Mahindra International School vs Sanjay Ghodawat International School, Mulshi

	M Mahindra International School Pune, India	S Sanjay Ghodawat International School, Mulshi Pune, India
Snapshot	Snapshot
Fees / year	Fees / year ₹467,000 - 2,526,000	Fees / year ₹800,000 - 850,000
Age range	Age range 3 - 18 years	Age range 6 - 18 years
Type	Type Co-educational	Type Co-educational, Co-educational (boarding)
Curriculum	Curriculum IB (PYP), IB (MYP), IB (DP)	Curriculum Cambridge IGCSE, Cambridge International AS Levels, Cambridge A Levels, American Curriculum, IB (DP)
Pupils	Pupils —	Pupils —
Typical class size	Typical class size —	Typical class size —
Instruction language	Instruction language English	Instruction language English
Opened	Opened —	Opened 2010
Bus service	Bus service Yes	Bus service No
Essentials	Essentials
Location	Location RSET Campus, S V Road, Malad (West), Mumbai 400064, Maharashtra, INDIA	Location Rawade village, Mulshi, Pune, Maharashtra, India. The SGIS Pune campus is located in Rawade village, Mulshi. It is a residential boarding school with school transport available.
Stages	Stages Early Years Programme; Primary School Programme; Lower Secondary Programme; IGCSE CIE Programme; AS & A Levels Programme	Stages Grade I to AS Level (Cambridge CAIE); Cambridge International Curriculum and the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) are offered.
School type	School type International school offering Cambridge IGCSE and AS & A Levels	School type Boarding school
Pupil nationality mix	Pupil nationality mix —	Pupil nationality mix —
Additional learning support	Additional learning support —	Additional learning support SEN supported with individualised learning plans (IEP) and inclusive education.
Country affiliation	Country affiliation —	Country affiliation Cambridge International Curriculum (UK) and International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (global).
Religious affiliation	Religious affiliation —	Religious affiliation —
School day structure	School day structure —	School day structure —
Bus service details	Bus service details —	Bus service details Air-conditioned buses are provided for students.
Fees	Fees
Fee details	Fee details Application and admission fees - Application fee: INR 5,000 per child, payable on invoicing; this amount is non‑refundable. - Admission fee: INR 200,000 per child (payable within the invoicing period), with a maximum charge for two children per family. For children entering Early Years the initial payable admission amount is INR 50,000; the balance of INR 150,000 becomes payable when the child enters Year 1 of the Primary programme. The Admission Fee secures the offered place. Tuition fees — academic year 2025–26 (annual and per‑quarter amounts, INR) Note: the school applies different fee bands according to parental nationality; the school publishes multiple fee bands. The published tuition schedule for AY 2025–26 lists the following annual and per‑quarter amounts (amounts shown in INR): - Early Years 1 (Preschool 1): - Fee band 1: INR 445,000 per year / INR 122,000 per quarter. - Fee band 2: INR 401,000 per year / INR 110,000 per quarter. - Fee band 3: INR 356,000 per year / INR 98,000 per quarter. - Early Years 2 & 3 (Preschool 2 & 3): - Fee band 1: INR 824,000 per year / INR 227,000 per quarter. - Fee band 2: INR 742,000 per year / INR 204,000 per quarter. - Fee band 3: INR 659,000 per year / INR 182,000 per quarter. - Primary Years (PYP / Grades 1–5): - Fee band 1: INR 1,076,000 per year / INR 296,000 per quarter. - Fee band 2: INR 968,000 per year / INR 266,000 per quarter. - Fee band 3: INR 861,000 per year / INR 237,000 per quarter. - Middle Years Programme (MYP 1–4): - Fee band 1: INR 1,139,000 per year / INR 313,000 per quarter. - Fee band 2: INR 1,025,000 per year / INR 282,000 per quarter. - Fee band 3: INR 911,000 per year / INR 251,000 per quarter. - MYP 5: - Fee band 1: INR 1,202,000 per year / INR 331,000 per quarter. - Fee band 2: INR 1,082,000 per year / INR 298,000 per quarter. - Fee band 3: INR 962,000 per year / INR 265,000 per quarter. - Diploma Programme Year 1 (DP1): - Fee band 1: INR 1,763,000 per year / INR 485,000 per quarter. - Fee band 2: INR 1,587,000 per year / INR 436,000 per quarter. - Fee band 3: INR 1,410,000 per year / INR 388,000 per quarter. - Diploma Programme Year 2 (DP2): - Fee band 1: INR 1,883,000 per year / INR 518,000 per quarter. - Fee band 2: INR 1,695,000 per year / INR 466,000 per quarter. - Fee band 3: INR 1,506,000 per year / INR 414,000 per quarter. Billing schedule and payment terms - Quarterly billing periods and due dates (tuition): - 1st quarter (July–Sept) — due 15 July. - 2nd quarter (Oct–Dec) — due 15 September. - 3rd quarter (Jan–Mar) — due 15 December. - 4th quarter (Apr–June) — due 15 March. - Currency and payment methods: - All fees are collected in Indian Rupees (INR) only. Payment may be made by cheque, wire (bank transfer), or credit card (invoice will include payment details). - Late payment and related terms: - Payments received after the due date incur a late payment charge (published schedule shows INR 500 per day for late payments). A student enrolling after the official payment dates must pay outstanding term(s) immediately