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India’s best vintage legacy day-cum-boarding schools

Teacher welfare & development (100) students (100) services (100)

Rank Competence of faculty (200) Academic reputation (100) Co-curricular education & internationalism (100) Sports education (100) Curriculum & pedagogy Individual attention to Leadership / management Parental involvement (100) Infrastructure provision (100) Mental & emotional well-being Special needs education (100) Value for money (100) Community service (100) Quality of a
2022 2023 2024 2025 (100) quality (100)

3 2 2 1 Modern School, Barakhamba Road, Delhi 81 178 81 89 85 83 76 76 76 95 78 69 84 83 83 1317
7 6 7 2 La Martiniere Boys College, Lucknow 78 156 80 78 79 75 74 78 76 71 74 76 82 79 78 1234
7 4 3 3 The Rajkumar College, Rajkot 78 161 76 79 81 76 69 79 72 86 70 59 80 77 80 1223
4 3 3 4 Barnes School & Junior College, Devlali,
Nashik 78 167 73 78 79 73 68 82 72 78 76 61 77 79 77 1218
10 6 6 5 Mount Hermon School, Darjeeling 77 153 80 72 76 79 75 77 74 82 72 70 76 80 67 1210
9 8 7 6 Rajkumar College, Raipur 72 166 77 79 84 70 67 80 71 77 66 62 81 75 77 1204
8 7 4 7 Tashi Namgyal Academy, Gangtok 76 165 74 79 78 72 73 78 67 79 73 55 75 78 73 1195
5 5 5 8 Madras Christian College Higher
Secondary School, Chennai 74 161 75 75 79 74 72 75 68 78 75 61 76 74 74 1191
6 9 8 9 Dr. Graham’s Homes, Kalimpong 65 150 75 69 77 74 70 68 67 66 68 61 66 73 73 1122
NR NR 10 10 St. Joseph’s College, Coonoor 67 141 67 69 73 64 69 71 59 70 72 61 70 69 65 1087
10 10 9 11 Huddard High School, Kanpur 67 121 63 70 71 70 69 57 64 62 68 56 70 73 62 1043

It’s great to learn that we are ranked India’s #1
vintage legacy day-cum-boarding school for 2025-
“26. It’s also very reassuring that your knowledgeable
sample respondents have awarded Modern School top
score under the vital parameters of faculty competence,
academic reputation, curriculum and pedagogy, co-cur-
ricular education, infrastructure, sports education, and
quality of alumni. These high scores reflect our school’s
ethos of blending academic excellence with holistic de-
velopment. Our strong emphasis on teacher welfare and
development has translated into faculty competence and
holistic development of students which are at the core of
our success. Inspiring teachers and motivated learners
form the foundation of our academic reputation, curricu-
lum delivery, and co-curricular vibrancy. This award will
strengthen our resolve to carry forward our century-old
rich legacy of education excellence” — Dr. Vijay Datta
(centre right), Principal, Modern School, Barakham-
ba Road, Delhi (estb.1920), which has 2,347 students
instructed by 97 teachers.

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