History of DTEA

19/10/1923 Formation of the M.E.A, in Simla on VIJAYADASAMI day
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01/07/1924

Inception of the Primary School in New Delhi at 1032, Havelock Square by Shri P. H. S. Iyer .
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02/14/1925 Recognition of Primary School by the Superintendent of Education, Delhi.
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31/08/1925 The New Delhi School shifted to the combined Municipal School Building, Reading Road (since renamed as Mandir Marg), New Delhi.
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05/01/1940 Shri S.Varadachariar opens Class V.
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04/01/1945 Middle Department of the School completed.
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10/06/1945 Mr. W. Christie, I. C. S. Chief Commissioner, Delhi laid Foundation Stone of the Mandir Marg, School.
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04/30/1946 Permanent recognition accorded to the Middle School.
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05/01/1946 Higher Secondary Department initiated.
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09/12/1946 Shri C.Rajagopalachari opened the Mandir Marg School.
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04/30/1949 First batch of students appear at the Higher Secondary Examination.
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03/05/1950 Silver Jubilee of the School.
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08/23/1951 Primari Branch at Lodi Estate started.
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07/16/1953 Primary Branch at Karol Bagh commenced.
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05/09/1954 Shri A. D. Pandit, I.C.S. Chief Commissioner, Delhi laid the Foundation Stone of the new School Building at Lodi Estate.
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09/04/1955 Shri K. Kamaraj inaugurated the new School Building at Lodhi Estate.
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07/16/1956 Higher Secondary Classes of Mandir Marg shifted to the new building at Lodi Estate.
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07/15/1958 Biology Section introduced in the Lodi Estate School.
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08/04/1958 Middle School in Lakshmibai Nagar opened.
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07/15/1959 Mandir Marg School raised to the status of a Higher Secondary School.
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07/15/1960 Karol Bagh School elevated to the status of a Middle School.
Science Section opened in the Mandir Marg School.
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12/10/1960 Shri Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime-Minister, laid the foundation stone for the building at Lakshmibai Nagar.
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09/11/1961 Primary School started at Moti Bagh.
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09/17/1962 Laxmibai Nagar School raised to the status of Higher Secondary School.
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04/16/1963 Shri M. Bhaktavatsalam, Chief Minister, Madras State (now Tamil Nadu) laid the foundation stone for Karol Bagh School.
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05/01/1963 Karol Bagh School upgraded as Higher Secondary School.
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05/01/1963 Moti Bagh School attained the status of Middle School.
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07/15/1963 The Lakshmibai Nagar School elevated to the status of Higher Road and Mandir Marg Schools.
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10/24/1964 Shri Dharm Vira, Chief Commissioner, Delhi declared open New Science Block and a Grand Science Exhibition at Lodi Estate School.
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11/01/1964 Inception of the Primary School at R.K.Puram.
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08/01/1965 Primary School at R.K.Puram elevated to Middle level.
March, 68 First Batch of Science students appeared at the Higher Secondary
Examination from Lakshmibai Nagar and Karol Bagh Schools.
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17/10/1968 Middle School at R.K.Puram attained Higher Secondary status
4/20/69 Shri M. Karunanidhi, Chief Minister, Tamil Nadu opened KarolBagh School Building.
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07/15/1970 The School at Moti Bagh was raised to the level of Higher Secondary School.
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12/19/1971 "MADRASI EDUCATION ASSOCIATION " re-named as "DELHI TAMIL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION.
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04/23/1972 Shri M. Karunanidhi, Chief Minister, Tamilnadu inaugurated the construction of school building at R. K. Puram and laid foundation stone for the school at Moti Bagh.
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10/6/1973 Opening of a School at Janakpuri by the Janakpuri Tamil Association.
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04/13/1975 Janakpuri School taken over by the Delhi Tamil Education Association.
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04/30/1976 Golden jublee celebration inaugurated by Shrimati. Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister.
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July / 1977 Recognition of our Schools as Senior Secondary Schools under 10+2 scheme with Arts, Commerce and Science Streams.

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