What Makes a Great School
Since 2001, when C fore introduced India’s first school ranking survey, I've had the privilege of visiting schools across the country, gaining invaluable insights into the best practices in education. Over the years, one question has consistently come up, especially from parents seeking the right school for their children: What truly makes a school great?
My response always begins with teachers —not only their professional skills but, more importantly, the meaningful relationships they build with their students. These relationships must be rooted in love, empathy, and positive expectations. Along with exceptional educators, truly great schools are anchored by effective pedagogy, visionary leadership...
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School Survey 2026
INDIA'S BEST
DAY CO-ED
SCHOOLS
(INTERNATIONAL CURRICULUM)
| Rank | School Name | Score(1450) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dhirubhai Ambani International School, Mumbai | 1339 |
| 2 |
Pathways School, Gurugram Pathways School, Noida |
1312 1312 |
| 3 |
Yellow Train School, Coimbatore Oberoi International School, Mumbai |
1311 1311 |
| 4 | Fountainhead School, Surat | 1310 |
| 5 | Ascend International School, Mumbai | 1282 |
| 6 | K C High, Chennai | 1281 |
India's
Best
Schools In
244
Cities
INDIA'S BEST
DAY CO-ED
SCHOOLS
(INDIAN CURRICULUM)
| Rank | School Name | Score(1450) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Valley School, Bengaluru | 1364 |
| 2 |
The Shri Ram School, Vasant Vihar/Moulsari, Delhi Vasant Valley School, Delhi |
1350 1350 |
| 3 |
Mallya Aditi International School, Bengaluru Step by Step, Noida |
1349 1349 |
| 4 | The School KFI, Adyar, Chennai | 1338 |
| 5 |
The Shri Ram School, Aravali, Gurugram Smt. Sulochanadevi Singhania School, Thane |
1330 1330 |
INDIA'S BEST
DAY CUM BOARDING
SCHOOLS
(INTERNATIONAL CURRICULUM)
| Rank | School Name | Score(1450) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indus International School, Bengaluru | 1366 |
| 2 |
Pathways World School, Aravali, Gurugram The International School Bangalore, Bengaluru |
1303 1303 |
| 3 |
Indus International School, Hyderabad Stonehill International School, Bengaluru |
1302 1302 |
| 4 | Indus International School, Pune | 1301 |
| 5 |
Genesis Global School, Noida Aga Khan Academy, Hyderabad |
1293 1293 |
| 6 | Greenwood High, Bengaluru | 1273 |
INDIA'S BEST
DAY CUM BOARDING
SCHOOLS
(INDIAN CURRICULUM)
| Rank | School Name | Score(1450) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Modern School, Barakhamba Road, Delhi | 1297 |
| 2 |
Pallikoodam School, Kottayam DPS, RK Puram, Delhi |
1279 1279 |
| 3 | The Emerald Heights International School, Indore | 1232 |
| 4 | The Sanskaar Valley School, Bhopal | 1222 |
| 5 | The Daly College, Indore | 1221 |
| 6 | Greenwood High, Sarjapur, Bengaluru | 1213 |
INDIA'S BEST
RESIDENTIAL CO-ED
SCHOOLS
(INTERNATIONAL CURRICULUM)
| Rank | School Name | Score(1450) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Woodstock School, Mussoorie | 1365 |
| 2 | UWC Mahindra College, Pune | 1340 |
| 3 | Kodaikanal International School, Tamil Nadu | 1310 |
| 4 | Pathashaala, Tamil Nadu | 1295 |
| 5 | Hebron School, Ooty | 1265 |
| 6 | Good Shepherd International School, Ooty | 1260 |
The
Methodology
INDIA'S BEST
RESIDENTIAL CO-ED
SCHOOLS
(INDIAN CURRICULUM)
| Rank | School Name | Score(1450) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rishi Valley School, Chittoor | 1367 |
| 2 | The Lawrence School, Sanawar | 1325 |
| 3 |
Sahyadri School, Pune Chinmaya International Residential School, Coimbatore |
1302 1302 |
| 4 |
