De Nobili School CTPS, Bokaro

De Nobili School CTPS, Bokaro, also known as De Nobili School, Chandrapura, is a private Catholic secondary school located in Bokaro, Chandrapura, in the state of Jharkhand, India. Founded and run by the Jesuits, the English-medium school includes nursery to grade XI.[2]

De Nobili School CTPS
Location
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India
Coordinates23°44′36″N 86°7′37″E
Information
Other nameDe Nobili School, Chandrapura
TypePrivate primary and secondary school
Religious affiliation(s)Catholicism
DenominationJesuit
PrincipalMr.Anthoni Swami
Teaching staff48[1]
GradesPreK-12
GenderCo-educational
LanguageEnglish
AffiliationsDamodar Valley Corporation

The school is named after a Christian missionary and Jesuit, Roberto de Nobili, who was the first foreigner to master Sanskrit, incognito, in sixteenth century Madurai. He apparently conducted himself like an orthodox Brahmin and is even said to have declared himself to be a descendant of Brahma.[3]

Curriculum

De Nobili is an English medium school and Hindi language and culture have a place in the curriculum. Courses of study offered lead to the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) examinations in Class 10 and the Indian School Certificate (ISC) examinations in Class 12.[4][5]

The school is one of 16 schools supported by Damodar Valley Corporation, an Indian state-owned corporation.[6][7]

See also

References

  1. "De Nobili CTPS - School Faculty Members". Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  2. targetstudy.com. "De Nobili School - CTPS - Bokaro, Jharkhand 828403 - contacts, profile and courses". targetstudy.com. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  3. "The "Roman Brahmin" by Arun Shourie". Archived from the original on 10 June 2011. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
  4. "ICSE, ISC website". Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  5. "CISCE". www.cisce.org. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  6. "Schools run by Ministry of Power" (PDF). Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  7. "Education". Corporate Social Responsibility. Damodar Valley Corporation. Retrieved 25 April 2021.


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