

The Doon School is a boys-only academically selective boarding school in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India, founded in 1935 by Satish Ranjan Das[1] The school's first headmaster was Arthur E. Foot, who had spent some nine years as a science master at Eton College, England.[2] The old boys of Doon are known as Doscos, and the alumni body is represented by The Doon School Old Boys' Society. Admission to the school is based on a competitive entrance examination and an interview.[3][4]
Doon remains a boys-only school despite continued pressure from political leaders to become coeducational.[5] However, girls are admitted in case they are daughters of the school staff (see entries for sculptor Latika Katt and actor Himani Shivpuri).[6][7] 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, artists, writers, social activists and businesspeople.[8]
- 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
- Rajiv Gandhi, 6th Prime Minister of India (Class of '62)
- Rahul Gandhi, Former President of the Indian National Congress and former member of Lok Sabha (Class of '88)
- Karan Singh, Politician and Diplomat (Class of '49)
- Naveen Patnaik, Chief Minister of Odisha (Class of '64)
Prime Minister
Name | Class year | Notability | Reference(s) |
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Rajiv Gandhi | 1962 | 6th Prime Minister of India | [9] |
Cabinet Ministers
Name | Class year | Notability | Reference(s) |
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Mani Shankar Aiyar | 1958 | Minister of Panchayati Raj, Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports | [10] |
Jitin Prasada | 1991 | Minister of State for Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas | [11] |
Jyotiraditya Scindia | 1989 | Minister of State for Ministry of Commerce and Industry, from Madhya Pradesh | [12] |
Arun Singh | 1960 | Minister of State for Ministry of Defence | [13] |
C.P.N Singh | 1952 | Minister of State for Ministry of Defence | [14] |
Dinesh Singh | 1943 | Foreign Minister & Commerce Minister | [15] |
Karan Singh | 1949 | Rajya Sabha member, Former Indian Ambassador to the United States | [16] |
R.P.N. Singh | 1982 | Minister for Road Transport and Highways | [17] |
Chief Ministers
Name | Class year | Notability | Reference(s) |
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Naveen Patnaik | 1964 | Chief Minister of Odisha, earlier Lok Sabha member and cabinet minister | [18] |
Amarinder Singh | 1960 | former Chief Minister of Punjab, also Lok Sabha member | [19] |
Kamal Nath | 1964 | former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Lok Sabha member | [20] |
Lt. Gen. Ghulam Jilani Khan | 1943 | Governor of Punjab, Pakistan | [21] |
Members of Parliament and Legislative Assemblies
Diplomats and Bureaucrats
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Wajahat Habibullah | 1969 | Civil servant; Chairman Minority Commission, Chief Information Commissioner,Sec textiles, Joint Sec PMO | [37]
Communist Activist
Law
Armed forces
Business
Journalism
Literature
Non-Fiction
Fiction, Poetry and Drama
Education
Arts
Fine Arts
Design
Films
Television
Music
Culinary
Sports
Titular Princes
Various members of Former Royal Family of Kapurthala have also studied here. SourcesThe class years of the alumni are sourced principally from the following:
References
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