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Manthan International School
Manthan International School is part of the International Schools Partnership network, the same ISP that owns Sancta Maria. Founded 2009 on a 5-acre Tellapur campus, with a smaller Madhapur preschool branch. Cambridge and CBSE tracks under one roof.
In brief
Manthan International School is part of the International Schools Partnership network, the same ISP that owns Sancta Maria. Founded 2009 on a 5-acre Tellapur campus, with a smaller Madhapur preschool branch. Cambridge and CBSE tracks under one roof.
Surjeet Singh heads the school. Cambridge pathway runs from Cambridge Primary through IGCSE and AS/A Levels; CBSE continues to Class 12 in parallel. Students choose between the two tracks from Grade 8. Student-teacher ratio sits around 1:9, with class sizes capped at 25.
Tellapur sits in the western suburbs alongside Glendale Tellapur and CHIREC, in the IT-belt periphery. Parent signal runs positive on progress and pastoral care, with the small-class-size structure showing through in family reads. Infrastructure improvements are cited as ongoing. Public fee data is not consistently published; admission enquiries are required for current figures.
Reviews
Families talk about the Cambridge side as the school's strongest suit: lessons that lean practical and hands-on, concepts walked through clearly, with labs and assessments coming round often. Students who have sat the IGCSE programme rate it on par with the better Tellapur options and a clear step up from some nearby Cambridge rivals at the senior end. The recurring caution is money. The fee structure jumped sharply after the management handover, with transport and meals climbing alongside tuition, and some parents pair that with a sense that the campus is still filling out rather than finished.
Positives
- Cambridge teaching. Students describe the Cambridge track as hands-on and practical, with concepts explained clearly and lab work and exams run regularly. Parents echo that the curriculum is applicative rather than rote.
- Senior-school academics. From grade 10 upward the IGCSE results and teaching are talked about as a step ahead of some nearby Cambridge schools, with families reading it as on par with the stronger options in the western suburbs.
Considerations
- Fee rises after the handover. After the group took over and changed leadership a few years back, tuition was revised up by around a quarter in one cycle, with transport and meal charges rising too. The increases come up repeatedly as the main sticking point.
- Campus still maturing. Parents who are otherwise happy with their child's progress note the infrastructure is still being built out rather than complete, and some flag thin exposure to outside competitions and Olympiads.
- Strict grading and teacher workload. Some students find certain teachers tough markers. On the staff side the read is mixed, with mentions of work pressure and management friction set against praise for colleagues and the curriculum.
Leadership
Surjeet Singh
Mr. Surjeet Singh is an accomplished educator with postgraduate qualifications in English, Technology and Education, currently pursuing a Ph.D. With 24 years of experience, including 8 years as Vice Principal at prestigious international schools, he promotes creativity, innovation and tech literacy, emphasising coding and AI skills as essential for students.
Academic results
- A or A* grade in IGCSE in 2024 64%
- CBSE students scoring over 90% 58%
- A*/A Grades in IGCSE 71%
- A/B Grades in AS Level 74%
- Percentage of students scored an A in A Level exams against nationwide performance 44.5%
- Percentage of students scored an A or A* in A Level exams against nationwide performance 45.2%
- Percentage of students scored above 90% on Grade 10 CBSE against nationwide performance 43.8%
- Percentage of students scored As or A* on Grade 12 CBSE against nationwide performance 19.4%
- 10th CBSE pass rate with the highest score 97.6%
- 10th CBSE pass rate average score 86.39%
- 12th CBSE pass rate with the highest score 96.8%
- 12th CBSE pass rate average score 82%