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Mint spoke with some parents to find out the factors that decided the right school for their children. The boards For Sandhya Jandhyala, 40, of Hyderabad, the choice was CBSE, or Central Board of Secondary Education. Both her daughters are students of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s Public School, just 5km from their house.

Her older daughter is in class 7, while the younger one is in upper kindergarten (UKG). Why did she settle for CBSE? “I am in the investment banking industry and my husband is an IT (information technology) professional. Our jobs could require a transfer to other cities.

As CBSE is a central board, the children can easily resume studies in a different part of the country, even if we were to change cities," she explains. Jandhyala says the other reason she and her husband chose CBSE, instead of international boards— IGCSE (International General Certificate of Secondary Education) or IB (International Baccalaureate)—is that the academic schedule is less intense. “We wanted them to focus equally on their studies and extra-curricular activities," she adds.

The couple also spoke to parents of other students at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan before the admissions. The school has a very large campus with large open grounds for students interested in sports. Jandhyala says the annual costs for her younger daughter is ₹40,000 per annum, while that for the older daughter is ₹60,000 per annum.

As for higher studies, Jandhyala wants them to study abroad, but doesn’t think children necessarily need to be in international board to get there. She believes that the CBSE syllabus helps students in developing skillsets required to crack entrance exams. Pune-based Vaibhav Garge, 39, has admitted his son to Poddar International