Pathways School Noida and Shiv Nadar School Noida are both in Noida, about 7 km apart. Both schools offer IB programmes, and Shiv Nadar School Noida also offers Cambridge IGCSE and CBSE. Published annual fees are ₹163,000 - 379,000 at Pathways School Noida and ₹312,712 - 362,312 at Shiv Nadar School Noida, which puts Shiv Nadar School Noida roughly 25% higher. Pathways School Noida takes pupils from 1 to 18, and Shiv Nadar School Noida from 3 to 18. Shiv Nadar School Noida is the larger school, with around 2,000 pupils to Pathways School Noida's 1,500. Typical class sizes are 30 at Pathways School Noida and 25 at Shiv Nadar School Noida.
Sector 100, Noida - 201301. The 10-acre campus is centrally located with easy access from Delhi, Noida, and Ghaziabad.
Location
The Shiv Nadar School Noida location is Plot No SS-1, Expressway Sector 168, Noida 201305, Uttar Pradesh, India. The Noida campus is located along the Noida Expressway in Sector 168 and is part of a network of Shiv Nadar School campuses that includes Noida, Gurgaon, Faridabad and Chennai.
Stages
Stages
Pathways Early Years; IB Primary Years Programme (PYP) Nursery–Grade 5; IB Middle Years Programme (MYP) Grade 6–10; IB Diploma Programme (DP) Grades 11–12.
Stages
The school is structured into Pre-Primary, Primary, Middle, Secondary, and Senior-Secondary levels. It offers CBSE from Nursery to Grade 12, IBDP for Grades 11-12, and IGCSE for Grades 9-10, with IB MYP available for Grade 6 in Noida.
School type
School type
IB Continuum Day School
School type
Co-educational school serving Nursery through Grade 12; operates as a private day school.
Pupil nationality mix
Pupil nationality mix
Students represent over 36 nationalities, creating an international community.
Pupil nationality mix
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Additional learning support
Additional learning support
The ALS (Additional Learning Support) Department provides an inclusive environment for learners with mild to moderate learning disabilities and for those needing social and behavioral support; in-class support, remedial instruction, and exam preparation assistance are available.
Additional learning support
The school has a Special Education Needs Department.
Country affiliation
Country affiliation
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Country affiliation
India
Religious affiliation
Religious affiliation
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Religious affiliation
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School day structure
School day structure
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School day structure
Nursery to KG: 8:30 am–12:30 pm; Class I–XII: 8:30 am–3:30 pm.
Bus service details
Bus service details
Transport is available with CCTV-monitored buses, real-time tracking via a mobile app, trained drivers and onboard staff, and first-aid facilities on board.
Bus service details
The school provides air-conditioned buses on major routes in Noida, Gurgaon, Faridabad and parts of Delhi; detailed route information is available at the school office.
Fees
Fees
Fee details
Fee details
Application & one‑time joining fees
- Early Years (Infants, Toddlers, Nursery, Pre‑Nursery, Kindergarten): Application & Registration Fee: INR 20,000. Admission (one‑time) Fee: INR 65,000.
Tuition — Composite School Fee (annual and per‑term by year group)
- Payment cadence: Composite School Fee is levied annually and payable in four instalments each year on 15 May, 15 August, 15 November and 15 February. The school also requires two instalments of the Composite School Fee at the time of admission (security deposit arrangement at admission).
- Early Years (all Early Years programmes): Composite School Fee (annual): INR 1,63,000. Per instalment (quarterly): INR 40,750.
- Grades 1–8: Composite School Fee (annual): INR 2,08,000. Per instalment (quarterly): INR 52,000.
- Grades 9–10: Composite School Fee (annual): INR 2,83,000. Per instalment (quarterly): INR 70,750.
- Grades 11–12 (IB Diploma / IBCP): Composite School Fee (annual): INR 3,47,000. Per instalment (quarterly): INR 86,750. Additional programme / external provider fees for the IB career‑related pathway (SCAD / SUMAS) are payable separately to the respective provider in foreign currency as specified by those providers.
Billing schedule and payment terms
- Regular instalment due dates: 15 May, 15 August, 15 November, 15 February. Two instalments of the Composite School Fee are payable at the time of admission as the refundable security deposit (details specified on the invoice). Late payments attract a penalty of 2% per month. Payments not received within 45 days of the pay‑by date may result in cancellation of admission. A notice‑period fee equal to two instalments of the Composite School Fee applicable to the semester will be charged for withdrawals without proper notice. Annual payment of all fee components by 15 May attracts a 5% rebate on the Composite School Fee. Sibling rebate of 10% applies to the younger sibling on Composite School Fee and Transport Fee; alumni children receive a 50% rebate on the one‑time Admission Fee.
Other costs and optional fees
- Transport (optional; distance‑banded, payable twice a year on 15 May and 15 November): Up to 10 km: INR 48,000; 10–20 km: INR 60,000; Above 20 km: INR 72,000. Distance is calculated per bus route.
- Learning Support (optional/additional): INR 1,65,000 (payable as per schedule shown on the fee invoice). English Support (optional): INR 1,35,000. These are listed as additional/optional fee items and are payable per the school's stated schedule.
- Early Years optional day‑care fees (examples): Afternoon Day Care (1:00 pm–6:00 pm): INR 50,000; Extended Optional Day Care (8:30 am–6:00 pm) and other age‑banded options are shown in the Early Years fee schedule (fees vary by age/programme). Contingency deposit and other incidental charges are also specified for Early Years.
- Composite School Fee excludes: uniforms, textbooks, annual camps, charges for external examinations, additional subject support or individual tuition, off‑campus sports/activities, college application fees, specialised projects, insurance and similar third‑party charges. Those costs are payable in addition to the Composite School Fee.
Security / contingency deposits and joiner requirements
- Security Deposit: two instalments of the Composite School Fee are payable at the time of admission (treated as the refundable Security Deposit as per invoice scheduling). New joiners are required to maintain a Contingency Deposit (example: Rs. 15,000 noted for Grades 1–12; an additional Rs. 10,000 is noted for new joiners to cover initial purchases/expenses). Specific deposit amounts and timing are shown on the admission invoice.
Refunds and non‑refundables
- Application & Registration Fee is non‑refundable. The IB career‑related study fees charged by partner providers are non‑refundable and non‑transferable as per the provider terms. The school's published policy notes that transaction fees charged by payment processors are not refundable and that, in general, certain fees once paid are non‑refundable; refundable deposits are returned subject to the school's settlement procedures and conditions on exit/clearance. Withdrawals and the notice‑period fee rules apply as stated above.
Boarding / residences
- Pathways School Noida is an international day school; boarding / residential accommodation is not provided at the Noida campus. (Residential provision is offered at other Pathways campuses; those are separate campuses and fee schedules.)
Fee payment options and practical payment instructions
- Domestic payments: Acceptable in Indian Rupees by cheque or demand draft payable at Delhi or Gurgaon; bank transfer to the school's Indian bank account (domestic account details are provided on the school's payment page).
- International payments: Wire transfers in foreign currency to the school's specified beneficiary bank and SWIFT details are accepted; the school provides intermediary and beneficiary bank details for overseas remittances. Parents residing outside India pay in equivalent foreign currency based on the exchange rate at the time of payment.
- Online payments: The school operates an online fee payment portal; card payments/online transactions may carry transaction fees which are charged to the cardholder and are not refundable. Specific payment methods available through the portal are indicated on the school's payment page and fee invoices.
Key administrative notes (billing and entry timing)
- Students joining in April/May are required to pay a pre‑term fee in addition to the annual Composite School Fee as stated in the fee schedule. Parents should follow the invoice pay‑by dates; late payments and non‑payment consequences are specified in the school's fee notice provisions.
