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This is also testified by our excellent
board exam results with our cohort
who wrote the class XII ISC exam av-
eraging 89.8 percent, and IB diploma
students averaging 39 out of a maxi-
mum 45. Consequently this year, we
recorded our best university admis-
sions ever with our school-leavers ad-
mitted into seven US Ivy league uni-
versities with generous scholarships,”
says Singh.
With several hitherto highly ranked
boys boarding schools including Mayo
College, Ajmer, Scindia School, Gwali-
or, Bishop Cotton, Shimla and St.
Paul’s, Darjeeling among others trans-
ferred to the new Vintage Legacy cat-
egory, there’s been a major reshuffle
of seating in the Top 10 table.
After TDS and Welham Boys joint- B.K. Birla Centre for Education, Pune: big promotion
ly ranked #1, several boys boarding
schools promoted by trusts registered been awarded high scores under the versity, Santiniketan and Symbiosis
by the well-reputed Birla Group of parameters of teacher welfare and de- university, Pune, Das acquired essen-
companies have recorded impressive velopment, academic reputation and tial teaching and admin experience as
gains. The low-profile S a ra l a B irl a pastoral care because these are core principal of the Assam Rifles Public
A c a de m y , B e n g a l u ru ( S B A ) has focus areas for us in SBA. Moreover, School, Shillong (1986-2006) and in
been promoted to #2 nationally (and we have capped our admission at 400 the Aditya Birla Public School, Re-
#1 in Karnataka state) as against #6 boys because providing individual at- nusagar prior to his appointment as
in 2021-22, followed by the V idy a tention and mentorship is also a high principal of SBA in 2010. As such, Das
N ik e ta n ( B irl a P u b l ic S c h ool ) , priority for our 50 teachers. This is has played a major role in nurturing
P il a n i (Rajasthan) at #3 (6). More- also reflected in the good score we SBA (estb. 2004) into the country’s
over irl a V idy a m a n dir, N a in ita l have been awarded under the param- second-ranked boys boarding school.
B
is ranked #4 (9) and . K . B irl a C e n - eter of pastoral care,” says S a n ta n u With nine boys boarding schools
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tre f or Edu c a tion , P u n e #6 (11). D a s principal of SBA since 2006. A which were highly ranked in the annu-
Quite clearly in its characteristically physics and business management al EWISR for the past 14 years moved
low-profile style, the business house of alumnus of the Viswa Bharati Uni- to the new vintage legacy league ta-
Birla has bested its traditional The Gurukul, Nilokheri students: Top 10 debut ble this year, almost all
business rival Tata Group in relatively young boys
the education sector. boarding schools have
“The idea to rank vin- significantly improved
tage boys boarding schools their rankings in EWISR
among themselves in a sepa- 2022-23.
y
rate league table is rational For instance tm i a
A
because old well-established V idy a M a n dir, S u ra t
schools have the advantage has been promoted to #
of age and recall, compared 8 from #22 in 2021-22;
to relatively new institutions. B h a k tiv e da n ta G u -
n
Therefore, I am thrilled that ru k u l a , V ri da v a n to
our comparatively young #9 (24) and #1 in Uttar
school has positively im- Pradesh (pop. 215 mil-
pacted your informed sam- lion); T h e G u ru k u l ,
ple respondents who have N il ok h e ri to #10 (27);
n
ranked us #2 nationwide and B A P S S w a m i a -
and #1 in Karnataka. I am ra y a n , V idy a m a n dir,
especially glad that we have V a doda ra to #12 (32).

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