1. SMT SULOCHANADEVI SINGHANIA SCHOOL

Gopalkrishna Singhania established the school in 1968 in memory of his wife Sulochanadevi. The school started functioning in 1969. It has a 12.8-acre campus

JK Gram, Thane (West)

Website: www.singhaniaschool.org

Board: Class 10: ICSE, Class 12: ISC

Annual fee: Rs40,000(approx)

Students: 6,650

Student-teacher ratio: 40:1

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History: Gopalkrishna Singhania established the school in 1968 in memory of his wife Sulochanadevi. The school started functioning in 1969. It has a 12.8-acre campus

Unique features: Classroom teaching is supported by modern methods such as flipped learning -- where lectures are delivered through videos, while classes are for hands-on learning. Specialised benches for KG to Class 5 have attached bags.

Quote: We wish to inspire our students into becoming true citizens and future leaders.

REVATHI SRINIVASAN, principal