Akash International School - a 4 syllabus school

Akash International School has 4 syllabus in its curriculum. They offer CBSE, ICSE, IGCSE and Karnataka State Board (this is what their website states) and they are affiliated to all four.

Syllabus: CBSE(class 1 to 10),ICSE(class 1 to 10),IGCSE (class 1 to12, CIE), State Board

Address: Prasannahalli Road
Devanahalli,
Near Bangalore International Airport
Bangalore - 562 110
Phone: 080-27681349,9379844449

Languages: Hindi, Sanskrit, French

Sports: Training for district and national levels in cricket, football, lawn tennis, basketball, volleyball, skating,
swimming, table tennis, carrom, chess, hockey, billiards.

Hostel: Available for 100 students

Admissions: Available from June. Forms can be downloaded online or from the school for Rs.1000.

National Public School, Banashankari

National Public School (NPS) has started yet another school, this time in Banshankari 5th stage.

Syllabus: CBSE ( and maybe all other syllabi listed on their site).

Address: National Public School - NPS Banashankari
Syno-81, 3rd cross,
60ft road, Uttarahalli-Kengere Main road,
Banashankari 5th Stage,
Bangalore-560061.

Website: npsbsk.com
Phone: 080-28611799/28612180 

Admissions: You have apply through the office and admission test will be conducted. Application form are available online.

Classes available for 2013-2014 are from Montessori,KG, Class 1 till class 8. It might be still affiliation is in progress, since they have not got their class 10 yet. It's better to check with the school.

Activities: Yoga, music, craft, cookery. Basketball, throw ball, volleyball, table tennis, Chess and badminton.

To see more about the other schools from this group check out: National Public Schools

Global Indian International School (GIIS)

The Global Indian International School (GIIS) has opened its bangalore branch in Sarjapur- Whitefield area. It is a welcome addition to have a truly global school here in Bangalore. Other schools are opening branches abroad whereas GIIS has done the opposite. GIIS has a presence in Singapore, Malaysia, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam and UAE. Also the School has many international awards to its credit.

Syllabus: CBSE and Global Montessori Plus Program (Pre-nursery till K2)
Address: Global Indian International School
No. -5,6,8
Heggondahalli Village
Whitefield, Sarjapur Main Road,
Gunjur Post
Bangalore - 560087
(The location is shown near Greenwood High School)

Phone: 080-7760488800,7760588800
Website: giisbangalore.org

Eligibility: Age should be 2.5 years and above for entry to pre-nursery (as on March 31)
4+ years complete for KG on 31st March,2013 
5+ years complete as for Std 1 on 31st March, 2013

Admissions: Currently admissiona are going on for Pre-K to Class 6 (2013)
Enquiry and admission forms are online. First you need to fill the online enquiry form. The counsellor gets back to you and after a visit to the school, you can fill up the admissions form with documents.

Remarks:
All the details except fees are on the website.
The second language is also mentioned for its Singapore branch and not for the Indian school.
The school follows a nine-gem programme and intends to provide a holistic education and a healthy environment for learning.

            ---  Thanks to Mr. Harish Doraiswamy for the inputs

Whitefield Global School

The details of the school are as follows:

Syllabus: CBSE

Address: Whitefield Global School
KRS Garden, Channasandra Main Road,
Near Hope Farm Circle,
Whitefield
Bangalore- 560066

Phone: 080 28453443 / 080 28450000
Mob: 9741777129

Website: whitefieldglobalschool.in

Important: Parachute Regiment School / Army Public School

An important information has been given by Mr. Lakshminarayana and he had followed it up with comments in the CBSE Affliated Schools link. I am reposting it for the information of parents. Thanks to his valuable inputs.

