‘Dilip Thakore, Editor-Publisher & Summiya Yasmeen, Co-founder, Managing Editor-EducationWorld’
Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], October 1: EducationWorld,in association with AZ Research Partners Pvt. Ltd (AZR, estb. 2002), Bangalore, released the 19th consecutive annualEducationWorld India School Rankings (EWISR) 2025-26. Based on a nationwide field survey of 9,500 respondents, including parents, principals, teachers and educationists in 34 cities, EWISR 2025-26 rates and ranks the country’s Top4,500 schools in 518 cities and towns across India on 14-15 parameters of educational excellence, making it the world’s largest and most comprehensive school rankings survey.
This year, responding to feedback from stakeholders and expert advice from international education researchers, EducationWorld has introduced a new‘Ivy League’category to celebrate the“best of the best” schoolsthat have consistently dominated EW rankings across critical parameters of excellence such as teacher competence, academic reputation, co-curricular, sports education, etc, over the years. While all are awarded a common#1 rank, these Ivy League schools areawarded stars (1–5)to differentiate them inter se.
Top Ivy League Schools, India #1 (5Star) 2025-26
Among the select schools elevated to the Ivy League category with India #1(5-star)rank this year are:
Ivy League Day Schools:
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- Inventure Academy, Bengaluru–recognised for its Fit-for-Life curriculum and balanced focus on academics, co-curriculars and student well-being.
- Vasant Valley School, Delhi, is acclaimed for teacher welfare and academic reputation.
- The Cathedral & John Connon School, Mumbai– quality of alumni with vintage excellence.
Ivy League Day-cum-Boarding School:
Ivy League Boarding Schools:
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- Rishi Valley School, Chittoor
- Mayo College, Ajmer
- The Doon School, Dehradun
Ivy League International Day Schools:
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- Dhirubhai Ambani International School, Mumbai
- Oberoi International School, Mumbai
- Ivy League International Day-cum-Boarding School:
The International School Bangalore
“The objective of EWISR is to identify and celebrate India’s most admired schools and their promoters, principals and teachers who toil unsung in city suburbs and remote corners of the country. Since 2007, EWISR has continuously evolved to accurately rank India’s best primary-secondary schools. The new Ivy League super nova category is a natural progression that ensures consistently top-ranked schools are celebrated as the ‘best of the best’ while allowing other schools greater visibility in national rankings. This innovation strengthens institutional pride, fuels healthy competition, with top-ranked schools serving as models to uplift the floor of primary-secondary education for the benefit of the world’s largest in-school population,” saidDilip Thakore, Founder-Editor, EducationWorld
In EWISR 2025-26,India’s #1 Day Schoolsare:
- The Shri Ram School, Vasant Vihar/Moulsari, Delhi –Day Co-ed School
- The Emerald Heights International School, Indore– Day-cum-Boarding
- Rajmata Krishna Kumari Girls’ Public School, Jodhpur-Girls Day School
- Campion School, Fort, Mumbai-Boys Day School
India’s#1 Vintage Legacy Schoolsin EWISR 2025-26are:
- St. Michael’s High School, Patna-Vintage Legacy Co-ed School
- Modern School, Barakhamba Road, Delhi-Vintage LegacyDay-cum-BoardingSchool
·St. Mary’s School, Pune-Vintage LegacyGirls Day School
- St. Mary’s School, Mazgaon, Mumbai-Vintage LegacyBoys Day School
- The Lawrence School, Sanawar –Vintage Legacy Co-ed boarding
·All Saint School, Nainital-Vintage Legacy Girls Boarding
- The Scindia School, Gwalior-Vintage Legacy Boys Boarding
- Kodaikanal International School –Vintage Legacy International Residential
India’s top-rankedBoarding Schools2025-26 are:
- Sarala Birla Academy, Bengaluru# 1+along withWelham Boys School, Dehradun at #1–Boys boarding
- Welham Girls School, Dehradunat#1+alongwith EcoleGlobale International Girls School, Dehradun– Girls boarding
- The Assam Valley School, Balipara–Co-ed boarding
India’s#1 International Schoolsin EWISR 2025-26 are:
- Pathways School, Gurgaon–Day
- Lancers International School, Gurugram– Day-cum-Boarding
- Jain International Residential School, Bengaluru– Fully Residential
This year, India’s #1 State Government Day Schoolis theGovernment Model Sr Sec School, Sector 16, Chandigarh.
Army Public School, DelhiCantt,rankedIndia’s #1 Central Government Day school,whereasRashtriya Indian Military College,Dehradun,ranked India’s#1 Government Boarding School
SPJ Sadhana School, Mumbai, is the top-ranked Special Needs School,whileMukarram Jah School, Hyderabad(1+), along with St. Mary’s School, Kalyan, Mumbai, is jointly ranked India’s#1 Budget private school.Pardada Pardadi School, Bulandshahr,is the top-rankedPhilanthropic Schoolof the nation.
Ms Shubhra Mishra, Founder-Director, AZ Research Partners, added,“This year, we expanded our survey to 9,500 respondents across 34 cities in 22 states. By adopting a ‘quality over quantity’ approach and conducting structured, one-on-one interviews, we’ve ensured greater accuracy and authenticity in the rankings. The Ivy League clustering with star ratings reflects the reality that elite schools often differ only marginally – it’s an innovation that enhances fairness and credibility.”
The 14parameters of education excellenceon which the schools were evaluated are:
- Academic Reputation
- Competenceof Faculty
- Individual Attention to Students
- Leadership/Management Quality
- Curriculum and pedagogy (hybrid learningreadiness)
- Co-curricular Education
- Sports Education
- Community Service
- Parental Involvement
- Teacher Welfare and Development
- Value for Money
- Mental and Emotional Well-being Services
- Infrastructure Provision
- Leadership/management quality
- All legacy schools are also assessed under a 15th — Quality of alumni — parameter
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