D.M School
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The Demonstration Multipurpose School (DMS) of Bhubaneswar
, Orissa
can trace its roots back to 1964, and is one of the oldest schools in Bhubaneswar
. It is a co-educational school, administered by the NCERT. It serves about 1200 pupils,
The Demonstration Multipurpose School's national profile has at times given it a flagship role in cultural and Non-scholastic education
, piloting such experiments as the introduction of the Central Board of Secondary Education
.
It is the only school in Bhubaneswar
to offer S.U.P.W studies as a course including Electrical,Home Science,Metal Works, Wood Carpentry, Typewriting, Computer Education, Agriculture ; it is one of the few in India
to provide a multipurpose and multidimensional education.
Girls till ninth standard must wear a plain white short-sleeved shirt, official school tie, maroon skirt or trousers and maroon Belt. Girls studying from ninth to twelfth standard- Maroon Kameez, White Salwar and White Dupatta.
Sporting activities in Demonstration Multipurpose School include:
The school has produced one international cricketer Shiv Sundar Das
who represented India
in 23 Test matches and scored 1,326 runs at an average of 38.91, hitting two centuries - both of them against Zimbabwe
. In first class cricket, Das now captains Orissa cricket team in domestic competitions.
.
is Udayashree. Udayashree enables students to air their views and showcase their literary talents. It features creative input from all sections of the school community, including regular inputs from teachers.
The Demonstration Multipurpose School also published a quarterly News Report. As the school’s publication of record, it contains future session dates, a staff list and a list of awards.
Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar is the capital of the Indian state of Orissa, officially Odisha. The city has a long history of over 2000 years starting with Chedi dynasty who had Sisupalgarh near present-day Bhubaneswar as their capital...
, Orissa
Orissa
Orissa , officially Odisha since Nov 2011, is a state of India, located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. It is the modern name of the ancient nation of Kalinga, which was invaded by the Maurya Emperor Ashoka in 261 BC. The modern state of Orissa was established on 1 April...
can trace its roots back to 1964, and is one of the oldest schools in Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar is the capital of the Indian state of Orissa, officially Odisha. The city has a long history of over 2000 years starting with Chedi dynasty who had Sisupalgarh near present-day Bhubaneswar as their capital...
. It is a co-educational school, administered by the NCERT. It serves about 1200 pupils,
The Demonstration Multipurpose School's national profile has at times given it a flagship role in cultural and Non-scholastic education
Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
, piloting such experiments as the introduction of the Central Board of Secondary Education
Education in India
Education in India is provided by the public sector as well as the private sector, with control and funding coming from three levels: federal, state, and local. Child education is compulsory. The Nalanda University was the oldest university-system of education in the world...
.
It is the only school in Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar is the capital of the Indian state of Orissa, officially Odisha. The city has a long history of over 2000 years starting with Chedi dynasty who had Sisupalgarh near present-day Bhubaneswar as their capital...
to offer S.U.P.W studies as a course including Electrical,Home Science,Metal Works, Wood Carpentry, Typewriting, Computer Education, Agriculture ; it is one of the few in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
to provide a multipurpose and multidimensional education.
History
The Demonstration Multipurpose School established on July, 1964 is, by one reckoning, the oldest CBSE school in OrissaOrissa
Orissa , officially Odisha since Nov 2011, is a state of India, located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. It is the modern name of the ancient nation of Kalinga, which was invaded by the Maurya Emperor Ashoka in 261 BC. The modern state of Orissa was established on 1 April...
Uniform
The boys uniform consists of a plain white short-sleeved shirt, official school tie, white trousers, black belt and black polishable school shoes. A khaki half-pant is standard for the lower years than ninth standard.Girls till ninth standard must wear a plain white short-sleeved shirt, official school tie, maroon skirt or trousers and maroon Belt. Girls studying from ninth to twelfth standard- Maroon Kameez, White Salwar and White Dupatta.
Sports and games
The school's annual sports meet date from the early 1960s.Sporting activities in Demonstration Multipurpose School include:
- CricketCricketCricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
- BasketballBasketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
- Football
- volleyballVolleyballVolleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
- Throwball
- BadmintonBadmintonBadminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...
- Kho KhoKho KhoKho Kho is an Indian and Pakistani sport played by teams of twelve players who try to avoid being touched by members of the opposing team, only 9 players of the team enter the field...
The school has produced one international cricketer Shiv Sundar Das
Shiv Sundar Das
Shiv Sunder Das is an Indian cricketer. He is a right-handed opening batsman. In first class cricket, he plays for Orissa. Das was selected in 2000 for the first intake of the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore. He proceeded to make his Test debut later that year.Considered the answer to...
who represented India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
in 23 Test matches and scored 1,326 runs at an average of 38.91, hitting two centuries - both of them against Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...
. In first class cricket, Das now captains Orissa cricket team in domestic competitions.
European partnerships
Demonstration Multipurpose School has cultivated international relationships through annual student exchange programme with Oslo University, NorwayNorway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
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Publications
The official school magazineMagazine
Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...
is Udayashree. Udayashree enables students to air their views and showcase their literary talents. It features creative input from all sections of the school community, including regular inputs from teachers.
The Demonstration Multipurpose School also published a quarterly News Report. As the school’s publication of record, it contains future session dates, a staff list and a list of awards.
Famous alumni
- Shiv Sundar Das - IndiaIndiaIndia , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n cricketerCricketerA cricketer is a person who plays the sport of cricket. Official and long-established cricket publications prefer the traditional word "cricketer" over the rarely used term "cricket player"....
represented IndiaIndiaIndia , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
in 23 Test matches. - Archita - award winning Oriya cinema actress ( Class of 2007)
- Ankita Mohapatra - Femina Miss India 2011 Finalist and winner of Gladrags Mega Model contest in 2009
- Suparno Satpathy - noted socio- political leader.