Regarding Parachute Regiment School / Army Public School:

Parachute Regiment School, Bangalore with CBSE Affiliation No.830052 changed its name to Army Public School, PRTC from 1st July 2011 and issued Marks Card/Reports under the same Affiliation No.830052. What is the status of Students studying in this School? All the details of Parachute Regiment School is outdated like Name of the Principal, Phone Number, EMail etc.,

May 6, 2012 10:56 AM

I have received Reply Letter under RTI from CBSE that Army Public School, PRTC, Bangalore using Affiliation No.830052 allotted to Parachute Regiment School, Bangalore is NOT AFFILIATED TO CBSE. Management of Army Public School, PRTC have Re-admitted over 1271 Students of Parachute School, illegally collected Rs.21,000/- each amounting to around Rs.2.60 Crores and further demand of Rs.6000/- for next 3 Quarters as monthly Tuition Fees without approval / permission from Competent Authorities (Government, CBSE etc.,)I demand action from CBSE Board

May 29, 2012 9:58 AM

Recently one of our Parent has received RTI Reply from CBSE Board, Delhi. CBSE Board has given permission to Parachute Regiment Training Centre, Bangalore to change the name of the School from Parachute Regiment School TO Army Public School, PRTC on the same Affiliation No.830052 on 4th September 2012, subject to the condition that new management would not charge any fresh admission fee from the Students on this account. But, the School Management changed the name from 1st July 2011 (One Year Back) and collected Rs.21,000/- during March/April 2012, as Re-Admission Fee without the permission from CBSE & Competent Authority and started mentally harassing & discriminating the Children of Parents who opposed the Re-Admission Fees. Now, Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights and Dy.Director of Public Instruction, Bangalore North have recommended the Director of Public Instruction to take strict action against the School for violating Child Rights and other irregularities. Now 42 Students have filed Writ Petition Nos.38868 To 38909 of 2012 (Edn) in Hon'ble High Court of Karnataka represented by their Parents to quash the Re-Admission and monthly Fee.

September 29, 2012 8:55 PM

Sri Chaitanya Techno School

Sri Chaitanya Techno Schools of Andhra Pradesh set up shop in Bangalore last year. Some of the schools in Bangalore were taken over to create 6 branches. They are focussed on preparing students for Medical and Engineering exams, CA and IAS exams. For this reason they have the Sri Chaitanya CA Academy and IAS Academy. They prepare kids for Olympiads also.

Syllabus: Primarily CBSE. From 6th to 10th they have a Techno Syllabus based on a mix of ICSE, CBSE, and State Board syllabus
Locations: Sri Chaitanya Techno School (SCTS)
Veerannapalya
Behind BEL Regional Corp. Office
Arabic CollegePost
Bengaluru-45
Phone: 9591998942/44

#14, Sri Nidhi, JP Nagar,
8th Phase, 2nd Block,
Jambu Sawari Dinne,
Bangalore-76
Phone: 9591998896/97

5th B Cross,
Post Office Road,
3rd Phase
Yelahanka New Town
Bengaluru - 106
Phone: 9591998942/44, 080-25666333

Shammanna Garden,
Devasandra Main Road,
Behind Kaveri Bakery,
KR Puram
Bengaluru - 36
Phone: 9591998958/67

(Formerly Sunrise International School , thanks to a user comment)
Lakshminarayanapura
Huskur Post,
Near APMC Fruit Market
Via Bommasandra,
Bengaluru - 99
Phone: 9591998986

Admissions: The school admits students of State Board and ICSE till 9th class.
Classes from 4th to 9th had admission tests around Nov 26, 2011. Two objective type question papers were provided, one for ICSE and another for CBSE and State Board.

AECS Magnolia Maaruti Public School

AECS Magnolia Maaruti Public School, a CBSE affiliated school is the youngest member of Amrith Educational and Cultural Society, Karnataka. The school was established in the year 2007.Constructed on a two-acre sprawling campus, the school is strategically located on Bannerghatta Road, Bangalore.

Salient features of the school are :
Integrated program for various Olympiads, KVPY, NTSE and IIT JEE.
Also with Fiit-jee from grade 7 to Grade 12.
Integrated coaching for All-India Medical Entrance AIMEE and state Medical and Engineering entrance exams.


