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Parameters of Excellence: Indias Top 10 International Schools

Academic reputation
1 2 3 3 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 9 10 Woodstock School, Mussoorie Good Shepherd International School, Nilgiris Dhirubhai Ambani International School, Mumbai American School of Bombay, Mumbai Mallya Aditi International School, Bangalore Kodaikanal International Residential School American International School, Chennai American Embassy School, Delhi Hebron School, Ooty Bangalore International School, Bangalore DRS International School, Hyderabad The British School, Delhi The International School Bangalore Canadian International School, Bangalore Mahindra United World College, Pune Pathways World School, Haryana International School of Hyderabad Indus International School, Bangalore Ecole Mondiale World School, Mumbai Trivandrum International School, Trivandrum Calcutta International School, Kolkata Rating (100) 81 79 78 78 77 75 75 74 74 74 74 73 73 73 72 72 72 71 71 71 70

Co-curricular education
1 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 7 8 8 9 10 Mallya Aditi International School, Bangalore American School of Bombay, Mumbai Woodstock School, Mussoorie American Embassy School, Delhi The International School Bangalore Kodaikanal International Residential School Good Shepherd International School, Nilgiris Hebron School, Ooty Pathways World School, Haryana Indus International School, Bangalore Dhirubhai Ambani International, Mumbai Mahindra United World College, Pune Ecole Mondiale World School, Mumbai The British School, Delhi American International School, Chennai Canadian International School, Bangalore Trivandrum International School, Trivandrum Bangalore International School, Bangalore International School of Hyderabad Calcutta International School, Kolkata DRS International School, Hyderabad

Rating (100) 86 83 82 82 82 81 81 81 81 80 79 79 79 78 78 78 78 76 76 74 73

Individual attention to students Competence of faculty

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Rating (100) 86 86 86 85 84 83 83 82 82 82 81 80 80 79 78 78 78 77

Mallya Aditi International School, Bangalore Dhirubhai Ambani International School Mumbai Woodstock School, Mussoorie Good Shepherd International School, Nilgiris Kodaikanal International Residential School American International School, Chennai The British School, Delhi Hebron School, Ooty Ecole Mondiale World School, Mumbai American Embassy School, Delhi American School of Bombay, Mumbai The International School Bangalore Bangalore International School, Bangalore Canadian International School, Bangalore Trivandrum International School, Trivandrum Mahindra United World College, Pune
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Mallya Aditi International School, Bangalore The British School, Delhi Ecole Mondiale World School, Mumbai Woodstock School, Mussoorie Indus International School, Bangalore Kodaikanal International Residential School American School of Bombay, Mumbai American Embassy School, Delhi Hebron School, Ooty American International School, Chennai The International School Bangalore Dhirubhai Ambani International, Mumbai Pathways World School, Haryana Canadian International School, Bangalore Good Shepherd International School, Nilgiris Calcutta International School, Kolkata DRS International School, Hyderabad Mahindra United World College, Pune

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Infrastructure provision
1 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 6 7 7 7 8 9 9 10 Pathways World School, Haryana Woodstock School, Mussoorie Kodaikanal International Residential School Dhirubhai Ambani International School, Mumbai Mallya Aditi International School, Bangalore DRS International School, Hyderabad Good Shepherd International School, Nilgiris The British School, Delhi Canadian International School, Bangalore Mahindra United World College, Pune American Embassy School, Delhi Hebron School, Ooty The International School Bangalore American School of Bombay, Mumbai American International School, Chennai Calcutta International School, Kolkata Bangalore International School, Bangalore

Rating (100) 89 88 87 87 86 86 85 85 85 84 82 82 82 80 79 79 77

Integrity/honesty
1 2 3 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 7 8 8 9 9 10 Hebron School, Ooty Woodstock School, Mussoorie American Embassy School, Delhi The British School, Delhi Calcutta International School, Kolkata Kodaikanal International Residential School Good Shepherd International School, Nilgiris Pathways World School, Haryana International School of Hyderabad Mallya Aditi International School, Bangalore Mahindra United World College, Pune Indus International School, Bangalore Bangalore International School, Bangalore Trivandrum International School, Trivandrum The International School Bangalore American International School, Chennai Ecole Mondiale World School, Mumbai American School of Bombay, Mumbai Canadian International School, Bangalore Podar World School, Mumbai

