07/08/2026
𝐂𝐅𝐁𝟒𝟓𝟒: A 𝐌𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞 for Hamirpur. A 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞. A 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤 for Himachal Pradesh.
𝐃𝐫. 𝐍𝐚𝐯𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐚 Honoured with the 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐀𝐦𝐚𝐫 𝐔𝐣𝐚𝐥𝐚 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔
[Some achievements are measured in numbers; Others are measured in the lives they transform]
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐦𝐚𝐫 𝐔𝐣𝐚𝐥𝐚 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔, held at the prestigious Hotel Holiday Home, Shimla, brought together nearly 𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐡'𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬 to celebrate institutions that have redefined educational excellence through innovation, commitment and outstanding student outcomes.
Among these distinguished institutions, 𝐀𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐡 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥, 𝐇𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐫𝐩𝐮𝐫, 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐫. 𝐍𝐚𝐯𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐚, 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐤𝐲𝐚 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐮𝐫𝐮 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐡 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥, was honoured with the Amar Ujala School Excellence Award 2026 by 𝐇𝐨𝐧'𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐡, 𝐒𝐡𝐫𝐢 𝐑𝐨𝐡𝐢𝐭 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐤𝐮𝐫.
This recognition is not merely an award—it is a testament to years of unwavering dedication, academic integrity and a relentless pursuit of excellence.
𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐬 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐬:
The year 2026 has been a landmark year for Adarsh Public School and Chanakya The Guru. With only 39 students in Class XII, the institution created a benchmark rarely witnessed in Himachal Pradesh.
With 100% result for the last many years, 38/39 Students of Class XII students this year scored above 80% in the Board Examination. Out of these 39 Students many got success not only in board but also in Entrance Exams. These are as below:
1. 𝐒𝐢𝐱 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 secured admission to 𝐍𝐈𝐓 𝐇𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐫𝐩𝐮𝐫 in their very first attempt, an extraordinary achievement for any institution.
2. 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 qualified the prestigious 𝐍𝐃𝐀 𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐄𝐱𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, opening doors to serve the nation through the Armed Forces.
3. 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 successfully qualified 𝐈𝐌𝐔-𝐂𝐄𝐓, paving the way for careers in the Merchant Navy.
4. Students also earned remarkable success in several national and state-level competitive examinations, including: 𝐍𝐄𝐄𝐓, 𝐇𝐏𝐂𝐄𝐓, 𝐈𝐈𝐒𝐄𝐑 𝐀𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐭, 𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐓, 𝐏𝐔𝐂𝐄𝐓, 𝐂𝐔𝐄𝐓, 𝐇𝐏𝐔𝐈𝐓, and numerous other prestigious entrance examinations.
These achievements reflect not isolated success stories but the outcome of a systematic academic ecosystem where every student receives personalised mentoring, disciplined preparation and continuous motivation.
𝐀 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐁𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠:
What makes this recognition truly special is that it honours a philosophy rather than just results.
𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐫. 𝐍𝐚𝐯𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐚, Chanakya The Guru & APS have consistently believed that education is not about producing rank holders alone, it is about nurturing confident, disciplined and responsible young individuals capable of excelling in every competitive arena. His vision integrates:
𝐀𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞
𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐄𝐱𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
𝐒𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐓𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭
𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠
𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩
𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫-𝐎𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞
This holistic approach has transformed hundreds of students into future engineers, doctors, defence officers, scientists and professionals.
Receiving this honour from Hon'ble Education Minister Shri Rohit Thakur in the presence of leading educationists, principals and institutional leaders from across Himachal Pradesh further reinforces the growing reputation of 𝐀𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐡 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐤𝐲𝐚 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐮𝐫𝐮 𝐚𝐬 𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞.
The award recognises institutions that have made exceptional and measurable contributions towards improving the quality of education, student achievements and overall academic development.
On receiving the honour, Dr. Navneet Sharma expressed his heartfelt gratitude to Amar Ujala for recognising the institution's efforts and acknowledged that the award belongs to every student, teacher, parent and staff member who has contributed to this remarkable journey.
"𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲. 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐡. 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝'𝐬 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲. 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐲, 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐥, 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞."
"Every achievement creates a new responsibility. Every success inspires another dream."
𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 who walks through the doors of Adarsh Public School and Chanakya The Guru carries the potential to 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰'𝐬 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫, 𝐝𝐨𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫, 𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭, 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐫 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫.
The Amar Ujala School Excellence Award 2026 is not the destination, it is another milestone in an ongoing mission to redefine educational excellence in Himachal Pradesh.
𝐀𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐡 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥, 𝐇𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐫𝐩𝐮𝐫
𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐤𝐲𝐚 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐮𝐫𝐮
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