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EducationWorld India School Ranking 2024-25 Schedule
Venue : The Leela Ambience, Gurugram
Venue : The Leela Ambience, Gurugram
| 9.30 a.m - 10:30 a.m | Registration, networking & media interaction |
| 10.30 a.m - 10.35 a.m | Introduction & lamp lighting |
| 10.35 a.m - 11.00 a.m | Introduction & EW 25th Anniversary by Dilip Thakore, Publisher/Editor, EducationWorld |
| 11.00 a.m - 11.50 p.m | Panel Discussion: Building a Uni ed Vision - Aligning School Leadership and Management to Prioritize Educational Excellence Moderator: Bhavin Shah, CEO, EducationWorld Panelists: Abhimanyu Basu, Dean & CEO, Dhirubhai Ambani International School, Mumbai; Dr Niyati Chitkara, Director, Chitkara International Schools, Punjab; Subramanyam Kanthiti, CEO, Veranda K12 Learning Solutions; Varun Singh, Marketing Consultant, Optoma Technology; Lt. Col A Sekhar, Principal, Hyderabad Public School, Kadapa; Sanchita Raha, Principal, CHIREC International School Hyderabad; Dr Vandana Lulla, Director, Podar International School, Mumbai |
| 11.50 p.m - 12.00 p.m | 'Boosting Fee Collections for Schools Using Technology' by Rishab Mehta, Founder & CEO, GrayQuest |
| 12.00 p.m - 12.20 p.m | International Day Schools India Top 20 |
| 12.20 p.m - 12.35 p.m | Visionary Education Leader Awards (Part 1) |
| 12.35 p.m - 12.55 p.m | International Day-Cum-Boarding Schools India Top 20 |
| 12.55 p.m - 1.00 p.m | Transforming School Operations and Digital Presence: A Modern Approach for Education Management by Ashish Jain, Director, EduNext Technologies |
| 1.00 p.m - 1.10 p.m | Vintage Legacy International Residential Schools India Top 10 |
| 1.10 p.m - 1.15 p.m | International Residential Schools India Top 10 |
| 1.15 p.m - 1.20 p.m | Exemplary Human Development Leader- Godrej Gandhi |
| 1.20 p.m - 2.15 p.m | Lunch |
| 2.15 p.m - 2.20 p.m | Education Leader of the Year 2024-25 Awards (Part 1) |
| 2.20 p.m - 2.40 p.m | 'Incorporating 21st century skills in school children' by Mikin Lala, Founder, LogIQids |
| 2.40 p.m - 3.05 p.m | States & Cities - All Categories* ( Tamil Nadu
Karnataka
Uttarakhand
Himachal Pradesh
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| 3.05 p.m - 3.10 p.m | EW Extraordinary Achievement in Education Leadership Award - Sindhu Mendke |
| 3.10 p.m - 3.20 p.m | ‘How AI is affecting infrastructure of schools’, by Deepika Goyal, Director, Popcorn Furniture |
| 3.20 p.m - 4.20 p.m | Panel Discussion: Can exam board choice, digital readiness, and co-curricular education positively determine university admission outcomes? Moderator: Summiya Yasmeen, Co-founder & Managing Editor, EducationWorld Panelists: Fatema Agarkar, Founder, Agarkar Centre for Excellence; Dr Arunabh Singh, Director, NWS, Ghaziabad; Mukesh Sharma, Chairperson & CEO, Prometheus School, Noida; Ankur Vohra, Head of Institutional Partnerships, Masters’ Union, Gurugram; Ashish Jain, Director, Edunext Technologies; Ridhi Agarwal, Founder AcadAlly; Dharini Upadhyaya, CEO & Co-Founder, Furtados School of Music |
| 4.25 p.m - 4.40 p.m | 'Socially impactful cinema' by MJ Films |
| 4.40 p.m - 4.45 p.m | EW Extraordinary Achievement in Education Leadership Award - Brijmohan Chiripal | 4.45 p.m - 5.00 p.m | Co-ed Day-cum-Boarding Schools India Top 20 |
| 5.00 p.m - 5.10 p.m | 'How Indian Schools Can Compete on a Global Stage' by Ray Ravaglia, Chairman and co-founder of Access USA |
| 5.10 p.m - 6.10 p.m | State & Cities - All Categories* ( Maharashtra
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| 6.10 p.m - 6.20 p.m | Vintage Legacy Co-ed Day-cum-Boarding Schools India Top 10 |
| 6.20 p.m - 6.30 p.m | 'Transforming Education Today for the Future' by Subramanyam Kantheti, CEO of Veranda K12 Learning Solutions |
| 6.30 p.m - 6.50 p.m | EW India School Grand Jury Rankings Awards 2024-25 (Part I) - Library & Reading Culture - Social Impact Award |