Syllabus: CBSE
Location: AECS Magnolia Maaruti Public School
No. 36/909, Arakere,
Bannerghatta Road,
Bangalore- 560076
Phone: 080-26485622, 26481811
Email: magnoliams06@yahoo.com

Website: aecsgroup.in
Class: Pre-KG to Class 12
Admissions: Admissions are open for Pre-Kg to grade XII for academic year 2012 – 13. Application forms for can be collected from school office and submitted along with required documents and fees for confirmation.

Activities: Chess,badminton, volley ball and basket ball, athletics, yoga, meditation, breathing exercises and Aerobics.Special Coaching for junior and senior students and separate swimming pools for juniors and seniors.

Oakridge International School

Oakridge International School is opening its 4th school in Bangalore on Sarjapur Road.The school also has branches at Vishakapatnam and Hyderabad.

 The school is headed by the Vikas Educational Institutions Ltd. and has been started on a 10-acre campus with an inital investment of Rs.100 crore. Another 100 crore has been set aside for further development. Oakridge School, Hyderabad is one of the Top-10 International schools academic-wise and in quality of alumni/ students (Education World,2010 rankings).

Syllabus: IB-PYP (Primary Years Programme), Secondary students have a choice of CBSE or IGCSE.

Location: Oakridge School
NAFL Valley, (Near TISB)
Varthur Lake Road,
Near Dommasandra Circle,
Bangalore- 562125
Phone: 9164251111, 9164261111

Classes: Till Class 7 for 2012-2013
Total intake upto 2500.

Fees: Oakridge School in Hyderabad charges around 1,25,000 Rs for admission fees and another 1,50,000 for tution and other extras. Maybe the Bangalore school would be around the same.

Activities: Volleyball, Tennis, Cricket, Swimming, Squash, skating etc.

Admissions: Mid-year admissions also open.Age for class 1, 5 years as on June 1st of the admissions year.

Ravindra Bharathi Global School

Ravindra Bharathi Schools of Andhra Pradesh has headed its way to Bangalore. Its opening up its Global CBSE school at two locations, HSR Layout and Marathahalli.

A little detail about the school: M.S. Mani started the first Ravindra Bharathi School in Nellore 15 years back and now its spread to over 60 locations in AP. They have residential schoos and preparatory schools for IIT and Olympiad. The schools were started, drawing inspiration from Rabindranath Tagore and Shantiniketan.

Syllabus: CBSE (affiliation in progress)
"The curriculum in Mathematics and English Language is based on Cambridge International Primary Programme (CIPP) for Grades 1 to 5.Grades 6 to 10 follow the curriculum designed by CBSE".

Address: Ravindra Bharathi Global School

HSR Layout
Campus: Sy. No: 29/1, Samasandra Palya,
Near Sobha Daffodil, II Sector, HSR Layout, Bengaluru-560102.

Admissions Office: Door No: 114, 24th Main,
Near Maramma Temple, Parangipalya Bus Stop,
II Sector, HSR Layout, Bengaluru-560102.
Tel.: 080-25722815/16. Mobile: 7353777383.

Marathahalli
Campus: Sy. No: 92/1, 7th Cross, Tulasi Theatre Road,
Marathahalli, Bengaluru- 560037.

Addmisions Office: Door No: 389/2, 7th Cross, Tulasi Heatre Road,
Marathahalli, Bengaluru - 560037.
Tel: 080-25401343/44. Mbl: 7353777385.

Admissions: Admission granted for Pre-KG to class 7.
Admissions all year round and can be accomodated if vacancy arises.Admissions finalised by the principal.
Parents welcome to visit the school and have informal discussions.

"The interview is as pleasant and unthreatening as we can make it. It is normally conducted by the respective Principal and the Counselor/ Psychologist." 

(Nicely put isn't it? NPS and others please take note)

Amaatra Academy

The Amaatra Academy is the first preparatory school in Bangalore for getting admission to colleges. It prepares students to compete globally.

