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Mumbai has probably the best educational facilities in India. There are hundreds of good schools. Given the general work-oriented ethos of Mumbai, elite "public" schools are few . Most old schools are run by various Catholic missions and they do a very good job too.

Schools : A few of the top Schools are :
Boys - Campion, Don Bosco ( Matunga ),
St.Mary's ( Byculla ),
St.Stanislaus ( Bandra ).
Girls - J.B.Wacha Wadia, J.B.Petit, Alexandria, Gloria Convent.
Co - Ed - Bombay Scottish, Utpal Sanghvi, Green Lawns, G.D.Somani, King George, Balmohan Vidyamandir.

Many relocators' children would be studying in CBSE syllabus like Central schools. Here's a list of some of them in Mumbai.

Kendriya Vidyalaya No 1 Navy Nagar Colaba Bombay 400005--Tel 4952268;
Kendriya Vidyalaya IIT Powai Bombay 400076 585061,5141421;
Kendriya Vidyalaya Koliwada C G S Colony Sector 1 Antop Hills Bombay 400037 485949;
Kendriya Vidyalaya INS Hamla; Malad West Bombay 400064 6821442;
Kendriya Vidyalaya No 3 Sassoon Deck 2 H S Trata Colaba Bombay 400005 4951310;
Kendriya Vidyalaya No 2 4Th Pasta Lane R S Colaba New Navy Nagar Colaba Bombay 400005 4950831;
Kendriya Vidyalaya N C H Bhandup Colony Bombay 400078 583004;
Kendriya Vidyalaya Cheetah Camp Mankhurd Bombay 400088;
Birla Public School 68 Walkeshwaar Road Bombay 400006; 3623063,3626872;
Atomic Energy Central School Anushaktinagar Bombay 400094 5513789,5550049;
K M S Shirodhkar High School 142/49 Dr Borgs Road Parel Bombay 400012 4133713,4137119;
Rajhans Vidyalaya Munshi Nagar D N Road Andheri West Bombay 400058;
source: Harshal Chaya at nukkad ([email protected])

Colleges: There are many good colleges all over the city. While there are a few prestigious colleges like Ruia, Sydenham, Ruparel, St.Xaviers, Narsee Monjee, Poddar, Jai Hind and others, the practical Mumbai student nowadays prefers to join a reasonably good one close to home as it saves a lot of time commuting.

There is a very large choice of professional courses available.

Difficulties in procuring admission: Since most parents are keen to admit their kids to the best possible schools, donations could reach astronomical figures of upto 2.5 Lakhs. Preference for admissions is generally given to students who are residing in the local areas. Admission fees are normally accepted under the guise of funds for school building construction. Schools open in mid-June, but admission procedures begin as early as February.

Tentative exam times: Mid-term exams are held around the 3rd week of October followed by Diwali vacations, while Final exams are held in the last week of March and are followed by 2 months of summer vacation.

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