The Scindia School | Gwalior Fort, Gwalior
Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh4.1 (14 votes)
Boarding School
CBSE
Only Boys School
Class 6 - Class 12Boarding SchoolCBSEOnly Boys SchoolClass 6 - Class 12
₹ 17,20,000AnnumAdmision open
About School: The Scindia School, with its unique location, is a notably different residential school. Located atop the magnificent Gw...
School Details
Common Details
Student teacher ratio:1:10
Language of Instruction:English
Establishment year:1897
Total student strength:550
Min entry age:11 Year(s) 00 Month(s)
Location Details
Location:The Fort
Nearest Airport:Rajmata Vijaya Raje Scindia Air Terminal Gwalior (13 km)
Nearest Railway:Gwalior railway station (7 km)
Highlights
Academics:The Scindia School houses students from all corners of the world and provides a caring, friendly and well-structured educational environment. We value students who are intellectually curious and creative and mentor them towards attaining academic excellence. The emphasis is on the holistic development of the child. Co-curricular activities, and responsibility towards the environment are integrated into the learning process. The efforts are to remain abreast with the latest in the field of education, so that the academic programme remains contemporary and rigorous at all times. The school is affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).
The school has a dedicated faculty of highly qualified and efficient teachers, who use modern techniques of teaching. Skill based grading system is followed from Classes VI-VIII. Interdisciplinary and experiential learning is encouraged to strengthen conceptual knowledge.
The school provides best-in-class infrastructure facilities to the students. The learning needs of each student are met in an environment that is supportive and affirming. Peer tutoring, remedial and enrichment classes are regularly conducted to optimize learning outcomes. The students of The Scindia School have excelled in all fields and have proceeded to study in the top colleges of India and abroad.
Accommodation detail:The school is divided into 12 Houses, 4 for juniors and 8 for seniors, each named after places and individuals from Maratha history.
Junior Houses are Jankoji, Dattaji, Nimaji and Kanerkhed.
Senior Houses are Jayaji, Ranoji, Mahadji, Jeevaji, Madhav, Shivaji, Daulat and Jayappa.
The four Houses for the junior boys are looked after by Housemasters/Housemothers, matrons and other domestic staff.
The senior Houses have a Housemaster and a Resident Tutor along with the domestic staff. The Housemaster's residence and that of the Resident Tutor are attached to each House to ensure the availability of pastoral guidance.
Hostel medical facilities:The Scindia School has a well-equipped health centre, The Golden Jubilee Hospital. Each student is provided with a medical card. A resident doctor, two nurses and other support staff are available round the clock. It has the main patient hall with 16 beds, and one air-conditioned room should there be a need to quarantine a patient. The infirmary also has a medical store. A child's health, timely and specialized treatment being of prime concern, the school has engaged a panel of specialists from Gwalior city to handle emergencies. There are also tie-ups with the best equipped Nursing Homes in the city, should the need arise.
Mess facilities:The Dining Hall traditions have evolved – from the era of formal European seating arrangement, to the Indian full service style, to the modern, efficient, self-service. With the new Dining Hall, the spic-and-span kitchens have also been modernized. Deep freezers, food processors, ovens, huge grinding devices and other gadgets have not only eased the work of the kitchen staff, but have also enhanced the dining experience. The school Dining Hall effortlessly hosts all students in a single turn. The menu is a blend of popular cuisines, combining taste and variety with nutrition and a balanced diet. The highest standards of hygiene and cleanliness are maintained.
Although wholesome meals are served everyday, yet the grand Scholars’ and Sports banquet, held in the honour of outstanding scholars and sportsmen, remains the high point of the Dining Hall calendar.
Aside from the main meals, fresh fruits, snacks and milk are served in the forenoon at 11, and after games in the evening.
The school Cafeteria, is a favourite hangout on Sundays. The schoolboys feast on a variety of culinary choices, in a setting of animated discussions and fun.
Co-curricular:22 Co-curricular Activities - Cyber Scindia, Painting and Fine Arts, Clay modelling, Tie & Dye, Music, Chemical Hobby, Metal Work Society, Public speaking, Robotics, Textile design, Dramatics, Quizzing, Mathematics club, Photography, French society, German Society, Abhimanyu Society, Bhabha Scientific Society, Business Bee Club, English Literary Society etc.
