High performing Indian schools

[G.Subramaniam]

My first source will be the Hindu schools showing up in C-Fore and other lists



I will not discuss convents, since I believe that those sending kids to convents are

deracinated psecs

[G.Subramaniam]

The Hidden gem I discovered that tops all Indian schools in PISA type schools is this



Vanshi Manthan Vidyashram in Chennai



It has some ex-educationists from Vidya Mandir ,chennai

and it is turbo-charged with ultra-modern teaching methods by some ex-IIT guys



So you get ultra modern teaching + hindu culture



The added attraction is that the monthy fee is just Rs.3000



Refundable donation deposit



The downside is they do IQ testing frequently and only want the best IQ kids

[G.Subramaniam]

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National Level Benchmark Examinations

Manthan is preparing Students for National Level Benchmark Examinations such as



ASSET for Mathematics, English, Science, Hindi and Social Studies

Olympiads for Science, Mathematics and Computer Science.

The syllabus for these examinations is based on CBSE, ICSE and many of the State Boards. These examinations are for students from Standard III to Standard XII.

The results of these examinations provide a profile of each student in each conceptual area, and assess their performance vis-à-vis students from across the country on a percentile basis. These exams are similar to those conducted by IIT, IIM, Medical Colleges, GMAT, GRE in benchmarking students on a National or International Level.



Manthan is confident that its Students can write ONE LEVEL HIGHER THAN THEIR CLASS. We are exploring the possibility of Manthan students from Standard II to take these tests. We are exploring the possibility of Manthan students taking the examinations meant for their level PLUS One Level higher than theirs.



These examinations need a high level of conceptual clarity, application skills and creativity. These are different from the ROTE memory based exams. This means they have to do hard work in areas such as



Consistent homework (Manthan’s home work schedule is based on International Standards)

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Curriculum

Manthan has integrated the syllabi of CBSE, ICSE and Matriculation to enable students to move from Manthan to any other school in the country effortlessly whenever the need for transfer arises. English is the medium of instruction at Manthan.

[G.Subramaniam]

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Achievements

The students of Manthan participated in the National Level Benchmark Examinations such as NCO, NSO, and ASSET during the academic year 2011 as well.



More than 50% of Manthan students are in the top 15% in the ALL INDIA level.

[G.Subramaniam]

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Pre - KG

Activity Based Learning (Montessori based), Use of Educational Toys, Rhymes, Story Telling apart from some of the Personality Development Programs listed above.



LKG and UKG

All programs listed for Pre-KG and in addition, the course consists of subjects such as Mathematics, Environmental Science, and Languages,namely, Thamizh/Hindi. Languages are introduced in a phased manner.



Primary Year Programme



Std I to II

Subjects covered include Mathematics, Science, CD Classes, English, Thamizh and Hindi apart from Comprehensive Personality Development Programs.

Std III to V

Subjects covered include Mathematics, Science, Social Studies (History, Geography, and Civics), Computer Science, English, Thamizh and Hindi apart from comprehensive Personality Development Programs.



Middle Year Programme



Std VI to VIII

Science is bifurcated into Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Sanskrit is offered in addition to subjects that are offered in Std V.



IGCSE



Std IX

Subjects covered include English, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science (ICT), History, Geography, Hindi / Thamizh apart from comprehensive Personality Development Programs.

[G.Subramaniam]

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At UKG they start Hindi, At 1st grade Tamil, Both Hindi and Tamil and full fledged 2nd language, at 6th they start Sanskrit



They also teach vedic math and other types of speed math

[G.Subramaniam]

In C-Fore survey, the highest ranked Indian Govt school was

Kendriya Vidyalaya, IIT Chennai

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[G.Subramaniam]

http://www.srdfvv.net/units_of_ves.aspx



There are 18 Vivekananda vidyalaya in Chennai,



These are run by RSS sympathisers and funded by endowments from businessmen



Upto 10th they are CBSE and 12th is state board



They are for lower-middle to middle-middle class



They have a 99% board exam pass rate, with a mostly non-brahmin student profile

and several rank holders.



