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tial number of youth from Rewari, tion of HCPS-R, our long-term goal
including HCPS-R school-leavers, ADMISSION & FEES is to be ranked among Haryana’s
opt for service within the defence Top 10 day schools. To upgrade, we
services. Therefore, the school man- Holy Child Public School, Rewari will soon launch several develop-
agement provides in-house coaching is a nursery to class XII co-ed day ment initiatives. For instance, we
for students aspiring to write the institution affiliated with the CBSE, recently partnered with Encyclope-
NDA (National Defence Academy) Delhi. The school admits nursery dia Britannica to digitise the school
entrance exam. In addition, HPCS-R children on a first-come-first-serve library. We have also signed up with
provides tuition fee concessions to basis. In other classes, admissions the Benesse Corporation, Japan to
wards of defence service personnel. are against vacancies. Registration upgrade assessment systems for
The school’s focus on holistic classes VI-X students and started
education has paid off by way of forms are available at the school teaching Japanese language to class
excellent academic outcomes. Of office in February. III-VIII children. Moreover, we have
the 223 students who wrote the Tuition fee (annual): Rs.50,000-1 lakh. finalised plans to build a modern au-
CBSE class X school-leaving exam in For further details, contact 01274 253 ditorium and establish a professional
February-March 2025, 43 averaged 005 or email: hcp.school@gmail.com recording studio, enabling students
90 percent-plus with batch topper Website: www.hcpsrewari.com to engage in media, podcasting, and
Yohana averaging 96.6 percent. In recording activities. We hope to in-
the CBSE class XII boards, 35 of 229 troduce these new initiatives without
students averaged 90 perent plus. and national sports competitions. raising fees as we believe in provid-
Moreover, HCPS-R students rou- “Although I am fairly satisfied ing quality, affordable education,”
tinely excel in inter-school, district with the development and evolu- says Sachdeva.

Aalto University, Finland

Finland's top-ranked higher education
institution has won international acclaim for
excellent inter-disciplinary education and
research since it was established in 2010

ITH THE US, UK, CANADA AND Australia
— the most preferred study abroad desti-
nations of Indian students — tightening
Wvisa rules and regulations for international
students, several other countries have emerged as alterna-
tive higher education destinations. According to a Student
Pulse Survey Spring 2025 report of edtech company Ap-
plyBoard, Germany, Denmark, and Finland are attracting
Indian students. In particular, Finland with its well-estab- Aalto's Otaniemi campus: international acclaim
lished global reputation for K-12 education excellence (it
routinely tops PISA rankings), rising number of ‘English- is ranked #113 in the QS World University Rankings 2025
taught’ degree programmes, free tuition for European and #25 in the QS Europe University Rankings — Northern
Union (EU) students, and relatively affordable options for Europe. Moreover, Aalto U is ranked #8 globally for its art
non-EU students is becoming an attractive destination for & design programme in the QS World University Rankings
higher education. by Subject. In Times Higher Education (THE) World Uni-
Finland (pop.5.5 million) hosts 13 ‘traditional’ univer- versity Rankings 2025, Aalto is ranked #66 for business &
sities and 22 Universities of Applied Sciences which offer economics and #88 in computer science worldwide.
“more practically-oriented higher education”. Aalto Univer- Currently, Aalto offers eight English-instruction bach-
sity (estb.2010) is Finland’s top-ranked higher education elors and over 40 Masters degree programmes in design,
institution, which in a short time span has won interna- technology, business, architecture, engineering, and arts.
tional acclaim for excellent, interdisciplinary education and Of the 12,000 students on its muster rolls, 2,000 are in-
advanced research. The 15-year-old Aalto University (AU) ternational from 100 countries. However, while study pro-

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