by Aish Kharkwal
TOP 21 BOARDING
SCHOOLS IN INDIA

#1 ECOLE GLOBALE INTERNATIONAL
GIRLS SCHOOL, DEHRADUN
FEE STRUCTURE
SCHOOL TYPE
BOARD
GRADES
INDOOR SPORTS
OUTDOOR SPORTS
ADDRESS
Rs. – 7,00,000 to 1000000
Boarding
CBSE, CIE
4-12
Swimming, martial arts
Basketball, athletics, squash,
shooting, horse riding and more
Sahaspur Road, Horawala,
Uttarakhand, India 248197
Rating:

#2 THE DOON SCHOOL, DEHRADUN
FEE STRUCTURE
SCHOOL TYPE
BOARD
GRADES
INDOOR SPORTS
OUTDOOR SPORTS
ADDRESS
Rs. – 10,25,000
Boarding
IB, CISCE, IGCSE
7-12
table tennis, chess
basketball, volleyball
Mall Rd, Krishna Nagar,
Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
248001
Rating:

#3 BISHOP COTTON SCHOOL,
SHIMLA
FEE STRUCTURE
SCHOOL TYPE
BOARD
GRADES
INDOOR SPORTS
OUTDOOR SPORTS
ADDRESS
classes III to X-Rs 5,30,000
Classes XI & XII -Rs. 5,65,000.00
Boarding
ICSE, ISC
3-12
table tennis, chess
cricket
Shimla Bypass, Near, Khalini,
Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
171002
Rating:

#4 WELHAM GIRLS SCHOOL,
DEHRADUN
FEE STRUCTURE
SCHOOL TYPE
BOARD
GRADES
INDOOR SPORTS
OUTDOOR SPORTS
ADDRESS
Rs. – 6,75,000
Boarding
ICSE, ISC
5-12
dance, music
basketball, volleyball
19, Municipal Rd, Panchpuri
Colony, Dalanwala, Dehradun,
Uttarakhand, India 248001
Rating:

#5 MAYO COLLEGE, AJMER
FEE STRUCTURE
SCHOOL TYPE
BOARD
GRADES
INDOOR SPORTS
OUTDOOR SPORTS
ADDRESS
Rs. – 6,50,000
Boarding
CBSE
4-12
Chess, table tennis
basketball, volleyball
Shrinagar Rd, Ajmer, Rajasthan,
India 305001
Rating:

#6 THE ASIAN SCHOOL, DEHRADUN
FEE STRUCTURE
SCHOOL TYPE
BOARD
GRADES
INDOOR SPORTS
OUTDOOR SPORTS
ADDRESS
Rs. 84000-480000
Day Boarding
CBSE, IB
Nursery-12
Chess
basketball, cricket
Asian Acres, Vasant Vihar, Indira
Nagar,
Dehradun – 248006,
Uttarakhand, INDIA
Rating:

#7 WOODSTOCK SCHOOL,
MUSSOORIE
FEE STRUCTURE
SCHOOL TYPE
BOARD
GRADES
INDOOR SPORTS
OUTDOOR SPORTS
ADDRESS
Annual fee ranges differently for
different classes
Boarding
IB
KG-12
swimming pool, dance, drama
cricket
Landour, Mussoorie,
Uttarakhand, India 248179
Rating:

#8 RISHI VALLEY SCHOOL,
CHITTOOR
FEE STRUCTURE
SCHOOL TYPE
BOARD
GRADES
INDOOR SPORTS
OUTDOOR SPORTS
ADDRESS
Rs. – 4,00,000/-
Boarding
ICSE, ISC
4-12
chess
basketball
Rishi Valley, Chittoor District,
Madanapalle, Andhra Pradesh,
India 517352
Rating:

#9 THE LAWRENCE SCHOOL,
SANAWAR
FEE STRUCTURE
SCHOOL TYPE
BOARD
GRADES
INDOOR SPORTS
OUTDOOR SPORTS
ADDRESS
The fee structure for regular
students, Application Fee-Rs 5,000.
Registration Fee -Rs 15,000.
Admission Fee (One Time Only)-Rs
1,00,000.
Boarding
CBSE
5-12
chess
cricket
Sanawar, Kasauli, Solan, Himachal
Pradesh India 173202
Rating:

#10 SHAYADRI SCHOOL, PUNE
FEE STRUCTURE
SCHOOL TYPE
BOARD
GRADES
INDOOR SPORTS
OUTDOOR SPORTS
ADDRESS
Rs 1,89,000 per year
Boarding
ICSE, ISC
4-12
chess
cricket
Tiwai Hill, Tal : Rajgurunagar (Khed),
Dist : Pune, Pin – 410513
Maharashtra, India.
Rating:

#11 CANADIAN INTERNATIONAL
SCHOOL, BENGALURU
FEE STRUCTURE
SCHOOL TYPE
BOARD
GRADES
INDOOR SPORTS
OUTDOOR SPORTS
ADDRESS
Rs 7,00,000 yearly
Boarding
N/A
KG-12
dancing, music, drama, art, karate,
yoga
basketball, swimming, soccer,
tennis, cricket, robotics, volleyball
Tiwai Hill, Tal : Rajgurunagar (Khed),
4 & 20, Manchenahalli, Yelahanka,
Bengaluru, Karnataka India 560064
Rating:

#12 STONEHILL INTERNATIONAL
SCHOOL, BENGALURU
FEE STRUCTURE
SCHOOL TYPE
BOARD
GRADES
INDOOR SPORTS
OUTDOOR SPORTS
ADDRESS
Rs 9,00,000 yearly
Day Boarding
IB
KG-12
badminton, chess, basketball
cricket
No.259/333/334/335, Tarahunise
Post, Jala Hobli, Bengaluru,
Karnataka India 562157
Rating:

