Context: In the year 2022, 11 new Specialised Schools of Excellence (SoSEs) has been introduced in Delhi, taking the total tally of such schools to 31.
Key Points

• Armed Forces Preparatory School is part of the projects announced by the Delhi government in its 2021 ‘Deshbhakti Budget’.
• Aim: In helping students prepare for entry into the National Defence Academy and other services.
• It will be the first fully residential school set up by the Delhi government.

Eligibility: The school will be from Class IX to XII and admissions will be conducted for 100 students in each class. Of these, 60 will be boys and 40 will be girls in each grade.

• The school will have an academic wing and a ‘service preparatory’ wing.
• The services preparatory wing is aimed at “nurturing the identified potential and improving on the identified gaps/working areas” and inculcating “officer-like qualities” in the students.

Significance of AFPS

• This year, Armed Forces Preparatory School (AFPS) has also been included in Specialised Schools of Excellence (SoSEs). 
• The AFPS seeks to prepare students who are dreaming to serve India by becoming officers in Indian armed forces.” In 2022-2023 session, admission can be taken in AFPS for Class 9 and 11. 
• AFPS will be residential school, where students would be trained rigorously to prepare them for Indian Armed forces. Its campus is spread over an area of 14 acres in Jharoda Kalan.

By: Shubham Tiwari