Take a break

Congratulations for your comprehensive Part-II of the EducationWorld India School Rankings 2025-26 (EW October) covering boarding, international, government, budget private, special needs and philanthropic schools. This year’s new Ivy League Schools category is a welcome classification.

However, next year, perhaps, my suggestion is that you take a break from your routine black and gold galactical covers.

Dhiren Mishra

Kolkata

Great motivation

It is a matter of immense pride for us that Vidya Jain Public School, Rohini, Delhi is ranked among India’s Top 50 co-ed day schools, #22 in Delhi NCR and #14 in Delhi in EWISR 2025-26.

We are also highly pleased to be conferred the EW Grand Jury Award for School Governance and Management Practices. These awards are great motivation for our entire school community and reinforces our commitment to excellence in education and holistic development.

Thank you again for acknowledging our efforts and providing such a prestigious platform that celebrates quality education.

Meghna Chand

Principal, Vidya Jain Public School, Rohini, Delhi

Recognition gratitude

We are deeply grateful for the recognition bestowed upon Carmel School, Palakkad, as the #2 ranked institution in the region (EW September). This honour is a testament to our commitment to excellence in education. Thank you for your continued support.

Fr. Dr. Paul T. M

Principal, Carmel School, Shoranur, Kerala

Shocking survey result

For your information, Hindustan Zinc School, Chittorgarh, consistently holds the top position under all parameters — academic results, admissions, and overall performance.

In fact, admission is rarely available, and only in exceptional cases are new students admitted. Therefore, I was shocked to see your survey results in which our school is ranked #6 in Chittorgarh in the co-ed day category. I request you to review the basis of this ranking.

I’m unsure on what grounds or data this survey was conducted, as the results do not seem to reflect the actual status of our institution.

Bindu Nair

Principal, Hind Zinc School

Chittorgarh

For EWISR 2025-26, 9,500 sample respondents comprising parents, principals and educators were interviewed by market research firm AZ Research Partners. Sample respondents award scores to every school under 14 parameters of primary-secondary education excellence such as competence of teachers, teacher welfare and development, sports, and co-curricular education, etc. For full survey methodology please visit our website www educationworld.in or see p.37 of our September issue — Editor

EWISR methodology query

I am writing on behalf of VPS Public School, Vijayawada, ranked # 283 all-India among co-ed day schools. We are eager to better understand the criteria and methodology used by EducationWorld when determining school rankings, as we aim to improve our school’s rank and continue providing the best possible education to our students.

Could you kindly provide clarification on the following points: evaluation criteria, weightage distribution, data sources, ranking process, frequency and updates, transparency and feedback.

1. Murali

VPS Public School, Vijayawada

Please see response to previous letter — Editor

Clarity call

La Martiniere Girls’ College, Lucknow, has consistently participated in the EducationWorld rankings over the years. Our institution has shown steady progress, moving from India #10 to #2 last year in the vintage legacy girls day schools category. We also received an EW Grand Jury award for mental health and well-being last year, testimony to our commitment to holistic education. This year despite significant advancements in both academic outcomes and infrastructure, our national rank has unexpectedly dropped to #5.

We are concerned about the evaluation parameters and would appreciate clarity on the specific areas where our performance was deemed to have declined.

Aashrita Dass

Principal, La Martiniere Girls’ College, Lucknow

Please see responses above — Editor