Wynberg Allen School, Mussoorie The Peepal Grove, Chittoor |
1286 1286 |
| 5 | Sherwood College, Nainital | 1268 |
| 6 | The Assam Valley School, Balipara | 1267 |
INDIA'S BEST
RESIDENTIAL
BOYS
SCHOOLS
| Rank | School Name | Score(1450) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Doon School, Dehradun | 1306 |
| 2 | The Scindia School, Gwalior | 1305 |
| 3 |
Mayo College, Ajmer Bishop Cotton School, Shimla |
1290 1290 |
| 4 | Welham Boys School, Dehradun | 1229 |
| 5 | Birla Vidya Mandir, Nainital | 1220 |
| 6 | St. George's College, Mussoorie | 1202 |
INDIA'S BEST
RESIDENTIAL
GIRLS
SCHOOLS
| Rank | School Name | Score(1450) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mayo College Girls School, Ajmer | 1308 |
| 2 | Welham Girls School, Dehradun | 1289 |
| 3 | Scindia Kanya Vidyalaya, Gwalior | 1256 |
| 4 | Hopetown Girls School, Dehradun | 1232 |
| 5 |
Convent of Jesus and Mary, Waverley, Mussoorie Unison World School, Dehradun |
1225 1225 |
| 6 | Auckland House, Shimla | 1213 |
INDIA'S BEST
DAY GIRLS
SCHOOLS
| Rank | School Name | Score(1450) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sacred Heart Sr Sec School, Chandigarh | 1232 |
| 2 | Carmel Convent School, Chandigarh | 1231 |
| 3 |
La Martiniere for Girls, Kolkata The JB Petit High School for Girls, Mumbai |
1230 1230 |
| 4 | Modern High School for Girls, Kolkata | 1211 |
| 5 |
Loreto House, Middleton, Kolkata Uttam School for Girls, Ghaziabad |
1202 1202 |
| 6 | Sophia High School, Bengaluru | 1180 |
INDIA'S BEST
DAY BOYS
SCHOOLS
| Rank | School Name | Score(1450) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Xaviers Collegiate School, Kolkata | 1221 |
| 2 | La Martiniere Boys College, Lucknow | 1219 |
| 3 | St. Johns High School, Chandigarh | 1216 |
| 4 | St. Josephs Boys High School, Bengaluru | 1203 |
| 5 | St. Mary's School, Mazgaon, Mumbai | 1201 |
| 6 | The Bishops School, Camp, Pune | 1200 |
INDIA'S BEST
GOVT. DAY
SCHOOLS
| Rank | School Name | Score(1300) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kendriya Vidyalaya — IIT Madras, Chennai | 991 |
| 2 | Kendriya Vidyalaya — IIT Bombay, Powai, Mumbai | 983 |
| 3 |
Rajkiya Pratibha Vikas Vidyalaya, Dwarka, New Delhi Kendriya Vidyalaya, Pattom, Thiruvananthapuram |
981 981 |
| 4 | Kendriya Vidyalaya, ONGC, Dehradun | 965 |
| 5 | Kendriya Vidyalaya No 2, Naval Base, Kochi | 963 |
| 6 | St. Xavier’s Higher Secondary School, Goa | 959 |
| 7 | Govt Model Sr Sec School, Sector 16, Chandigarh | 954 |
| 8 | Don Bosco High School, Goa | 944 |
INDIA'S BEST
GOVT. RESIDENTIAL
SCHOOLS
| Rank | School Name | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Motilal Nehru School of Sports, Sonipat, Haryana | 1043 |
| 2 | Simultala Awasiya Vidyalaya, Jamui, Bihar | 1039 |
| 3 | Oak Grove School, Dehradun, Uttarakhand | 1006 |
| 4 | PM Shri Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Alappuzha, Kerala | 972 |
| 5 | PM Shri School, Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Annamayya, Andhra Pradesh | 961 |
| 6 | PM Shri School, Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Kozhikode, Kerala | 949 |
INDIA'S BEST
EMABSSY
SCHOOLS
| Rank | School Name | Score(1450) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The British School, New Delhi | 1313 |
| 2 | The American School, Mumbai | 1302 |
| 3 | American Embassy School, New Delhi | 1287 |
| 4 | International School of Hyderabad, Hyderabad | 1246 |
INDIA'S BEST
DEFENCE SERVICES DAY
SCHOOLS
| Rank | School Name | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Army Public School, Dhaula Kuan, Delhi | 1192 |
| 2 | Army Public School, Bolarum, Secundrabad | 1183 |
| 3 |