and an additional 12% on the outstanding amount. Students who leave during a quarter forfeit the balance of the fees for that quarter. - Sibling discount: 10% discount for the first sibling (two‑child family) and 20% for the second sibling (three‑child family) as published. Transport, lunch and other recurring charges - Transport (2025–26 published rates): - Residents within a 15 km radius of the school: INR 66,000 per annum. - Residents beyond a 15 km radius of the school: INR 99,000 per annum. - Lunch and cafeteria: lunch is available at additional cost; menus and meal pricing are published/updated by the school and billed separately. The annual tuition generally covers the majority of classroom resources, IB exam fees and many field trips, but competitive teams, some international excursions and some specialist external providers incur extra charges. - Uniforms and small charges: - Students wear a school uniform; uniforms (school shirt and PE uniform) are available from the school store and are purchased separately. A swim kit is required for swim lessons and can be purchased locally. Replacement ID card fee: INR 850. Additional itemised costs (books, extra‑curricular providers, some excursions) may be charged separately. Boarding / hostel fees (where applicable) - The school's current published admissions and fees material for AY 2025–26 does not include a published boarding fee schedule. Some third‑party listings that reference the historic Mercedes‑Benz International School name have indicated an annual hostel/boarding charge in the region of INR 250,000; those listings are not part of the school's current published fee schedule. Refunds and cancellation - Application fee: non‑refundable (INR 5,000). - Admission fee: the admission fee secures the place; the published schedule explains the split for Early Years entrants (INR 50,000 initially; balance on entry to PYP1) but does not provide a broad refundable‑refund table in the public fee summary. Parents are informed that a student leaving early forfeits the balance of the fees for the quarter in which the student departs. No comprehensive multi‑line refund schedule is published in the public fee summary. Other payment notes and administrative points - All fees are payable to the school's bank accounts in INR; invoices will supply the account and payment instructions. Employers and third‑party arrangements do not remove parental responsibility for payment. The school reserves the right to change the fee structure and to apply published late‑payment charges.	Fee details Application / Registration / Prospectus fees - Registration / Application fee: INR 5,000 (one-time). - Prospectus / Admission form charge (where published): INR 20,000 (non-refundable). - One-time Admission / Enrollment (seat-confirmation) charge: INR 100,000 (one-time). Tuition and composite annual fees (by programme / year group) - IB Diploma Programme (boarding) — Annual fee: INR 850,000 per year. - Cambridge / IGCSE pathway (boarding) — Annual fee: INR 800,000 per year. - Annual ‘composite' fee components commonly included: tuition, course fees, library, computer & science lab access, remedial/extra classes, lodging (dormitory), meals and food services, co-curricular and sports participation, post‑school coaching where applicable, and basic medical/infirmary services. Per-term / instalment presentation - The school publishes annual charges and permits payment of the annual fee in multiple instalments (annual fees may be paid in three instalments). - If the published annual fee is paid in three equal instalments (simple equal split), the instalment amounts would be approximately: - For IB DP (INR 850,000/year): ~INR 283,333 per instalment. (This per-instalment figure is a simple equal split calculation based on the published annual charge and is provided for budgeting clarity.) - For IGCSE (INR 800,000/year): ~INR 266,667 per instalment. (Simple equal split calculation.) Additional / one-off / recurring charges - ‘Other fees' or recurring non-tuition charges: published examples show an additional annual charge around INR 30,000 (may cover incidental school charges, student activity funds, or similar). - Imprest / security / caution-type amount: fee summaries used in the school's total first-year estimates include an ‘imprest' or house‑account amount as part of first-year costs; this is commonly treated as a one-time imprest/security payment. Exact label and treatment vary by intake year. - Sibling concession: an example published concession is INR 30,000 for a second child (where a concession is applied). Estimated total first-year cost (boarding) — examples published - Published estimates for the total first-year cost (including one-time admission charges, imprest and the annual fee) typically fall in the band of about INR 835,000 to INR 985,000 for new admissions; individual totals depend on programme and exact one-time charges applied. Billing schedule and payment terms - Academic year and billing cycle: the academic session runs June to May; annual fees are published for the session and may be payable yearly or in instalments. - Instalment option: annual fees may be paid in up to three instalments (school documentation