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The Air Force School (TAFS)
The Air Force School (TAFS)
	The Air Force School, Subroto Park
Location
	Subroto Park; Delhi Cantt Delhi, 110010; India
Information
Type	High School
Motto	Education Empowers
Established	1955
School board	CBSE
Principal	Lomina Rajiv
Classes	UKG - 12
Campus size	72600 square yards (15 acres)
Campus type	Urban
Website	www.tafssp.com

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The Air Force School (TAFS), formerly known as Air Force Central School (AFCS), was set up primarily to provide education to the children of Indian Air Force personnel.

It was founded in 1955 by Chief of Air Staff Subroto Mukherjee. It was established in temporary wartime barracks at Wellingdon Camp, Club Road, New Delhi, near the present residence of the Prime Minister, on 18 July 1955 to educate children of officers and airmen of the Indian Air Force.^[1] In May 1967, the school moved to its Aravali Campus location on the Aravali ridge in Subroto Park, Delhi Cantonment. The school celebrated its Silver Jubilee in 1980, and dropped the word "Central" from its name. The school is a co-educational public institute affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education. It has boarding facilities for boys of classes VI to XII. It has classes from Kindergarten to Class XII.

The school has an auditorium named as Aravali Hall. The school has two wings, a junior wing for classes Kindergarten to V, and a senior wing for classes VI to XII.

The school, and its sister schools, Air Force Bal Bharati School (AFBBS) and the Air Force Golden Jubilee Institute (AFGJI) are run by the Indian Air Force Educational and Cultural Society.

Management

The Managing Committee of the school is headed by the Joint Director of Education of the Directorate of Education, Air Headquarters (R.K. Puram) New Delhi. The Committee consists of some officers of the Indian Air Force and two elected representatives of the teaching staff; one elected representative of the parents, two nominated members each of the Directorate of Education, Delhi Administration and of the Education Advisory Board, Delhi Administration. The Board of Governors, presided over by the Air Officer in charge of Administration, Air Headquarters is the body for all the schools run by the IAF Education Society. The Vice Principal looks after the academics, assisted by the Headmistress of the Junior Wing and the Head of the Department of each faculty. The Administrative Officer cum Bursar and the Accountant, look after the accounts, administration and management.

Affiliations

The Air Force School is a co-educational public school. The school is affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education and students are prepared for the All India Secondary School Examination (Class X) and the All India Senior School Certificate Examination (Class XII). The School is a member of the Indian Public Schools' Conference (IPSC) and also of National Progressive Schools' Conference (NPSC).

Notable alumni

Anoop Malhotra (Lt. General, Indian Army)
Cyrus Addie Pithawalla (Maj. General, Indian Army), (Recipient of Ashok Chakra)
Ashok Malhotra (Professor, University of British Columbia)
Diptendu Choudhury (Air Marshal, Indian Air Force)
Nikesh Arora (CEO, Palo Alto Networks, previously, President & COO of SoftBank Corp and SVP and Chief Business Officer, Google)
Pawanexh Kohli (CEO, National Centre for Cold-chain Development cum Chief Advisor, Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, GOI)
Rakesh Sharma (film director, made Final Solution in 2003)^[2]
Rini Simon Khanna (News Anchor)^[3]
Vijay Shankar (Retd.) (Vice Admiral, Indian Navy)
Mohana Singh Jitarwal (One of the first female fighter pilots of India.)
Kavery Nambisan (Surgeon and writer)
Subrahmanyam Jaishankar (Minister of External Affairs)
Parvez Dewan (Indian Administrative Service J&K Cadre. Secretary, India Tourism)
Kabir Sadanand (Movie Director and Producer)^{[citation needed]}
Ramon Chibb (Filmmaker)^[4]
Mohammad Jawed (Member of Parliament, Kishanganj)^[5]
Kabir Khan (film director)^{[citation needed]}
Aparna Sharma (model, actress)

Programmes

The school offers four main streams - Humanities, Commerce, Science (Medical) and Science (Non-medical). Besides English and Physical Education, subjects offered are:

Humanities: Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Economics, History, Geography, Political Science, Psychology, Home Science, Informatics Practices.
Commerce: Accountancy, Business Studies, Economics, Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Geography, Home Science, Informatics Practices.
Science (Medical): Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Home Science, Psychology, Informatics Practices.
Science (Non-medical): Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science, Economics.

The school site, known as Aravali campus, is situated at the Aravali Ridge. The 100 yards campus includes instructional blocks, laboratories and an SUPW activities complex; a music division, staff quarters and a boarding house. The school sickbay functions under the supervision of a Resident Medical Officer and a Resident Medical Assistant. The medical staff, besides providing medical assistance to the students, conduct annual medical check ups.

