Atal Adarsh Vidyalaya Aurangzeb Lane was established as a primary school. For a long period it was called N P Primary School Aurangzeb Lane. In the mid-seventies the school was upgraded to a middle school. In 1989 it was upgraded to a Secondary School. In year 2010 the school was upgraded to a senior secondary school. This is one of the few NDMC schools which offers two streams i.e. Humanities and Commerce.