shows the annual fee can be split into three instalments). Parents are typically required to pay the first instalment / confirmation amount on the day admission is accepted. - Payment on acceptance: the first instalment / seat-confirmation payment is required at the time an offer is accepted; non-payment may forfeit the offer. Boarding / hostel charges and inclusions - The school operates as a full boarding campus; boarding services are included within the published annual boarding fees noted above. Boarding inclusions listed with the composite fee commonly cover dormitory accommodation, three main meals plus snacks and bedtime milk, laundry basics, pastoral supervision and on‑site basic medical support. - Boarding seats availability and per‑year boarding seat counts are published by the school for planning; parents should budget the full annual boarding fee shown under the relevant programme. Other costs to budget for - Uniforms and materials: uniforms, house uniforms, shoes, socks, jackets, and standard bedding/uniform items are listed among materials parents must provide or that are charged. Textbooks, notebooks and stationery are separate line items in many years' schedules. - Examination and external test fees: external examination fees (board/IB/IGCSE/other exam charges) and competitive exam coaching (if taken) are billed separately as applicable. - Educational trips, adventure trips and optional external activities are typically charged over and above the published annual fee. Refund and non‑refundable items - Prospectus/admission form and the initial registration charges are published as non‑refundable in the school's admission materials (the prospectus/admission form fee and the initial registration fee are described as non‑refundable). - Treat any one-time admission/registration charges and any programme-specific non-refundable items as non-refundable unless the school's formal written admission offer or fee policy explicitly states otherwise. (Parents should note the published labels such as “non-refundable” on those charges.) Fee payment options accepted - Bank transfer / electronic payment: the school's published fee schedule includes bank details for electronic transfers (accepts NEFT/RTGS/IMPS). - Cheque, cash and IMPS are listed as acceptable payment methods for admission / instalment payments in admission communications; electronic bank transfer methods are commonly used for routine fee remittance. Notes for budgeting (concise) - Expect the full first‑year cost for boarding students to include: registration/application charge, one-time admission seat-confirmation charge, any imprest/security amount, and the published annual composite boarding fee. Example published annual composite figures for boarding fall in the range INR 800,000–850,000 depending on board/programme.
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Academics	Academics
Curriculum details	Curriculum details Cambridge International IGCSE Programme (Grades 9–10) and Cambridge International AS/A Levels Programme (Grades 11–12) are offered. The IGCSE curriculum is flexible with Core and Extended routes, and subjects include English First Language; English Second Language; Hindi Second Language; French Foreign Language; Economics; Physics; Chemistry; Biology; Environmental Management; Mathematics; Business Studies; Information & Communication Technology; Accounting. The AS & A Levels Programme comprises Group 1 (Mathematics & Sciences): Physics; Chemistry; Biology; Mathematics; Information Technology; Computer Science; Group 3 (Arts & Humanities): Economics; Business; Accounting; Psychology; Sociology; Art & Design; Group 4 (Interdisciplinary): English General Paper (AS Level). Examinations are offered in the February/March series.	Curriculum details CAIE (Cambridge International Curriculum) and American Curricula; International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme is offered as a candidate school.
Student teacher ratio	Student teacher ratio The school states an excellent student–teacher ratio.	Student teacher ratio 8:1
Exam results	Exam results IGCSE March 2024 results show 6 students achieving over 90%, with Jyotirmay Bhadech at 96.33% and Siyona Gupta at 95.83% (A*/A grades). A Level March 2024 results show Thirukumaran Veleyudham at 88.75%, Ayushi Yadav at 73.25%, and Vanessa D'Souza at 71.75%.	Exam results —
Higher education progression	Higher education progression Graduates progress to universities in India and abroad, including Middlesex University (UK), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (USA), Heriot-Watt University (Dubai), Brock University (Canada), and other institutions.	Higher education progression The IB Diploma Programme is widely recognized by universities worldwide and provides a strong foundation for higher education.
Gifted and talented	Gifted and talented —	Gifted and talented Advanced Learners receive stretch and challenge through extended learning projects, problem-based learning, advanced reading and research tasks, and interdisciplinary enrichment. Students requiring support receive small-group reinforcement, concept clarification tutorials, literacy and numeracy interventions, and scaffolded assignments.
