Thane is a metropolitan city in Maharashtra, India. It is situated in the north-eastern portion of the Salsette Island. Thane city is entirely within Thane taluka, one of the seven talukas of Thane district; also, it is the headquarters of the namesake district. With a population of 1,841,488 distributed over a land area of about 147 square kilometres (57 sq mi), Thane city is the 15th most populated city in India with a population of 1,890,000 according to the 2011 census.
Panvel is a city in Raigad district of Maharashtra, just adjacent to Navi Mumbai in India. It is highly populated due to its closeness to Mumbai. Panvel is also governed for development purpose by the body of Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Panvel Municipal Corporation is the first Municipal Corporation in Raigad and the 27th Municipal corporation of Maharashtra State.
Elphinstone College is one of the constituent colleges of Dr. Homi Bhabha State University, a state cluster university. Established in 1823, it is one of the oldest colleges in Mumbai. It played a major role in shaping and developing the educational landscape of the city. It also played a pivotal role in the inception of the University of Mumbai.
The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) is an autonomous organisation of the Government of India which was established in 1961 as a literary, scientific and charitable Society under the Societies' Registration Act. Its headquarters are located at Sri Aurbindo Marg in New Delhi. Dr. Sridhar Srivastava is Director of the council since 2021.
The Atomic Energy Central School is a chain of schools run by the AEES, Mumbai, India, had been developed for the children of employees of the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), India. The school has 31 branches at 15 locations, consisting of kindergartens, primary schools, secondary schools and junior colleges.
Ryan International Schools are a group of private educational institutions in India and the UAE and other countries as well. It was founded in 1976 by Dr. Augustine Francis Pinto. The Ryan Group started its first school in Mumbai in 1976 and currently has 135+ schools located in India, along with international footprints in many countries. The school has presence in major locations of Maharashtra, Delhi-NCR and Karnataka.The group is in collaboration with universities in USA to facilitate learning across global boundaries.
VIBGYOR Group of Schools is a chain of schools, the first of which was established in 2004 in Goregaon, Mumbai, India. Under the leadership of Rustom Kerawalla, Founder Chairman of the Institution, the VIBGYOR Group has opened 40 schools in fourteen major cities.
Indian School Al Wadi Al Kabir (ISWK), established in 1978, is located in the city of Muscat, Oman. The school was founded by Founded in 1941 as a Gujarati Medium School for the children of the members of the business community. Mr. Lobo was principal of the school since 1990 to spring 2008. Later there was another principal Mr.P.N.Ashok who resigned in 2012. The present principal is Mr. D. Nageswar Rao.
Dayanand Anglo-Vedic Public School is a private school in Thane, Maharashtra, India. The school was founded in 1995 at Balkum, Thane, but was moved to Tulsidham in 2004. It is one of a number of schools run by the Dayanand Anglo-Vedic College Trust and Management Society which first started in Lahore. It follows the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) pattern of education. The school caters for children from nursery through to Standard Ten.
Rajhans Vidyalaya is a private day-boarding co-educational school located in Andheri West, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. The school is affiliated to the Central Board of Secondary Education(CBSE).
Dayanand Anglo Vedic Public School, Airoli is a private school in Airoli, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Located in Sector 10 Airoli.
Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) was a process of assessment, mandated by the Right to Education Act, of India in 2009. This approach to assessment was introduced by state governments in India, as well as by the Central Board of Secondary Education in India, for students of sixth to tenth grades and twelfth in some schools. From this the smaller classes student would have a practice to face the exam of board in younger age. The Karnataka government introduced CCE for grades 1 through 9 later it was also introduced for 12th grades students. The main aim of CCE was to evaluate every aspect of the child during their presence at the school. This was believed to help reduce the pressure on the child during/before examinations as the student will have to sit for multiple tests throughout the year, of which no test or the syllabus covered will be repeated at the end of the year, whatsoever. The CCE method was claimed to bring enormous changes from the traditional chalk and talk method of teaching, provided it is implemented accurately.
Patlipada, previously a village in the Indian state of Maharashtra, is now a part of Thane city. It has a residential complex and the official residence of the Thane Municipal Commissioner.
New Horizon Scholars School, located in Sector 13, Airoli, Navi Mumbai, India, is a pre–primary, primary and secondary school. The pre-primary school is known as "Neo Kids". The school is affiliated with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) Delhi.
Kavesar is a locality in Thane city of Maharashtra state in India. Kavesar is located about 500 metres from the highway, the Ghodbunder Road and is nearly 7 kilometres from Thane railway station.
The National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS), formerly National Open School, is the board of education under the Union Government of India. It was established by the Ministry of Human Resource Development of the Government of India in 1989 to provide education to all segments of society under the motive to increase literacy and aimed forward for flexible learning. The NIOS is a national board that administers examinations for Secondary and Senior Secondary examinations similar to the CBSE and the CISCE. It also offers vocational courses after the high school.
Mahatma Education Society is a not-for-profit trust in India that manages 48 educational institutions, including schools, colleges, and institutions of architecture, management, engineering, vocational education, and teacher training. The institutions are spread over 5 locations: Chembur, Gorai, Panvel, New Panvel, and Rasayani. These institutions serve over 30,000 students. Dr. K. M. Vasudevan Pillai is the founder and CEO of the Mahatma Education Society which employs over 2,000 teachers, many who have been trained in-house.
Vivekananda Kendra Vidyalaya Golaghat,, is a Primary with Secondary and Senior Secondary school located at Ward # 4 on Mission Road, Golaghat in the state of Assam, India. Established in the year 1988 by Vivekananda Kendra, it's a coed day scholar cum residential school with English as the medium of instruction, besides equal emphasis in Asamiya and Hindi. The school celebrated its 25th anniversary in the year 2014.
Podar International School is a group of schools which is a part of the Podar Education Network that was established in 1927 by Sheth Anandilal Podar, with Mahatma Gandhi as the first President of the trust. The group is headquartered in Mumbai. It offers educational streams such as the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE), Secondary School Certificate (SSC), Cambridge (IGCSE) and International Baccalaureate (IB).
