Ranjit Kumar Dass (born 1957) is an academic and Great principal of Nath Valley School, Aurangabad, who was awarded National Teachers Award in 2014.[1][2]

Ranjit Kumar Dass
Born1957
NationalityIndian
EducationMaster of Science and Education Management
Alma materLa Martininere College, Lucknow
St. Stephen's College, Delhi
University of Oxford
OccupationAcademic

Biography

edit

Ranjit was born in the year 1957. He completed his schooling from La Martiniere College, Lucknow in year 1973. He graduated from St. Stephen's College, Delhi with master's degree in history in 1979. He later went to London and did Master of Science and Education Management from University of Oxford in 1988–89.[3][1]

He started his career as a High School Co-coordinator at Woodstock School, Mussorie and was later Dean of the Woodstock School. He was with Wood Stock School from years 1980–1992.[4][1]

In 1992 he joined Nath Valley School, as Principal since its inception. He built the school from scratch and currently the Nath Valley School is one of the top 50 schools of Maharashtra.[4][1]

Recognition

edit

In recognition of his services in education field, Dass was awarded National Teacher's Award in 2013.[5] The medal was given to him and other teacher's at a function held on Teacher's Day function held on 5 September 2014 at New Delhi by the President of India. The erstwhile President, Hon. Pranab Mukherjee awarded the medals to all the pan-India teachers selected for the award for year 2013. Also present at the function to felicitate the teacher's were the Prime Minister of India, Sri Narendra Modi and the Smriti Irani, HRD Minister and other dignitaries.[1][3][6][2][7]

Present status

edit

He is presently the Principal of the Nath Valley School, Aurangabad, a post he has held since 1992 when school was founded.[6][2]

References

edit
  1. ^ a b c d e "Dass bags national teacher's award | Aurangabad News - Times of India". The Times of India. Times of India. 20 August 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Welcome To Nathvalley School". www.nathvalleyschool.com. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  3. ^ a b "NVS (estb. 1992) is the highest ranked co-ed day school in Maharashtra outside the highly industrialised cities of Mumbai and Pune in EWISR 2017-18 – DIPTA JOSHI". EDUCATIONWORLD. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Nath Valley School, Aurangabd". Education World News. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  5. ^ "National Teachers Award List 2013" (PDF).
  6. ^ a b "Forbes Facility at Nath Valley School". Clean India Journal. Clean India Journal. 31 October 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  7. ^ "Rajendra Darda, Editor-in-Chief, Lokmat Group". www.rajendradarda.com. Retrieved 26 June 2020.