Just as in Orissa, RSS schools even though much poorer, due to dedicated RSS teachers and volunteers

score almost as highly as private convent type schools



Excellent job





http://www.srdfvv.net/rank_holders.aspx



has a list of state rank holders

[G.Subramaniam]

There is a series of high schools run by Jaigopal Garodia in Chennai

which seem to have very good results and overlap with RSS schools



I often see RSS symbology in their school websites



Jaigopal, presumably a Jain, is a remarkable man, running dozens of schools in Chennai

[G.Subramaniam]

Organiser



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Saraswati Shishu Vidya Mandir schools run by Shikhya Vikash Samiti affiliated to Vidya Bharati, continued to perform exceptionally well in higher secondary examination of Odisha. The Shishu Mandir students excelled in the State High School Certificate Examination this year by notching up the 54 ranks in the top 100 list. There are 20 students in top 10 list, out of which 12 students belonged to Shishu Mandir schools.



According to Sikshya Bikash Samiti, a total of 10, 528 students of Saraswati Sishu Mandir schools appeared in the Board Examination. The Shishu Mandir schools recorded pass percentage of 98.05, which is much higher than the overall pass percentage of the State. This year the overall pass percentage of the State is 70.80. According to reports, 97 Saraswati Shishu Vidya Mandir schools have recorded 100 per cent result. The percentage of students achieving first class is 70.12 per cent.



Sikshya Vikash Samiti organised a function, Medhabi Abhinandan 2012, at Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology Auditorium in Bhubaneswar to felicitate 54 students, who secured place in the top hundred list. Addressing the gathering, School Education Minister of the State Shri Pratap Jena, praised the role of the Sikhya Bikash Samiti for providing quality education to the students. “It is due to the commitment of the teachers that the Shishu Mandir schools are doing so well. The Shishu Mandirs have set an example for both government and private schools in the State,” he said.



Sikshya Bikas Samiti State secretary Dr Saroj Kumar Hati said the value-based curriculum, an edifying atmosphere, strong teacher-student relationship and strict monitoring system are the main reasons for the success of the Vidya Mandir schools. Dr Ramkrishna Rao, national vice president of Vidya Bharati, Prof Devi Prasad Ray, Vice Chancellor of Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology and Dr Prafulla Mahapatra, eminent educationist, also spoke on the occasion. Vidya Bharati zonal organising secretary Shri Govind Chandra Mohanata also shared the dais.



(Samanwaya Nanda)

[Capt Manoj Singh]

I would like to congratulate students and Teachers of the high performing schools, however, have my own observation as well. The merit list percentage has been steadily going up each year so much so that a student with a percentage of 93% sometimes is left struggling for place in top colleges. What does one make out of it? Have our examination systems gone too soft or there is indeed an over supply of meritorious students for whom the present examination is not difficult enough? Each one to his own opinion but I stand by the argument that exams should be more challenging for even the meritorious of the students. So many students obtaining scores above distinction seems to indicate that exam papers are not challenging enough.

[G.Subramaniam]

[quote name='Capt Manoj Singh' date='16 July 2012 - 01:47 AM' timestamp='1342382974' post='115203']

I would like to congratulate students and Teachers of the high performing schools, however, have my own observation as well. The merit list percentage has been steadily going up each year so much so that a student with a percentage of 93% sometimes is left struggling for place in top colleges. What does one make out of it? Have our examination systems gone too soft or there is indeed an over supply of meritorious students for whom the present examination is not difficult enough? Each one to his own opinion but I stand by the argument that exams should be more challenging for even the meritorious of the students. So many students obtaining scores above distinction seems to indicate that exam papers are not challenging enough.

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The exam scoring has gotten much easier



The reason is that 70% , 30 years ago is 95% today



So basically the exam system cant distinguish between a 70th percentile and a 95th percentile

This makes it easier for quota candidates to get in without too much questions asked