Top 10 Schools in India 2026
Dhirubhai Ambani International School, Mumbai
The Dhirubhai Ambani International School is a private co-educational LKG-15 day school in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, built by Reliance Industries, named after the late patriarch of the conglomerate, Dhirubhai Ambani. The school was established in 2003 and has been an IB World School since January 2003.
The Doon School, Dehradun
The Doon School is a selective all-boys private boarding school in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India, which was established in 1935. It was envisioned by Satish Ranjan Das, a lawyer from Calcutta, as a school modelled on the British public school while remaining conscious of Indian ambitions and desires.
The Shri Ram School, Gurgaon/Delhi
The Shri Ram School is a co-educational private school in India. It is one of the most sought-after schools in the country. Students are selected based on their academic and intellectual capabilities. It is known for a high rate of rejection and low rate of acceptance of about 4%.
Bombay Scottish School, Mahim (Mumbai)
The Bombay Scottish School, Mahim, popularly known as Scottish, is a private, Christian co-educational day school located at Mahim West in Mumbai, India. The institution was established in 1847 by Scottish Christian missionaries under the name Scottish Female Orphanage.
St. Xavier’s Collegiate School, Kolkata
St. Xavier’s Collegiate School (SXCS) is a private, all-boys Catholic school located in the heart of Kolkata, known for its strong academic record and notable alumni such as Rabindranath Tagore and Sourav Ganguly. The school is renowned for academic excellence, with students consistently excelling in board examinations, and is highly ranked among boys’ day schools in India.
Delhi Public School (DPS), R.K. Puram, New Delhi
Delhi Public School, R. K. Puram is a co-educational day and private boarding school educating pupils from 6th to 12th grade, located in R. K. Puram in the South Delhi district of Delhi, India. It was founded in 1972 and was the second Delhi Public School to be established after Delhi Public School, Mathura Road.
Mayo College, Ajmer
Mayo College is a boys-only private boarding school in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India. It was founded in 1875 and named after the 6th Earl of Mayo, who was the Viceroy of India from 1869 to 1872, making it one of the oldest public boarding schools in India. The idea for the college was proposed in 1869 by Colonel Walter.
Greenwood High International School, Bangalore
Greenwood High is an educational institution in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. It has pre-schools located in Koramangala, Jayanagar, J P Nagar, Electronic City and main campuses in Sarjapura, Bannerghatta, and Whitefield. The pre-school campuses follow a mix of Montessori, Froebel’s (Kindergarten), Howard Gardner’s Multiple Intelligence Theory, and Daniel Goleman’s Emotional Intelligence Theories.
The Scindia School, Gwalior
The Scindia School is an elite residential school for boys, located on iconic Gwalior Fort in Gwalior, India. It was founded in 1897 by Maharaja Madho Rao Scindia of the princely Gwalior State, initially named the Sardar’s School.
Modern School, Barakhamba Road, New Delhi
Modern School is a co-educational, private school in New Delhi, India. It was founded in 1920 by Lala Raghubir Singh, a prominent Delhi-based businessman and philanthropist, who desired an institution that combined the “best of ancient Indian tradition with the needs of the times.”
