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above 90 percent with topper Keshav ADMISSION & FEES hood can register to play a variety of
Gupta averaging 97.6 percent. sports,” says Sehgal, himself a Grade
Progressive pedagogies, rigor- Bal Bharati Public School, Ganga A basketball player certified by NIS,
ous curriculum and well-trained Ram Hospital Marg, Delhi is a K-12 Patiala.
teachers apart, the school’s campus CBSE-affiliated co-ed day school. For an integrated education
houses 180 spacious Smart class- Admission into Nursery is as per experience, co-curricular activities
rooms including activity rooms, 13 guidelines of the Department of are a major focus area at BBPS-GRH.
well-equipped laboratories including Education, Delhi state government, Vocal, instrumental and brass band
separate computer science, maths, and for other classes based on music, community service, NCC,
language, and Atal Tinkering Labs, vacancies. green initiatives, and visual and
Reading Corners and class libraries Tuition fees (annual): Rs.78,840- performing arts are conducted by 25
along with three school libraries — 90,720 hobby clubs and societies.
with an aggregate 50,000 volumes For further information, contact: With this 81-year-old school con-
— which also serve as venues for 011-2578 6897 (GR Campus); 011- tinuously reinventing itself to meet
popular TEDx talks and other events. 2574 1157 (PR Campus); email: the challenges of 21st century educa-
Other enabling campus facilities bbpsgrh@balbharati.org tion, the future is bright. “BBPS has
include the school’s hi-tech record- a rich legacy of excellence and we are
ing studio, three air-conditioned committed to continuously innovat-
teachers resource rooms, a Special grounds for football and cricket, ing and enhancing our systems and
Needs Department, two state-of-the- basketball, volleyball, tennis and infrastructure. Plans are under way
art auditoriums, two amphitheatres badminton courts, plus a multipur- to set up an additional recording
and an Open Air theatre. pose hall for indoor sports and yoga. studio for faculty to record lessons
Similarly, BBPS-GRH’s infrastruc- “Moreover, the school runs an Eve- for remote teaching, and facilities to
ture for over 20 sports includes two ning Sports Academy where students provide futuristic skill-based educa-
swimming pools, a gym, dedicated and children from the neighbour- tion,” says Sehgal.

Singapore University of Technology & Design

Established in 2010 as the “world's first
Design AI university”, SUTD has acquired
an international reputation for its tertiary
education and research in artificial
intelligence, design and technology

HE NEW GENRE SINGAPORE UNIVERSITY OF
Technology and Design (SUTD, estb.2010), which
bills itself as the “world’s first Design AI univer-
Tsity,” has acquired an international reputation for
providing tertiary education and research in the futuristic
disciplines of artificial intelligence, design, and technology.
In the latest QS Asia University Rankings 2024, SUTD is
ranked #37. Not surprising since this young university has SUTD campus vista: experiential hands-on learning focus
already established 17 research centres, raised over S$665
million (Rs.4,256 crore) in research funding, published by 528 faculty — a quarter of whom are ranked among the
8,174 research papers with 187,256 citations, registered top 2 percent of scientists worldwide — on its musters. The
269 patents and incubated 83 start-ups. varsity’s distinguishing feature is its focus on experiential,
Currently, SUTD offers undergrad and postgraduate de- hands-on learning to enable students to apply technology
gree programmes in architecture and sustainable design, and innovation to solve live real-world problems. Graduates
design and artificial intelligence, engineering product de- tend to be employed within six months of their final exams
velopment, engineering systems and design, computer sci- with half receiving two or more job offers.
ence and design. The varsity has 2,800 students mentored SUTD was conceived by the Singapore government in

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