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other fees to private schools, includ-
ing BPS. Some state governments also
passed laws slashing BPS fees even if
they provided online classes. Nobody
except EducationWorld spoke up for
BPS schools. (See https://www.edu-
cationworld.in/dear-prime-minister-
why-no-pandemic-package-for-edu-
cation).
Your editors not only highlighted
the important responsibility dis-
charged by BPS for children of un-
derprivileged households in several
feature stories, but also included the
country’s most respected BPS in the
annual EducationWorld India School
Rankings (EWISR, estb.2007), which
over the years has evolved into the
world’s largest and most comprehen-
sive primary-secondary schools rank- Kennedy School’s Koganti (right): big promotion to Top 10 table
ing survey. Normatively, BPS tend to
maintain a low public profile to pre- on a 100-point scale with teacher to high table.
clude harassment from education competence given double weightage. Among BPS that have made a great
ministry officials. Therefore, informa- The perceptual scores awarded by the leap forward into high table are J a ti-
tion about them is hard to come by. sample respondents under each pa- y a B idy a l a y a , A s o m , G u w a h a ti
owever, the Delhi-based Na- rameter were totalled and BPS ranked promoted to #3 cf. #24 in 2020-21
Htional Independent Schools Al- inter se,” says P re m c h a n d P a l e ty , co-ranked with L ittl e F l ow e r M a -
liance (NISA) which claims 55,000 promoter-CEO of C fore explaining tri u l a tion H r S e c on da ry S c h ool ,
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BPS among its member institutions the rankings methodology. C h e n n a i (9), L ittl e S ta r En g l i h
provided the Delhi-based Centre for In the age of the Covid-19 pandem- S c h ool , G u w a h a ti promoted to #4
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Forecasting & Research Pvt. Ltd (C- ic which devastated the economy and (8) co-ranked with S ri V i a y a S a i
fore, estb.2000) which has partnered forced closure of all schools, including H ig h S c h ool , N iz a m a b a d, T e l a n -
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with EducationWorld ab initio to BPS countrywide for 12-15 months, g a n a (9) and S t. A n n ’ s B l oom i g
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compile the EWISR league tables, there’s been no change in the seat- B u ds S c h ool , T i i m , G oa #5 (12)
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a short-list of well-reputed and suf- ing order at the apex of top table. The jointly ranked with R C a p ita l P u b -
ficiently high-profile BPS across the highly-reputed and tightly managed l ic S c h ool s , N a v e e n S h a h da ra ,
country. These BPS are rated on sev- S t. M a ry ’ s H ig h S c h ool , K a l y a n , D e l h i (4).
eral parameters and ranked inter se in M u m b a i (with highest score under Beyond the Top 5 as well, there’s

EWISR 2021-22. the parameters of teacher welfare & been a great churning. K e n n e dy
“This year 50 C-fore researchers development, academic reputation, S c h ool , G u n tu r is co-ranked #6

separately interviewed 2,458 SEC online education effectiveness and (31) with V a s a v i H i h S c h ool ,
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(socio economic category) ‘C’, ‘D’ and safety & hygiene); M u n i I n te rn a - D i y a N a g a r, T e l a n g a n a (14);
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‘E’ parents and teachers in 16 cities tion a l , D e l h i (teacher competence, N e w B l os s o m s Edu c a tion S oc i -
countrywide and persuaded them to curriculum & pedagogy and leader- e ty , B e n g a l u ru #7 (18) co-ranked
rate BPS schools of whom they had ship) and M u k a rra m J a h S c h ool , with D on B os c o H i h , D om b i l i ,
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sufficient awareness, on 11 param- H y de ra b a d (co-curricular educa- T h a n e #7 (11); A s h w i i P u b l i c
eters of school education excellence. tion, individual attention to students S c h ool , B e n g a l u ru #8 (10) co-
The parameters include teacher wel- and value for money) are ranked #1 ranked with the previously unranked
fare and development, teacher com- and co-ranked #2 in 2021-22 as they A l - A m e e n C e n tra l S c h ool , P a l a k -
petence, infrastructure, individual were last year. k a d (Kerala). P ra ti h a Edu c a re ,
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attention to students, life skills and However beyond the Top 3 who R a j a m u n dry (Andhra Pradesh) #9
online education, leadership, value have retained their 2020-21 rankings, (46) — co-ranked with N a g a rj u n a

for money among others. The sample there’s been a major churn in the seat- H ig h , K a da p a (AP) — and the pre-
respondents were asked to rate BPS ing order with several BPS having ris- viously unranked A l if S c h ool of
of whom they were sufficiently aware en in the public esteem and promoted D u a l Edu c a tio , T h iru v a n a n th a -
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