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R. K. Sharma

Career

Thirty-two years in five schools, under three examination boards and in three states. Each post below lists what the source documents record about it.

  1. Since 2016

    June 2016 – present

    Principal

    Tatachem D.A.V. Public School (TCDAVPS), Mithapur, Gujarat

    Affiliated to the DAV College Managing Committee

    Official website of Tatachem D.A.V. Public School (TCDAVPS) (opens in a new tab)

    Head of a school of more than 1,500 students in the Tata Chemicals township at Mithapur, responsible for academics, administration, finance, staff and pastoral care.

    • Under his leadership the school set nine Guinness World Records, two India Book of Records entries and one Limca Book of Records entry.
    • Secured a ₹20 lakh Government of India grant under NITI Aayog's Atal Tinkering Lab programme (January 2018).
    • School team reached the 24th National Children's Science Congress, Baramati (2016); three students received the Governor's Award in 2016–17.
    • Named District Best Principal by the Science Olympiad Foundation (2019) and received the Aadarsh Pradhanacharya Puraskar (2019).

    Leadership at MithapurThe records

  2. 2013–2016

    February 2013 – May 2016

    Principal

    GRD World School, Dehradun, Uttarakhand

    ICSE / ISC

    First appointment as head of institution, at an ICSE/ISC school in Dehradun.

    • 100% results in ICSE and ISC board examinations in 2014 and 2015, commended by the Chairman of the GRD Educational Trust.
    • Hosted the state-level National Children's Science Congress 2013 for child scientists from 14 districts of Uttarakhand; the school represented the state at the national congress in Bhopal.
    • Students won four gold medals at the International Mathematics Olympiad (2014) and five gold and four silver medals at the National Martial Arts Championship, Mumbai (2015).
    • National and state awards for students in painting competitions of the Ministry of Power (2013, 2014).

  3. 2000–2013

    July 2000 – February 2013

    PGT Biology to Officiating Vice-Principal

    Cambridge School, Rewari, Haryana

    CBSE

    Official website of Cambridge School (opens in a new tab)

    Joined as Post Graduate Teacher in Biology and, over twelve years, took on the roles of Head of Science, Academic Coordinator, Examination In-charge (internal and external) and Officiating Vice-Principal.

    • Guided the school team to a national-level win at the Science Exhibition of the Ministry of Non-Conventional Energy Sources (2003).
    • Guided a student team to a National Award at the 17th National Children's Science Congress, Ahmedabad (2009).
    • Honoured at the CBSE/ICSE Pariksha Awards 2009 (Rachna Sagar Pvt. Ltd.) for his students' examination performance.
    • First place in the district science exhibition (2011) and district science quizzes (2006, 2007).

  4. 1998–2000

    April 1998 – March 2000

    Science Teacher

    Sarvodaya High School, N. Mundi, Rewari, Haryana

    BSEH, Bhiwani

    Science teacher at a state-board high school in rural Rewari district.

  5. 1994–1996

    January 1994 – May 1996

    Science Teacher

    Jain Public School, Rewari, Haryana

    CBSE, English medium

    Official website of Jain Public School (opens in a new tab)

    His first teaching post. Served as House In-charge and organised science exhibitions and awareness cycle rallies.

Education

Degrees taken alongside full-time teaching, most of them in the years at Rewari.

  1. 1992

    B.Sc. Medical

    Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak

  2. 1993

    B.Ed.

    Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak

  3. 1996

    M.Ed.

    Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak

  4. 1998

    M.Sc. Zoology

    Annamalai University

  5. 2006

    M.Phil. Zoology

    Annamalai University

  6. 2010

    M.A. Education

    Periyar University, Salem