Overview

The Emerald Heights International School is a co-educational, CBSE-affiliated day-cum-boarding school in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. Founded by Late Smt. Suneeta Singh on 18 February 1982, it offers education from Kindergarten to Class XII.

The school has 3,480 students, 162 teachers, and 783 boarders. Inspired by Sri Aurobindo and The Mother, its educational philosophy emphasizes academic excellence, holistic development, leadership, character, global citizenship, community service, and sustainability.

Campus

The school is situated on a 100-acre campus, nearly 80% of which is covered by greenery. It has 104 smart classrooms, 16 specialized skill-development laboratories, six computer labs with over 300 computers, campus-wide Wi-Fi, and a two-storey library containing more than 50,000 books.

The campus also provides extensive sports infrastructure, dedicated performing and visual arts studios, auditoriums, separate boarding houses for boys and girls, and hygienic dining facilities. Solar power, rainwater harvesting, wastewater recycling, and plantation initiatives support its environmentally responsible design.

Academics

The school follows the CBSE curriculum from Kindergarten to Class XII, using student-centric, inquiry-based, interdisciplinary, and experiential teaching methods. Classroom learning is supplemented by research projects, laboratories, educational visits, internships, international exchanges, student-run clubs, adventure education, and community programmes.

Personalized mentoring, career counselling, and university guidance help students prepare for higher education, while the curriculum develops critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, communication, leadership, digital literacy, and responsible global citizenship.

Head of Institute

Siddharth Singh

General Information

Teacher Student Ratio
1:21

Library
Yes

Transportation
Yes

Student Mix
Both Boys and Girls

No of Students
3480

Campus Size
100 acres

Labs
16

Internet Wi-Fi
Yes

Sports
Shooting ranges, climbing facilities, a certified 400-metre synthetic athletics track, skating track, cricket and football grounds, swimming pool, badminton, squash, tennis, basketball and volleyball courts

Admission

Admissions are available for classes from Kindergarten to Class XII, while boarding admission begins from Class IV. Applications and registrations can be completed online or offline, with the principal admission period running from October to December. For boarders, the listed charges include a ₹5,000 registration fee, ₹50,000 admission fee, ₹10,000 caution deposit, ₹5,60,000 annual school and boarding fee, and ₹15,000 for pocket money.

Achievement

School Achievements

The Emerald Heights International School has earned national recognition for excellence in academics, infrastructure, sports, boarding, counselling, safety, sustainability, internationalism, and university placements.

• Ranked #1 in India, Indore, and Madhya Pradesh among co-educational day-cum-boarding schools and #1 in India for Infrastructure Provision by EducationWorld at the EducationWorld India School Rankings.
• Honoured as Best Infrastructure School, Best Boarding School, and for Excellence in Sports Education and Excellence in Safety and Security at the Brainfeed School Excellence Awards 2022.
• Awarded the highest AAAAA rating in the Residential and Day School categories by Careers360 in India’s Best Schools 2023 for the 2022–23 academic year.
• Named First Runner-up for the Exemplary Performance Award in the Existing Day School category for environment-friendly practices at the 14th GRIHA Summit.
• Received the School of the Year for Transformative Counselling Award at the IC3 Annual Conference 2022.
• Named Most Inspirational Secondary School through the Jury’s Choice Award at India’s Top 50 Prestigious Jury Awards 2019, organized by EducationToday.co.
• Selected among the Future 50 Schools Shaping Success by Fortune India for its three-year student-placement record, receiving this recognition for a second consecutive year.
• Received the Best K–12 School Award for Global Collaborations from Businessworld.
• Received a Certificate of Recognition for Best School from AFS.
• Received the Round Square Anniversary Challenge Award 2017 for Inventiveness from Round Square.
• Rated Best in Academics, Infrastructure, and Internationalism by Brainfeed magazine.
• Received the Jury Award for Exceptional Infrastructure of the Year 2017 at the Global Education Awards, organized by ScooNews.
• Named Green School of the Year 2018 at the Global Education Awards, organized by ScooNews.
• Recognized as the Most Promising International School in Central India at the International Education Excellence Awards 2017, organized by Mega Time 4 Media.

Board Examination Achievements

The school has maintained strong academic performance in the Class X and Class XII board examinations over the past two years:

• 2025–26, Class X: Average score of 86.8%; Aarna Kapre topped the class with 99.2%.
• 2025–26, Class XII: Average score of 85.16%; Sadhya Maheshwari topped the class with 97.8%.
• 2024–25, Class X: Average score of 88.4%; Aarush Maheshwari topped the class with 99%.
• 2024–25, Class XII: Average score of 86.4%; Saher Sarah Bariywal topped the class with 99.2%.

These awards and academic results demonstrate the school’s sustained commitment to educational excellence, student development, world-class infrastructure, environmental responsibility, and global engagement.

University Placements

The school has an impressive record of placements at leading universities and colleges in India and abroad. Graduates have secured admission to Ivy League institutions such as Harvard University, Yale University, the University of Pennsylvania, Cornell University, and Dartmouth College.

Other prominent international destinations include Duke University, Johns Hopkins University, Purdue University, Boston University, McGill University, the University of Toronto, the University of British Columbia, King’s College London, the London School of Economics, the University of Edinburgh, and the University of Manchester.

Within India, students have progressed to institutions such as the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), National Institute of Design (NID), National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), National Law Universities, Ashoka University, O.P. Jindal Global University, Shiv Nadar University, VIT, and SRM University.

The school’s strong placement outcomes are supported by personalized career counselling, university guidance, career assessments, mentoring, international exposure, internships, and direct engagement with universities in India and overseas.

Accommodation

The Emerald Heights International School provides separate boarding houses for boys and girls, accommodating 783 boarders. The air-cooled hostels feature spacious, well-maintained dormitories, hygienic living areas, dedicated self-study rooms, television rooms, table tennis, and billiards facilities. Round-the-clock supervision is provided by house parents, wardens, residential staff, academic mentors, tutors, and health and wellness personnel.

Spacious and hygienic dining halls serve both residential and day students. Meals are carefully planned to meet the nutritional needs of growing children and provide a balanced, wholesome diet. The boarding houses also offer convenient access to the school’s academic, sports, and co-curricular facilities, creating a safe, supportive, and home-like residential environment.

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