The academy is being started by PES Group of institutions ( they have a medical college in AP and engineering colleges in Bangalore). The director of Amaatra is a former Director of Synposys and Professor at PES.

Syllabus: CBSE / Karnataka State syllabus
Classes: Class 8 to 12

Location: The Amaatra Academy
Off Sarjapur Road,
Survey #45/3
Kasavanahalli Main Road
Haraluru, Bengaluru - 560 102

Greengrove International School

The Gomathy Educational Society is the management of Greengrove International School - GIS.

Syllabus: CBSE and IGCSE (Cambridge Primary, Middle and A and AS levels)
Address: Greengrove International School
No. 39 /5, Sampigehalli, Jakkur Post
Arkavathy Layout, 3rd Block
Bengaluru - 560064
Phone: 92437 18999, 92435 53999

Boarding: Available for boys
Website: greengroveschool.com

Activities: Art, Music , Pottery, Swimming, basketball, tennis, badminton, horse riding

Remark: School proposes to bring in IB syllabus shortly and become a center for BASE.

Wonder what happened to Gomathy Global School which was advertised by the same group last year? I think the name has been changed.
For more details on Gomathy Education Society and the earlier Gomathy Global School

Gear opens new school for admission

Gear Foundation in collaboration with Confident Infrastructure group is opening its new campus in Sarjapur Road, Somapura Gate.
Admissions are open till class 5.

Confident - Gear Creative Leadership School - CGCLS
Somapura Gate, Sarjapur Road,
cgcls.hub@gear.ac.in
Phone: 080-25741991/2/3/4/5, 9741777799

More details about Gear:

Gear Montessori Plus - GEM+
This is the Montessori section of the school and children are taken in batches according to age. Limit is 20 seats per group. Child needs to start before 2 and half years of age and "admission is finalised when kid is 2 years of age"
Follows the Montessori method.

Gear Innovative International School - GIIS
Kids who match the GEM+ standard are inducted into GIIS, for class 1, after a Prospective-parent meeting with the principal and tests in English and Maths. Also kids starting class 2 and above should have a good academic record. The applications are downloadable.

Syllabus: CBSE
Location: Gear Innovative International School ( GIIS )
Doddakannelli, (near Adarsh Palm Retreat)
Off Sarjapur Road & Outer Ring Road,
Bangalore 560 035
Phone: 080 - 28440919/17
Email: info@gear.ac.in

Remark: The school truly follows Montessori and only parents having its know-how are better off applying.
They follow the weightless bags policy and uses filing system. Chess, basketball, yoga, shlokas are integrated into the day-to-day activities.

Reviews from a parent (primary class):

The infrastructure is not that good but I have heard they keep asking for money now and then most of the time. So be prepared to shell out more.

The best thing about the school is their teaching methodology. The teachers understand student's psychology very well and interaction between staff and students is very good.
If the kid is doing well in Maths for example, he/she is motivated to dwelve deeper into the subject. Homework if not done also, is taken care of and motivated by the teacher.

Vibgyor Schools in Electronic City, BTM Layout, Banaswadi

Vibgyor High is starting its new school in Electronics City. Admissions are open for 2012 for play group to Class 5.

Jayan Vijayan: 9379420500
Location: Survey No.45/1 & 112,
Village-Vittasandra,
Begur, Hobli,
Bangalore

The school in BTM Layout, NS Palya, Bannerghetta Road has not started admissions yet. Its to be operatable till class 3.

Admissions for the new Banaswadi branch has started for playgroup till grade 5.

Jayan Vijayan: 9379511100

Location: Survey No.84/4,
Village Horamavu,
K.R. Puram Hobli, Bangalore East Taluk,
Bangalore 560 043

Presidency School in North Bangalore

Presidency School has opened its new branch in Yelahanka, which is CBSE based syllabus. Choice of IGCSE and IB for class 9 and above.

Location: Avalahalli, off Dodaballapura Road,
Yelahanka, Bangalore

Admissions are open now for 2012.
Website: http://www.presidencyschoolnorth.org/

Their other schools are:
Presidency School Bangalore in Nandini Layout and RT Nagar(ICSE) and those in Bilekahalli and Kasturinagar are CBSE.

