GBSS School No-1 Shakti Nagar

The GBSS School No-1 Shakti Nagar, commonly known as Shakti Nagar School No. 1, was established in the year 1957. The founding principal of the school is Dr. Suraj Narain Sharma.

Prior to 1957 the Delhi administration had started a number of secondary schools but no senior secondary school; it was only on that four new Senior Secondary Schools, including the GBSS (Government Boys' Senior Secondary) School number 1, were founded.

The school is affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).

Location and campus

GBSS School No-1 is situated in Shakti Nagar in north Delhi, 1 km from the main campus or north campus of the University of Delhi. It has a large green area and playground, two auditoriums with a capacity of more than 400 people each, a modern library with a collection of more than 18,000 books including an e-books facility. The school has laboratories for sciences, social sciences, and mathematics. Classes take place in two shifts; the morning shift (for girls only) runs from 7am to 12:30pm and the afternoon shift is from 1pm to 6:30pm. The girls' school, Sarvodaya Kanya Vidyalaya (S.K.V) is for girls from first to twelfth class, and the boys' school for boys from sixth to twelfth class.

Awards

The school has won many zonal, state & national level awards in sports & education. In 2002 the school won the Indira Award 2002-2003 for the best Government school in Delhi, and in 2009 was awarded the Indira Award 2009-2010 for district's best school by the Directorate of Education.

School Magazine

The Shakti Saurbham annual school magazine covers events organized by the schools, photographs of meritorious students and also features students' articles, poems, and jokes. It is published in Hindi, English and Sanskrit.

SHOBA

The Shakti Nagar Old Boys' Association (SHOBA) was founded in October 2005, and the first reunion took place on on the school premises. SHOBA is actively involved in students' welfare activities.