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Wellbeing & support	Wellbeing & support
Social & emotional learning	Social & emotional learning —	Social & emotional learning —
Special educational needs (SEN)	Special educational needs (SEN) —	Special educational needs (SEN) —
English as an additional language	English as an additional language —	English as an additional language —
Mental wellbeing	Mental wellbeing —	Mental wellbeing —
Safeguarding	Safeguarding —	Safeguarding —
Safeguarding policy	Safeguarding policy —	Safeguarding policy —
Facilities	Facilities
Facilities overview	Facilities overview —	Facilities overview —
Sports facilities	Sports facilities —	Sports facilities —
Academic facilities	Academic facilities —	Academic facilities —
Extra curricular facilities	Extra curricular facilities —	Extra curricular facilities —
Parent experience	Parent experience
History	History —	History —
Community	Community —	Community —
Parent teacher association	Parent teacher association —	Parent teacher association —
Extra-curricular	Extra-curricular
Academic & intellectual	Academic & intellectual —	Academic & intellectual —
Arts & creative	Arts & creative —	Arts & creative —
Cultural & language	Cultural & language —	Cultural & language —
Social & hobbies	Social & hobbies —	Social & hobbies —
Community & service	Community & service —	Community & service —
Leadership & professional	Leadership & professional —	Leadership & professional —
Lifestyle & wellbeing	Lifestyle & wellbeing —	Lifestyle & wellbeing —
Language provision	Language provision
Language provision	Language provision —	Language provision —
Bilingual teaching	Bilingual teaching —	Bilingual teaching —
Immersion programs	Immersion programs —	Immersion programs —
Reputation	Reputation
Awards	Awards —	Awards —
Accreditations	Accreditations —	Accreditations —
Admissions	Admissions
Admissions	Admissions 1. Fill out the online admission form or visit MBIS to decide. An Admissions officer guides you through the academic and cocurricular offerings at MBIS. A tour of the facilities provides insight into the learning environment, and a collaborative interaction with you and the child facilitates the admission process. 2. Submit documents: Birth certificate; Proof of nationality for the child and for the parents; Three passport-size photographs of the student; Original and photocopy of the previous school reports/transcripts; Original Transfer Certificate/School Leaving Certificate. For foreign nationals, a passport copy for both the child and parent and a valid visa for staying in India are required. Admission Criteria outline the levels: Early Years (Nursery, Jr KG, Sr KG) require an interaction with parents; Primary (Grades 1–5) assesses English and mathematics and considers performance at the last school; Lower Secondary (Grades 6–8), IGCSE (Grades 9–10), and A Levels (Grades 11–12) consider prior performance and include an interaction with the parents and child. 3. Online Admission Form and Fees: The Online Admission Form is available to complete the application. The AY 2025-26 fee structure includes a Registration Fee of Rs 3,000 and an Admission Fee of Rs 50,000 (non-refundable). Tuition fees by grade are: Nursery Rs 1,26,436; Jr.KG Rs 1,39,744; Sr.KG Rs 1,59,710; Grades 1–5 Rs 2,52,880; Grades 6–8 Rs 3,19,430; Grades 9–10 Rs 3,99,290; A Levels Rs 2,79,500. School timings are: Pre-Primary 8:00 am–11:30 am; Primary 8:00 am–3:00 pm; Secondary 8:00 am–3:00 pm; Higher Secondary AS Level 8:00 am–1:30 pm; A2 Level 8:00 am–3:00 pm.	Admissions 1. The school has an open and inclusive admission policy. It welcomes students from diverse backgrounds and abilities for admission to Grade I to AS Level. Applicants may be internal or external and undergo a personal interview and Cambridge Curriculum CAIE and Cambridge Evaluation & Monitoring (CEM) tests for admission into Grade I to AS Level. An Aptitude Test in English, Science and Math is conducted to understand prior knowledge and ability. 2. Entrance assessments: The Entrance Exam results must be approved by the CAIE Coordinator, Career Counselor, and the Principal. The student must meet all admission procedures and qualifications must also comply with the financial obligations and vacancy availability for the program. 3. Admissions Open: Grade I to AS Level – Cambridge Assessments International Education (CAIE). 4. Admission Applying to School: In the admission form, the grade to which students seek admission should be specified and indicate CAIE if applicable. 2. This ensures fairness and transparency in admissions.
Scholarships	Scholarships The school has merit scholarships. The scholarship application form is available with the admissions office. Shortlisted applicants are informed about admission at MBIS.	Scholarships —
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