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Cover Story EW GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS RANKINGS 2020-21

tilal Nehru School of Sports their all-round development and
(MNSS, estb.1975) sited on a preparation for life after school,”
300-acre campus in Sonipat, es- says Moushumi Ghoshal, an
tablished by the Haryana state English and education alumna of
government. Hitherto for the past Kurukshetra University and vice
12 years, the superbly equipped principal of this unique school
MNSS was included in the cat- which has nurtured 14 national
egory of co-ed boarding schools sports champions in volleyball,
and ranked #20 in 2019-20. gymnastics and basketball.
This year, this wholly residential That some state governments
CBSE-affiliated school with 850 have learned from the Centre’s
students mentored by 48 teach- initiative to promote JNVs is
ers and 18 professional coaches reflected in this year’s govern-
has — at its request — been trans- MNSS’ Ghoshal: champions nursery ment boarding schools league
ferred to the government board- table. Several state government
ing schools category. IV-XII co-ed school. Our high scores boarding schools are ranked among
“We are thrilled to be ranked #2 under the parameters of teacher wel- the Top 5. Among them: Simultala
all-India in our new and correct cat- fare and competence, co-curricular Awasiya Vidyalaya, Jamui (Bi-
egory for the first time. Although we and sports education as also interna- har) and Odisha Adarsha Vidya-
are designated a sports education in- tionalism testify to the holistic educa- laya, Patharchepa, Balangir.
stitution, we are a full-fledged class tion we provide to our students for Paromita Sengupta

India’s Top 10 Government Boarding Schools

Rank Teacher welfare & development (125) Competence of faculty (200) Academic reputation (150) Co-curricular education (100) Sports education (100) Curriculum & pedagogy Individual attention to students (100) Leadership / management Safety & hygiene (90) Infrastructure provision (100) Internationalism (60) Pastoral care (65) Value for money (80) Community service (60) TOTAL SCORE (1500) CISCE/CBSE Exams Avera
2017 2018 2019 2020 (150) quality (120)

4 1 3 1 Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV),
Chennithala, Alappuzha, Kerala 106 169 132 75 78 106 72 103 73 77 26 51 75 44 1187 90.12
16 17 20 2 Motilal Nehru School of Sports,
Rai, Sonipat 105 164 110 78 93 105 73 102 74 83 30 46 74 43 1179 81.79
NR NR NR 3 JNV, Bagalur, Bengaluru Urban 104 165 133 74 82 104 70 101 66 75 25 48 74 41 1162 91.41
1 2 2 4 Oak Grove School, Dehradun 102 163 129 74 76 102 64 99 58 80 27 53 73 44 1142 NS
NR NR NR 5 Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya,
Patharchepa, Balangir 103 164 132 71 65 101 68 102 65 76 25 46 73 45 1136 78.30
2 3 1 5 Simultala Awasiya Vidyalaya,
Jamui, Bihar 103 164 134 75 72 103 66 100 56 76 25 49 73 40 1136 NS
6 6 4 6 JNV, Gachibowli (Telangana) 101 162 129 72 67 101 64 98 59 73 21 49 72 40 1107 90.70
3 4 5 7 JNV, Chendayad, Kannur, Kerala 101 161 131 75 63 100 64 98 58 70 25 46 72 41 1104 89.86
5 5 6 8 JNV, Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh) 100 161 125 67 61 98 67 97 57 72 23 53 71 43 1094 NS
7 7 7 9 JNV, Neriamangalam,
PO Ernakulam 100 160 126 68 64 97 66 97 59 73 22 47 70 38 1087 89.53
8 8 8 10 JNV, Samastipur (Bihar) 98 156 128 66 60 96 65 96 56 76 21 44 68 39 1069 89.55
NR NR 10 11 JNV, Karim Nagar 97 158 128 69 63 96 54 96 60 76 21 39 67 40 1064 NS
NR NR 9 12 JNV, Chittoor 99 159 125 68 76 97 57 96 42 72 22 42 68 39 1062 NS
NR NR NR 13 JNV, Pathanamthitta (Kerala) 95 157 128 66 60 94 65 94 56 76 21 44 64 38 1058 87.26
NR NR NR 14 JNV Pimpale, Pune 96 156 125 68 76 95 57 95 42 72 22 42 63 40 1049 88.20
* CBSE class XII= Blue NS=Not Submitted

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