children with values of Love, Culture & Knowledge through education that enables them to adapt to the emerging society of multicultural thoughts, beliefs & religion. She holds the Post of Director ( Administration ) & contributes in all the endeavours undertaken by the school. An inspiration that kindles optimism & the willpower to stand together as a team in all the projects which eventually helps in learning, unlearning & relearning to succeed & to triumph.

10. Mr. Diwakar Tewari

Mr. Diwakar Tiwari is Director Finance of the school. He also happens to be the Vice-President of the Gurukul Education Society Mr.Tewari, a civil engineer by profession, has been associated with the school for over a decade and contributed a lot to the attainment of society’s objectives of providing fair and quality education to all. He has been an integral part of the management team, providing strategic and financial guidance to the institution. He is also instrumental in providing world class infrastructural activities to the school. With his vast experience and knowledge he ensures effective and efficient financial management within the organisation.

He is an avid sportsman and has been a captain in his college cricket team. He believes that studies and sports go hand in hand.