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us a good reputation for teamwork
and leadership with dedication
and discipline,” says Major Gen.
T.P.S. Waraich, VSM & Bar (Retd),
director of the CISCE-affiliated YPS-
Mohali (estb.1979) which has 1,800
students mentored by 110 teachers
on its muster rolls.
This sense of achievement and
overdue recognition is also being ex-
perienced by Indu Dubey, a geogra-
phy and English postgrad of Benares
Hindu University, and incumbent
principal of the Neerja Modi
School, Jaipur (NMS, estb.2001)
co-ranked #8 in India and the top-
ranked day-cum-boarding school in
Rajasthan (pop.68 million). Neerja Modi principal Indu Dubey: sustained improvement vow
“The entire NMS community is
elated that we are ranked among Siliguri #13 (16); Sanjay Gho- (pop. 50million).
India’s Top 10 day-cum-boarding dawat International, Kolhapur Therefore especially when evalu-
schools and #1 in Rajasthan. But # 14 (17) and Sunbeam School, ating day schools, parents should
this recognition also brings with Bhagwanpur, Varanasi #16 carefully study the ratings given by
it the responsibility of sustained (18). And it’s pertinent to note that knowledgeable sample respondents
improvement. Going forward, we Sanjay Ghodawat, Kolhapur and under each parameter in city league
will continue to work with rigour and Sunbeam, Varanasi are the top- tables which are given separate pride
commitment to deliver world-class ranked day-cum-boarding schools of place in EWISR 2020-21. School
education to our students to trans- in Maharashtra (pop.115 million) managements should also compare
form them into change makers and and Uttar Pradesh (pop.215 million) the ratings given by the knowledge-
empathetic citizens of the future,” respectively. Certainly not a trifling able sample respondents under each
vows Dubey, who attributes the achievement. parameter to serve as a guide to con-
great leap forward of NMS in EWISR Indeed in this connection, it’s tinuously advance under all param-
2020-21 to its “student-centric phi- important to bear in mind that eters and improve institutional repu-
losophy and willingness to adopt and day-cum-boarding schools tend to tation which if intelligently marketed
implement best teaching practices be predominantly day schools with can attract best teachers, corporate
that brings out the best in every a minority of out-of-town boarders. linkages and philanthropic donors
student”. Currently, NMS has 5,382 Therefore, although high national and enable school managements to
children mentored by 349 teachers rank confers bragging rights, their build endowment corpuses for insti-
learning from home with “sensitiv- city and state rankings are of greater tutional development and grant of
ity, efficiency and effectiveness” on a relevance for rooted parents intent scholarships to enrich student body
“robust online platform installed on a on choosing the most suitable school diversity. This is a blindspot of Indian
war- footing,” adds Dubey. for their children. education, especially the K-12 sector.
Beyond the Top 10 table com- As noted above in passing, a Moreover, school managements
pleted by the Ebenezer Interna- substantial number of India’s Top and stakeholders should also bear
tional School, Bengaluru which 10 schools are numero uno in their in mind that although the annual
has risen four ranks to #10 this year states and cities. Thus Royal Glob- EWISR is the world’s largest and
and DPS Nacharam, Hyderabad al, Guwahati ranked #13 nationally most detailed primary-secondary
which has moved impressively from is Assam’s #1 day-cum-boarding schools ranking survey, it rates and
#31 last year to #10 in 2020-21, school and Geekay World School, ranks only 2,500 of the country’s 1.5
several other primary-secondaries Vellore national #21 is the best day- million schools including 450,000
have risen in the esteem of the cum-boarding school in the highly privately-promoted primary-sec-
informed public. Among them: DPS, industrialised state of Tamil Nadu ondaries. Therefore, mere inclusion
Bhilai to #11 (cf. #21 in 2019-20); (pop. 67 million). Ditto DPS, Vijay- in the annual EWISR league tables,
Apeejay, Noida #12 (19); Royal awada ranked #22 nationally, is #1 is commendation and certificate of
Global, Guwahati #13 (15), DPS, in this category in Andhra Pradesh distinction.

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