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highest score awarded to us under the
parameter of special needs education.
Looking ahead, we are all set to align
our curriculum and pedagogies with
NEP 2020 recommendations,” says
D r. N e e tu K a p oor, an alumna of
Himachal Pradesh and Amity univer-
sities and principal of A rm y P u b l ic
S c h ool , D e l h i C a n tt (estb.1989)
since 2008. Currently, the CBSE-af-
filiated APS, Delhi Cantt hosts 3,524
students mentored by 145 teachers.
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Likewise r. a ru l u m a r, prin-
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cipal of the a v y C h il dre n S c h ool ,
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N a u s e n a B a u g h , V i a k h a p a t -
n a m ( N C S - V , estb.1965), is elated
that NCS-V has leapfrogged to #3
in the EWISR 2022-23 league table
of Central government day schools.
“This is a great moment for NCS-V Navy Children School, Vizag’s Dr. Parul Kumar: leapfrog promotion
and we thank Educ ationW orld and
your sample respondents for this schools league table is swamped by y a - I I T M a dra s , C h e n n a i ranked
honour. I attribute this success to our defence services primary-secondaries. #2 last year. B S F S r S e c S c h ool ,
visionary management and mutually N a v y C h il dre n S c h ool , K oc h i has P a l ou ra , J a m m u at #10 (12) com-
supportive relationships between our been promoted to #6 (85), ir F orc e pletes the Top 10.
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students, teachers and parents. This S c h ool , H e b b a l , B e n g a l u ru to #7 “I am grateful to EW ’ s sample
is reflected in our high scores under (106). rm y S c h ool B EG & C e n tre , respondents for ranking Air Force
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the parameters of parental involve- K irk e e , P u n e at #8 (152) is jointly School, Hebbal among India’s Top
ment and leadership/management ranked with A rm y P u b l i S c h ool , 10 Central government day schools.
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quality,” says Kumar. Currently, this B ol a ru m , S e c u n de ra b a d (110). This is overdue recognition of the
well-furbished school has 4,621 stu- Against this the top-ranked civilian continuous, untiring efforts our man-
dents instructed by 222 teachers on Central government day school is the agement, faculty and students invest
its musters. A tom ic En e rg y C e n tra l S c h ool , 24x7. I am especially proud of the
Not only high table but the en- T h a n e (Maharashtra) at #9 (150) top score awarded to us for academic
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tire Top 10 Central government day co-ranked with K e n dri a V idy a l a - reputation. This is a result of our expe-
riential learning environment where
AFS, Hebbal’s Renu Singh (centre): beyond textbooks
education goes beyond textbooks and
students are given continuous reme-
dial support to improve learning out-
comes,” says R e n u S i g h , a post-
n
graduate in chemistry and education
of the Regional Institute of Education,
New Delhi, and principal of the A ir
F orc e S c h ool , H e b b a l , B e n g a -
l u ru (AFS-H, estb.1958) which hosts
1,190 students mentored by 58 highly
qualified teachers.
The sole non-Army/Navy school to
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feature in the Top 10 table is the S F
S r S e c S c h ool , P a l ou ra , J a m m u .
Promoted in 1976 by K. F. Rustamji,
the founder-director general of the
Border Security Force (BSF), it admits
children of BSF security personnel sta-
tioned in Jammu & Kashmir. Ranked

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