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EW Grand Jury India School Rankings 2021-22

Best technology integration Whether in online, offline or hybrid instruction, GTS
Schools which have successfully integrated new age tech- has integrated technology very satisfactorily” — Sachin
nologies usage with students and teachers encouraged to Vats, founder director, Gurukul The School Ghazi-
apply digital technology to enrich teaching-learning. abad (estb.2002) — 2,055 students and 162 teachers.

Rank Social Impact
Schools were assessed for encouraging student-led com-
India State City munity service projects, in school-sponsored, regional or

1 1 1 Gurukul The School, Ghaziabad international community projects.
2 2 1 DPS International, Gurugram Rank
3 3 1 Bal Bharati Public School, GRH Marg, New Delhi
3 1 1 Sage International School, Bhopal India State City
4 1 1 St. Xavier’s English High School & Jr College, Thane
4 2 1 Aspee Nutan Academy, Mumbai 1 1 1 Seth MR Jaipuria School, Lucknow (UP)
5 4 1 Shri Ram Global School, Gautam Budhh Nagar 2 1 1 Nirmal Bhartia School, New Delhi
5 1 1 Jayshree Periwal Global School, Jagatpura, Jaipur 2 1 1 Daffodils School, Lohia Talab Branch, Mirzapur (UP)
6 5 2 Ryan International School, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi 3 1 1 Presidency School, RT Nagar, Bengaluru
6 3 1 Priyadarshani School CBSE, Indrayani Nagar, Pune 4 1 1 The Orchid School, Pune
7 1 1 GD Goenka Public School, Lucknow (UP) 5 1 1 Maa Anandmayee Memorial School, Raiwala, Dehradun
8 4 1 Appasaheb Bhaurao Patil English Medium School 5 2 2 SKEI − Smt. Kamalabai Educational Institution, Bengaluru
(Rayat English Medium School), Satara 6 2 1 Samsara The World Academy, Greater Noida
8 1 1 Nalanda Vidya Niketan, Vijayawada 6 1 1 Rajmata Krishna Kumari Girls’ Public School, Jodhpur
9 2 2 Bal Bhawan School, Bhopal 7 1 1 Billabong High International School, Jabalpur
9 2 1 Sunbeam School, Robertsganj, Sonbhadra (UP) 7 2 1 Maharana Mewar Public School, Udaipur
10 1 1 Delhi School of Excellence, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad 8 3 2 Mata Jai Kaur Public School, Delhi
10 5 2 Diamond Jubilee High School, Mumbai 8 1 1 Jammu Sanskriti School, Jammu
9 1 1 Indus Valley World School, Kolkata
9 1 1 Navy Children School, Visakhapatnam
9 4 3 Jaspal Kaur Public School, Delhi
10 3 1 Dharav High School, Jaipur
10 1 1 St. Mary’s Cathedral Higher Secondary School,
Lerie, Kohima

Humbled and honoured to receive this recognition.
Since inception, Gurukul The School (GTS) has
“always been a technology-driven institution with
teachers and students trained to use latest IT-enabled
pedagogies to enrich teaching-learning. Therefore when
the Covid-19 pandemic hit India in March 2020, our
teachers were fully prepared to switch to online teaching.
Moreover, over the past two years we have continuously We are overwhelmed by this good news. Our objec-
trained them in latest digital learning technologies with tive is to nurture socially responsible youth who can
almost 300 hours of training sessions. GTS is also one “initiate positive social change and contribute to the
of the first schools countrywide to introduce system- country’s socio-economic development. Therefore, we
ised computational coding courses integrated into class encourage and facilitate all student-led community and
curriculums to improve students’ learning outcomes. social service projects. For instance, all class V students

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