Schools have been evaluated based on the following indicators:
Goodwill, Legacy & Reputation: Details pertaining to the year of inception, national level awards won by the school at various summits, the number of students who have passed out of the school and studying in different top level institutes in India and abroad were considered to evaluate this category.
Academic Ecosystem & Outcomes: Academic performance for a child is of paramount importance while pursuing higher education, to be able to secure a bright and fulfilling future. The percentage of students acquiring marks above 90 per cent, between 75-90 per cent and less than 75 per cent was taken into consideration while evaluating the academic performance of schools.
Enrichment and learning Experience: Under this indicator, we have considered the number of permanent teachers, their qualifications, experience, and training programmes organised by the school for grading. We aslo evaluat schools based on teacher student ratio, average class size, academic achievement awards to the students and cocurricular hours per week/student.
Future ready Academic Infrastructure: This being one of the key parameters in ensuring healthy learning environment, schools were evaluated on the basis of campus area, total built-up area, labs, auditorium and the use of ICT in teaching and learning.
Career Advancement: In today’s competitive and ever-changing world, overall development of a student can be achieved only if the school acknowledges the importance of skill training programmes like life skills, leadership skills, sports, etc along with academics. We asked schools to submit details on the number of parent teacher meetings per year, life skills training for students, vocational and other skills, personal counselling for students, career counselling, excursion and outdoor activities, social responsibility, foreign languages taught, facilities for children with special needs, societies and clubs in the school, student-teacher exchange programmes and alumni database.
Online presence, Social footprints & Extra-Curricular Activities: In today’s digital world school online presence and social footprints are important for students and parents to get updated. Sports are important for the overall development of children. We evaluated schools based on details like extra-curricular hours every week per student, sports infrastructure and the awards and accolades in sports won by the school.
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