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Cover Story EW SPECIAL NEEDS SCHOOLS RANKINGS 2023-24

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)
2020 2021 2022 2023 quality (100) (100)

13 5 1 1 Sankalp, Chennai 82 169* 85 75 77 78 86 87 76 83 898
4 4 6 2 SPJ Sadhana School, Mumbai 80 167 84 73 76 79 85 88 75 80 887
2 3 5 3 Tamana Autism Centre — School of Hope, Delhi 78 166 83 72 75 78 84 87 74 78 875
18 11 3 4 Brindavan Education Centre, Jayanagar, Bengaluru 77 165 82 74 74 77 84 86 73 79 871
1 2 4 4 The Aditya Birla Integrated School, Mumbai 81 166 81 73 75 78 83 84 73 77 871
3 1 2 5 Academy for Severe Handicaps and Autism (ASHA), Bengaluru 76 163 81 72 73 76 83 85 72 77 858
10 12 6 6 Sunderji Institute of Special School, Pune 73 161 75 75 75 76 81 84 73 74 847
11 7 7 7 The Gateway School, Mumbai 73 161 78 72 76 76 79 80 75 72 842
17 14 8 7 Vidyaniketan Academy, Bengaluru 74 163 82 75 76 74 76 75 74 73 842
9 10 9 8 Aatman Academy, Thane 73 162 75 74 75 76 77 81 75 73 841
8 9 9 8 Sanchetna, Noida 74 164 76 75 74 75 78 79 75 71 841
19 17 10 9 Connect Academy, Nashik 77 165 74 75 72 73 74 76 73 74 833
NR 11 10 9 Mamta Mandir School, Navsari (Gujarat) 74 162 74 76 75 74 75 76 74 73 833
23 6 12 10 Alpha to Omega, Chennai 73 158 77 75 73 75 76 76 72 75 830
NR NR 13 10 The Blue Bells School for Integrating Learning, Gurugram 69 161 77 76 75 75 76 74 74 73 830
13 10 13 11 Jai Vakeel School, Mumbai 75 162 75 74 75 76 74 77 70 70 828
6 7 12 11 Sweekaar Academy of Rehabilitation Sciences (SARS),
Secunderabad 74 157 76 74 76 71 75 76 75 74 828
7 8 11 12 Asha Kiran Special Needs School, Bengaluru 73 156* 78 75 77 70 77 76 74 70 826
5 5 7 13 Mata Bhagwanti Chadha Niketan (MBCN), Noida 72 155 79 72 74 73 75 77 73 72 822
16 13 14 14 Dilkhush Special School, Juhu, Mumbai 71 158 77 73 74 71 77 76 70 74 821
12 22 19 15 Dare School (Srishti Welfare Centre), Munnar 71 157 73 72 71 72 74 75 72 74 811
20 18 16 16 Bubbles Centre for Autism, Bengaluru 70 151 75 71 76 72 77 75 72 70 809
24 19 16 17 Bethany Special School, Bengaluru 71 148 70 70 71 76 73 75 74 68 796
10 21 18 18 Shristi Child Development & Learning Institute, Delhi 69 149 71 74 72 75 74 72 72 67 795
22 15 14 19 Asha Hai, Delhi 68 149 70 68 67 66 75 73 69 65 770
21 20 17 19 Kulachi Hansraj Manovikas Kendra, Delhi 60 150 69 69 68 67 74 73 72 68 770
14 23 20 20 Bethany Society’s Jyoti Sroat Inclusive School, Shillong 63 145 67 72 71 68 69 62 64 64 745
* Representative teachers of these schools had the confidence to write the CENTA Subject Competency Test (English, maths & science)

It’s great that the hard work invested by our staff who
are the backbone of this institution is recognised.
“The faculty works closely with families to ensure
all-round well-being of our special needs children. Fac-
ulty competence is the outcome of ongoing professional
development programmes, participation in seminars and
rehabilitation training programmes. Recently, some of
our teachers attended a week-long training in Instrumen-
tal Enrichment developed by Prof. Reuven Feurstein, a
world-renowned Israeli psychologist,” says Dr. Sulata
Ajit (centre right), co-founder and director of Sankalp.
Adds Lakshmi Ktishnakumar, founder-director
of the affiliated Sankalp — The Open School for Children

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