Boarding schools in India provide education along with hostel facilities where students stay on campus. These schools focus on overall student development by teaching discipline, independence, and academics together. Parents send their children to boarding schools to give them a structured environment for learning and personality development.

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Types of Boarding Schools in India

Regular Boarding Schools – These schools offer education with a focus on academics, sports, and extracurricular activities.
International Boarding Schools – These schools follow global curricula like IB and Cambridge and have students from different countries.
Military & Sainik Schools – These schools prepare students for the armed forces and focus on discipline and physical training.
Religious or Cultural Schools – These schools teach spiritual or cultural values along with academics.
Special Boarding Schools – These are schools for students with special talents (sports, arts) or special needs.

Why Choose a Boarding School in India?

Boarding schools offer a structured learning environment with academic excellence and personality development. They provide discipline, extracurricular activities, and world-class facilities to students. Some key benefits of studying in a boarding school include:

High-quality education with top faculty
24/7 learning and extracurricular activities
Development of independence and leadership skills
Safe and secure environment

How Boarding Schools Are Different from Day Schools

Feature	Boarding Schools	Day Schools
Students Stay	On-campus (hostel)	At home
Discipline	More structured	Less strict
Focus	Academics + Life skills	Mainly academics
Independence	High	Less
Extracurricular Activities	More options	Limited

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State-Wise Boarding School Count in India

State	Number of Boarding Schools
Maharashtra	50
Uttarakhand	45
Karnataka	40
Rajasthan	35
Tamil Nadu	30
West Bengal	28
Gujarat	25
Madhya Pradesh	22
Himachal Pradesh	20
Other States	125

List of Top 10 CBSE Boarding Schools in India with Fee structure

School Name	State	Annual Fees (INR)	Google Rating
The Doon International School	Uttarakhand	10,25,000	4.8
Mayo College	Rajasthan	6,50,000	4.7
The Scindia School	Madhya Pradesh	7,00,000	4.6
Delhi Public School, RK Puram	Delhi	5,50,000	4.5
Jain International Residential School	Karnataka	6,00,000	4.6
Tula’s International School	Uttarakhand	4,90,000	4.4
The Mann School	Delhi	6,07,000	4.3
GD Goenka International School	Uttarakhand	5,48,000	4.2
Ecole Globale International Girls' School	Uttarakhand	7,12,800	4.5
G.D. Birla Memorial School	Uttarakhand	6,00,000	4.4

List of Top 10 ICSE Boarding Schools in India with Fee structure

School Name	State	Annual Fees (INR)	Google Rating
Bishop Cotton School	Himachal Pradesh	6,00,000	4.7
St. Paul’s School	West Bengal	5,80,000	4.6
La Martiniere Boys School	Uttar Pradesh	5,20,000	4.5
The Lawrence School	Tamil Nadu	7,00,000	4.6
St. Joseph’s School	Uttarakhand	4,75,000	4.4
Sherwood College	Uttarakhand	6,37,000	4.5
Mussoorie International School	Uttarakhand	13,16,000	4.6
Sarala Birla Academy	Karnataka	10,23,000	4.4
Ashok Hall Girls' Residential School	Uttarakhand	6,45,000	4.3
Redbridge International Academy	Karnataka	6,18,000	4.2

List of Top 10 International Boarding Schools in India with Fee structure

School Name	State	Annual Fees (INR)	Google Rating
The Doon School	Uttarakhand	11,20,000	4.8
Bishop Cotton School	Himachal Pradesh	6,50,000	4.7
Woodstock School	Uttarakhand	17,75,000	4.7
Mussoorie International School	Uttarakhand	13,16,000	4.6
Sarala Birla Academy	Karnataka	10,23,000	4.4
UWC Mahindra College	Maharashtra	16,00,000	4.7
Good Shepherd International School	Tamil Nadu	15,00,000	4.6
Pathways World School	Haryana	9,90,000	4.5
Indus International School	Karnataka	10,20,000	4.4
Hebron School	Tamil Nadu	8,00,000	4.3

List of Top 10 Co-ed Boarding Schools in India with Fee structure

School Name	State	Annual Fees (INR)	Google Rating
Jain International Residential School	Karnataka	8,50,000	4.6
Sahyadri School	Maharashtra	7,00,000	4.5
Tula’s International School	Uttarakhand	4,90,000	4.4
The Mann School	Delhi	6,07,000	4.3
GD Goenka International School	Uttarakhand	5,48,000	4.2
Kasiga School	Uttarakhand	6,90,000	4.5
The Emerald Heights International School	Madhya Pradesh	7,50,000	4.6
Pinegrove School	Himachal Pradesh	4,75,000	4.4
Chinmaya International Residential School	Tamil Nadu	4,50,000	4.3
Rishi Valley School	Andhra Pradesh	5,50,000	4.7

List of Top 10 Girl's Boarding schools in India with Fee Structure

School Name	State	Annual Fees (INR)	Google Rating
Welham Girls’ School	Uttarakhand	8,10,000	4.8
Ecole Globale International Girls' School	Uttarakhand	7,12,800	4.5
Mussoorie International School	Uttarakhand	13,16,000	4.6
Scindia Kanya Vidyalaya	Madhya Pradesh	12,80,000	4.5
Hopetown Girls’ School	Uttarakhand	8,10,000	4.4
Maharani Gayatri Devi Girls’ School	Rajasthan	4,50,000	4.6
Vidya Devi Jindal School	Haryana	6,00,000	4.4
Mount Carmel School	Himachal Pradesh	3,80,000	4.3
Sharda Vidya Mandir	Madhya Pradesh	4,25,000	4.2
Modern School	Delhi	5,50,000	4.5

List of Top 10 Boy's Boarding schools in India with Fee structure

School Name	State	Annual Fees (INR)	Google Rating
The Doon School	Uttarakhand	11,20,000	4.8
Mayo College Boys School	Rajasthan	14,32,380	4.7
The Scindia School	Madhya Pradesh	13,47,000	4.6
Bishop Cotton School	Himachal Pradesh	6,50,000	4.7
Welham Boys’ School	Uttarakhand	7,80,000	4.6
Rashtriya Indian Military College (RIMC)	Uttarakhand	2,00,000	4.8
St. George's College	Uttarakhand	3,75,000	4.5
Montfort School	Tamil Nadu	3,50,000	4.4
St. Joseph’s College	Uttarakhand	3,80,000	4.4
New Digamber Public School	Madhya Pradesh	4,50,000	4.3

List of Top 10 affordable boarding schools in India with Fee structure

School Name	Location	Annual Fees (INR)	Google Rating
Sainik School	Ghorakhal, Uttarakhand	1,50,000	4.6
Rashtriya Military School	Bangalore, Karnataka	2,00,000	4.5
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya	Various Locations	2,000	4.4
Morarji Desai Residential School	Various Locations	19,600	4.3
Kendriya Vidyalaya	Various Locations	25,000	4.2
Netarhat Residential School	Netarhat, Jharkhand	50,000	4.1
Chinmaya Vidyalaya	Bokaro, Jharkhand	70,000	4
Sri Sathya Sai Higher Secondary School	Puttaparthi, Andhra Pradesh	30,000	4.5
Vivekananda Kendra Vidyalaya	Dibrugarh, Assam	35,000	4.4
Atomic Energy Central School	Mumbai, Maharashtra	40,000	4.3

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