Fee details
Application & registration fees
- Registration (application) fee: INR 2,000 — payable online at the time of registration. - One-time Admission Fee (new students): INR 200,000 — one-time, non-refundable, payable at the time of admission (siblings concession: 50% waiver on the admission fee where applicable). - Caution Money (security deposit): INR 75,000 — payable at the time of admission; refundable on leaving the school.
Tuition fees (annual composite fees) — billing per quarter and per year group (Academic Year 2025–26)
Note on billing: Annual composite tuition is billed quarterly; each quarter's composite fee is payable at the beginning of that quarter. Examination/registration charges for board/externally examined programmes are charged as separate items “as per actuals.”
- IGCSE (Grade IX) — Quarterly composite fee INR 153,750 — Annual total INR 615,000. (Waiver examples and sibling concessions are applied in specific cases; examination/registration fees charged as per actuals.) - MYP (Grade VI) — Quarterly composite fee INR 154,500 — Annual total INR 618,000. (Waiver information and sibling concessions are noted in programme fee notes.) - IBDP (Grade XI) — Quarterly composite fee INR 224,750 — Annual total INR 899,000 (AY 2025–26 figure). IBDP composite and examination/registration charges for IB assessment are charged as separate items “as per actuals.”
Billing schedule and payment terms
- Tuition (annual composite fee) is billed in four quarters; each quarter's composite fee is due and payable at the beginning of the quarter. - Optional services (meal and transport) are calculated for 11 months and are payable in four instalments on the same quarterly schedule. Meal and transport instalment amounts vary by grade/category and are billed per quarter. - Examination, registration and external assessment charges (for IGCSE/IB/Cambridge/other exam boards) are charged separately “as per actuals.”
Boarding / hostel fees
- The published Noida fee schedules and optional-services schedules do not list hostel or boarding charges for the Noida campus. Noida campus fees as published are for day-students (tuition, meals, transport and optional services as noted).
Other costs and recurring charges
- Meal charges (Foundation–KG and Grades I–XII) are billed per quarter (example: Grades I–XII quarterly meal instalment INR 10,182 for Apr–May, INR 15,273 for subsequent quarters). Transport charges are billed by category per quarter (example Category‑1 quarterly instalment INR 14,957 for Apr–May, INR 22,436 for subsequent quarters). These optional-service instalments are for 11 months and charged in four instalments. - Examination fees for programme-specific external exams and student registration fees (IB/IGCSE/Cambridge) are charged separately and billed “as per actuals.” - Uniforms, books and stationery are not included in the composite tuition or optional-service instalments and are charged separately as applicable. The published fee schedules distinguish composite tuition, optional services (meals/transport) and separate examination/registration items.
Refund and waiver rules
- Admission Fee is explicitly non‑refundable. Caution Money is refundable at the time the student leaves the school (subject to the school's refund procedures). Sibling concessions and limited waivers for admission/caution money are applied in specific academic years as published in the fee notes. Examination and external-registration fees are non-refundable once paid to external examination boards as per those boards' rules.
Fee payment methods and practical instructions
- Registration (application) payments are made online via the school's admission portal. Quarterly composite fees and optional-service instalments are billed on the school's fee schedule and are processed through the school's payment systems as instructed to parents via the admission/payment portal and fee notices. Examination/registration payments for external exam boards are billed and collected as separate items.
If you require the detailed quarterly instalment amounts already listed above to be presented in another format, they are provided here for each grade as the quarterly composite fee and annual totals.
Diving deeper
Diving deeper
Boarding arrangements
Boarding arrangements
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Boarding arrangements
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Uniform requirement
Uniform requirement
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Uniform requirement
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Food options
Food options
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Food options
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House system
House system
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House system
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Governance and ownership
Governance and ownership
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Governance and ownership
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Academics
Academics
Curriculum details
Curriculum details
The school offers Pathways Early Years Programme for Pre Primary children. The International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme (PYP) runs from Nursery to Grade 5. The IB Middle Years Programme (MYP) runs from Grade 6 to 10. The IB Diploma Programme (DP) covers Grades 11 and 12, and the IB Career-related Programme (CP) is available for Grades 11 and 12. Pathways School Noida is the first IB Continuum School in North India. The IB curriculum emphasizes personal development, inquiry-based learning, cross-disciplinary connections, and international-mindedness.
