GURUKUL

A not-for-profit organisation located in Purasi, imparting low-cost quality education to underprivileged children.

ESTABLISHED IN 2012

An IIM Calcutta alumnus, who dropped
out of placement process to start Gurukul

BY POOJA MISHRA

with 30 rooms from just 23 children and 3 rooms in 2012

GROWN TO 1000 STUDENTS

We seek excellence in everything we do

EXCELLENCE. EQUITY. INCLUSIVITY.

We believe in equity at all levels

We are inclusive in our approach

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INSPIRING MINDS FOR A BETTER TOMORROW...

Gurukul Public School is a private CBSE school imparting low cost-quality education to underprivileged kids from rural Uttar Pradesh. Situated in a nondescript village by the name of Purasi in the Rae Bareli district, this school is an oddity!

OUR VISION

To make holistic and world-class education accessible to the most underserved children irrespective of their socio-economic backgrounds...

OUR MISSION

To inspire and nurture young minds in a collaborative learning environment which focuses on the simultaneous development of mind...

CORE VALUES

Accountability for one’s own action and inaction, Excellence in all aspects of schooling, Empowerment of the individual and community...

THE GURUKUL WAY

Gurukul strives to give every child a range of opportunities so that they have the option to choose as per their interest and move away from...

GURUKUL FOUNDERS

In order to break this jinx of government being unable to provide quality education and private players unable to do so because of the economic unviability of the social business model, Gurukul is an attempt to break the status quo.

R.D. Misra

RD Misra is a Lawyer by profession at Lucknow Bench of Allahabad High Court. He is the Manger/Secretary of Ram Dutt Seva Sansthan, the society that governs Gurukul Public School.

Shashank Shukla

Shashank is alum of the Harvard Kennedy School where he did his MPA as a Mason Fellow and is currently pursuing his PhD in Economics from IIM-Lucknow. Shashank has a varied experience…

Pooja Mishra

Pooja Mishra started her career as an Engineer with Infosys Technologies Ltd and was working in US for close to 6 years before joining IIM Calcutta. Post her graduation she opted out of the

COMPLETED PAST PROJECTS

Completion of Science Labs

Lab work is crucial part of the holistic learning process and plays a critical role in shaping the curiosity of young minds. We undertook this project...

Multimedia room

Our multimedia room is equipped with all the necessary equipment to enable audio-visual leaning of our students. It is also used to conduct

Ration and Books distribution during COVID-19 Pandemic

As the pandemic hit us and the government schemes were yet to reach the most vulnerable, we started our relief work and helped the community by providing them ration kits.

OUR GALLERY

Providing excellent infrastructure and a safe learning environment.

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OUR STORY

Gurukul Public School is a private CBSE school and is the third educational institute under the umbrella of Gurukul group of Institutions. It was established in the year 2012 with the aim of making world-class education accessible to the children residing in rural parts of India.

SALONI

In 2012 when we had just started Gurukul, we had this girl named Saloni. She was so shy and underconfident that when her teachers invited her on stage to receive the award certificate for her class performance, she couldn’t even say ‘Thank you’ on stage…

SUSHMA

Sushma is the third child in her family of 5 sisters. She came to us, as her father couldn’t afford the education of his 4 daughters. The elder one was married pretty early. Sushma though initially shy and under-confident has turned out into a confident and well-spoken…

ANU SINGH

She comes from a very poor family and has to deal with an alcoholic father at home who doesn’t earn anything and keeps sitting home. She has seen a lot of domestic violence at home but now she stands up to her father when he starts to beat her mother…

RAJ KUMAR

His parents are very old probably he is a late child. His father is blind and mother is dependent on villagers for work and food. They have no source of income and live under extremely difficult circumstances. He still comes to school daily and enjoys his time at school. When we…