Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Sanatan Dharma Vidyalaya


Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Sanatan Dharma Vidyalaya is an English medium school situated in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. The method of teaching is based on standards set by New Delhi's Central Board of Secondary Education. The school provides secondary education up to 10+2 level. Rekha Pachauri is the current incumbent principal of the school.
The school is named in memoriam of Deen Dayal Upadhyaya, a pandit known as a philosopher, ideologue, thinker and social worker. The foundation of this institution was laid by Shri Guruji on 23 February 1970, on the land given by Shri Brahmavarta Sanatan Dharm Mahamandal. Before the construction of the present building, the initial commencement was made at Saraswati Shishu Mandir, Tilak Nagar with a meager strength of 24 students in class 6. The present semi-circular double storeyed building located at Nawabganj, was inaugurated in July 1971.

School culture

Students at the college are selected through an entrance exam. Each year 2700 – 3000 students sit for the exam, of whom 92 are selected. The institute has more than 1500 students, 25% of whom reside in the school hostel. As recognised by the Government of Uttar Pradesh and educational boards.
The annual cultural festival is Varshikotsav. It is held on the occasion of Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Jayanti on 25 September. The annual sports festival is held around the end of January. A graphite statue of Upadhyay was established in the school on the occasion of its Silver Jubilee in 1996.

Senate

The school student senate is divided into 4 parts:
No.NamePeriod
1Shri Chandra Pal???
2Shri Om Shankar Tripathi???
3Shri Ram Shankar???
4Shri Om Shankar Tripathi1988-2008
5Shri Prakash Narain Bajpai2008-2013
6Shri Mahesh Srivastava2013-2015
7Shri Manoj Kumar Tiwari2015-2016
8Shri Atul Kumar Srivastava2016-2017
9Smt. Rekha Pachauri2017- till now