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EW Grand Jury India School Rankings 2025-26

Extraordinary Leadership initiatives are the Leadership Management Programme
Schools with visionary education leaders who have driven for teachers conducted in collaboration with I Am A
bold change, innovation, institutional growth and whole- Teacher and The Heritage School, Delhi; regular visioning
school improvement. and goal-setting workshops; and the Backward Planning
and Design Thinking Series led by education experts.” —
Rank Soma Chandra, Principal, City Montessori School,
Gomti Nagar Campus, Lucknow (6,718 students, 337
India teachers)
1 City Montessori Inter College, Gomtinagar, Lucknow Sports Excellence Award
1 Visakha Valley School, Visakhapatnam Schools in which sports are not just an activity, but a pil-
2 Daffodils Public School, Sankat Mochan, Mirzapur lar of student growth, discipline, and leadership develop-
2 HAL New Public School, Bengaluru ment.
3 BSF Sr Sec School, Jammu
3 Santhanam Vidhyalaya Sr Sec School (CBSE), Trichy Rank
4 Little Flowers Public Sr Sec School, Delhi
4 Shalom Hills International School, Gurugram India
5 Bethlehem New CBSE Central School, Kanyakumari
5 Vidyanjali Academy for Learning, Bengaluru 1 Delhi Public School, Rewari
6 St. Paul's High School, Malad (W), Mumbai 1 Meridian School, Hyderabad
6 Amity International School, Sector 43, Gurugram 2 Children's Academy, Malad, Mumbai
7 Delhi Public School, Gaya 2 Centre Point School, Amravati Road Bypass, Nagpur
7 Excel Public School, Mysuru 3 Ahmedabad Public School International
8 Arya Gurukul, Ambernath, Thane 3 Neiil World School, Guna
9 Delhi Public School, Vadodara 4 Bal Bhavan Public School, Mayur Vihar, Delhi
9 Divyapath School, Memnagar, Ahmedabad 5 Modern Public School, Jaipur
10 Sri Sri Ravishankar Vidya Mandir, Bangalore South 5 Swaraj India Public School, Kanpur
6 DLF Foundation School, Gurugram
6 National Model School, Chennai
7 Presidency School, Bhiwandi, Thane
7 Amethyst International School, Chennai
8 Modern Academy, Lucknow
8 The Indian Public School, Coimbatore
9 Ekya School, Bengaluru
9 Mount Litera Zee School, Naroli (Dadra & Nagar Haveli)
10 Adhitya Global School, Coimbatore
10 KIIT World School, Delhi

This award is a matter of
great pride for the entire DPS
“Rewari fraternity and validates
We are deeply honoured to be ranked India #1 in the our belief that sports is integral
Extraordinary Leadership category of the prestigious to education. It recognises the
“EW Grand Jury India School Rankings. I attribute dedication of our students, coaches,
this achievement to the visionary leadership of our teachers, and parents who value
Late Founder-Manager, Dr. Jagdish Gandhi, President, sports, discipline, teamwork, and
Dr. Bharti Gandhi and Manager, Prof. Geeta Gandhi excellence. Our state-of-the-art sports infrastructure, pro-
Kingdon. They have built strong foundations rooted in fessional trainers, and a balanced academic-sports culture
empowerment, accountability, and innovation. At CMS, are key to our success. Our sports programme focuses
we prioritize leadership development across all levels — on early talent identification, expert coaching including
students, teachers, and administrators — ensuring that fitness, nutrition, and mentorship to nurture student-
every stakeholder develops into a leader-changemaker. athletes. Several of our students have won laurels in inter-
Transparent systems, collaborative decision-making, school, district, state, and national sports competitions” —
and data-driven strategies have created empathetic and Kavita Mathur, Director, Delhi Public School (DPS)
transformative leadership. Among our notable leadership Rewari (1,800 students, 110 teachers)

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