Can you please help me in getting the details of the The Doon School as i am looking to get the admission to the school?

The Doon School at the Dehradun is one of India's leading schools with an international reputation.

Satish Ranjan Das, is the founder of The Doon School, who was one of pre-Independence India's eminent barristers and a member of the Executive Council of the Viceroy of India.

The Doon School was set up so as to provide the youth of the country with an opportunity to get an all-round education based on an adaptation of the English public school system on India's tradition-enriched soil.

Admissions Details
The school admits boys in January and April every year to the school. In January, it admits into the 8th standard (C form), and in April it admits into the 7th standard (D form).

To be admitted in the 7th standard, a boy must be over 11 years and under 12 years of age in September of the year in which he sits for the entrance test of the school to get the admission.

To be admitted in the 8th standard, he must be over 12 years and under 13 years of age in September of the year in which he sits for the test.

Admissions is a two step process at the School.

In the first step, boys write an entrance test conducted in the major metropolitan cities in India (Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai and Dehradun).

Overseas candidates may take the test at their respective Indian embassies/consulates.

In the second step of the admissions process, those boys who qualify in the written test are invited for a personal interview at the school. The interviews are usually done in December, at the school and in select cities in different parts of India (Kolkata, Mumbai, and Bangalore/ Hyderabad/Chennai).

The school does not admit boys after the 8th standard at the school.

To register for the entrance test at the school, please send a request for the Application Form with a Demand Draft (in favour of "The Headmaster, of The Doon School") of Rs.1000/- (Add Rs.50/- only for postage).

Curriculum of the School –

The Academic year at Doon School consists of two terms:
- Spring Term from February 1 to May 31, and
- Autumn Term from August 1 to November 30.


Address-

The Doon School
The Mall
Dehradun 248001
Uttaranchal
India

Tel:
+91-135-2526-400
Fax:
+91-135-275-7275 (Headmaster's Office)
+91-135-275-9198 (Finance & Accounts Dept.)

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