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Cover Story EW CO-ED DAY SCHOOLS RANKINGS 2025-26

training programmes in India and
often abroad. Moreover our teachers
are encouraged to engage in research
activities and to ideate new pedago-
gies and practices. This explains our
high score under the parameter of
competence of faculty and academic
reputation. For your information
several national toppers in this year’s
CBSE school-leaving exams were
SSG students. Academic learning is
balanced with strong emphasis on
co-curricular and sports education.
The outcome of holistic education
provided is that our children learn
joyfully as indicated by our top
score under the mental and emo-
tional wellbeing parameter,” says
Chakravarty. Currently SSG with
four branch campuses in Gurugram DPS, Bangalore North’s Mansoor Khan: promotion stimulus
has 4,500 students mentored by 400
teachers on its muster rolls. So it’s very encouraging that we have year’s sample respondents are: DPS,
Further down the Top 10 table been awarded high scores for teacher Sector 45, Gurugram to #14 (19);
as well there’s been a rearrange- welfare and development which has DPS, Bopal, Ahmedabad #15
ment of seating order. Vidyashilp translated into high scores under (29); JBCN International, Bori-
Academy, Bangalore is ranked #6 academic reputation and curriculum vali, Mumbai #16 (41); Chennai
(5), followed by the Krishnamurty and pedagogy with digital readi- Public School, Anna Nagar #18
Foundation’s KFI School Adyar ness. The latter is a very important (26); Venkateshwara Global, Ro-
awarded a big promotion to #6 (9); parameter because in the new digital hini, Delhi #18 (26) Shalom Hills
Springdales, Dhaula Kuan, and AI age, the education ecosys- International, Gurugram #20
Delhi is co- ranked #7 (7) with Step tem worldwide is evolving very fast. (32); Shiv Nadar School, Noida
by Step, Noida (5); Suchitra Therefore we have invested huge #20 (35).
Academy, Hyderabad continues resources to keep our curriculum When assessing the relative merits
its ascent at #8 (9) followed by Lak- and pedagogies updated and ensur- of day schools – including co-ed day
shmipat Singhania Adademy, ing our classrooms are fully wired schools – it’s important to bear in
Kolkata #9 (10) and Delhi Public and digitally connected. I’m also mind that city and state rankings
School, Bangalore North award- pleased about our good scores under (provided by EW ab initio) are more
ed a huge promotion from #20 to the parameters of parental involve- relevant and utilitarian than national
#10 in 2025-26, jointly ranked with ment and leadership. We believe that rankings. Because day scholars are
Sardar Patel Vidyalaya, Delhi parents are our best brand ambas- obliged to strive for admission into
(8) to complete the Top 10 table. sadors and our teachers are carefully the best schools in their host cities.
“The annual EWISR of the highly- selected for leadership positions National rankings of day schools are
reputed EducationWorld is taken because we plan for all our schools of interest only for the tiny minority
very seriously by all schools in Ban- to evolve over the next 100 years,” of parents not averse to displacing
galore. Therefore all of us in DPS, says Mansoor Khan, a business their progeny away from home and
North — and other DPS schools in management postgrad of Bangalore hearth to boarding or day-cum-
the garden city — are delighted with University and Promoter-Director boarding schools in near and far
the big promotion given to us from of seven DPS schools – includ- cities and habitats. Therefore it’s
#20 last year to #10 in 2025-26 ing DPS, North – in Bangalore with pertinent to note that a large number
which places us in the national Top an aggregate 32,000 students and of day schools that are modestly
10. It’s welcome news and a stimulus 3,500 teachers on their muster rolls. ranked in national league tables are
to keep improving under all parame- Beyond the India Top 10, fur- top ranked in their states and host
ters. Right from start, our intent has ther down the Top 20 league table, cities.
always been to provide high quality among schools that have been For instance Seth Anandram
K-12 education at affordable price. awarded notable promotions by this Jaipuria School, Kanpur (SAJS

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