Over the past 25 years since it was modestly promoted with the ambition to make education the #1 item on the sputtering national development agenda, EducationWorld (estb.1999) has relentlessly championed foundational early childhood care and education (ECCE) which had been almost totally ignored — especially in public education — […]
“This quiet revolution, this subtle shift, in the way Kashmir engages with democracy, may well be the most profound transformation of all.”
Mohammad Tabish, a Chevening Scholar, on high voter turnout in the recent Jammu & Kashmir assembly election (Outlook, October 11)
“Legend has it that one of the earliest forms of the prasad was documented […]
Delhi Gender equality initiative
New delhi, september 10. Women depicted in roles traditionally associated with men and men performing household chores are some of the changes proposed to be incorporated in textbooks of Delhi government schools.
In a huge step towards promoting gender equality, Delhi’s State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) conducted a […]
Two months after the gruesome rape and murder of a 31-year-old trainee doctor in the seminar hall of RG Kar Medical College, Kolkata on August 9, public protests and demonstrations continue on the streets of the ‘City of Joy’.
The horrific murder of the young medical intern which exposed the lack of […]
A dispute over the recruitment of 69,000 government school teachers in Uttar Pradesh escalated to the Supreme Court of India. On September 9, the apex court overruled an order of the Lucknow high court to draw up a fresh list of recruitees in response […]
Last month (September) in Part I of EWISR 2024-25, we featured league tables rating and ranking over 3,000 day schools. In this issue we present national, state and parameter league tables of boarding schools (co-ed, boys and girls), international (day, day-cum-boarding and wholly residential), vintage legacy, government, special needs, philanthropy and budget private schools.
– Mohammad Sajjad is Professor, modern and contemporary Indian history, Aligarh Muslim University Against the backdrop of the Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency, and Development Bill 2024 having been referred to a JPC, the author proposes ways and means to fortify it
With tabling of the United Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency, and Development […]
Offering pure, unpolluted air and excellent academic, co-curricular, sports and games facilities, while considerably reducing the stress and strain of latter-day parenting, co-ed boarding schools are experiencing a surge of popularity within upper middle and elite classes.
Pinegrove, Dharampur’s AJ Singh: happiness quotient USP
C counting of votes of the delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) elections which concluded on September 27, has been postponed by the Delhi high court. Responding to a petition filed by advocate Prashant Manchanda seeking directions to the government to take action against students who […]
“We are delighted to have regained our #1 rank which had slipped to #2 last year. Since then, we have worked hard to improve and excel under all EW survey parameters. Beyond that, our students have confidently participated in the Global Young Scholar Talent Search and LogiQids Higher Order Thinking tests introduced by EducationWorld […]
In multi-religious, multi-cultural, multi-lingual India, all-girls schools — especially boarding schools — discharge a very valuable nation-building duty. They thoroughly school girl children who for reasons of patriarchy, household conservatism and religious injunctions would have been prevented from accessing quality primary-secondary education.
Scindia Kanya principal Nishi Misra: model institution reputation
The league table of sufficiently high-profile boys boarding schools has been shrinking year by year. This shrinkage has been attenuated by sub-division of the boarding schools league table into ‘legacy vintage’ schools
TDS headmaster Dr. Jagpreet Singh: beyond curriculum
All-boys boarding schools are an endangered genre. The league table of sufficiently high-profile boys […]
“It’s wonderful to learn that All Saints has been voted India’s #1 legacy girls boarding school in the prestigious EW rankings. This recognition was long overdue. Spread over 36 acres in Nainital, we are one of the country’s most well-reputed all-girls boarding schools. In All Saints, we are not content to merely provide rigorous […]
“It’s a matter of immense pride and joy that Government Model, Chandigarh has been promoted to India’s #1 state government school. This is the result of the dedication, hard work, and vision of our entire school community. I am especially pleased with our top score for teacher welfare and development because we regularly conduct […]
“We are thrilled that BCS is ranked India’s #1 legacy boys boarding school by EducationWorld, a market leader institution. This is acknowledgement of the entire school community’s efforts to continuously improve under all parameters of K-12 education excellence. Last year, BCS became a Cambridge International, UK-affiliated school, and now offers students the CISCE […]
In EWISR 2024-25 in the broad international schools category, the fastest growing segment is that of international day schools because they provide globally benchmarked teaching-learning at relatively affordable prices compared with capital-intensive international day-cum-boarding and fully residential schools.
