Admissions
Scholarships and concessions
Four schemes. One rewards academic merit, one removes a financial barrier, one supports serious athletes, and one is applied automatically. None of them requires you to ask twice.
- Schemes
- 4
- Students supported
- About 1 in 50
- Applications close
- 28 February 2026
Founder's Merit Scholarship
50% of tuition, renewable annually
Awarded on the entrance assessment and an interview. Renewed each year subject to sustained performance and conduct — but never withdrawn mid-year, because a scholarship you can lose in March is not something a family can plan around.
- Eligibility
- Entry to Class 6 or Class 9
- Places
- 12 places a year
Sikshak Need-Based Support
25% to 100% of tuition
Assessed confidentially by a panel that does not include the child's teachers. No student is told who receives support, and the school does not publish names. Around one in fifty of our students is on this scheme.
- Eligibility
- Any year group; assessed on household income
- Places
- Approximately 90 students supported
Sports Excellence Scholarship
40% of tuition plus coaching costs
For students already competing at state level who need a school that will timetable around training. Includes travel support for competition and a written agreement about missed lessons and catch-up.
- Eligibility
- State-level representation in any of our 13 disciplines
- Places
- 8 places a year
Siblings Concession
15% of tuition for the second child onward
Applied automatically from the second child, with no form to fill in. It continues for as long as more than one child is enrolled.
- Eligibility
- Two or more children enrolled at the same time
- Places
- Automatic
How need-based support is assessed
By a panel that deliberately does not include your child’s teachers. They see household income and circumstances; the classroom does not. Awards are confidential — the school does not publish names, does not seat scholarship students together, and does not ask them to appear at donor events.
We mention that last point because it is common practice elsewhere and we think it is indefensible.
Renewal
Merit and sports awards are reviewed annually against sustained performance and conduct. A scholarship is never withdrawn part-way through a year, whatever happens — a family cannot plan around support that might vanish in March.
Need-based support is reviewed annually on circumstances, and reviews go in both directions. If a family’s situation worsens mid-year, tell us; the panel meets monthly and does not wait for the admissions cycle.
Applying
Tick the scholarship box on the application form and the office will send you the relevant form. Merit and sports awards are decided alongside the entrance assessment; need-based applications are considered after an offer is made, so that the award never influences the admission decision itself.
Ask early
Talk to us before you rule us out on cost
Families regularly decide we are unaffordable without asking. Some of them would have qualified for support. Have the conversation first.
Prefer to talk to someone? Call the admissions office on +91 89 7788 1200, weekdays 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM.