Originally the brainchild of Lt Gen K Sunderji, PVSM, and Lt Gen, R S Dayan, PVSM, MVC, ADC Army Public School, Dagshai finally took shape on 01 June 1986 under the aegis of HQ Western Command.Lt. Gen. H Kaul, then GOC-in-C, Western Command, inaugurated it. It is a coeducational residential school affiliated to the CBSE, New Delhi, and is a member of the Indian Public Schools’ Conference.The first batch of the School had 78 boys and 11 girls.The basic objective was to have classes V, VI AND VII initially and to add on class each year up to XII.New students are admitted to Classes V, VI, VII, VIII, IX and XI.The school prepares the student of Class X for All India Secondary School Examination and those of Class-XII for the All India Senior Secondary School Examination.