Genesis

Assam Rifles Public School (Sports)was founded on 1st September 1980 by the great visionary Director General Assam Rifles, Lt. Gen Sushil Kumar , PVSM. On 24, September, 1980, Shri. Mukut Narayan Tankha assumed office as the founder principal. The school was formally inaugurated on 10 October, 1980 by Shri. L. P. Singh, then Governor of the North Eastern States. It has been designated as a sports school under the Khelo India Scheme on January 4, 2021.

Assam Rifles Public School (Sports) is a CBSE school with independent status. At Senior Secondary (Class XI and XII) level Science, Commerce and Humanities are offered. Its middle and secondary school classes range from VI to X. The school is run by the Assam Rifles Welfare Education Society (ARWES) registered under the Meghalaya Societies Act, 1960.

Assam Rifles Public School is established on the values and ethos of a public school. Its mission is characterized by the quest for adventure, inclusion, harmony, values, merit and optimism. The core of our philosophy is of test and win. Our approaches extend beyond text books, classrooms and boundaries. The pedagogies are rich in experience and abundantly supplied with opportunities to apply learning to unexplored situations for simple forward-looking solutions.

 ARPS learning community is composed of boarders and day scholars representing students from all sections of society. It is in character a residential school for boys and girls and is finely furnished to accommodate approximately 500 hostelers. We are characterized by our green campus, contemporary infrastructure and extensive co-curricular facilities which are the dream of any discerning parent and eager learner. We strive to educate the whole person with competencies, erudition, pastoral care and a realistic vision. The young for us is the future and the foundation of the society. Hence, children from varying customs, beliefs and regional identities make ARPS their alma mater. They together build a feeling of home and camaraderie. ARPS yields wings and integrity to their aspirations.

Over the years the ARPS has grown in significance and repute. It remains a champion of heritage, the new and the progressive. It embraces the current trends in education and is always on the orbit of innovation with a global outlook.

ARPS has been opening avenues for growth in confidence and excellence for the youth.

Its alumni are a significant community of men and women. A major part of them impact their social environments by their lives and profession. There are a few of them who are the proud sentinels of our nation.