The school conducts classes in activities under Socially Useful Productive Work (SUPW) : music - instrumental and vocal, dance, painting, sculpture, wood work, electronics and journalism. The school has societies and clubs with a teacher in-charge for each. These include Wild Life and Nature Club, Photography, Science, and Music. In the Home Science department boys are trained in household activities and House Maintenance, Home Economics and Nutrition.

Adjoining the school campus there are play fields for hockey, cricket, and football, and a 400-meter track. The Sports Authority of India has started coaching in football, hockey, and basketball for students. Students take part in mountaineering, rock climbing, trekking and adventure camps at hill stations and mountaineering institutes.

References

^ "The Air Force School".
^ "Final Solution".
^ "Manthan Award South Asia Grand Jury 2010 Profile: Rini Simon Khanna". Manthan Award. 2010. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012.
^ "Fighter". IMDb.
^ "Election Commission of India". affidavit.eci.gov.in. Retrieved 25 May 2019.

External links

28°35′11″N 77°09′14″E / 28.5863°N 77.1539°E / 28.5863; 77.1539

[1] "The Air Force School".

[2] "Final Solution".

[3] "Manthan Award South Asia Grand Jury 2010 Profile: Rini Simon Khanna". Manthan Award. 2010. Archived from the original on 17 October 2012.

[4] "Fighter". IMDb.

[5] "Election Commission of India". affidavit.eci.gov.in. Retrieved 25 May 2019.