Curriculum details
Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) is offered for Grades 9 and 10 (14-16 year olds). First language English is the compulsory language for IGCSE; second language options include Hindi and Sanskrit; foreign languages include French and Spanish. IGCSE is described as a springboard to the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP). Shiv Nadar School also offers the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme (MYP) for students aged 11 to 16 (Grades 6-10) with eight subject groups and language options including Hindi, French, Spanish, German. The International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) is offered for Grades 11-12 at Shiv Nadar School Noida, Gurgaon and Faridabad. Graduates have progressed to universities across 15 countries, including Cambridge, Yale, Dartmouth, New York University, UCL, University of Edinburgh, NUS, NTU, Parsons School of Design and Berklee College of Music; the Career Guidance Centre assists with university applications and career planning.
Student teacher ratio
Student teacher ratio
The teacher–student ratio is 1:7.
Student teacher ratio
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Exam results
Exam results
IBDP Results 2025: toppers scored up to 42/45; Arjun Sharma, Kartik Datta, and Kritika Singh achieved 42/45. Samaa Mahandru scored 41/45; Aisha Abraham, Gaurika Gupta, Mayra Arora, Ritvik Aggarwal scored 40/45.
Exam results
IBDP Batch of 2021 Diploma average = 38 (out of 45).
Higher education progression
Higher education progression
Top universities for Pathways School Noida graduates include Princeton University, Columbia University, Cornell University, New York University, Stanford University, and other leading institutions such as Oxford University, Imperial College London, University of Toronto, University of British Columbia, McGill University, and Ashoka University.
Higher education progression
Alumni have studied at universities across 15 countries, including Cambridge, Yale, Dartmouth, New York University, UCL, University of Edinburgh, NUS and NTU, as well as Parsons School of Design and Berklee College of Music. The Career Guidance Centre supports students with university choices and applications, and provides internship exposure.
Gifted and talented
Gifted and talented
Scholarships are open to new students entering Grades 9 or 11 and may cover up to 25% of the annual composite school fee. Limited scholarships are also available for Grades 6 to 8 in Sports and The Arts. Awards are based on merit in academics, sports, arts, or other areas such as leadership, technology, design, and community service.
Gifted and talented
The AHA! Programme is Shiv Nadar School's co-scholastic initiative that helps students discover their passions and talents in Visual Arts, Performing Arts and Sports, with baseline co-scholastic classes, after-school activities and summer camps.