— Dr. Rahul Mehra is Chairman, Tarang Health Alliance (www.taranghealthalliance.org), National Representative of India, UNESCO Chair, Global Health & Education
It’s very difficult to improve health habits of the average Indian adult. Therefore the long-term solution is to educate India’s children to develop healthy habits at a time when their minds […]
“It’s a dream come true to be ranked India’s #1 special needs school with top scores on four of ten parameters of special needs education excellence in our golden anniversary year. For this, credit must be given to our dedicated teachers and therapists who are awarded highest score under the individual attention to students […]
Last month EducationWorld featured a cover story on raging skilling, upskilling and reskilling fever sweeping the country. Despite the Mahatma’s advice that children should learn with hands apart from head and heart, vocational education has been a blind-spot of the country’s omniscient education policy formulators for over seven decades. And although youth in schools and […]
“This valuable award is a monument to the steadfast devotion and diligence of our whole school community and a reward for our joint efforts to deliver high-quality education at reasonable price. It is also a testament to the dedication of our teachers who have created a school environment in which every child can develop […]
When the BJP government at the Centre introduced a central GST (Goods and Services Tax) seven years ago to replace widely divergent sales taxes levied by state governments, the initiative was widely welcomed. In the ancien regime, retail prices of goods varied countrywide, because state governments imposed diverse sales tax on goods, often leading to […]
Dr. Ambedkar, widely admired as the father of the Constitution, was right. “What is the village but a sink of localism, a den of ignorance, narrow-mindedness and communalism,” he observed way back in 1948.
But Dr. Ambedkar could have added another debilitating feature of village India: deep-rooted corruption. The disastrous rule (1947-64) of patrician Harrow School […]
“We are very proud that RMS, Bengaluru has been promoted from India #5 last year to India’s #1 government boarding school this year. I attribute this promotion to well-defined objectives, emphasis on character development, values education, goals setting, efficient resource allocation and utilisation, and our management’s receptivity to innovation. Our visionary leadership, reflected […]
Sprawled across capital-intensive campuses on the peripheries of populous metros and rising cities, offering superb academic and sports facilities, day-cum-boarding schools affiliated with offshore exam boards are becoming popular within the country’s fast multiplying upscale households.
TISB students: overdue recognition. Inset: Dr. K.P. Gopalkrishna
International day-cum-boarding schools are sui generis. Affiliated with offshore exam […]
“We are delighted to be ranked India’s best Central government day school for the third year in succession with top scores for teacher welfare and development, co-curricular and sports education. This reflects not only our academic achievements but also our dedication to nurturing well-rounded individuals equipped with the values and life skills required for […]
Laudable innovations
Kudos to Team EW for publishing the EducationWorld India School Rankings 2024-25 Part I (EW September). It’s a good decision to publish only the Top 100 co-ed day schools in the print magazine. Not only will this save your organisation costly newsprint but also inspire schools in Tier II-III […]
“We are thrilled to be ranked India’s #1 legacy international residential school by EducationWorld for the fifth year in succession. The stability and longevity of schools in this category give credence to their blend of heritage and innovation that lead to outstanding education provision. In this 170-year-old school, we have developed and maintained consistently […]
“We are delighted to be ranked India #1 in our competitive new category of international residential schools. This is the outcome of the sustained efforts of our excellent faculty and students, and particularly vision of our Chairman Dr. Chenraj Roychand who believes that a genuinely holistic curriculum is necessary to nurture leaders and […]
“We are delighted to be ranked India’s best Central government day school for the third year in succession with top scores for teacher welfare and development, co-curricular and sports education. This reflects not only our academic achievements but also our dedication to nurturing well-rounded individuals equipped with the values and life skills required for […]
According to the national crime Records Bureau (NCRB) Report 2024, the number of reported crimes in India last year was 445.9 for every 100,000 people, slightly lower (487.8) than in 2022. The most frequent crime is theft, followed by robbery and assault. States with greatest lawlessness are Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Maharashtra, Delhi, and Bihar, and […]
Although government leaders and spokespersons proclaim from every housetop and public platform that the Indian economy is clocking “highest worldwide” GDP growth and is in a sweet-spot smoothly navigating towards the objectives of Viksit Bharat and a $30 trillion (from the current $3 trillion) GDP by 2047, the reality is that it is sailing in […]
This issue of EducationWorld marks the culmination of several months of mountainous labour in our Bangalore and Mumbai offices. The EW team has been burning the proverbial midnight oil compiling, checking and rechecking the EducationWorld India School Rankings (EWISR) 2024-25 league tables published in our September and current issue.
When school leaders, advertisers and sponsors are […]
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Mohammad Sajjad
– Mohammad Sajjad is Professor, modern and contemporary Indian history, Aligarh Muslim University
Against the backdrop of the Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency, and Development Bill 2024 having been referred to a JPC, the author proposes ways and means to fortify it
With tabling of the United Waqf Management, Empowerment, Efficiency, and Development […]