National Public School

The National Education trust started its first National Public School (NPS) in Rajaji Nagar in 1959 followed by NPS, Indira Nagar in 1982 and NPS, Koramangla in 2003. The International School Bangalore (TISB) and National Academy for Learning (NAFL) are sister concerns. NPS, HSR Layout is the newly started branch in 2009.

Syllabus: CBSE
Locations:
NATIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOL
Next to National Games Village,
80 feet road, Koramangala,
Bangalore – 560 047,
South India.
Phone and Fax : +91-080-2571 5171 / 2571 5172
Email : npskrm@vsnl.net

NATIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOL
1036-A, Purandarapura,
V Block, Rajajinagar,
Bangalore - 560 010
South India
Phone : +91-080-23350361 / 23156772
Email : npsrnr@dataone.in

NATIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOL
P2/32, Sector 4, HSR Layout,
Bangalore,
South India.
Phone : +91-080-25729408 / 25729410
Fax : +91-080-25729409
Email : npshsr@dataone.in

NATIONAL PUBLIC SCHOOL
12 A Main, HAL II Stage
Bangalore – 560 008
South India
Phone : 091-080-25280611 / 091-080-25275665
Fax : 091-080-25289255
Email : nps_inr@dataone.in

Website: http://www.npsinr.com/

Admissions: Registration and issue of applications start in October. NPS schools have started issuing forms for 2010-2011. Each branch follows its own dates. You have to contact in person.
Admission for Grade 1 to 9 and 11 is based on written test.
The admission procedure is totally opaque.

Fees: Each NPS has its own fee structure. NPS Rajaji Nagar is about 50K whereas HSR branch is above 65K. Check out with the school for details.

Activities: Music, dance, aerobics, theatre, vocals etc. These are conducted after school hours from 3rd standard.

Academics: Only from grade 6, semester system starts. For lower classes, monthly reviews are undertaken. For KG, daily evaluation is conducted.

Remarks: NPS is known to be more academically oriented. NPS Rajaji Nagar has been granted autonomy by the CBSE board.
The admission process is not transparent. It is better schools post details on their website than having to curse the recptionists.
Having applied to NPS once, they never called for interviews (for LKG) . When we kept asking them, they just kept telling us, we will inform. One fine day, they respond admissions are over.
So what do they expect in the application?

Hope you can share your experiences.