Delhi Govt shortlists 75 ‘CM Shri Schools’ — Here’s what sets them apart

Delhi Education Minister Ashish Sood stated on June 19 that the Bharatiya Janata Party authorities within the nationwide capital has provisionally shortlisted colleges for the 75 newly introduced ‘CM Shri Schools’. These colleges are anticipated to grow to be operational within the coming weeks, Sood stated.

“Most of the CM Shri Schools have been shortlisted. These schools will start functioning soon, and preparations to operationalise them are currently underway,” Sood stated.

Sood stated a variety of present authorities colleges are being upgraded and developed into CM Shri Schools. The Directorate of Education has already initiated the recruitment course of for instructing and management positions in these colleges.

The Bharatiya Janata Party got here to energy within the nationwide capital after 27 years by defeating the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) led by Arvind Kejriwal within the meeting polls held in February this 12 months. Remember, public college schooling has additionally been a spotlight of the earlier AAP authorities in Delhi

In a round issued on June 5, the division invited purposes from lecturers, Post Graduate Teachers (PGTs), Trained Graduate Teachers (TGTs), Primary Teachers (PRTs), and different instructing workers, having a minimum of 5 years earlier than they retire.

(*75*) round issued on June 10 opened purposes for principals and vice-principals who want to switch to the brand new colleges, with the identical retirement situations.

What is particular about CM Shri colleges?

The CM Shri Schools initiative is an schooling reform launched by the Chief Minister Rekha Gupta-led Delhi authorities in its 2025–26 finances. It builds on the prevailing PM Shri mannequin from the Centre.

An official quoted by the information company PTI stated these upcoming colleges are designed to be sustainable and environmentally pleasant, working as zero-waste and solar-powered campuses.

“These schools will have AI-enabled libraries, smart classrooms equipped with Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) tools, smartboards, and biometric attendance systems,” the official stated.

The colleges will even function robotics laboratories to foster curiosity within the discipline amongst college students, he added.

According to Chief Minister Rekha Gupta’s Delhi Budget speech, a corpus of ₹100 crore has been allotted for establishing these colleges.

Inspired by PM Shri
 

CM Shri colleges are mannequin authorities colleges upgraded below a scheme just like the Centre’s PM Shri (Pradhan Mantri Schools for Rising India), which goals to supply exemplary National Education Policy ‑ 2020 aligned schooling.

The Budget

The Delhi authorities initially introduced 60 CM Shri colleges in March 2025, with ₹100 crore allotted. Later, the quantity was raised to 75 colleges, which had been to be operational inside a 12 months.

Key Features

-The colleges will endure an infrastructure overhaul, together with amenities for good boards, AI instruments, robotics, labs for science, computer systems, languages, and renovated lecture rooms.

-The curriculum in these colleges might be in accordance with NEP 2020.

-The Directorate of Education has already initiated the recruitment course of for instructing and management positions in these colleges.