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Capt. Rohit Sen Bajaj, direc-
tor of the Pathways School, Gur-
gaon (PSG, estb.2010) is “honoured
and privileged” that PSG is ranked
among India’s Top 3 international
day schools and #1 in Delhi NCR. “The
national Top 3 rank will motivate our
entire team to continue to strive for
all-round educational innovation and
excellence. We were one of the first IB
continuum schools to introduce the IB
Career-related Programme last year
enabling students to prepare better
for higher education and chosen ca-
reers, and one of two schools in India
to host the IB’s Festival of Hope 2023.
It’s very reassuring to learn that Path-
ways Gurgaon has been awarded high
Pathways Gurgaon’s Capt. Bajaj: motivational ranking scores for faculty competence and
curriculum and pedagogy, because
recruited many more teachers and Narsee International School, high-quality teachers and pedagogy
school leaders, improving our teach- Mumbai at #3 (3) jointly ranked innovations are our school’s defin-
er-pupil ratio to 1:6,” says Nita Am- with the Pathways School, Gur- ing features. We have successfully
bani, founder-chairperson of DAIS gaon (4). Utpal Shanghvi Global incorporated design thinking, col-
and Reliance Foundation (estb.2010), School, Mumbai is promoted to #4 laborative and experiential learning
the philanthropic initiative of Reli- (5) co-ranked with JBCN Interna- pedagogies which have transformed
ance Industries. Currently, DAIS has tional School, Parel, Mumbai our classrooms into vibrant learning
an enrolment of 1,087 students men- (#6) followed by The Riverside spaces where children explore, ques-
tored by 197 teachers. School, Ahmedabad at #5 (7). No- tion, inquire and apply knowledge.
According to Ambani, DAIS is tably, the Top 5 table is dominated We are fully committed to nurturing
at “the cusp of an exciting transfor- by schools sited in Mumbai — India’s compassionate global citizens,” says
mational journey as we are eagerly commercial and financial capital Bajaj. Currently, PSG has 1,575 stu-
preparing to unveil the Nita Mukesh which contributes 30 percent of all dents mentored by 270 teachers on
Ambani Junior School”. “This state- income tax collections in the country. its muster rolls.
of-the-art campus will feature flexible
learning spaces, seamless technology Oberoi International, Mumbai students
integration, modern laboratories for
hands-on learning, comprehensive
facilities for sports and co-curricular
activities. Led by our Vice-Chairper-
son, Isha Ambani Piramal, the focus
of this new school will be on empow-
ering learners with inspirational, ex-
periential and futuristic education,”
adds Nita Ambani.
While DAIS has maintained its
dominant position at top table, fur-
ther down there are minor rearrange-
ments in the seating order. Aditya
Birla World Academy, Mumbai
has retained its #2 rank (#2 in 2022-
23) jointly with the Oberoi Inter-
national School, Mumbai (2) and
Ecole Mondiale World School,
Mumbai followed by Jamnabai

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