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est whole number. All parameters are galuru-based Centre for Teacher were invited to nominate students (10
given equal weightage score of 100 Accreditation (CENTA, estb.2014 each from classes VI-VIII) to write a
except ‘Competence of faculty’ which — India’s largest teachers online plat- 45-minute online Students Critical
was given a maximum score of 200. form which provides testing, certifi- Thinking Test. In its first year, this test
For Legacy schools, an additional pa- cation, training and career develop- has attracted mild response with 15
rameter — Quality of alumni — was ment programmes for K-12 teachers). percent of schools deputing students
used,” says Premchand Palety, an In EWISR 2023-24, 25 percent of to write the Critical Thinking Test
alum of the Panjab Engineering Col- schools deputed teachers to take the In this (September) Part I issue, we
lege and Fore School of Management, test and improved their scores under present national, state, city and pa-
Delhi, who acquired valuable profes- this critically important parameters. rameter league tables of Day schools
sional experience with ORG, India’s In addition, this year to add an (co-ed day, boys, girls and day-cum-
pioneer retail market research com- element of objectivity under the pa- boarding) as well as Vintage Legacy
pany for over a decade prior to pro- rameter of academic reputation, we Day schools within these sub-catego-
moting C fore in the millennium year. have introduced the Students Criti- ries. The next Part II issue (October)
Moreover, to add an element of ob- cal Thinking Test in partnership will feature Boarding, International,
jectivity to perceptual scores awarded with LogIQids, an ed-tech company Government, Special Needs, Philan-
by sample respondents under the im- promoted in 2016 by IIT/IIM alumni thropy and Super 30 Budget private
portant parameter of teacher compe- to develop students’ critical think- schools league tables.
tence, since 2021 all ranked schools ing, problem-solving, and creativity If you discover more comprehen-
have been invited to nominate six through gamified worksheets com- sive ratings and rankings of prima-
teachers to take a 30 minutes (20 prising age-appropriate puzzles and ry-secondary schools in any country
questions) English, maths and science brain teasers. worldwide, you will be presented a
online test, administered by the Ben- In early June, all EWISR schools purse of Rs.50,000.

EWISR 2023-24 COUNTRYWIDE SURVEY

Metro cities
Tier l, ll, lll & lV cities
(433 cities)

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