Sports:21 Sports Fields - The school’s globally comparable sports infrastructure features a BCCI-approved cricket ground, 25 m swimming pool, air-conditioned gym, skating rink and 20 sports arenas. A team of 18 well-qualified coaches train students in various sports disciplines. We do Cricket, Football, Hockey, Athletics, Squash, Tennis, Basketball, Horse-riding, Shooting, Archery, Table-Tennis, Martial Arts, Volleyball, Yoga, Skating, Swimming etc.
Ranking:The Scindia School has always been ahead of its time and we say that with a sense of pride. We were amongst the first technology enabled schools of India starting way back in 1984, and have been conferred with Computer Literacy Excellence Award (State Level) For Schools- 2004 by Department of Information Technology, Govt. of India.
EducationWorld India School Rankings [EWISR] has ranked The Scindia School as the No 1, Boys'Boarding School in India for two consecutive years now i.e. 2019 - 20 and 2020 - 21.
Other details:Every evening, come the twilight hour, dressed in crisp white kurta pyjamas, the boys assemble in the amphitheatre called Astachal, the spiritual watering hole of our school.
Astachal is inarguably a defining feature of The Scindia School. Easy to say so; much harder to explain. Is it the incredible beauty of the sun setting behind the ranges with the valley below? Is it the delicate background cadence of the violin or the flute ? Is it the beautiful lines that are read from the Speaking Tree? Or the calming silhouette of the Mahatma ? Maybe it is just the five minutes of quiet prayer or introspection. Perhaps a bit of this and a bit of that. Pines Manik Mahajan, class of 1992, "I so miss the Astachal, those few minutes would transport us to a surreal realm, something we miss in the bustling cities with our hectic schedules. "Why try to explain? Some things in life are best left unexplained! The experience of Astachal remains etched in the consciousness of every Scindian, and this memory survives long after the school years are done and dusted.
Alumni:The Scindia School has produced some outstanding leaders over the years in multiple areas. A sample of eminent old boys proves this. Ameen Sayani - Broadcast Journalist, Vikram Misri - Indian Ambassador to China, Dipak Haksar - Former CEO, ITC Welcome Group, Lt Gen SPS Dhillon - Retired Vice Chief, Indian Army, Shivshankar Menon - Former Foreign Secretary IFS, Rajendra Pawar - Founder, NIIT Ltd and NIIT University (Padma Bhushan Awardee), Anurag Kashyap - Film Director, Rahat Kulshreshtha - CEO Quiddich & Founder President of the Drone Federation of India
Exchange program:
The Scindia School enables its students to experience a truly global education and develop a greater understanding of other cultures by providing them opportunities to be a part of Student Exchange programmes. The exchange programs are offered to students of Class XI, but depending on the nature of exchange other classes too are given an opportunity. The selection procedure for the exchange programs is very rigorous and transparent.
We believe in sharing the best educational practices hence our teachers are given opportunities for Faculty Exchange programmes. The Teacher Exchange Programmes serve as a cultural learning experience for teachers apart from being a means of expanding and enriching an educator’s pedagogical expertise. They return enriched by meeting the challenge of teaching a new curriculum in a different education system.
