Scindia School
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The Fort Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India, 474008 India |
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| School type | Residential boys school |
| Motto | "Knowledge Liberates" |
| Religious affiliation(s) | secular |
| Founded | 1897 |
| Founder | Maharaja Madho Rao Scindia of Gwalior state |
| School board | CBSE |
| Principal | Dr. Madhav Deo Saraswat |
| Gender | Male |
| Enrolment | 600 |
| Pupils | 600 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 1:10 |
| Classes offered | Class VI to Class XII |
| Medium of language | English |
| Classrooms | Modern Smart class rooms |
| Campus size | 110 acres (0.45 km2) |
| Color(s) | Blue/White |
| Affiliation | CBSE |
| Website | www.scindia.edu |
The Scindia School is an Indian boarding school for boys, established in 1897, and situated in the historic Gwalior Fort, in the city of Gwalior. It was originally started exclusively for nobles and princes of Royal families, particularly the Marathas, though it no longer discriminates on class. As of 2010, the school has enrolled 606 students, with a teacher:student ratio of 1:12. The school is noted for its advanced IT facilities.
Scindia is a member of the Round Square Conference. and the Indian Public School Conference (IPSC)
The Scindia School was founded by the late Maharaja Madho Rao Scindia of Gwalior in 1897, as the Sardar School. It was meant exclusively for sons of Indian princes and nobles. It was renamed The Scindia School in 1933, as it evolved into a public school with a Board of Governors, presently headed by Jyotiraditya Scindia, MP and the scion of Scindia family.
It was in the city of Gwalior and was shifted to the Gwalior Fort around the turn of the century. The Scindia School eventually became a public residential school for boys under the headmastership of F G Pearce. The school celebrated its centenary in October 1997. Scindia School was ranked as the 3rd best boys boarding school in India 2014 according to the Education World Magazine.
Situated at the heart of India, the school is set on the historic hill fortress of Gwalior, 300 ft (91 m) above the surrounding city.
The school has classes from grade 6th to 12th. It is believed to be the first school in India to be a member of an international organization, Round Square, a group of the most reputed schools in the world.
The library is open seven days a week, 14 hours a day.
The school computer centre has a windows 2007 domain based network of Acer rack servers and Core-i5-based machines which run on a FTTH fibre optic backbone of 100Mbit/s. The centre has a wide variety of equipment, including Canon digital motion cameras, non-linear video editing system, iMac machines; as well as an extensive suite of media editing software. All class rooms are enabled with ICT resources with ultra short throw interactive projection systems.
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