New Era High School today majestically stands out as an educational institution of repute, earning recognition as one of the leading residential schools in India, distinguished for its holistic approach to education. Inspired by the universal tenets of the Baha’i Faith, New Era incorporates the best practices that promote a dynamic process of teaching-learning and cultivates a culture that empowers its student community to strive for academic and moral excellence. It welcomes the multi-cultural diversity of its student and teaching community that reflects and nurtures the organization’s fundamental belief in the oneness of humanity. A wide spectrum of educational and social activity and artistic endeavors enhance intellectual capabilities and awaken in its students and staff the spirit of service to humanity. From a hostel for Baha'i children established on 1st August 1945 with sixteen children, New Era has grown into a leading international educational institution. It is under the supervision of the New Era School Committee Trust and under the guidance of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha`is of India.
From a hostel for Bahai children established on 1st August 1945 with sixteen children, New Era High has grown into a leading international educational institution.
The school is located in Panchgani and the present location was established into in 1953 and consisted of five buildings.
A play field and several added dormitories in 1980s gave the school the room to add over 900 students bringing the total student population to over 1000. In the 1990s the campus went through massive infrastructure growth and renovation &ndash: gaining its own power plant, campus fencing, intercom system, phone system for students, parents and staff, three wells, solar heating for the dining hall and a large garden. Computers handle student records, accounts, maintenance, personnel, and other administrative areas as well as facilitating student-parent communication.