Rating (100) 84 83 83 82 82 81 81 81 81 80 80 80 80 80 79 78 78 77 77 75

Quality of alumni
1 2 3 3 4 5 6 7 7 7 7 8 9 10 American Embassy School, Delhi Good Shepherd International School, Nilgiris Kodaikanal International Residential School Hebron School, Ooty American School of Bombay, Mumbai American International School, Chennai Woodstock School, Mussoorie The British School, Delhi Dhirubhai Ambani International School, Mumbai Canadian International School, Bangalore Podar World School, Mumbai Mallya Aditi International School, Bangalore The International School Bangalore Calcutta International School, Kolkata

Rating (100) 86 84 83 83 82 81 80 79 79 79 79 78 76 75

Leadership/management quality
Rating (100) 1 2 2 3 3 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 8 9 9 10 Woodstock School, Mussoorie Kodaikanal International Residential School Good Shepherd International School, Nilgiris The British School, Delhi Hebron School, Ooty American Embassy School, Delhi Dhirubhai Ambani International, Mumbai Mahindra United World College, Pune Mallya Aditi International School, Bangalore American School of Bombay, Mumbai Podar World School, Mumbai DRS International School, Hyderabad American International School, Chennai Trivandrum International School, Trivandrum Canadian International School, Bangalore The International School Bangalore Calcutta International School, Kolkata Bangalore International School, Bangalore 86 82 82 80 80 79 78 78 77 77 77 77 76 76 75 74 74 73

On the important parameter of leadership/management quality, the list is headed by Woodstock, Mussoorie, KIRS, Kodaikanal and Good Shepherd International, Ooty

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Parental involvement
1 2 3 4 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 Podar World School, Mumbai Indus International School, Bangalore Calcutta International School, Kolkata American School of Bombay, Mumbai Dhirubhai Ambani International, Mumbai Trivandrum International School, Trivandrum DRS International School, Hyderabad American International School, Chennai Pathways World School, Haryana International School of Hyderabad The British School, Delhi The International School Bangalore Ecole Mondiale World School, Mumbai Mallya Aditi International School, Bangalore Canadian International School, Bangalore American Embassy School, Delhi Bangalore International School, Bangalore Woodstock School, Mussoorie Mahindra United World College, Pune

Rating (100) 79 78 77 76 75 75 75 74 74 74 73 73 73 72 72 71 71 69 69 Rating (100) 76 76 76 75 74 73 73 72 72 71 71 71 71 70 70 70 69 69 67 67 65 65

Selectivity
1 2 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 9 9 Woodstock School, Mussoorie Calcutta International School, Kolkata Kodaikanal International Residential School American Embassy School, Delhi The British School, Delhi Pathways World School, Haryana International School of Hyderabad Good Shepherd International School, Nilgiris American International School, Chennai Indus International School, Bangalore Trivandrum International School, Trivandrum Mallya Aditi International School, Bangalore American School of Bombay, Mumbai The International School Bangalore Canadian International School, Bangalore Bangalore International School, Bangalore Dhirubhai Ambani International, Mumbai Hebron School, Ooty Mahindra United World College, Pune Ecole Mondiale World School, Mumbai Podar World School, Mumbai DRS International School, Hyderabad

Rating (100) 81 80 79 79 78 78 78 77 77 77 77 76 76 76 76 76 75 75 75 72 71 71

Value for money

1 1 1 2 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 Mahindra United World College, Pune Indus International School, Bangalore Podar World School, Mumbai The British School, Delhi The International School Bangalore Kodaikanal International Residential School Bangalore International School, Bangalore Woodstock School, Mussoorie Calcutta International School, Kolkata Good Shepherd International School, Nilgiris Dhirubhai Ambani International School, Mumbai Ecole Mondiale World School, Mumbai Trivandrum International School, Trivandrum Hebron School, Ooty American International School, Chennai Canadian International School, Bangalore Pathways World School, Haryana DRS International School, Hyderabad Mallya Aditi International School, Bangalore American School of Bombay, Mumbai American Embassy School, Delhi International School of Hyderabad

Sports education
1 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 8 9 10 Mahindra United World College, Pune Kodaikanal International Residential School Good Shepherd International School, Nilgiris Dhirubhai Ambani International, Mumbai Pathways World School, Haryana Hebron School, Ooty Mallya Aditi International School, Bangalore Podar World School, Mumbai Woodstock School, Mussoorie American Embassy School, Delhi The International School Bangalore Canadian International School, Bangalore DRS International School, Hyderabad The British School, Delhi Indus International School, Bangalore Bangalore International School, Bangalore American School of Bombay, Mumbai Ecole Mondiale World School, Mumbai American International School, Chennai Trivandrum International School, Trivandrum Calcutta International School, Kolkata

Rating (100) 82 80 80 80 78 77 77 77 76 76 76 76 76 75 75 75 74 74 73 70 69

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