2 decades after launch, ‘3 Idiots’ fame Ladakh school now under CBSE

NEW DELHI: Druk Padma Karpo School in Ladakh, which is popularly known as “Rancho’s school”, has got CBSE affiliation more than two decades after it was founded.
The affiliation was granted after several delays and rejections. The school, which shot to fame after it featured in the Aamir Khan-starrer movie “3 Idiots” in 2009, was so far affiliated with the Jammu and Kashmir State Board of School Education (JKBOSE).
“We have finally got CBSE affiliation after delay of several years and our first batch of class 10 students is now waiting for their CBSE board exam results… Though we had all the infrastructure in place, excellent result record and focus on innovative ways of teaching and learning, we didn’t get NOC from the JKBOSE despite several attempts all these years,” school principal Mingur Angmo said.