Army Public School, Southern Command, Pune Navy Children School, Nausenabagh, Visakhapatnam |
1181 1181 |
| 4 |
Army Public School, ASC Centre, Bengaluru Navy Children School, Delhi |
1152 1152 |
| 5 | Navy Children School, Kochi | 1149 |
INDIA'S BEST
DEFENCE SERVICES RESIDENTIAL
SCHOOLS
| Rank | School Name | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rashtriya Indian Military College, Dehradun | 1229 |
| 2 | Rashtriya Military School, Ajmer, Rajasthan | 1192 |
| 3 | Rashtriya Military School, Bangalore | 1181 |
| 4 | Rashtriya Military School, Chail | 1151 |
| 5 | Rashtriya Military School, Dholpur, Rajasthan | 1120 |
| 6 | Army Public School, Dagshai, Himachal Pradesh | 1119 |
| 7 | Sainik School, Ghorakhal, Uttarakhand | 1112 |
INDIA'S BEST
EMERGING
SCHOOLS
(INTERNATIONAL CURRICULUM)
| Rank | School Name | Score(1350) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nita Mukesh Ambani Junior School, Mumbai | 1176 |
| 2 | The Shri Ram Academy, Hyderabad | 1169 |
| 3 | Harrow School, Bengaluru | 1151 |
| 4 |
Adani International School, Ahmedabad Shiv Nadar School, Chennai |
1146 1146 |
| 5 | RP Goenka International School, Kolkata | 1123 |
| 6 |
Manchester Global School, Hyderabad Kairos International School, Hyderabad |
1120 1120 |
| 7 | Learners International, Greater Noida | 1116 |
India’s
Best
Pre Schools
INDIA'S BEST
EMERGING
SCHOOLS
(INDIAN CURRICULUM)
| Rank | School Name | Score(1350) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Shriram Millennium School, Gurugram, Delhi NCR | 1105 |
| 2 | Adani GEMS School of Excellence, Lucknow | 1104 |
| 3 |
The Shri Ram Universal School, Greater Noida Sloka, The Global School, Kokapet, Hyderabad |
1103 1103 |
| 4 | Meru International School, Tellapur, Hyderabad | 1099 |
| 5 |
JBCN, Mulund, Mumbai The Shri Ram Universal School, Pune |
1093 1093 |
| 6 |
Shiv Nadar School, Chennai Strawberry Fields High School, New Chandigarh |
1089 1089 |
| 7 | The Shri Ram Universal School, Bengaluru | 1087 |
INDIA'S BEST
BUDGET
SCHOOLS
| Rank | School Name | Score(1300) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abhyasa Vidyalayam, Vijayawada | 949 |
| 2 | Muni International School, Delhi | 942 |
| 3 | St. Mary’s High School, Kalyan | 922 |
| 4 | Mukarram Jah School, Hyderabad | 917 |
| 5 | Little Star English High School, Guwahati | 906 |
| 6 | Nagarjuna High School, Kadapa | 890 |
| 7 | SR Capital Public School, Naveen Shahdara, Delhi | 887 |
| 8 | Sukhpal Senior Secondary School, Ugala | 871 |
INDIA'S BEST
SPECIAL NEEDS
SCHOOLS
| Rank | School Name | Score(1100) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tamana Autism Centre - School of Hope, Delhi | 871 |
| 2 | S.P.J. Sadhana School, Mumbai | 852 |
| 3 |
Sankalp, Chennai The Aditya Birla Integrated School, Mumbai |
846 846 |
| 4 | Spastics Society of Karnataka, Bengaluru | 845 |
| 5 |
ASHA, Bengaluru SARS, Secunderabad |
843 843 |
| 6 | Brindavan Education Centre, Jayanagar, Bengaluru | 836 |
| 7 | The Gateway School, Mumbai | 828 |
INDIA'S BEST
PHILANTHROPY
SCHOOLS
| Rank | School Name | Score(1225) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | VidyaGyan School, Bulandshahr | 911 |
| 2 | HEAL Paradise School, Thotapalli | 909 |
| 3 |
Nandha Gokulam life school, Nellore Avasara Academy, Pune |
906 906 |
| 4 | Ankur, Bengaluru | 901 |
| 5 | Christel House, Bengaluru | 900 |
| 6 |
VidyaGyan School, Sitapur Adani Vidya Mandir, Ahmedabad |
886 886 |
| 7 | Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences (KISS), Bhubaneswar | 857 |
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RANKINGS
Higher Education
Institutions 2025
INDIA'S BEST
B SCHOOLS
(GOVT)
