Doon School

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The Doon School is a prestigious all-boys boarding school in Dehradun, India, renowned for educating many of the country’s political and social elites.

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Doon School canonical 2
The Doon School 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf boarding school
boys' school
independent school
secondary school
admissionsPolicy selective
boardAffiliation Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations
campusSize approximately 70 acres
campusType residential campus
city Dehradun
country India
India
surface form: Republic of India
educationLevel high school
middle school
senior secondary
followsEducationSystem Indian education system
founded 1935
founder Satish Ranjan Das
gender boys
governance run by The Doon School Society
hasAlumniNickname Dosco
hasHouses house system
hasNotableAlumni Amitav Ghosh
Jyotiraditya Scindia
Kamal Nath
Karan Thapar
Montek Singh Ahluwalia
Prannoy Roy
Rajiv Gandhi
Ramakant Rath
Tarun Tejpal
Vikram Seth
knownFor educating Indian political elites
educating Indian social elites
emphasis on holistic education
strong alumni network
language English
locatedIn Dehradun
India
Uttarakhand
mediumOfInstruction English
motto Knowledge our light
nonProfitStatus non-profit institution
offersProgramme Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations
surface form: Indian School Certificate

International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
region northern India
surface form: North India
religiousAffiliation secular
schoolType all-boys boarding school
residential
state Uttarakhand

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Rajiv Gandhi educatedAt Doon School
Dehradun hasEducationalInstitution Doon School
Roshan Seth educatedAt Doon School
this entity surface form: The Doon School
Shekhar Kapur educatedAt Doon School
this entity surface form: The Doon School