| 6.50 p.m - 7.00 p.m | ‘Britannica Education’s Global Best Practices in Reshaping the Learning Experience through Digitalization in accordance with the latest NEP 2020 & NCF guidelines’ by Sunny Lalwani, Deputy Director, Brittanica Education |
| 7.00 p.m - 7.30 p.m | - Career Counseling Leaders - Social and Emotional Learning Leader - Safety and Security Champion |
| 7.30 p.m - 7.40 p.m | ‘Re-Humanising education ! Is humanness in education under threat?’ by Vinesh Menon, CEO, ARISE |
| 7.40 p.m - 7.50 | Visionary Education Leader Awards (Part 2) |
| 7.50 p.m - 8.00 | Special Merit Awards (Part 1) |
| 8.00 p.m onwards | Live Music & Dinner |
| 9.30 a.m - 9.45 a.m | Registration, networking & media interaction |
| 9.45 a.m - 9.50 a.m | Introduction & lamp lighting |
| 9.50 a.m - 9.55 a.m | Introduction by Dilip Thakore, Publisher/Editor, EducationWorld |
| 9.55 a.m - 10.05 a.m | Sharing Best Practices in Pedagogy, Life Skills and Pastoral Care by Vinay Pande, Founding Member, Head of Training Programmes, BSAI (Boarding Schools Association of India) |
| 10.05 a.m - 11.05 a.m | Panel Discussion: Relevance of Single Sex Schools today Moderator: Jayant Hari Har Lal, BSAI Managing Committee Member Panelists: Archana Mankotia, Principal, Maharani Gayatri Devi Girls' School, Jaipur; Sonya Mehta, Director, Pathways World School, Gurgaon; Kajal Marwaha, Principal, Birla Public School (Vidya Niketan), Pilani; Himmat Dhillon, Principal, The Lawrence School , Sanawar; Sangeeta Kain, Principal, Welham Boys' School, Dehradun |
| 11.05 a.m -11.10 a.m | Education Leader of the Year Awards 2024-25 (Part 2) |
| 11.10 a.m - 12.20 p.m | State & Cities - All Categories* ( Gujarat
Dadra & Nagar Haveli |
| 12.20 p.m - 12.30 p.m | Lumeenary Learning launch; ‘Empowering Future-Ready Schools with Visionary Leadership and Innovative Solutions’ by Rutvi Vyas, Founder-Director, Lumeenary Learning |
| 12.30 p.m - 1.00 p.m | EW India School Grand Jury Rankings Awards 2024-25 (Part II)
- India's Most Respected Education Brand - SDGs Committed Schools |
| 1.00 p.m - 1.05 p.m | 'Play-Based Learning: A Cornerstone of the NEP' by Sourabh Jain, Founder-CEO, EleFant |
| 1.05 p.m - 1.30 p.m | EW India School Grand Jury Rankings Awards 2024-25 (Part II)
- Design Thinking Leaders - Best Technology Integration - Excellence In Learning Assessment |
| 1.30 p.m - 2.20 p.m | Lunch |
| 2.20 p.m - 2.25 p.m | Visionary Education Leader Awards (Part 3) |
| 2.25 p.m - 2.35 p.m | Education Leader of the Year 2024-25 Awards (Part 3) |
| 2.35 p.m - 2.45 p.m | 'Immersive performing arts' by Dharini Upadhyaya, Co- CEO and Co- Founder, Furtados School of Music |
| 2.45 p.m - 2.50 p.m | Vintage Legacy Girls Day Schools India Top 20 |
| 2.50 p.m - 2.55 p.m | Girls Day Schools India Top 20 |
| 2.55 p.m - 3.05 p.m | Vintage Legacy Boys Day Schools India Top 20 |
| 3.05 p.m - 3.10 p.m | Boys Day Schools India Top 20 |
| 3.10 p.m - 3.15 p.m | Vintage Legacy Co-ed Day Schools India Top 20 |
| 3.15 p.m - 3.35 p.m | Co-ed Day Schools India Top 20 |
| 3.35 p.m - 3.45 p.m | ‘School transformation process - leadership - culture – academics’ by Darshan Vayeda, Head of Catalyzer |
| 3.45 p.m - 4.15 p.m | States & Cities - All Categories* ( Andhra Pradesh
Telangana
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| 4.15 p.m - 4.25 p.m | ‘Socially impactful cinema’ by MJ Films |
| 4.25 p.m - 4.55 p.m | States & Cities - All Categories* ( Punjab
Chandigarh
Bihar
Jharkhand
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| 4.55 p.m - 5.50 p.m | Panel Discussion: Raising the bar - Creating globally benchmarked schools
Moderator: Dilip Thakore, Founder/Editor, EducationWorld Panelists: Nooraine Fazal, Founding Managing Trustee & CEO, Inventure Academy, Bengaluru; Ray Ravaglia, Chairman & Co Founder, Access USA; Kunal Dalal, Managing Director, JBCN Education,Mumbai; Manan Choksi, CEO & Director, Udgam Consultancy; Darshan Vayeda, Project Lead, Catalyzer; Rupa Chakraborty, Director, Suncity School; Mikin Lala, Co Founder, LogIQids |
