Indian Army Public Schools
Army Public Schools (APS) is a system of private schools established for imparting education to the children of the Indian armed forces personnel. With 137 schools throughout the country, it is one of the largest chains of schools in India. It is controlled by the Army Welfare Education Society (AWES), which was established in 1983, has over the years established more than 135 Army public schools and 249 Army pre-primary schools across India, and also several institutions of higher education. From a modest 20,000-student population in 1987, APSs have grown to mammoth systems with  a student strength of approximately 2.3 lac and 8500 teaching staff. On an average 5000 students are added every year. Overview. The schools are generally managed by the army regional commands following the CBSE pattern of education. Admission is granted on a priority basis to wards of Army personnel. All Army schools have a chairman who is a senior Indian Army officer of brigadier rank and a patron who is of major general rank.h.