Rising demand prompts NMC to open 7th English med school
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Nagpur: With a surge in demand for English medium education, the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC), in collaboration with Akanksha Foundation, is set to open a new English medium school in the city.
This comes after the civic body received 772 applications for 287 seats across its existing six English medium schools for the 2024-25 academic session. The initiative aims to provide free, quality education in English medium to underprivileged children in the city.
Last year too, 825 applications were received for 353 available seats, leaving around 472 students without admission. Given the overwhelming response from parents, the new school will be housed in Sadar's Rai Bahadur Goverdhandas Gopikisan Rajaramka (RBGGR) School under the joint supervision of NMC education department and Akanksha Foundation.
The school will be affiliated to the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education and will begin with admissions to junior KG and senior KG with the intake has been fixed at 80 students — 40 each in junior KG and senior KG.
The NMC, with the support of Akanksha Foundation, has been running six English medium schools since 2021, offering free education to students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.
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These schools have steadily grown in popularity due to quality of education and focus on holistic development.
The six existing schools include Babhulban NMC English Medium School (East Nagpur), Ram Nagar NMC English Medium School (West Nagpur), Rani Durgawati NMC English Medium School (North Nagpur), Rambhau Mhalgi Nagar NMC English Medium School (South Nagpur), Late Baburao Bobde NMC English Medium School (South-West Nagpur), and Late Gopalrao Motghare (Khadan) NMC English Medium School (Central Nagpur).
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