Daly College
| The Daly College, Indore. | |
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The Daly College main building
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Indore, Madhya Pradesh India |
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| Information | |
| Type | Independent Boarding cum Day Boarding School. |
| Motto | "Gyanamev Shakti" ("Knowledge is Power ") |
| Established | 1882 (1870) |
| Principal | Neeraj Kumar Bedhotiya, |
| Grades | Pre Primary – 12th Boarding: 4th to 12th |
| Number of students | 2000 appx. |
| Campus size | 118.8 acres (0.481 km2) |
| Affiliation |
Central Board of Secondary Education Examination (CBSE) C.I.E. |
| Website | www |
Central Board of Secondary Education Examination (CBSE)
The Daly College is a co-educational residential and day boarding school located in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India. It was founded by Sir Henry Daly of the British Indian Army during India's colonial British Raj. The school started in 1870 as the Residency School. It was then renamed as the East Rajkumar College in 1876, and in 1882, it came to be known as The Daly College. It was established by the Resident Governor of the erstwhile Presidency, to educate the children of the royalty, nobility and aristocracy of Central Indian Princely States of the 'Marathas', 'Rajputs', 'Mohameddans' and 'Bundelas'. It is one of the oldest co-educational boarding schools in the world.
As of 2015[update] the school has more than 2,000 students. It is ranked 1st in India by Educationworld India for the year 2015 in the category day-cum-boarding schools.
It is affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and to CIE as well. In 2007 the first International Round Square Conference was held at Daly College, attended as its president by former King Constantine II of Greece, and in December that year, a commemorative stamp on the college was released by India Post. The school is a member of the G20 Schools Group. The Daly College now also has a Business School under its umbrella - the Daly College Business School (DCBS), in collaboration with the De Montfort University, Leicester, UK. DCBS offers an undergraduate course in business management- Bachelor in Management (Business Studies) (BMBS).
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