13 Best CBSE Schools in Mumbai 2025-26- Admissions, Curriculum Location, and more

Indubitably, education is the only valuable asset humans can achieve. It is the base of everyone’s life and helps us to lead a good and healthy life. Here is the list of the best CBSE affiliated school in Mumbai: –

1. Ryan International School

Ryan International School, began in 2006, has three branches in Mumbai. Ryan International School, Kandivali (East) is a co-educational day school affiliated with the CBSE curricula and offers classes from Montessori to class XII. The school has achieved 100% results in AISSE (All India Secondary School Examination) for three consecutive academic years.

Admissions 

The admission process begins with submitting the online admissions form along with the relevant documents. Once the documents are reviewed the admission team will sms/email you the payment link to complete the payment processing.

Fee Structure

The average annual fee of Ryan international school, Kandivali(East) is Rs.4,00,000. Parents can get the detailed fee structure at the time of admission based on the grade of the student(s).

Infrastructure and Facilities

The 2-acres campus is equipped with world class infrastructure to cater to the scholastic, sports and co-curricular pursuits of its students which include facilities such as well-ventilated classrooms equipped with the latest teaching aids, Well maintained and updated library, state-of-the-art science and computer laboratories, a 46973 sq.ft playground and a ramp to assist the differently abled students.

2. Podar International School

Podar International School, Navi Mumbai offers the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme and Diploma Programme. The School is also licensed to provide the International General Certificate for Secondary Education (IGCSE) and A levels from the Cambridge Assessment International Education. Podar International provides IBPVP curriculum for grade 1 to 5, Checkpoint and Cambridge IGCSE curriculum for grade 6 to 10, IBDP or ‘A’ levels for CAIE in grade 11 and 12.

Admissions

Podar International School, Mumbai starts accepting admission applications from 1st of September. For seeking admission parents need pay Rs. 5900/- for application form which is available on the school’s website. An email regarding the info session will be provided. This info session will help you gain clarity on all school aspects as well as grant you an opportunity to opt for a school tour. 

Fee structure

Parents can find all the information regarding the school’s fee on their website or by contacting the school office.

Facilities

The school provides modern facilities with include well ventilated classrooms equipped with white boards, a projector and a visual aid, well shocked library, well equipped computer and science laboratories. It also facilitates a variety of indoor and outdoor sports.

3. Apeejay school

Apeejay School located in Navi Mumbai is a co-educational day school run by the Apeejay Education Society. It has two branches in Kharghar and Nerul. Promoted in 1986, Apeejay school, Nerul offers education from nursery to XII with state-of-the-art IT facilities. 

The four-storeyed school building has computerized library, laboratories for physics, chemistry and biology and a Science Park hosting gadgets and other exhibits. The school provides first aid and medical care to the students along with Behavioural and career counselling services. Apeejay school, Nerul also has facilities for various indoor as well as outdoor games. 

Admissions

For nursery admissions, an advertisement will be published in the newspaper in the last week of November following which the forms are made available online on the school web site. KG, primary, middle and secondary admission process will start in the last week of March. The admission to class XI is done on the basis of merit achieved in the X board exams and the cut off percentage decided by the school. Once Parents will fill out the online form from the school’s website, the school will get in touch with further information

Fee structure

Below is the tabulated format of Apeejay School’s fee.

Annual Composite Fee (Payable Quarterly)
KG	1,71,360/-
Grade I	1,71,260/-
Grades II-IV	1,72,600/-
Grades V-VI	1,75,740/-
Grade VII	1,72,440/-
Grade VIII	1,66,440/-
Grade IX	1,66,710/-
Grade X	1,56,720/-
Grade XI-Commerce & Humanities	1,48,820/-
Grade XI-Science	1,50,900/-
Grade XII-Commerce & Humanities	1,50,900/-
Grade XII-Science	1,50,880/-

4. Billabong High International School, Santacruz

Billabong High International School is a private, co-educational English medium school offering classes from I to XII. In Mumbai it has six branches with Santacruz being the primary location. Billabong High International School, Santacruz is affiliated with CISCE, CBSE and the UK based University of Cambridge International Examinations (CIE), the school offers a choice of national and international curricula to its students. 

The school’s amenities include digital classrooms, library and laboratories. Besides this, computer centre with internet facility, an assembly hall, a canteen and a dining hall. Billabong High International School, Santacruz also offers sports facilities such as a swimming pool, cricket pitch, skating rink, basketball court, and indoor space for chess and gymnastics.

Admissions

The admission kit can be collected from the school office. Admissions are taken on the first come first serve basis on the age eligibility criteria.  From grades 3 onwards, a competency level test is conducted to assess the child’s academic level.

Fee structure

The fee structure per grade are available in the form of pdf on the school’s official website.

5. Kendriya Vidyalaya

The Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan are instituted under the aegis of the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Government of India. There are a total of 1225 schools in India and three abroad. In Mumbai there are three branches. Kendriya Vidyalaya, IIT Powai established in 1964, is a co-educational day school with classes I to XII.

Kendriya Vidyalaya, IIT Powai has a remarkable infrastructure equipped with an activity centre, maths, computer and art labs, science and language laboratories, library along with AV and music facilities. It also has multiple facilities for indoor and outdoor games.

Admissions

The admission session at Kendriya VIdyalaya IIT Powai starts from March. Parents can download the pdf to get all the information regarding the admission process from the school’s website.

Fee Structure

The school’s fee structure is listed below: 

1.	Admission Fee	Rs. 25.00
2.	Re Admission Fee	Rs. 100.00
3.	Tuition Fee
3(a).	Class IX & X (Boys)	Rs. 200.00
3(b).	Class XI & XII Commerce & Humanities (Boys)	Rs. 300.00
3(c).	Class XI & XII Science (Boys)	Rs. 400.00
4.	Computer Fund
4(a).	Class III onwards wherever Computer Education is being imparted	Rs. 100.00
4(b).	Computer Science Fee. (for elective subjects) + 2 stage	Rs. 150.00
5.	Vidyalaya Vikas Nidhi (Classes I – XII)	Rs. 500.00

6. St. Lawrence High School

St. Lawrence High School has three branches in Mumbai, Thane, Kandivali and Borivali offering different syllabi. Founded in 1989, St. Lawrence High School, Thane, is a co-educational day school. The school provides educational excellence with focus on the all- around development of every learner. 

The 1.5-acre school campus facilitated with modern classrooms, computer labs, sports ground, dance room, library and science laboratories. 

Admissions

Parents can start the admission process starts by filling out the online registration and attaching all the required documents. After all this is done the school will get in touch schedule an appointment and discuss the further details.

Fee structure

Parent can get all information regarding the fee structure of, St. Lawrence High School, Thane in their admission office.

7. Navy Children School

Navy Children School, Mumbai is a co-educational school for classes from Standards I to XII and is located in the Navy Nagar at Colaba. The school campus hosts world class infrastructure facilities including a well-stocked library, computer lab, music room, fully air-conditioned classrooms equipped with smart boards, activity centre, learning centre and canteen. Navy Children School also hosts a large playground with facilities to play various sports and games. It also provides counselling cell with a psychologist and a counsellor.

The School has the medium of instruction is English. Computer science is taught from class I to XII and the SUPW curriculum includes vocational programs for middle school. The school organizes club activities, cultural shows, field trips, etc and offers extracurricular activity platforms for elocution, debates, quiz programs, music, and recitation, among others.

Admission

Begin the admission process by downloading the online form with registration fees of Rs.200/-. After attaching all the required documents, the form must be submitted in the school office. Admission of Naval children in NCS(MB) is governed by the existing NES policy without any admission test. However, children coming from schools other than NCSs need to write an admission test.

Fee Structure

A detailed analysis of the fee structure is tabulated below:

SL. No	Fee	Naval Officers	CPO & Above	POS & Below	Others
1	Admission Fee (On Admission)	300	300	300	300
2	Caution Deposit (On Admission)	1500	1000	1000	3000
3	Annual Fee (Annually)	600	600	600	600
4	P. T. A	100	100	100	100
5	Tuition Fee (Quarterly)	5005	4255	3880	5905
6	Computer Fee (Annually)	800	800	800	800
7	Science Lab(VI-VIII))	50	50	50	50
8	Magazine Fee (Annually)	150	150	150	150
9	Development Fee (Annually)	1200	1100	1000	1900
10	Edurite (Quarterly)	0	0	0	0
Total		9705/-	8355/-	7880/-	12805/-

8. Delhi public school

Delhi Public School Society, is one of the largest chain of private schools with over 200 schools established in India and abroad. In Mumbai, it has two branches Nerul and Panvel. Delhi Public School Nerul is spread across 7.25 acres and has 3000 students from Montessori to class XII on board. DPS, Nerul was ranked 7 for STEM education excellence in the EducationWorld Grand Jury Awards 2019.

