Mallya Aditi International School

In Brief

Mallya Aditi is the right choice if you want Cambridge IGCSE or ICSE in north Bangalore without the price tag of the large IB schools - the not-for-profit structure keeps fees reasonable and the 40-year track record is genuine.

Mallya Aditi sits in Yelahanka New Town and has operated since 1984 under Ujwal Trust, one of the few genuinely not-for-profit international schools in Bangalore. That ownership structure shows in the fees - approximately INR 6L for ICSE and INR 8.5L for IGCSE - which are meaningfully lower than the large IB day schools in north Bangalore. The dual-track model lets families choose between the Indian board (ICSE) and the international route (Cambridge IGCSE through to A Level and AICE Diploma), which is practical if you are not certain whether you will stay in India long-term.

At around 740 students spread across Grades 1 to 12, the school is smaller than CIS or Stonehill down the road, and that scale is part of the proposition. The school holds AP Testing Centre status and NESA membership, both of which support university applications to US and Australian institutions. TEDxMAIS has been running on campus for several years, and the school reports 100% university progression. With 131 faculty for 740 students, the staffing ratio is favourable. Nine nationalities are represented in the current student body - more mixed than a purely local school, but not the breadth you find at CIS or Stonehill.

The main trade-off is the absence of IB. Mallya Aditi offers ICSE, Cambridge IGCSE, A Levels, and the AICE Diploma - but not the IB Diploma. If your target universities in the UK or US specifically prefer or require the IB DP, you will need to look elsewhere. Independent reviews are limited; most feedback available is from the school's own materials. It is worth asking at an open day about the consistency of the A Level faculty and current university placement data.