Manipal Tattva School

Manipal's New School in addition to their acquiring Amar Jyothi School in 2010, is Manipal Tattva School. The school is opening for the academic year 2011-2012. They have plans to bring till 12th, right now it has only till Junior school.
Manipal is now acquiring schools all over India and branding themselves in the school sector. You can find their schools in Bhopal, Kerala, Hyderabad, Manipal, Indore, Chattisgarh etc.

Syllabus: CBSE
Location: Manipal Tattva School
Survey No. 70/1
Hospalya, Kumbalgod P.O
Mysore Road, Opp. Pepsi Factory
Bangalore - 560074
Phone: 9900461461, 9738147147

Website: manipaltattva.com

Admissions: They have not mentioned any entrance tests. Just a school visit and submission of registration forms with documents in the school office.
Eligibility: Nursery - 2 years and 6 months as on May 31st.
Class 1: 5 years and 6 months as on May 31st.

Classes: Nursery, Class 1 till 4 (for 2011)
Fees: Nursery fees maybe around 40K. Transport charges extra. (Check for exact figure with the school)

Activities: Cricket, tennis, volleyball, table tennis, basketball, swimming, football
Facilities: Collaboration with Manipal K-12 system and e-learning content of Edurite.
To induce curiosity and creativeness in the children's mind. Balanced learning system.

Sujaya School from Sujaya Foundation and VBHC

VHBC, involved in low cost housing solutions and Sujaya Foundation (an NGO based in Mumbai) have tied up to build Sujaya School. The Foundation works with under -priviledged kids and provides training and assistance to them. In keeping with their mission, Sujaya School has 25% of seats reserved for the under-priviledged and would provide free education for them.

Syllabus: CBSE
Location: Sujaya School
VBHC Vaibhava,
Property No. 51, ByagadanaHalli Village,
(Opposite Govardhan Granite),
Chandapura Anekal Main Road,
Anekal Taluk,
Bengaluru - 562106.
Phone: 080-27827865

Email: info@sujayaschools.com
Website: sujayaschools.com (all the brochures and application forms and financial assistance forms available in the site)

Admissions: For 2011, Pre-KG till Class 5
(They aim to accomodate about 2000 students till 12th in forth coming years.)
A tour of the school, applying through form, interview for class 1 and above, and that's it.
Fees: Admission fees: 10K. (Anyone knows the tution fees?)

Class strength: 35
Activities: They have auditorium and hall for indoor games and promote expressive arts for kids. Sports like football, kho-kho, cycling,gymnastics, kabbadi etc.

Remarks: They have creche facility and also training programmes for women. Future plans for wi-fi campus and online libraries.

Facebook (for the foundation): http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sujaya-Foundation/373152429429

New DPS School in Whitefield

Delhi Public School is adding a new school under its brand name in Whitefield this year (2011). The previous DPS Schools -  North, South and East Campus come under the KK Education and Charitable Trust.

The new DPS school is under the Praxy Fernandes Memorial Trust. Annabelle Manwaring is the contact person and is the Vice- Chairperson of the trust. The trust has been involved in helping the rural and disabled some time back. Annabelle, a mother of 4 daughters, was a Director at Leo Burnett in UK and has returned to Bangalore. She is involved as MD of Pro-Sports Promotions involving car rallies and is into the working of the trust.
Admissions are going on and applications have been distributed from last year, 2010 onwards.

Syllabus: CBSE
Classes: Nursery - Class 5 (for 2011)
Email: dpswhitefield@gmail.com

Address: DPS Whitefield
489/14, Borewell Road., 3rd Cross,
Whitefield
Bangalore/ Bengaluru - 560 066

Phone: 99801 01353, 88928 92330, 81234 34050

For more information , click here: Delhi Public Schools, Bangalore. The admission procedure, application dates and details are posted.