| 5.50 p.m - 6.05 p.m | EW India School Grand Jury Rankings Awards 2024-25 (Part III)
- High Happiness Quotient Schools - Steam Education Excellence |
| 5.05 p.m - 6.15 p.m | ‘Synergy of Higher and School Education – A Collaborative Journey Enlivened’ by Madhu Chitkara, Pro-Chancellor Chitkara University |
| 6.15 p.m - 6.20 p.m | Vintage Legacy Co-ed Boarding Schools India Top 20 |
| 6.20 p.m - 6.40 p.m | Co-ed Boarding Schools India Top 20 |
| 6.40 p.m - 6.45 p.m | Vintage Legacy Girls Boarding Schools India Top 20 |
| 6.45 p.m - 6.55 p.m | Girls Boarding Schools India Top 20 |
| 6.55 p.m - 7.00 p.m | Vintage Legacy Boys Boarding Schools India Top 20 |
| 7.00 p.m - 7.05 p.m | Boys Boarding Schools India Top 20 |
| 7.05 p.m - 7.10 p.m | Education Unites World Awards 2024 |
| 7.10 p.m - 7.20 p.m | Visionary Education Leader Awards (Part 4) |
| 7.20 p.m - 7.30 p.m | Special Merit Awards (Part 2) |
| 7.30 p.m onwards | Cocktails & Dinner |
| 9.30 a.m - 9.45 a.m | Registration, networking & media interaction |
| 9.45 a.m - 9.50 a.m | Introduction & lamp lighting |
| 9.50 a.m - 9.55 a.m | Introduction by Dilip Thakore, Publisher/Editor, EducationWorld |
| 9.55 a.m - 10.05 a.m | ‘The Lodha Genius Programme at Ashoka University: A new approach to science and a new frontier opened’ by Dr. Krishnaswamy Vijay Raghavan, Founder, Lodha Genius Programme |
| 10.05 a.m - 11.15 a.m | States & Cities - All Categories* ( Madhya Pradesh
Rajasthan
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| 11.15 a.m - 12.45 p.m | States & Cities - All Categories* ( Uttar Pradesh
Haryana
|
| 12.45 p.m - 12.55 p.m | 'Britannica Education’s Global Best Practices in Reshaping the Learning Experience through Digitalization in accordance with the latest NEP 2020 & NCF guidelines’ by Sunny Lalwani, Deputy Director, Britannica Education |
| 12.55 p.m - 1.05 p.m | Education Leader of the Year 2024-25 Awards (Part 4) |
| 1.05 p.m - 1.10 p.m | Visionary Education Leader Awards (Part 5) |
| 1.10 p.m - 2.00 p.m | Lunch |
| 2.00 p.m - 2.10 p.m | ‘Socially impactful cinema’ by MJ Films |
| 2.10 p.m - 2.15 p.m | Obituary: Hannan Ahmed, Regional Head, EducationWorld |
| 2.15 p.m - 3.15 p.m | State & Cities - All Categories* ( Delhi NCR
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| 3.15 p.m - 3.25 p.m | 'Hybrid learning: Teach beyond the classroom' by Vijay Sharma, Country Head, Optoma Technology (India) Pvt. Ltd |
| 3.25 p.m - 4.25 p.m | EW India School Grand Jury Rankings Awards 2024-25 (Part IV)
- Great Schools To Work With - Extraordinary Leadership - Emerging High Potential Schools - Professional Development Excellence - Student Leadership Development |
| 4.25 p.m - 5.35 p.m | States & Cities - All Categories* ( Odisha
West Bengal
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Manipur
Meghalaya
Sikkim
Tripura
Chhattisgarh
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Nagaland
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| 5.35 p.m - 6.05 p.m | EW India School Grand Jury Rankings Awards 2024-25 (Part V)
- Campus Architecture & Design - Global Citizenship Education Excellence |
| 6.05 p.m - 6.20 p.m | States & Cities - All Categories* ( Jammu & Kashmir
Ladakh
Goa
Puducherry
Kerala
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| 6.20 p.m - 7.00 p.m | Super 40 Budget Private Schools (National) |
| 7.00 p.m - 7.05 p.m | Central Government Day Schools India Top 10 |
| 7.05 p.m - 7.10 p.m | State Government Day Schools India Top 10 |
| 7.10 p.m - 7.15 p.m | Government Boarding Schools India Top 10 |
| 7.15 p.m - 7.20 p.m | Philanthropic Schools India Top 10 |
| 7.15 p.m - 7.20 p.m | Special Needs Schools India Top 10 |
| 7.20 p.m - 7.30 p.m | Visionary Education Leader Awards (Part 6) |
| 7.30 p.m - 7.40 p.m | Special Merit Awards (Part 3) |
| 7.40 p.m - 7.45 p.m | Vote of thanks |
| 7.45 p.m onwards | Dinner |
States - All Categories will be announced in the following order*