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 '''The Air Force School (TAFS'''), formerly known as '''Air Force Central School''' ('''AFCS'''), was set up primarily to provide education to the children of [[Indian Air Force]] personnel.
-It was founded in 1955 by the [[Air Marshal]] [[Subroto Mukherjee]], the Chief of Air Staff. It was established in temporary wartime barracks at Wellingdon Camp, Club Road, [[New Delhi]] on 18 July 1955 to educate children of [[Officer (armed forces)|Officers]] and [[Other ranks (UK)|Airmen]] of the Indian Air Force.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tafssp.com|title=The Air Force School}}</ref> In May 1967, the school shifted to its present location Aravali Campus location in Subroto Park, [[Delhi Cantonment]]; it had been located in New Delhi near the present residence of the Prime Minister. The school celebrated its [[Silver Jubilee]] in 1980 when the word "Central" was dropped from the name. The school is a co-educational public institute affiliated to the [[Central Board of Secondary Education]] (CBSE). It has boarding facilities for boys of classes VI to XII. It has classes from [[Kindergarten]] to [[Sixth form|Class XII]]. The school is situated on the Aravali ridge.
+It was founded in 1955 by Chief of Air Staff [[Subroto Mukherjee]]. It was established in temporary wartime barracks at Wellingdon Camp, Club Road, [[New Delhi]], near the present residence of the Prime Minister, on 18 July 1955 to educate children of [[Officer (armed forces)|officers]] and [[Other ranks (UK)|airmen]] of the Indian Air Force.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tafssp.com|title=The Air Force School}}</ref> In May 1967, the school moved to its Aravali Campus location on the Aravali ridge in Subroto Park, [[Delhi Cantonment]]. The school celebrated its [[Silver Jubilee]] in 1980, and dropped the word "Central" from its name. The school is a co-educational public institute affiliated to the [[Central Board of Secondary Education]]. It has boarding facilities for boys of classes VI to XII. It has classes from [[Kindergarten]] to [[Sixth form|Class XII]].
-The school has an auditorium named as Aravali Hall. There are two separate 'wings' in the school. The junior wing has classes Kindergarten to V. The senior wing has classes VI to XII.
+The school has an auditorium named as Aravali Hall. The school has two wings, a junior wing for classes Kindergarten to V, and a senior wing for classes VI to XII.
+The school, and its sister schools, [[Air Force Bal Bharati School]] (AFBBS) and the [[Air Force Golden Jubilee Institute]] (AFGJI) are run by the Indian Air Force Educational and Cultural Society.
-Although the school was established primarily for the benefit of children belonging to the IAF personnel, it has always been open to wards of [[Indian Army|Army]] and [[Indian Navy|Navy]] personnel as well as to civilians.
-The school, and its sister schools, '''[[Air Force Bal Bharati School]] (AFBBS)''' and the '''[[Air Force Golden Jubilee Institute]] (AFGJI)''' are run by the [[Indian Air Force]] Educational and Cultural Society.
 ==Management==
+{{Uncited-section|date=August 2021}}
 The Managing Committee of the school is headed by the Joint Director of Education of the Directorate of Education, Air Headquarters (R.K. Puram) New Delhi. The Committee consists of some officers of the Indian Air Force and two elected representatives of the teaching staff; one elected representative of the parents, two nominated members each of the Directorate of Education, Delhi Administration and of the Education Advisory Board, Delhi Administration. The Board of Governors, presided over by the Air Officer in charge of Administration, Air Headquarters is the body for all the schools run by the IAF Education Society. The Vice Principal looks after the academics, assisted by the Headmistress of the Junior Wing and the Head of the Department of each faculty. The Administrative Officer cum Bursar and the Accountant, look after the accounts, administration and management.
-== The Prefectorial Board==
-To assist the teachers and school management at various levels, ranging from co curricular activities to academics and overall discipline of the school the school has two batches of prefects active during an academic session. The Student Council comprises of 22 prefects including
-the Head Boy, the Head Girl, House Captains, House Prefects, Head Discipline, Head Academics and Head Co-curricular.
 ==Affiliations==
+{{Uncited-section|date=August 2021}}
 The Air Force School is a [[coeducation|co-educational]] [[Public school (UK)|public school]]. The school is affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education and students are prepared for the [[All India Secondary School Examination]] (Class X) and the [[Higher Secondary Examination|All India Senior School Certificate Examination]] (Class XII). The School is a member of the Indian Public Schools' Conference (IPSC) and also of National Progressive Schools' Conference (NPSC).
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 * [[Anoop Malhotra]] (Lt. General, Indian Army)
+* [[Cyrus Addie Pithawalla]] (Maj. General, Indian Army), (Recipient of [[Ashok Chakra]])
 * [[Ashok Malhotra (professor)|Ashok Malhotra (Professor, University of British Columbia)]]
+* [[Diptendu Choudhury]] (Air Marshal, Indian Air Force)
 * [[Nikesh Arora]] (CEO, Palo Alto Networks, previously, President & COO of [[SoftBank]] Corp and SVP and Chief Business Officer, [[Google]])
-* [[Capt. Pawanexh Kohli|Pawanexh Kohli]] (Chief Advisor, [[National Centre for Cold-chain Development]], GOI)
+* [[Capt. Pawanexh Kohli|Pawanexh Kohli]] (CEO, [[National Centre for Cold-chain Development]] cum Chief Advisor, Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, GOI)
-* [[Rakesh Sharma (filmmaker)|Rakesh Sharma]] (Movie Director, Film Maker)<ref>{{cite web|title=Final Solution|url=http://rakeshfilm.com/finalsolution.htm}}</ref><ref>[[Final Solution (2003 film)|Movie Final Solution]]</ref>
+* [[Rakesh Sharma (filmmaker)|Rakesh Sharma]] ([[film director]], made [[Final Solution]] in 2003)<ref>{{cite web|title=Final Solution|url=http://rakeshfilm.com/finalsolution.htm}}</ref>
 * [[Rini Simon Khanna]] (News Anchor)<ref>{{cite web |title=Manthan Award South Asia Grand Jury 2010 Profile: Rini Simon Khanna |url=http://www.manthanaward.org/section_full_story.asp?id=931 |year=2010 |publisher=Manthan Award |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017173250/http://manthanaward.org/section_full_story.asp?id=931 |archivedate=2012-10-17 }}</ref>
-* [[Vijay Shankar]] (Retd.) (Vice Admiral, Indian Navy)
+* [[Vijay Shankar (admiral)|Vijay Shankar]] (Retd.) (Vice Admiral, Indian Navy)
+*[[Mohana Singh Jitarwal]] (One of the first female fighter pilots of India.)
 * [[Kavery Nambisan]] (Surgeon and writer)
+*[[Subrahmanyam Jaishankar]] ([[Minister of External Affairs (India)|Minister of External Affairs]])
-*[[Subrahmanyam Jaishankar]] ([[Foreign Secretary (India)|Indian Foreign Service Officer]])
+* [[Parvez Dewan]] ([[Indian Administrative Service]] J&K Cadre. Secretary, India Tourism)
-* [[Parvez Dewan]] ( [[Indian Administrative Service|Indian Administrative Service]] J&K Cadre. Secretary, India Tourism)
 * [[Kabir Sadanand]] (Movie Director and Producer){{citation needed|reason=lacks a reliable source confirming attendance|date=February 2019}}
+* [[Ramon Chibb]] (Filmmaker)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13818368/ | title=Fighter | website=[[IMDb]] }}</ref>
 * [[Mohammad Jawed]] (Member of Parliament, [[Kishanganj district|Kishanganj]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://affidavit.eci.gov.in/CandidateCustomFilter?_token=zVd3WVnGceajvgemzo5nYnq44NvU2Ba0xkkTiVzT&electionType=1&states=S04&phaseName=2&constId=10&submitName=6&page=2|title=Election Commission of India|website=affidavit.eci.gov.in|access-date=2019-05-25}}</ref>
+* [[Kabir Khan (director)|Kabir Khan]] (film director){{cn|date=May 2024}}
+* [[Aparna Sharma]] (model, actress)
 ==Programmes==
+{{Uncited-section|date=August 2021}}
 The school offers four main streams - [[Humanities]], Commerce, Science (Medical) and Science (Non-medical). Besides [[English language|English]] and Physical Education, subjects offered are:
 * Humanities: Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Economics, History, Geography, Political Science, Psychology, Home Science, Informatics Practices.