Boarding & day school admissions 2026-27

Top boarding schools in India,
compared honestly.

Explore IB, Cambridge IGCSE, CBSE and ICSE residential schools — compare fees, facilities, student-teacher ratios and admission windows city by city, all in one place.

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Harrow School
Admissions Open
Cambridge / IGCSE

London, London

Primary · Middle · Secondary +1

Boarding HousesResident WardensSupervised Evening Prep+6 more

₹52,00,000 – ₹60,00,000 / yr

Riverdale International
Admissions Open
IB

Mulshi Road, Pune

Pre-Primary · Primary · Middle +2

IB Diploma ProgrammeBoarding HousesSwimming Pool+4 more

₹3,80,000 – ₹5,50,000 / yr

The Doon School
ICSE

Dehradun, Dehradun

Pre-Primary · Primary · Middle +2

Boarding HousesResident WardensSupervised Evening Prep+6 more

₹11,00,000 – ₹13,50,000 / yr

Brightlands Academy
Admissions Open
IB

Whitefield, Bengaluru

Pre-Primary · Primary · Middle +2

Smart ClassroomsIB Diploma ProgrammeMaker Lab+4 more

₹3,20,000 – ₹4,50,000 / yr

Geelong Grammar School
Admissions Open
IB

Corio, Corio

Primary · Middle · Secondary +1

Boarding HousesResident WardensSupervised Evening Prep+6 more

₹45,00,000 – ₹52,00,000 / yr

Rugby School
Admissions Open
IB

Rugby, Rugby

Pre-Primary · Primary · Middle +2

Boarding HousesResident WardensSupervised Evening Prep+6 more

₹48,00,000 – ₹55,00,000 / yr

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Residential education

Benefits of a boarding school education

Full-boarding and day-cum-residential schools build independence long before university. Here is what parents consistently tell us matters most.

Structured routine

Supervised study hours, fixed sleep and sport slots build discipline that survives exam season.

Independence early

Living away teaches laundry-to-budgeting life skills and real resilience by Grade 9.

Teacher access after hours

Resident faculty and evening prep mean doubts get cleared the same day, not next term.

Sport and arts daily

On-campus fields, pools and studios turn co-curriculars into a habit rather than a weekend trip.

A national peer group

Boarders mix with students from across India and abroad — a network that outlasts school.

Safe, supervised campus

Wardens, medical rooms and gated campuses give working and NRI parents genuine peace of mind.

What parents say

Families who shortlisted their school with us.

4.6 average parent rating

We were choosing between three IB boarding schools and could not get straight fee numbers anywhere. Seeing tuition, transport and admission fees side by side made the decision obvious.

Meera Iyer

Parent, Grade 9 boarder · Pune

As an NRI family we needed a residential CBSE school with real supervision. The facilities list and student-teacher ratio helped us shortlist four schools in one evening.

Rajesh Menon

Parent, Grade 6 boarder · Dubai

The enquiry form actually reached the admissions office — we had a call back in two days and a campus visit the same week.

Anita Deshpande

Parent, Grade 11 · Bengaluru

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