Indian Residential School
Survey 2026

Behind the Gates: The Residential School Experience

A confidential parent-led review of India’s Top Residential and Boarding Schools.

Choosing a residential school is not a transaction, but a long-term decision. Once the admissions process is over and the gates close, a very different journey begins - for both child and parent. The lived reality—of the experience, the delivery and the holistic outcome which sometimes makes a parent feel –

‘Was the school really worth it?’

We thank you for your participation as your insights will help this survey capture that journey, beyond the promises of brochures and rankings and build a clear, experience-led view of what schools truly deliver.

Personally Speaking

Just Curious

Purpose of this Survey

Every parent navigating residential schools faces the same challenge, to make the toughest decision for their child’s future.

This initiative brings together real, confidential parent perspectives to create an independent, intelligent research-driven reference that helps parents.

By contributing, you are helping create a parent-validated benchmark—beyond rankings and marketing narratives which you yourself would want to consult when evaluating the best-fit residential school.

What’s your verdict

Rank the schools on the various parameters given below.

1 being Least Preferred and 5 being Most Preferred

Parameter Harrow International School, Bangalore The International School, Bangalore (TISB) Good Shepherd International School, Ooty JAIN International Residential School (JIRS), Bangalore The Lawrence School, Lovedale, Ooty Kasiga School, Dehradun Indus International School, Bangalore
1. Campus location and accessibility
2. Academic quality & relevance
3. Pedagogy and Faculty
4. Competitive Exams preparedness
5. Entrepreneurial & Leadership grooming
6. Industry & Global exposure
7. Quality of sports infrastructure
8. Balance of academics, sports, and extra-curricular
9. Hostel facilities, safety, culture
10. Pastoral care and supervision quality
11. Culture, values & diversity
12. University placements and counselling
13. Social intelligence and networking
14. Alumni network & pedigree
15. Fee vs. quality of outcomes
1. Campus location and accessibility
Harrow International School, Bangalore
The International School, Bangalore (TISB)
Good Shepherd International School, Ooty
JAIN International Residential School (JIRS), Bangalore
The Lawrence School, Lovedale, Ooty
Kasiga School, Dehradun
Indus International School, Bangalore
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2. Academic quality & relevance
Harrow International School, Bangalore
The International School, Bangalore (TISB)
Good Shepherd International School, Ooty
JAIN International Residential School (JIRS), Bangalore
The Lawrence School, Lovedale, Ooty
Kasiga School, Dehradun
Indus International School, Bangalore
Scroll down to continue ranking
3. Pedagogy and Faculty
Harrow International School, Bangalore
The International School, Bangalore (TISB)
Good Shepherd International School, Ooty
JAIN International Residential School (JIRS), Bangalore
The Lawrence School, Lovedale, Ooty
Kasiga School, Dehradun
Indus International School, Bangalore
Scroll down to continue ranking
4. Competitive Exams preparedness
Harrow International School, Bangalore
The International School, Bangalore (TISB)
Good Shepherd International School, Ooty
JAIN International Residential School (JIRS), Bangalore
The Lawrence School, Lovedale, Ooty
Kasiga School, Dehradun
Indus International School, Bangalore
Scroll down to continue ranking
5. Entrepreneurial & Leadership grooming
Harrow International School, Bangalore
The International School, Bangalore (TISB)
Good Shepherd International School, Ooty
JAIN International Residential School (JIRS), Bangalore
The Lawrence School, Lovedale, Ooty
Kasiga School, Dehradun
Indus International School, Bangalore
Scroll down to continue ranking
6. Industry & Global exposure
Harrow International School, Bangalore
The International School, Bangalore (TISB)
Good Shepherd International School, Ooty
JAIN International Residential School (JIRS), Bangalore
The Lawrence School, Lovedale, Ooty
Kasiga School, Dehradun
Indus International School, Bangalore
Scroll down to continue ranking
7. Quality of sports infrastructure
Harrow International School, Bangalore
The International School, Bangalore (TISB)
Good Shepherd International School, Ooty
JAIN International Residential School (JIRS), Bangalore
The Lawrence School, Lovedale, Ooty
Kasiga School, Dehradun
Indus International School, Bangalore
Scroll down to continue ranking
8. Balance of academics, sports, and extra-curricular
Harrow International School, Bangalore
The International School, Bangalore (TISB)
Good Shepherd International School, Ooty
JAIN International Residential School (JIRS), Bangalore
The Lawrence School, Lovedale, Ooty
Kasiga School, Dehradun
Indus International School, Bangalore
Scroll down to continue ranking
9. Hostel facilities, safety, culture
Harrow International School, Bangalore
The International School, Bangalore (TISB)
Good Shepherd International School, Ooty
JAIN International Residential School (JIRS), Bangalore
The Lawrence School, Lovedale, Ooty
Kasiga School, Dehradun
Indus International School, Bangalore
Scroll down to continue ranking
10. Pastoral care and supervision quality
Harrow International School, Bangalore
The International School, Bangalore (TISB)
Good Shepherd International School, Ooty
JAIN International Residential School (JIRS), Bangalore
The Lawrence School, Lovedale, Ooty
Kasiga School, Dehradun
Indus International School, Bangalore
Scroll down to continue ranking
11. Culture, values & diversity
Harrow International School, Bangalore
The International School, Bangalore (TISB)
Good Shepherd International School, Ooty
JAIN International Residential School (JIRS), Bangalore
The Lawrence School, Lovedale, Ooty
Kasiga School, Dehradun
Indus International School, Bangalore
Scroll down to continue ranking
12. University placements and counselling
Harrow International School, Bangalore
The International School, Bangalore (TISB)
Good Shepherd International School, Ooty
JAIN International Residential School (JIRS), Bangalore
The Lawrence School, Lovedale, Ooty
Kasiga School, Dehradun
Indus International School, Bangalore
Scroll down to continue ranking
13. Social intelligence and networking
Harrow International School, Bangalore
The International School, Bangalore (TISB)
Good Shepherd International School, Ooty
JAIN International Residential School (JIRS), Bangalore
The Lawrence School, Lovedale, Ooty
Kasiga School, Dehradun
Indus International School, Bangalore
Scroll down to continue ranking
14. Alumni network & pedigree
Harrow International School, Bangalore
The International School, Bangalore (TISB)
Good Shepherd International School, Ooty
JAIN International Residential School (JIRS), Bangalore
The Lawrence School, Lovedale, Ooty
Kasiga School, Dehradun
Indus International School, Bangalore
Scroll down to continue ranking
15. Fee vs. quality of outcomes
Harrow International School, Bangalore
The International School, Bangalore (TISB)
Good Shepherd International School, Ooty
JAIN International Residential School (JIRS), Bangalore
The Lawrence School, Lovedale, Ooty
Kasiga School, Dehradun
Indus International School, Bangalore

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