About Pahal

Pahal means taking the first step.

Our journey began in 2000, when Shiv’s Academy was founded in Dhamnod in memory of our mother. In 2015 it grew into Pahal A School, teaching Classes 9 to 12.

In 2024, our 25th year, we opened a new, fully equipped campus spread over 9 bigha at Guljhari, on the A.B. Road bypass, now starting from Nursery.

The idea behind it is simple. Under the National Education Policy, the syllabus is now largely the same across boards; what really differs is facilities. So we give children the labs, digital classrooms, library and playground of a top school, at a fee families here can afford.

Vision

The education and facilities of a top school for every child in our region, at a fee their family can afford.

Mission

To build and look after an ethical environment that brings out every child’s talent, creativity, and spirit of sharing and innovation; where each student learns to think and act independently and to make careful, value-based decisions, on their own and together with others.

Alongside knowledge and understanding of the world, we nurture sensitivity to the well-being and feelings of others, the foundation of a reasoned, lifelong commitment to values. And we make it possible for families in Guljhari, Dhamnod and nearby areas to give their children quality education close to home.

Leadership

Harsha Verma, Director (left), and Shivshankar Verma, Chairman & Principal (right)
Harsha Verma, Director (left), and Shivshankar Verma, Chairman & Principal (right)

Shivshankar Verma

Founder, Chairman & Principal

Dear parents and students,

From the founding of Shiv’s Academy in 2000, in memory of our mother, to Pahal A School in Dhamnod, we have worked every day to live up to the trust and hopes you placed in us. Thank you for your support and good wishes throughout this journey.

In 2024, our 25th year, we took the next step, with a different way of thinking: a new, fully equipped campus spread over 9 bigha on the A.B. Road bypass at Guljhari, starting from Nursery. Every facility you would look for in a top school is here, and we have worked hard to keep it within your budget.

Parents often choose expensive schools because they offer more for a child’s all-round development. Under the National Education Policy, the syllabus is now largely the same across all boards; the real difference is facilities. So, while staying with the MP Board, we teach the NCERT-based syllabus with the skills and technology the new policy calls for, and offer the education and facilities of a top school at a minimal fee.

We request you to visit our new campus once and give us your guidance, so that we can fulfil your dreams for your children along with ours. You are warmly invited.

Shivshankar VermaFounder, Chairman & Principal

Harsha Verma

Director

Dear parents,

Every child who walks through our gate is different. Some learn by reading, some by doing, and some come alive on stage. Real all-round development means giving each of them the right place to grow: a well-equipped lab, a digital classroom, a library, a playground and a stage. That is what we have built at Pahal.

Our youngest learners begin with play, colours, rhymes and stories. Our senior students prepare for board exams and for entrance exams like JEE with the same care. Our teachers give extra attention to children who need it, so that no one has to depend on outside tuition.

Along with marks, we want our children to grow up confident, disciplined, sensitive to others and proud of our culture. Please come and see our campus for yourself. Your trust is our greatest strength.

Harsha VermaDirector

Board and curriculum

We are an MP Board school (Madhya Pradesh Board of Secondary Education, Bhopal), teaching the NCERT-based syllabus with the skills and technology focus of the National Education Policy 2020.