| Rank | School Name | Score(1100) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IIM , Ahmedabad | 973 |
| 2 | IIM , Bangalore | 972 |
| 3 | IIM , Calcutta | 948 |
| 4 | IIM , Lucknow | 935 |
| 5 | IIM , Kozhikode | 920 |
| 6 | IIM , Indore | 911 |
| 7 | IIM , Mumbai | 898 |
| 8 | FMS, Delhi University , Delhi | 878 |
India's
Best
B - Schools Placement Data
INDIA'S BEST
B SCHOOLS
(PRIVATE)
| Rank | School Name | Score(1100) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad / Mohali | 977 |
| 2 | Management Development Institute (MDI) , Gurugram | 925 |
| 3 | Xavier School of Management (XLRI) ,Jamshedpur | 923 |
| 4 | SP Jain Institute of Management & Research (SPJIMR) ,Mumbai | 891 |
| 5 |
Institute of Management Technology (IMT) ,GhaziabadNMIMS NMIMS (Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies) ,Mumbai |
868 868 |
| 6 | Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM) ,Pune | 857 |
INDIA'S BEST
B SCHOOLS
(SECTORAL)
| Rank | School Name | Score(1100) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | MICA Ahmedabad,Marketing and Communication, Ahmedabad | 875 |
| 2 | IRMA Anand,Rural Management, Anand | 867 |
| 3 | IIFM Bhopal,Forest Management, Bhopal | 865 |
| 4 | National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management, Hyderabad,Agricultural Management, Hyderabad | 846 |
| 5 | IHMR Jaipur,Health, Hospital and Pharmaceutical Management, Jaipur | 838 |
INDIA'S BEST
ENGINEERING
COLLEGES
(GOVT)
| Rank | School Name | Score(1100) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | IIT , Bombay | 976 |
| 2 | IIT , Delhi | 963 |
| 3 | IIT , Madras | 949 |
| 4 | IIT , Kanpur | 941 |
| 5 | IIT, Kharagpur | 936 |
| 6 | IIT , Hyderabad | 925 |
| 7 | IIT ,Guwahati | 912 |
| 8 | IIT ,Roorkee | 903 |
INDIA'S BEST
ENGINEERING
COLLEGES
(PRIVATE)
| Rank | School Name | Score(1100) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) , Pilani Rajashtan | 937 |
| 2 | International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Hyderabad Telangana | 936 |
| 3 | Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS) ,Hyderabad Campus Telangana | 929 |
| 4 | Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) ,TamilNadu, Vellore Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information & Communication Technology , Gandhinagar Gujarat |
926 |
| 5 | PSG College of Technology , Coimbatore TamilNadu | 917 |
| 6 | BITS Pilani, Goa Campus | 915 |
The
Methodology
INDIA'S BEST
LAW
COLLEGES
| Rank | School Name | Score(950) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Law School of India University (NLSIU) ,Bengaluru, Karnataka | 758 |
| 2 | NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad, Telangana | 745 |
| 3 | National Law University (NLU), Delhi | 739 |
| 4 | Jindal Global Law School (JGLS) ,Sonipat,Haryana | 736 |
| 5 | West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (WBNUJS) ,Kolkata, West Bengal | 709 |
| 6 | Gujarat National Law University (GNLU),Gandhinagar, Gujarat | 693 |
| 7 | National Law Institute University (NLIU),Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh | 684 |
| 8 | National Law University ,Jodhpur, Rajasthan | 666 |
INDIA'S BEST
MEDICAL
COLLEGES
| Rank | School Name | Score(1100) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), ,Delhi | 981 |
| 2 | CMC, Vellore, Tamil Nadu | 946 |
| 3 | AFMC (Army), Pune, Maharashtra | 937 |
| 4 | Vardhman Mahavir Medical College and Safdarjung Hospital ,Delhi | 924 |
| 5 | Maulana Azad Medical College ,Delhi | 914 |
| 6 | JIPMER , Puducherry | 899 |
| 7 | Kasturba Medical College , Manipal,Karnataka | 899 |
| 8 | Grants Medical College, Mumbai,Maharashtra | 894 |
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