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Mon, 15 June 2026

Cities / New Delhi / Vasant Valley School

Vasant Valley School

A CBSE school in Vasant Kunj, South Delhi, founded 1990 and now around 1,000 pupils aged 5–18, with a Cambridge option in the senior years.


Curriculum
A-Levels / Indian
Fees, annual
INR 900k–1.2m
Ages
5 to 18
Pupils
~1,000
Founded
1990

Annual fees

Year level Age Fee
Primary (Classes 1-5) 5 ₹900,000
Middle/Secondary (Classes 6-10) 11 ₹1,050,000
Senior Secondary (Classes 11-12) 16 ₹1,175,000

One-time fees

Item Age Fee
Admission/Registration fee (one-time, indicative) ₹140,000

  • Parent and student reviews are broadly positive about creative school life, kind teachers, academics, and a strong co-curricular culture.
  • The school also attracts reputation-heavy discussion, with local commenters placing it among Delhi's elite schools rather than simply judging classroom experience.
  • Negative comments are less common but pointed, including complaints about admissions communication, peer behaviour, food, toilets, and classroom furniture.

Positives

  • Teaching and school life. Reviews praise teachers, creativity, activities, and a strong sense of attachment to the school.
  • Reputation. Local discussion consistently treats the school as one of Delhi's high-status options.

Considerations

  • Operations and peer culture. Critical reviews mention admissions handling, bullying, food, toilets, and furniture.

Leadership

Ms. Sharmila Bakshi

Ms. Sharmila Bakshi worked with the Government of India before joining Vasant Valley School in 2001 as a Political Science teacher. She has extensively collaborated with NCERT to develop the CBSE curriculum for classes 9-12. In 2011, she was selected by the Ministry of Human Resources to represent India at the APCEIU Youth Leadership workshop in Seoul. Prior to her appointment as Principal, she served as the school's Dean of Social Development since 2017, where she focused on fostering student awareness of social responsibilities and community engagement.

Accreditations

  • Council of International Schools 01

  • CBSE Class X Results 2022 87.30%
  • CBSE Class X Results 2023 86%
  • CBSE Class X Results 2024 82.40%
  • CBSE Class X Results 2025 85.43%
  • CBSE Class X Results 2026 85.50%

Vasant Kunj Rd, Pocket 7, Sector C, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi, Delhi 110070, India

School website