Contact Details
Email:[email protected]
Website:scindia.edu
Phone number:+91 751 248 0750
Landline:+91 917 512 3909
Social Media:
Key Differentiator
The Scindia School, Gwalior is an institution which combines a rich history with a very forward looking mindset in all that it does. In this manner it has not just kept pace with the changing times and requirements of today’s world, but has also been a pioneer in introducing future ready technologies as well as learning techniques, designed to open minds of students to the world of endless possibilities. In the latest Education World rankings of best schools in the country, The Scindia School was adjudged to be the #1 boys’ residential school in the country. The same survey (the largest of its kind in the world), ranked the school as the #1 in the following parameters: Academic excellence, Teacher welfare and development, Individual attention to students & Leadership/management quality.In today’s times, the school prides itself as being ‘as safe as home’, thanks not only to the fact that it is situated on Gwalior Fort, away from the city, but also has in place a very scientific set of SoP’s which has ensured the safety of all.The school is also a pioneer in the area of technology, being the first school to introduce computers way back in 1984. In fact, it was a boy from Scindia who was the first to appear for a ‘computer’ exam when it was introduced by the CBSE board. This adoption of technology has ensured that today every boy and every teacher are computer savvy, and this has enabled the school faculty to take on online teaching without any problems. In many ways, therefore, the quality of online learning is possibly the best any school can offer students anywhere in the country.The online teaching does not cover academics alone. The school, which has multiple co-curricular activities on offer, has successfully managed to take many of these into the online space. Be it yoga, elocution, dramatics, music, the morning and evening Assembly, all are being conducted online, even as we wait for schools to re-open.The focus of the school is anchored in academic excellence. However, the school presents every child the opportunity to excel in multiple areas, be they sport, co-curricular activities, time to introspect, and build lifelong friendships – all in a spirit of camaraderie, with other students and the teachers.The Career Cell has a Career Counsellor and a Teacher Incharge to guide students with regard to their future career prospects. Students in Class X are given guidance for making suitable subject choices for Plus Two, aided by a firm that conducts aptitude and personality assessment and counselling. Class XI and XII students are given information about broader career and college options than is conventional and are helped with their applications. Students are helped at all stages with their statements of purpose, selection of universities and applications to foreign universities by the Career Cell. The highlight of the Career Cell is that it guides students throughout school to help them focus on the right kind of skills, readings and exposure that would help them build their profile for admissions to various universities as well as for their careers.Education must be inclusive, it cannot and should not be limited to a certain set of individuals based on a specific template or our prejudice for that matter. Everyone has its own unique style of learning, therefore at Scindia we do not to look at especially abled children through the lens of disability. The presence of two full-time special needs educators ensures that these children receive the right intervention and support at the right time. The career counsellor also assists these children in identifying avenues, perhaps the one which are not so conventional but can be extremely rewarding both monetarily and otherwise.The School encourages and gives students many opportunities to participate in community services. The School strives to create awareness amongst the students about the importance of care and concern for the underprivileged. It inculcates in them a sense of empathy & compassion. They are also sensitised towards the environment through conservation projects.
School Leadership
About principal :
Name: Dr Madhav Deo Saraswat
Phone: +91
Retirement date: 17-07-2021
Dr Madhav Deo Saraswat, Principal, The Scindia School, has more than 31 years of experience in teaching, academic administration, team build...
Admission DetailsAdmission Link:https://www.scindia.edu/admissions/
Admission Process:For students wishing to join The Scindia School, the first step is filling the registration form.The filled in Registration Form along with the requisite fee and copy of the birth certificate issued by the local Municipal Corporation, Report Card of previous class and three self-attested passport size photographs of the applicant should be submitted online or sent to the school.
GUIDELINES TO THE PARENTS FOR COMMON APTITUDE ANALYSIS – 2024
a) Common Aptitude Analysis (CAA)
b) Scindia School Aptitude Analysis (SAA) is exclusive to The Scindia School, Fort, Gwalior.
Seats in Entry Class - Day School:30
Additional Information
Co-curricular:22 Co-curricular Activities - Cyber Scindia, Painting and Fine Arts, Clay modelling, Tie & Dye, Music, Chemical Hobby, Metal Work Society, Public speaking, Robotics, Textile design, Dramatics, Quizzing, Mathematics club, Photography, French society, German Society, Abhimanyu Society, Bhabha Scientific Society, Business Bee Club, English Literary Society etc.
Academic:The Scindia School houses students from all corners of the world and provides a caring, friendly and well-structured educational environment. We value students who are intellectually curious and creative and mentor them towards attaining academic excellence. The emphasis is on the holistic development of the child. Co-curricular activities, and responsibility towards the environment are integrated into the learning process. The efforts are to remain abreast with the latest in the field of education, so that the academic programme remains contemporary and rigorous at all times. The school is affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).
The school has a dedicated faculty of highly qualified and efficient teachers, who use modern techniques of teaching. Skill based grading system is followed from Classes VI-VIII. Interdisciplinary and experiential learning is encouraged to strengthen conceptual knowledge.
The school provides best-in-class infrastructure facilities to the students. The learning needs of each student are met in an environment that is supportive and affirming. Peer tutoring, remedial and enrichment classes are regularly conducted to optimize learning outcomes. The students of The Scindia School have excelled in all fields and have proceeded to study in the top colleges of India and abroad.
