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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)
2021 2022 2023 2024 quality (100) (100)

4 6 2 1 SPJ Sadhana School, Mumbai 91 165 75 73 78 92 83 81 68 88 894
5 1 1 2 Sankalp, Chennai 84 170 77 78 76 75 83 77 73 77 870
10 9 8 3 Aatman Academy, Thane 89 172 74 72 68 72 81 78 89 73 868
2 4 4 4 The Aditya Birla Integrated School, Mumbai 79 171 74 71 75 70 87 75 85 79 866
11 3 4 5 Brindavan Education Centre, Jayanagar, Bengaluru 80 161 78 73 73 67 82 82 74 77 847
1 2 5 6 Academy for Severe Handicaps and Autism (ASHA), Bengaluru 80 155 78 70 77 72 81 77 78 77 845
14 8 7 6 Vidyaniketan Academy, Bengaluru 81 158 75 75 75 74 81 73 78 75 845
12 6 6 7 Sunderji Institute of Special School, Pune 77 161 74 72 71 82 84 79 67 76 843
9 9 8 7 Sanchetna, Noida 76 155 78 76 75 71 76 81 77 78 843
6 12 10 8 Alpha to Omega, Chennai 80 155 71 77 70 79 78 79 77 76 842
17 10 9 8 Connect Academy, Nashik 78 166 75 74 75 74 79 72 74 75 842
10 13 11 9 Jai Vakeel School, Mumbai 78 157 75 71 77 81 65 73 84 80 841
NR 13 10 9 The Blue Bells School for Integrated Learning, Gurugram 71 161 74 75 76 78 78 75 77 76 841
13 14 14 10 Dilkhush Special School, Juhu, Mumbai 77 162 74 72 67 71 86 75 87 69 840
23 20 20 10 Bethany Society’s Jyoti Sroat Inclusive School, Shillong 77 163 74 78 80 69 78 76 67 78 840
3 5 3 11 Tamana Autism Centre — School of Hope, Delhi 87 146 76 72 74 74 81 76 75 78 839
7 7 7 12 The Gateway School, Mumbai 80 150 74 73 85 67 71 77 90 67 834
19 16 17 13 Bethany Special School, Bengaluru 76 153 78 75 74 75 76 77 70 77 831
8 11 12 14 Asha Kiran Special Needs School, Bengaluru 75 142 76 74 72 71 82 73 79 77 821
7 12 11 15 Sweekaar Academy of Rehabilitation Sciences (SARS),
Secunderabad 74 151 74 73 72 73 71 71 74 74 807
18 16 16 16 Bubbles Centre for Autism, Bengaluru 72 156 72 73 77 66 69 74 74 73 806
11 10 9 17 Mamta Mandir School, Navsari (Gujarat) 70 152 73 72 74 74 73 71 72 73 804
21 18 18 18 Shristi Child Development & Learning Institute, Delhi 68 152 78 78 64 73 73 70 76 71 803
15 14 19 19 Asha Hai, Delhi 67 157 75 68 65 67 80 79 69 73 800
5 7 13 20 Mata Bhagwanti Chadha Niketan (MBCN), Noida 69 146 76 66 79 70 71 79 72 70 798
20 17 19 20 Kulachi Hansraj Manovikas Kendra, Delhi 63 151 74 72 77 66 74 72 75 74 798
22 19 15 21 Dare School (Srishti Welfare Centre), Munnar 73 149 71 72 69 73 71 73 73 70 794

It’s a dream come true to be ranked India’s #1 special
needs school with top scores on four of ten parameters
“of special needs education excellence in our golden an-
niversary year. For this, credit must be given to our dedicat-
ed teachers and therapists who are awarded highest score
under the individual attention to students parameter. Our
varied activities, events and training have enabled students
to become more aware, contributing members of society.
Indeed, we are proud that every student graduating from
SPJSS has secured meaningful employment in mainstream
society. Sharing our best practices, working to secure
internships and employment in mainstream society for
our well-educated students are always high on our agenda”
— Fionika Sanghvi (centre), Principal, SPJ Sadhana
School, Mumbai (68 students, 30 teachers)

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