Bala Vidya Mandir - from Chennai to Bengaluru, 2011

BVM (Bala Vidya Mandir) Global having roots in Chennai is beginning its new school in Bengaluru from 2011. It is located in South Bangalore and is starting with the primary classes. They have a branch in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.

Syllabus: CBSE

Location: BVM Global @ Nandi Woods
Nandi Woods Campus
67/1 & 67/2, Yelenahalli Village,
Begur Hobli,
SOS Village Post,
Off Bannergatta Road,
Bengaluru 560 076
Phone: 96320 66018
 
Website: nandiwoods.bvmglobal.org
Classes: For 2011-2012: Pre-KG till Class 5
 
Admissions: Applications are available online or can be had from the school(free). Admission to KG is by lots and for higher classes through entrance exam.
Siblings and teacher's children will be given preference in admissions. (Mentioned in the site)
 
Fees: The Chennai Schools charge around 40K refundable deposit and above 40K fees for KG.
 
Remarks: The school has a good standing in Chennai and I hope they bring in the same here.
Some highlights they had mentioned are:
They have play-way and activity method of learning and stress towards academics is in higher classes only.
No exams till Class 5.Continuous assessment is followed.
No uniforms till class 5.
Vedic Heritage is taught as part of curriculum.
Wi-Fi enabled campus.

Nitte International School

NITTE International School in 20 acres of North Bangalore is a residential cum boarding school. It is a relatively new school and follows the CBSE syllabus. It's founder is the renowed late Justice Hedge.

Syllabus: CBSE from Class 1 and mix of Montessori in Nursery and Kindergarten
Location: Nitte International School
P.O Box No. 6429.
#12, Mylappaanahalli,
Yelahanka,
Bangalore North - 560064.

Phone: 0091-80-65684111,22167810,28561585,25563616.
Mobile: 00-91-972375240 , 00-91-9886600843.
Email : nitte.school@gmail.com

Website: www.nis.ac.in
Classes: Nursery till 12th
Boarding: Available
Lunch and Breakfast options available

Activities: Art, Dance, Theater, Swimming (yet to start), Yoga, Music, Crafts, Volleyball

Admission: No hassles of entrance or interviews. Just download the online application or get the application from the office for Rs.300 and submit with admission fees.

The infrastructure looks good from photos, how is the ground reality? Has anyone had experience with this school? Then do let us know.

Gomathy Global School

The first Gomathy School was started in the year 1993 in Nellore,Andhra Pradesh. The Gomathi Group of Global Institutions started 3 more schools in 2010-2011 sessions in Tirupati, Rajahmundry and Visakhapatnam. They are starting the Bangalore campus for 2011-2012.

Syllabus: CBSE and IGCSE
Location: Gomathy Global School
No.39/5, 3RD CRS, Opp Arkavathy Lake,
Arkavathy Layout, Jakkur Post,
Bangalore - 560065

Phone: 80-66495499,09243366085,080-22792279/89
Email: ggsblr@gmail.com

Class: KG to Class 8 for 2011-2012
Languages: French, Chinese, Sanskrit, Hindi (Please check)


Activities: Painting, Pottery, Woodcraft, Brass work, Modern Painting, Music, Dance, Drama, Theatre, Craft work, Ballet, Carpentry,Puppetry, Poetry etc.
Sports and hobbies (Tentative): Basketball, Cricket, TT, Snooker, Volleyball, Badminton, Chess etc., Omithology, Sericulture, Gardening (Bonsai), Ro-botics, Aero-modeling, Photography, Cookery & Bakery Specialists, Soft skill trainers etc.


In the words of the director "The school aims to give emphasis on stress-free, project oriented method of learning while assimilating international learning methods like X-SEED iDiscoveri and specially designed programme ‘FOCUS’ for the students to prepare for all types of competitive examinations at the global level.

The school would conduct the ‘Gomathi Talent Search Examination’ (GTSE 2010) to provide fee subsidy to talented students. The Gomathy Foundation would adopt four children every year from economically poor sections of society and provide free education to them till Std. X."