Exchange Program:
The Scindia School enables its students to experience a truly global education and develop a greater understanding of other cultures by providing them opportunities to be a part of Student Exchange programmes. The exchange programs are offered to students of Class XI, but depending on the nature of exchange other classes too are given an opportunity. The selection procedure for the exchange programs is very rigorous and transparent.
We believe in sharing the best educational practices hence our teachers are given opportunities for Faculty Exchange programmes. The Teacher Exchange Programmes serve as a cultural learning experience for teachers apart from being a means of expanding and enriching an educator’s pedagogical expertise. They return enriched by meeting the challenge of teaching a new curriculum in a different education system.
Awards & recognitions
Ranking info ::The Scindia School has always been ahead of its time and we say that with a sense of pride. We were amongst the first technology enabled schools of India starting way back in 1984, and have been conferred with Computer Literacy Excellence Award (State Level) For Schools- 2004 by Department of Information Technology, Govt. of India.
EducationWorld India School Rankings [EWISR] has ranked The Scindia School as the No 1, Boys' Boarding School in India for two consecutive years now i.e. 2019 - 20 and 2020 - 21.
Academic info ::The Scindia School houses students from all corners of the world and provides a caring, friendly and well-structured educational environment. We value students who are intellectually curious and creative and mentor them towards attaining academic excellence. The emphasis is on the holistic development of the child. Co-curricular activities, and responsibility towards the environment are integrated into the learning process. The efforts are to remain abreast with the latest in the field of education, so that the academic programme remains contemporary and rigorous at all times. The school is affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).
The school has a dedicated faculty of highly qualified and efficient teachers, who use modern techniques of teaching. Skill based grading system is followed from Classes VI-VIII. Interdisciplinary and experiential learning is encouraged to strengthen conceptual knowledge.
The school provides best-in-class infrastructure facilities to the students. The learning needs of each student are met in an environment that is supportive and affirming. Peer tutoring, remedial and enrichment classes are regularly conducted to optimize learning outcomes. The students of The Scindia School have excelled in all fields and have proceeded to study in the top colleges of India and abroad.
Co - Curricular info ::22 Co-curricular Activities - Cyber Scindia, Painting and Fine Arts, Clay modelling, Tie & Dye, Music, Chemical Hobby, Metal Work Society, Public speaking, Robotics, Textile design, Dramatics, Quizzing, Mathematics club, Photography, French society, German Society, Abhimanyu Society, Bhabha Scientific Society, Business Bee Club, English Literary Society etc.
Sport info ::21 Sports Fields - The school’s globally comparable sports infrastructure features a BCCI-approved cricket ground, 25 m swimming pool, air-conditioned gym, skating rink and 20 sports arenas. A team of 18 well-qualified coaches train students in various sports disciplines. We do Cricket, Football, Hockey, Athletics, Squash, Tennis, Basketball, Horse-riding, Shooting, Archery, Table-Tennis, Martial Arts, Volleyball, Yoga, Skating, Swimming etc.
Other info ::Every evening, come the twilight hour, dressed in crisp white kurta pyjamas, the boys assemble in the amphitheatre called Astachal, the spiritual watering hole of our school.
Astachal is inarguably a defining feature of The Scindia School. Easy to say so; much harder to explain. Is it the incredible beauty of the sun setting behind the ranges with the valley below? Is it the delicate background cadence of the violin or the flute ? Is it the beautiful lines that are read from the Speaking Tree? Or the calming silhouette of the Mahatma ? Maybe it is just the five minutes of quiet prayer or introspection. Perhaps a bit of this and a bit of that. Pines Manik Mahajan, class of 1992, " I so miss the Astachal, those few minutes would transport us to a surreal realm, something we miss in the bustling cities with our hectic schedules. " Why try to explain? Some things in life are best left unexplained! The experience of Astachal remains etched in the consciousness of every Scindian, and this memory survives long after the school years are done and dusted.
FeesCBSE Board Fee Structure - Boarding Schools
Admission Fee Application Fee₹25,000
One-Time Payment₹1,50,000
Security Deposit₹3,00,000
Yearly Fee₹17,20,000
CBSE Board Fee Structure - International Students
Admission Application Fee$ 416
One-Time Payment$ 2,653
Security Deposit$ 4,301
Yearly Fee$ 14,870
*Disclaimer: The above-listed fee details are for informational purposes only. Current fees may vary depending on recent changes.
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