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India’s Top 20 Special Needs Schools league table

Rank Teacher welfare & development (100) Competence of faculty (200) Quality of program (100) Rehabilitation (100) Co-curricular education (100) Individual attention to students (100) Leadership / management Safety & hygiene (100) Infrastructure provision Value for money (100) TOTAL SCORE (1100)
2022 2023 2024 2025 quality (100) (100)

6 2 1 1 SPJ Sadhana School, Mumbai 93 167 74 75 78 94 84 78 66 89 898
4 4 4 2 The Aditya Birla Integrated School, Mumbai 83 168 77 77 79 74 84 78 75 80 875
1 1 2 3 Sankalp, Chennai 76 169 76 72 72 71 85 76 84 78 859
9 8 3 3 Aatman Academy, Thane 91 166 71 72 71 74 81 77 79 77 859
5 3 11 4 Tamana Autism Centre — School of Hope, Delhi 87 158 79 75 71 74 83 73 75 79 854
8 7 6 5 Vidyaniketan Academy, Bengaluru 81 158 81 74 75 68 82 83 76 74 852
3 4 5 5 Brindavan Education Centre, Jayanagar, Bengaluru 81 163 79 78 74 75 78 76 75 73 852
9 8 7 6 Sanchetna, Noida 82 158 80 72 77 72 83 74 77 76 851
6 6 7 6 Sunderji Institute of Special School, Pune 78 155 72 72 86 71 72 78 89 78 851
2 5 6 7 Academy for Severe Handicaps and Autism (ASHA), Bengaluru 75 157 81 75 75 73 79 81 75 78 849
10 9 8 7 Connect Academy, Nashik 80 163 75 77 76 74 77 74 77 76 849
13 10 9 8 The Blue Bells School for Integrated Learning, Gurugram 79 161 75 76 75 77 78 74 76 77 848
12 10 8 9 Alpha to Omega, Chennai 80 152 73 80 70 76 81 82 75 78 847
10 9 17 9 Mamta Mandir School, Navsari (Gujarat) 76 161 78 79 77 75 78 78 72 73 847
20 20 10 10 Bethany Society’s Jyoti Sroat Inclusive School, Shillong 74 160 76 79 81 74 77 77 71 76 845
13 11 9 10 Jai Vakeel School, Mumbai 81 157 74 71 74 84 69 71 81 83 845
7 7 12 11 The Gateway School, Mumbai 78 161 74 70 74 85 82 76 69 74 843
14 14 10 12 Dilkhush Special School, Juhu, Mumbai 75 165 71 72 66 71 84 76 86 69 835
12 11 15 13 Sweekaar Academy of Rehabilitation Sciences (SARS),
Secunderabad 77 162 77 79 75 73 72 71 74 71 831
7 13 20 14 Mata Bhagwanti Chadha Niketan (MBCN), Noida 71 153 79 69 77 74 72 82 78 75 830
16 17 13 15 Bethany Special School, Bengaluru 79 150 75 78 71 77 74 74 67 75 820
11 12 14 15 Asha Kiran Special Needs School, Bengaluru 72 141 77 77 73 70 79 70 81 80 820
19 15 21 15 Dare School (Srishti Welfare Centre), Munnar 76 154 71 74 72 75 77 75 74 72 820
NR NR NR 16 Darul Ansar Centre for Applied Learning, Chennai 74 150 79 80 65 77 72 73 75 74 819
18 18 18 17 Shristi Child Development & Learning Institute, Delhi 71 153 81 81 63 76 70 70 77 70 812
16 16 16 18 Bubbles Centre for Autism, Bengaluru 71 156 71 72 75 67 72 72 74 74 804
14 19 19 19 Asha Hai, Delhi 67 159 72 67 63 64 81 81 71 72 797
17 19 20 20 Kulachi Hansraj Manovikas Kendra, Delhi 66 153 73 69 78 64 74 71 72 75 795

We are over the moon for being to students is because we maintain a
ranked India’s #1 special needs teacher-student ratio of 1:3. Our new
“school for the second year in suc- re-set goal is to participate in national
cession. This recognition is a testament and international conferences to share
to the unwavering dedication of our best practices, present research papers,
teachers, therapists, volunteers, and and contribute to journals of special
every member of the SPJ Sadhana school education. We are also planning inclu-
community. It reflects their passion, sive practices to provide opportunities
commitment, and relentless work to for neurodivergent and neurotypi-
make a difference in the lives of special cal students to learn and participate
needs children. Our high score under together in events such as concerts,
the parameter of teacher welfare and sports, and acquire vocational skills
development is proof that we encourage our educators through internships in mainstream industry” — Fionika
to remain updated with new research and practices in Shanghvi (centre), Principal, SPJ Sadhana School,
special education. Top score under individual attention Mumbai (75 students, 35 teachers)

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