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Cover Story EW INDIA IVY LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL DAY-CUM-BOARDING SCHOOLS RANKINGS 2025-26

INDIA’S IVY LEAGUE INTERNATIONAL

DAY-CUM-BOARDING SCHOOLS

In the inaugural Ivy
League tables in EWISR
2025-26, the number
of capital-intensive and
relatively well-equipped
international day-cum-
boarding schools included
is five. All these schools are
ranked #1 although they
are differentiated inter se
by stars and decimal points

ithin India’s large
and fast expanding
middle class (430
Wmillion) and high
income households in particular, TISB primary students: top score under 12 of 15 parameters. Inset: Dr. K.P. Gopalkrishna
international day-cum-boarding
schools are becoming increasingly tially in terms of infrastructure and legendary promoter-chairman of
popular. institutional culture because they the highly-reputed National Public
They offer international certifica- admit day scholars and boarders, ab School (NPS) group of institutions
tion, pedagogies and curriculums initio in the annual EWISR day-cum- and TISB, is unsurprised that the
of reputed global exam boards such boarding schools have been assessed garden city’s pioneer international
as Cambridge International (UK), in a separate and distinct category. school has been promoted to the
IB (Geneva) and Advanced Place- Taking this logic forward, this year Ivy League category with top scores
ment (USA); well-qualified faculty consistently high-ranked and high under 12 of the 15 parameters of
often including expatriate teach- performing international day-cum- international school education excel-
ers; superbly equipped campuses boarding schools have been elevated lence.
with excellent academic, sports and to Ivy League status. “I am not surprised that TISB
residential facilities for boarders. In EWISR 2025-26, five institu- has been elevated to the Ivy League
Day scholars benefit by accessing the tions have been elevated to the Ivy category and awarded top scores
excellent co-curricular and sports League category — The Interna- under almost all parameters of
education infrastructure built for tional School Bangalore; Path- international schooling excellence.
boarders. ways World School, Gurgaon; Our IB board exam results are the
Moreover, they also offer weekly Harrow International School, best in India and among the Top
board and lodging options that per- Bengaluru; Jayshree Periwal 5 of all IB schools worldwide. As a
mit students to spend weekends with International School, Jaipur and result our school-leavers are not only
parents and/or relatives. Therefore, Aga Khan Academy, Hyderabad. welcome in the world’s best universi-
international day-cum-boarding Although all these schools are ranked ties but have been incentivised with
schools tick all the right boxes for #1, among them The International scholarships valued at $13.5 million
high income households, especially School Bangalore (TISB, estb.2000) by the world’s top-ranked universi-
where both parents are gainfully is awarded 5-star status and top ties this year. Moreover as testified
employed. grading. (For ranking methodology by our top scores under 12 of your 15
Given that they tend to be more details see p.42). parameters of international school
capital intensive and differ substan- Dr. K.P. Gopalkrishna, the excellence we ensure that our stu-

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