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INDIA'S TOP 10 INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS
he imminent entry of globally DAY-CUM-BOARDING
Tfamous primary-secondaries 1 Indus International School, Bengaluru
such as Harrow School, Wellington
College, Millfield and Rutgers doesn't 2 The International School Bangalore
seem to perturb India's well-en- 3 Pathways World School, Aravali,
trenched international schools, who Gurugram
welcome them on the reasoning that 3 Greenwood High International, Bengaluru
waves of competition will raise all 4 Indus International School, Pune
boats 4 Indus International School, Hyderabad
DAY 5 Jayshree Periwal International School,
Jaipur
1 Dhirubhai Ambani International School, 6 Stonehill International School, Bengaluru
Mumbai 7 Singapore International School, Mumbai
2 Oberoi International School, Mumbai 7 Aga Khan Academy, Hyderabad
2 Aditya Birla World Academy, Mumbai 8 Lancers International School, Gurugram
Mohandas Pai: liberation charter 3 Jamnabai Narsee International School, 8 Lalaji Memorial Omega International
Mumbai School, Chennai
trust has established four IB-affiliated 4 Pathways School, Gurgaon 9 Genesis Global School, Noida
schools in Bangalore, Pune, Hyderabad 4 Ascend International School, Mumbai 9 Sharanya Narayani International School,
and Belagavi with an aggregate enrol- 5 Utpal Shanghvi Global School, Mumbai Bengaluru
ment of 3,660 students of 38 nation- 5 KC High, Chennai 10 Indus Altum International School, Belagavi
alities mentored by 450 teachers. And 6 Pathways School, Noida 10 Sadhbhavana World School, Kozhikode
IIS-Bangalore has been ranked India’s 6 Podar International School,
#1 international day-cum-boarding Santacruz (W), Mumbai RESIDENTIAL
JBCN International School, Parel, Mumbai
6
school for 11 years consecutively with 7 The Riverside School, Ahmedabad
all other IIS’ ranked within the Top 10 8 Legacy School, Bengaluru 1 Good Shepherd International School,
in the annual EWISR surveys. 8 CP Goenka International School, Ooty
Be that as it may, with state govern- Oshiwara, Mumbai 2 Mussoorie International School
ments, whose pain point with private 9 CHIREC International School, Hyderabad 3 UWC Mahindra College, Pune
and international schools was annual 10 Heritage International Xperiential School, 4 Corvuss American Academy, Karjat
fee increases rather than initial fees, Gurugram 5 SCAD World School, Coimbatore
having substantially resolved this is- 10 Mahindra International School, Pune 6 MIT Pune’s Vishwashanti Gurukul
sue and green-lighting the entry of 10 Ryan Global School, Andheri, Mumbai 7 The Plenum School, Bagthan (HP)
branded international education insti-
tutions in their jurisdictions, and NEP VINTAGE INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL
2020 inviting top-rung foreign univer- 1 Woodstock School, Mussoorie
sities to establish campuses in India, 2 Kodaikanal International School
not a few well-informed liberal educa- 3 Hebron School, Ooty Source: EducationWorld India School
tionists believe that the 1991 moment Rankings 2022-23
has come for Indian education.
“NEP 2020 is a liberation charter
that decrees full teaching-learning and education institutions entering India society, the future seems bright for
research freedom in Indian education. is to devise scholarship schemes for a Indian education and development of
Currently, an estimated 50,000 chil- small minority to ensure diversity on India’s abundant and high-potential
dren and 700,000 youth from India their campuses. This is good for them human resource, it’s prudent to note
are studying in schools and higher ed- and society,” says T.V. Mohandas that while NEP 2020 encourages in-
ucation institutions abroad. Now with Pai, the Bengaluru-based former fi- stitutional autonomy and academic
the world’s most respected schools and nance director of the blue-chip Info- freedom, it has also mandated an
universities granted freedom to estab- sys Technologies Ltd and chairman of elaborate multi-layered supervisory
lish campuses in India, future genera- the globe-girdling Manipal Education structure packed with politicians, bu-
tions won’t have to travel abroad for and Medical Group — India’s largest reaucrats and old school education-
high quality education. I believe the professional education multinational ists, to guide and advise the coun-
1991 moment has arrived for Indian — and forthright public intellectual. try’s liberated education institutions.
education which is poised for full Nevertheless although with They could yet throw a spanner in the
flowering. My only advice to foreign changed mindsets in government and works. Fingers crossed.

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