Ms. Seema Jerath

A National Awardee and educator with four decades of progressive experience and accomplishments as a teacher, administrator, and teacher educator. She is an innovative, forward-thinking educator with a proven track record of initiating numerous unique programs to humanize the school environment and make classroom learning more engaging and enjoyable.

She has been serving as the Principal of DLF Public School, Delhi-NCR for the past 30 years, where she leads a team of 160 well-qualified and experienced teachers.

Leadership Roles & Professional Engagements

• Chairperson, Advisory Board – Forum4able
• Core Team Member – Pedagogical Leadership Committee, CBSE
• Ex-Secretary – National Progressive Schools' Conference (NPSC)
• Founder Member – Sahodaya Schools Complex, Ghaziabad Chapter

Key Contributions & Initiatives

Ms. Jerath has co-created several CBSE programs for school leaders, including:

• Pedagogical Leadership Handbook and Training Program
• Leading Transformation Program for Principals

As the Lead Facilitator for the Pedagogical Leadership Program, she has:

• Developed 120 Master Trainers for Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas
• Developed 170 Master Trainers for CBSE schools in India and abroad

This initiative has been successfully cascaded to:

• 25,000 CBSE Schools
• 660 Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas
• All Kendriya Vidyalayas

She also serves as:

• Lead Facilitator for CBSE’s flagship initiative: Mandatory Training on the Implementation of Skill Education
• Co-creator of the Digital Citizenship Program for schools in collaboration with Meta and CBSE
• Master Trainer for PRAYOG 2023 (Pradhanacharya Yojana for Growth) – a national program designed to implement NEP 2020
• Master Trainer for the Training of Trainers (ToT) Certification Course, conducted jointly by ISTM, DoPT (Government of India), and CBSE

Awards & Recognitions

Her contributions to education have been recognized with several prestigious awards:

• National Award to Teachers (2012) – Presented by the President of India
• Dr. Radhakrishnan Excellence Award (2012–13)
• Lokmanilal Lifetime Achievement Award (2013) for Excellence in Education
• School Leadership Award (2017) – Presented by Mr. N. R. Narayana Murthy
• British Council School Ambassador

Educational Philosophy & Social Impact

Ms. Jerath strongly believes that education must serve a societal purpose and uphold moral responsibility. This philosophy has significantly influenced stakeholders, fostering a culture of sensitivity and proactive community engagement.

She initiated the Compassionate Ghaziabad Initiative under the School’s SSR (Student Social Responsibility) framework.

Her leadership has transformed DLF Public School into:

“A Thinking School with a Soul” — where being ‘Good’ is valued more than just being ‘Smart’, and where true success is defined as:
“the ability to give back more to society than one takes from it.”