Est. 1951 · Shastri Nagar, Ludhiana
For more than seven decades this school has walked alongside families of Model Town — teaching Sanskrit and science in the same breath, and holding on to a simple conviction: a child is far more than a report card.
सह नाववतु। सह नौ भुनक्तु। Motto of Arya Samaj, Model Town
Declared the Best School of the State in 1984–85
Our Story
R.S. (Rashtriya Sanskrit) Model Senior Secondary School was established in 1951 with 61 students and 3 teachers, as a primary school in the compound of the Arya Samaj Mandir, Model Town, Ludhiana. The purpose was plain and unusual for its time — to promote Sanskrit, the language of the Vedas, and to inculcate Vedic culture among the future citizens of India.
The school was upgraded to a middle school in 1959 and to a high school in 1965. Under the new Education Policy the 10+2 stream began for girls in 1987–88 and was extended to boys in 2001–02. In 1984–85, PSEB declared us the Best School of the State. In 2013, “School Summit” named us among the Top 100 Schools of India.
What has not changed is the morning assembly, the discipline of the diary, the Yajyashala, and the expectation that a student should leave here with both a mind and a moral compass.
The Journey
From a single room in the Arya Samaj Mandir to a full senior secondary institution with laboratories, libraries and a 350-seat conference hall.
See the complete chronicle61 students, 3 teachers, and a promise to carry Sanskrit into a new nation.
Upgraded to middle school in 1959 and to high school in 1965.
Declared the Best School of the State by P.S.E.B.
Under the new Education Policy, senior secondary begins for girls.
Fifty years celebrated; the 10+2 system extended to boys as well.
Named by “School Summit” among India’s best hundred schools.
Science, Computer, Yajyashala and Sports facilities alongside a three-library learning culture.
Vision & Mission
A school that can hold two truths at once — that knowledge must be modern, and that character must be rooted.
To empower students with knowledge, skills and values so that they grow into responsible global citizens. We strive for a learning environment that encourages creativity, critical thinking and holistic development — where a child learns to question as readily as to remember.
To provide an education that blends academic excellence with moral and ethical growth, preparing students for a dynamic world. Every lesson is tied to real-life experience, so that textbook knowledge becomes judgement, and examination scores become the beginning rather than the end of learning.
Regularity and punctuality, taught as habits rather than punished as faults.
Austerity, honesty and simplicity, in the Arya Samaj tradition.
Daily reinforcement through the Yajyashala, assemblies and Sanskrit studies.
Experience-based participation that keeps a child curious and engaged.
Students are encouraged to give back to the neighbourhood they come from.
Academic rigour with personal attention in every classroom.
From the Principal’s Desk
We explore the possibilities in every individual child, hone their skills and make them capable in pursuits of worthy goals in the service of nation and humanity.
Dr. Sanjeev Chandel writes that the school follows a joyful, experience-based learning system in which every child is encouraged to participate whole-heartedly — and that the school remains open to the feedback and suggestions of parents. Our distinguished alumni now serve in the judiciary, administration, medicine and engineering.
Read the complete messageAcademic Pathways
From a first classroom at three years old to the senior secondary examination, the child is accompanied by the same team of teachers for years at a time.
Nursery · L.K.G. · U.K.G.
Ages three to six. Admission rests on interaction with the child and parents, with recognition of common objects as the readiness test. Play, rhyme, hand writing and number work, gently introduced.
Classes I to VIII
Admission to high classes is through an entrance test. The middle years build the core: language, mathematics, science and social studies, with computer literacy and the arts alongside.
Classes IX to XII
Class XI is offered in Science, Commerce and Humanities. Admission to XI is based on pre-board performance in the school entrance test, with laboratory work, projects and PSEB board preparation.
Salient Features
Every facility below exists for a reason: to let a student experiment, to read one more book, to rehearse for an assembly, or to be looked after when they fall ill.
Spacious, ventilated rooms equipped with modern teaching aids.
Physics, Chemistry and Biology labs for hands-on experiment.
Digital literacy and computer education with up-to-date systems.
Separate, well-stocked libraries supporting academic and general reading.
For assemblies, performances, competitions and the Annual Day.
A dedicated space for Vedic rituals, teachings andSanskrit shlokas.
Meeting and seminar space with a sitting capacity of 350 children.
Indoor games such as chess, plus grounds for outdoor sports.
An on-campus clinic for immediate medicine and first comfort.
A lush green lawn for activity, and a warm welcome at the gate.
Recognition
Awards mean little without the classroom behind them. Ours came from long stretches of ordinary, disciplined work.
Declared the Best School of the State by P.S.E.B. — an honour the school still treats as a standard rather than a trophy.
Named among the Best 100 Schools of India by the all-India organisation “School Summit”.
A Glimpse
Assemblies, exhibitions, the annual sports day, and the long afternoons of the annual function — the parts of school that photographs remember best.
In Our Own Words
Both are recited in school. They are reproduced here as they are set down by their authors.
रायमाण · School anthem
ये ंरस। हमारा। हे जॏान का आक सितारा |
शिक्डा का है यंदिर। लगे जान से भी पयारा |
ंजो पड़ें मन से। मन। वचन कर्म से |
निष्ता कर वनाच्ता। यूकि कर जतन से |
ंगे वरी बडेगा। जो मेहनत करेगा |
ये ंरस। हमारा। हे जॏान का आक सितारा |
शिक्डा का है यंदिर। लगे जान से भी पयारा |
नव करें निर्मञ हम। सउग्रु साधना से
डियों की प॑णणा से। आर मन की छनतना से |
हे जॏान ही वो दीपक। जो ंजान को हरेगा |
ंजो सउकल्न वें। नित साधना करें।
वॉदों के पथ छमे। जीवन सफपर करें।
समुानत णो भारत। जॉ लर्वय है |
रिकक: डॕॢ संजीव चंदेल (प॑धाचार्य)
प्दालू पजा · Recited at daily assembly
आतनी शक्ति हमें देना दाता
मन का विव्वास कमजोर णो ना
हम छलें नेक रासते पे हमसे
भूलकर भी कोी भूल णो ना
दूर ंजॏान के णो ंँडरे
तू हमें जॏान की रेषनी दे
हर दुराउ से बछके रहें हम
जितनी भी दे भरी जिनदगी दे
डर णो किसि ला किसे से
भावना मन में बदले की हो ना
हम छलें नेक रासते पे हमसे
भूलकर भी कोी भूल णो ना
हम न सोछें हमें क्या मिला है
हम ये सोछें क्या किया है ँर्ड
फॉल खहियों के बाँते सभगो को
सभक का जीवन ही बन जाये मधहुन
रेखक: अभिलाश वाजपेयी
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Whether you are looking for a place for your three-year-old or a transfer into Class IX, the best way to know this school is to stand in its corridor at nine in the morning. The office is open through the working day.
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Shastri Nagar, Ishmeet Singh Chowk,
Model Town, Ludhiana – Punjab 141002
