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Mumbai houses the majority of elite schools in India. Students of actors, directors, producers, CEOs, and industrialists receive their academic training
from institutions offering quality education, good infrastructure, and well-trained faculty. The ones that not only focus on the curriculum but also lay equal emphasis on extracurriculars often stand out. Parents generally go for schools that offer grooming and character development alongside education. If you're a parent on the lookout for popular CBSE-affiliated schools in Mumbai that check all your boxes, read on... 13 Popular CBSE Schools in Mumbai Refer to the table below to check school names along with rank as per Times School Survey 2025:
| Rank | School Name |
| 1 | Gopi Birla Memorial School, Walkeshwar Road |
| 2 | Delhi Public School, Nerul |
| 3 | B.K. Birla Public School, Kalyan |
| 4 | The Somaiya School, Vidyavinar East |
| 5 | Ryan International School, Sanpada |
| 6 | Ryan International School, Kandivali East |
| 7 | New Horizon Scholars School, Kavesar |
| 8 | Ryan International School, Malad West |
| 9 | New Horizon Scholars School, Airoli |
| 10 | New Horizon Public School, Panvel |
| 11 | Arya Gurukul, Kalyan East |
| 12 | Ryan International School, Nalasopara |
| 13 | New Horizon Public School, Airoli |
Desk Research – Generating List of Schools: A comprehensive list of schools was generated with the help of internet, magazines and other publications. The various sources used for generation of school list included:
Factual Survey: More than 700 schools were sent the factual questionnaire for filling request via emails.
Perceptual Survey: More than 1000 perception questionnaire was administered to respondents. Respondents were asked to give rating for only those schools which they were aware of and had included them in their list of top schools in their zone. Respondents were asked to evaluate the schools & rate on a scale of 1-10 where 1 means poor & 10 means excellent.
Analysis & Final Ranking of School: Importance weightages were calculated using regression model for each of the parameters leading to analysis of both factual index & perceptual index scores. Further analyses were done to achieve the final score for each of the schools. The overall index score for a school was arrived at by equal weightage to their perceptual and factual score. Based on the performance on the overall index score, final ranking was drawn in respective categories. Schools which did not participate in the factual survey were assigned an average factual score.
