D.A.V Ara, is one of the oldest schools in Jharkhand Zone-D, came into existence in 1982 when then Chairman of Coal India Ltd. Shri R.N. Sharma resolved to set up Schools in the coalfields under CCL. The authorities of D.A.V CMC, New Delhi volunteered to translate the dream of Mr. Sharma into reality. Then it was a small school. Teaching was imparted from Class IV to VII. The number of students was 75 and the teachers were only four. Its first Principal was Sh. J.N. Rishi. Needless to say Mr.Rishi encountered host of problems in running this school in a remote area which was not so accessible those days.The C.B.S.E granted affiliation to this school in 1984 and the first batch of the school appeared in the All Indian Secondary School Examination IN 1986.
During the Tenure of Sh. N.R. Asthana as Principal, the junior wing which ran at that time at Sarubera was clubbed with the senior wing in 1988 where the present school exists.
The longest tenure of Principal-ship was of late N.R. KARGUPTA. During his regime the school coined name and fame. It was Late Mr. Kargupta who initiated teaching in science at plus two level. The first batch of the school appeared in the All India Senior Secondary Certificate Examinations in 1995.
After 2000 the school flourished a lot at all levels. The strength of 950 started increasing year after year.
The management of potable water was streamlined in the school premises. Further in the best interest of the local & nearby students, commerce stream was added at +2 level along with information technology. At present the strength of the students has reached up to 1780 with 66 staff members. Needless to say that the school received ample support from the Director, DAV Public Schools, Ranchi Zone Shri L.R. Saini whose guidance charismatic leadership and moral support have turned out to be a boon for us.
In recent years students of this school have registered their performance not only in academics but also in games and sports as the students smashed all the previous records of the school in CBSE Examinations and secured top position at state level.
In games & sports also, students of this school bagged top ranks not only at state but also at national level. In I.T QUIZ competition organized by MICA AT state level in Ranchi. Dav Ara grabbed the Winner trophy by defeating an outstanding over 250 schools from Jharkhand state. The Students of DAV Ara added a feather to the cap of the school by receiving the Winner Trophy at the hands of his Excellency Shri. Syed SibteRaji, the then Governor of Jharkhand. The students of DAV Ara also bagged Winner trophy in senior boys at CBSE cluster level athletic meet held at Bokaro. They have bagged the championship at CBSE Cluster level KHO-KHO tournament held at Bokaro. These are the instances that substantiate that DAV Ara is committed to impart quality teaching and instill in students the feeling of discipline, self-confidence& moral values. The school has an army of well qualified, competent, sincere, committed and dedicated teachers. In order to arm the teachers with latest teaching techniques & methodologies, the school sends them off & on to attend different workshops & seminars organized by CBSE and DAV Centre for Academic Excellence. Till now this school has helped producing 14 principals, 24 IIT engineers, 8 medical Officers and 17 MBA’s and many more in various avenues.
My Valued guests, Greetings to one & all , It's my unique privilege to address you as the Principal of this esteemed institution, founded on the ideals of rich Vedic culture and Aryan ideology. You are gladly welcomed to the enriching website of D.A.V. Sr. Sec. Public School Ara kuju which will serve as interactive tool for all of you to acquaint yourselves with the updates as well as communicate with school by submitting genuine concerns and feedbacks.
Over three decades of relentless academic Endeavour, cooperation and good will of many people known and unknown has evened good reputations to this school. I am thankful to all my predecessors whose efforts for this institution have given me a chance to embark on a new milestone. I foresee myriad of opportunity to make new records, by working with my team for addition in every field so that we will be successfully molding generations of students and ensure holistic approach in our campus .We would be passionately striving for virtue and knowledge.
The students of this institution are known for excellence not only in scholastic areas but in co-scholastic areas also. They have set a landmark of achievement at zonal level too. DAV Public School, Ara (Kuju area), is indeed shining among all DAV Public schools of Jharkhand Zone-D. It has made its identity on the basis of its all-round performance of students.
With all my love, best wishes and blessings.
Mr. Alok Kumar
Principal