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The Doon School (informally ''Doon School'' or ''Doon'') is a boys-only private boarding school in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India founded in 1935 by Satish Ranjan Das, a Calcutta lawyer. The founders foresaw a school modelled on the British public school, but alive to Indian ambitions and desires.〔 The school's first headmaster, Englishman Arthur E. Foot, had spent some nine years as science master at Eton College, England, and returned to England soon after India's independence.〔'FOOT, Arthur Edward’, in ''Who Was Who 1961–1970'' (London: A. & C. Black, 1979 reprint; ISBN 0-7136-2008-0)〕 Admission in the school is based on a competitive examination and an interview. Every year in January and April, the school admits pupils aged 13 in Grade 7 (known as D-form) and aged 14 in Grade 8 (C-form) respectively. Doon remains a boys-only school despite continued pressure from political leaders, including the then President Pratibha Patil in 2010, to become coeducational. However, girl students are admitted in case they are wards of staff working at the school. Old boys of ''The Doon School'' are commonly known as ''Doscos''. Although the total number of Doscos is relatively small (estimated at 5,000 since the school was founded in 1935), they include some of India's prominent politicians, government officials and business leaders. The best known alumnus is former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. ;Abbreviations used in the following tables: *DNG – Did not graduate *? – Class year unknown ''Note'': The sub-headings are given as a general guide and some names might fit under more than one category == Government == 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of The Doon School alumni」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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