FEE STRUCTURE
SCHOOL TYPE
BOARD
GRADES
INDOOR SPORTS
OUTDOOR SPORTS
ADDRESS
Rs. – 1,70,000 to 3,00,000 yearly
Day Boarding
IGCSE, IB
KG-12
Badminton, table tennis
Football, Basketball, Swimming pool
NAFL Valley Whitefield – Sarjapur
Road, Circle, near Dommasandra,
Bengaluru, Karnataka India 562125
#13 THE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL,
BANGALORE
Rating:

FEE STRUCTURE
SCHOOL TYPE
BOARD
GRADES
INDOOR SPORTS
OUTDOOR SPORTS
ADDRESS
Ranges differently for different
classes
Boarding
IB
KG-12
Chess
Cricket
Seven Roads Junction, Kodaikanal,
Tamil Nadu, India 624101
#14 KODAIKANAL INTERNATIONAL
SCHOOL, KODAIKANAL
Rating:

FEE STRUCTURE
SCHOOL TYPE
BOARD
GRADES
INDOOR SPORTS
OUTDOOR SPORTS
ADDRESS
Rs. – 5,95,455
Boarding
IB
N/A
Chess
Cricket
Survey No: 1/1, Hardware Park,
Maheshwaram Mandal, Hyderabad,
Telangana India 500005
#15 THE AGA KHAN ACADEMY,
HYDERABAD
Rating:

FEE STRUCTURE
SCHOOL TYPE
BOARD
GRADES
INDOOR SPORTS
OUTDOOR SPORTS
ADDRESS
Rs. – 6,10,000-15,00,000
Boarding
IGCSE, IB
3-12
Dance, music
Cricket
Good Shepherd Knowledge Village,
M. Palada Post, Ooty, Tamil Nadu,
India 643004
#16 GOOD SHEPHERD
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, OOTY
Rating:

FEE STRUCTURE
SCHOOL TYPE
BOARD
GRADES
INDOOR SPORTS
OUTDOOR SPORTS
ADDRESS
Rs. – 2,00,000
Boarding
CBSE, IGCSE, IB, CIE,AICE
KG-12
Dance
Cricket
Jain Global Campus, Jakkasandra
Post, Kanakapura, Karnataka, India
562112
#17 JAIN INTERNATIONAL
RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL, KARNATAKA
Rating:

FEE STRUCTURE
SCHOOL TYPE
BOARD
GRADES
INDOOR SPORTS
OUTDOOR SPORTS
ADDRESS
Rs 2 lakh per annum (including
books and food)
DayBoarding
ICSE, IB, CIE
Nursery-12
Dance
art, music, dance, drama,
astronomy, aeromodelling
3/5, Kodigehalli Main Rd, Defence
Layout, Sahakar Nagar, Bengaluru,
Karnataka, India 560092
#18 TRIO WORLD ACADEMY,
BENGALURU
Rating:

FEE STRUCTURE
SCHOOL TYPE
BOARD
GRADES
INDOOR SPORTS
OUTDOOR SPORTS
ADDRESS
ranges differently for each class
Boarding
N/A
KG-12
golf, table tennis, photography,
dance, chess, gymnastics, wood,
pottery
cricket, football
NH317, Bairatisal, West Bengal,
India 734013
#19 HEBRON SCHOOL, BAIRATISAL
Rating:

FEE STRUCTURE
SCHOOL TYPE
BOARD
GRADES
INDOOR SPORTS
OUTDOOR SPORTS
ADDRESS
Rs. – 2,80,000
Boarding
IB
Nursery-12
basketball, volleyball
cricket
Near TS Police Academy, Near Appa
Junctiion Aziz Nagar Moinabad,
Hyderabad, Telangana, India
500075
#20 SREENIDHI INTERNATIONAL
SCHOOL, HYDERABAD
Rating:

FEE STRUCTURE
SCHOOL TYPE
BOARD
GRADES
INDOOR SPORTS
OUTDOOR SPORTS
ADDRESS
Rs. – 3,86,500 yearly
Boarding
IB, IGCSE
Nursery-12
basketball, volleyball
cricket
Koppa-harapanhalli Road,
Hullahalli, Off, Bannerghatta Main
Rd, near Electronic City, Bengaluru,
Karnataka, India 560105
#21 CANDOR INTERNATIONAL
SCHOOL, BENGALURU
Rating:

Sherwood College, Nainital
Lawrence School, Lovedale, Ooty
Montfort School, Yercaud
St. Mary’s High School, Mount Abu
Dalhousie Public School, Dalhousie
Heritage School, Pune
Birla Vidyamandir, Nainital
Apollo Public School, Patiala
St. Georges College, Mussoorie
Rishi Valley School, Chittoor
New Era High School, Panchgani
OTHER PRESTIGIOUS SCHOOLS

The average price of a boarding school level ups
from $40000 to $60000
OVERALL COSTS OF BOARDING
SCHOOLS
The overall fees include tuition fee, hostel rent
including meal, uniform, development charges and
other amenities.
Several other factors such as fees for special
programs, medical insurance, travelling cost,
educational tours and visits, books and additional
supplement cost
Some schools also provide financial aids and
scholarships to deserving candidates.

The learning culture and environment that students receive plays a substantial role in their
character enhancement and life structure, and Boarding schools are considered to be
more influential when it comes for extensive character enhancement of a person.
WHY ARE BOARDING SCHOOLS SO
HIGHLY REGARDED IN INDIA?
They also learn life skills, becomes more responsible and mature, deals with daily household
tasks and skills and experiences different situations.