Academic calendar
Academic calendar
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Academic calendar
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Wellbeing & support
Wellbeing & support
Social & emotional learning
Social & emotional learning
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Social & emotional learning
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Special educational needs (SEN)
Special educational needs (SEN)
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Special educational needs (SEN)
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English as an additional language
English as an additional language
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English as an additional language
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Mental wellbeing
Mental wellbeing
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Mental wellbeing
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Safeguarding
Safeguarding
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Safeguarding
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Safeguarding policy
Safeguarding policy
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Safeguarding policy
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Facilities
Facilities
Facilities overview
Facilities overview
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Facilities overview
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Sports facilities
Sports facilities
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Sports facilities
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Academic facilities
Academic facilities
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Academic facilities
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Extra curricular facilities
Extra curricular facilities
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Extra curricular facilities
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Parent experience
Parent experience
History
History
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History
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Community
Community
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Community
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Parent teacher association
Parent teacher association
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Parent teacher association
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Extra-curricular
Extra-curricular
Academic & intellectual
Academic & intellectual
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Academic & intellectual
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Arts & creative
Arts & creative
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Arts & creative
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Cultural & language
Cultural & language
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Cultural & language
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Social & hobbies
Social & hobbies
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Social & hobbies
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Community & service
Community & service
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Community & service
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Leadership & professional
Leadership & professional
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Leadership & professional
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Lifestyle & wellbeing
Lifestyle & wellbeing
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Lifestyle & wellbeing
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Language provision
Language provision
Language provision
Language provision
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Language provision
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Bilingual teaching
Bilingual teaching
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Bilingual teaching
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Immersion programs
Immersion programs
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Immersion programs
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Reputation
Reputation
Awards
Awards
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Awards
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Accreditations
Accreditations
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Accreditations
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Admissions
Admissions
Admissions
Admissions
1. School Visit: Pathways School Noida welcomes visits by appointment with the Head of Admissions & Communication to discuss with or without your child. 2. Application: Parents provide information honestly on the admission application form. Adverse information will not automatically bar admission and can help create a suitable environment; wrong information or concealment discovered later may lead to cancellation. 3. Interaction: The interaction is pleasant and non-intimidating and is normally conducted by the Head of Admissions, School Director, and the respective Principal. We seek to learn about the child's educational development, language use, social skills, academic enthusiasm, and extra-curricular interests; applicants should bring examples of schoolwork and, for primary candidates, a book they are currently reading. 4. Admissions during the year: Admissions during the year allow parents to register at any time. An interaction is scheduled when a place becomes available. 5. Admission: On being offered admission, pay the one-time admission fee and a refundable security deposit within two weeks to secure admission; the student is issued a unique Student ID. Parents also fill and submit various forms and declarations with the admissions acceptance letter. 6. Pre Term: The Pre-Term Program is a 6- to 8-week program for students transferring from CBSE/ICSE and other boards. It commences in April, aims to close academic and cultural gaps, and seats are limited on a first-come basis.
Admissions
Admission is conducted online for Shiv Nadar School Noida. To begin, select the Noida campus, verify your phone number via OTP, and fill the admission form with child and parent details. The registration fee is INR 2,000 and is non-refundable; payment is online after confirming age criteria and seat availability for the grade applied to. Upload clear copies of required documents, including the child's birth certificate, passport photographs of the child and parents, copies of identity proofs for the child and parents, proof of address, immunization records, and the last progress report (for KG onwards), along with any additional documents listed. After submission, a PDF of the completed form can be downloaded. To apply for more than one child, log in from the same account and start a NEW APPLICATION for the second child. For Grade 11, pre-board results and migration certificate may be required. The age criteria for Academic Year 2026-27 are: Foundation Year 3 years, Nursery 4 years, Kindergarten 5 years, and Grade 1 6 years as of March 31, 2026. Seats are limited and registration does not guarantee admission; the Early Years draw may be conducted for shortlisted applications. Internal selection criteria include points for siblings and staff, gender ratio, and the diversity of parent profiles.
Scholarships
Scholarships
Honouring Talent, Empowering Possibility. Scholarships are available to new students entering Grades 9 or 11 and may cover up to 25% of the annual composite school fee; limited scholarships are available for Grades 6–8 in Sports and The Arts. Awards are merit-based and consider academics, sports, arts, or additional areas such as leadership, technology, design, and community service. Who can apply: Academics, Sports, Arts, and Additional Areas; Academic benchmarks include CBSE: CGPA 10; ICSE: 99% and above; IB MYP: 55 or 56 points; IGCSE: minimum 5 A* and remaining A; Other Curricula: equivalent. Sports applicants require a strong national or international-level track record; Arts applicants may require a portfolio or recognized work. Additional Areas include Leadership, Technology, Design, Community Service; Pathways may consider other areas with clear evidence of impact. Application Process: Check eligibility; Submit the Online Scholarship Enquiry Form to begin; Review the Scholarship Docket after submission; All required documents must be provided before applications are reviewed.
