Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector-16 (often called GMSSS-16 or simply 16-Model) is a State-funded co-educational secondary school located in Chandigarh, India, educating students in grades K–12. Founded in 1954, it is the oldest school in Chandigarh and among the most selective. The school is affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education and offers twenty-three subjects at the AISSCE level, among the highest for any school in the region. It also claims a 100% pass percentage at the All India Secondary School Certificate Examination level.
The school's main building was designed by Swiss architect Pierre Jeanneret, along with Bhanu Pratap Mathur and Jugal Kishore Chowdhary, in line with the former's modernist ideals and was inaugurated by the then Commissioner of the Union Territory of Chandigarh in 1954.
Academics
Curriculum
The School is affiliated to the internationally-recognised Central Board of Secondary Education, New Delhi and follows the NCERT curriculum.
Subject areas
The following subjects are offered at the AISSCE level:
Languages
English Core (Mandatory) Hindi Core Hindi Elective Punjabi Sanskrit Core French
Sciences
Physics
Chemistry
Mathematics
Biology
Computer Science
Business and Commerce
Business Studies
Entrepreneurship
Accountancy
Humanities and Social Sciences
Economics
Psychology
Sociology
History
Political Science
Philosophy
Geography
Legal Studies
Fine Arts
Music (Vocal) Home Science
Non-credit
Physical Education
Work Experience
General Studies
Notable alumni
Politics
Kapil Sibal, prominent lawyer and former Union Minister
Ambika Soni, Member of Parliament and former Union Minister
Chander Mohan, former deputy chief minister of Haryana
Deepak-Raj Gupta, Member of the Australian Capital Territory Legislative Assembly, first PIO to get elected to Australian parliament
Academia
Manohar Lal Munjal, scientist and professor at the Indian Institute of Science
Vijay K. Dhir, professor and former Dean of the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science at UCLA Sunil Saigal, professor and former Dean of the Newark College of Engineering K. K. Aggarwal, professor and founding Vice Chancellor of the Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University. Paras Anand, Scientist and Group Leader at Imperial College London.
Arts
D. S. Kapoor, art historian and former principal of Government College of Arts, Chandigarh
Armed Forces
Lt. Nishant Karol, Indian Army martyr. Every year the school hosts an intra-school quiz competition in his memory.