It also hosts ample of co-curricular activities and educational exchange programmes. For classes XI & XII level, the school is offering a choice of four streams – Science (Medical/Non-medical), Commerce and Humanities. Science laboratories, computer labs, School auditorium, radio room, activity room, hockey, basketball and football fields are some of the wonderful facilities available on campus.

Admission

The admission process involves filling the online form followed by counselling session, school visit and interaction with the student and parents. The selected student’s name will be listed on their website.

Fee Structure

Refer below for the school’s fee structure: 

Particulars	Grades I- X	Grade XI-XII
Tuition Fee (Half Yearly)	29,700	29,700
Term Fee (Annual)	9,900	9,900
Library Fee (Annual)	1,600	9,900
Computer/Lab Fee (Annual)	2,700	2,700
Examination Fee (Annual)	2,750	2,750
Almanac	120	120

9. Army School Mumbai

Army School Mumbai is an English Medium, co-educational school, is located in Colaba. The School is under the aegis of AWES and offers classes from I to XII with Science & Commerce Stream. The school has various achievements in scholastic and co-curricular activities.  

The Administrative Block houses of the School office, a state of the Art Computer Laboratory, a AV Room, an Auditorium, a Library and an Art & Craft Laboratory and science laboratories which undergo a constant process of upgradation. The School is also known to have one of the largest sports grounds in Mumbai.

Admission

Admission is strictly based on merit of the students. After submitting the duly filled application form a baseline survey of the child is conducted at the school. After parents complete the admission steps they will receive an offer letter from the school.

10. RN Podar School

Ramniranjan Podar School (RNPS), Santacruz is the CBSE-affiliated school (Grade I-XII) of the Mumbai-based Podar Education Network. RN Podar School, Santacruz was ranked 10th co-ed day schools in the latest EducationWorld India School Rankings 2019-20, 4th in Maharashtra and 2nd in Mumbai West (Vile Parle to Dadar). The school is also ranked 1st in Mumbai West for teacher competence, welfare, leadership, life skills, internationalism and community service.

RN Podar school provides the modern learning experience with their IT-enabled classrooms, Activity and Resource rooms, fully equipped computer lab and state-of-the-art laboratories for maths, physics, biology, chemistry. The school encourages Co-curricular education groups and clubs (public speaking, dance, music, quiz etc) to teach life skills and community service. The school also provides various facilities for indoor and outdoor sports.

Admission

Rn Podar School simplifies the admission process for you. After filling out the online registration form, submit the required documents as listed on the website in the school’s office. 

Fee Structure

The annual fee of RN Podar School is around Rs. 60,000/-. For a further information parents can contact the school office.

11. B.K Birla Public School

Located in the heart of the Taluka, B.K Birla School is managed by Kalyan Citizen’s Education Society (KCES). Along with the CBSE curriculum the school also provides global dimensions to their curriculum with Collaborations with ASSET, Helen O Grady Drama Academy, IPA Pearls Wisdom for Abacus, Trinity College of London, MindSpark, Orange planet, Khagolmandal sky observation programmes. 

The school provides educational and recreational outings for their student to gain first-hand exposure to real life problems. B.K Birla Public School also organizes seminars, lectures, counselling sessions and personality development workshops. the school is equipped with various facilities which include IT enabled classrooms and labs, science, maths, geography labs, library, AV room, amphitheatre sport rooms and playgrounds and many more.

Admission

Notice regarding online registration forms will be uploaded on the school’s website. Once the PTA members select candidates by the lottery method the list will be uploaded on the website. Parents should remember that no new admissions are granted in X and XII unless there is any vacancy and the child has studied from CBSE only with grades not lower than A1 (before 31st July).

Fee Structure

The annual fees for B.K Birla School is around Rs. 100000/-. Further infomartion can be collected from the admission office. 

12. Somaiya School Mumbai

Curriculum followed at Somaiya School, Mumbai is an amalgamation of all the best practices in Early Childhood Education. The school uses different learning styles: visual, auditory and kinaesthetic to enhance the learning experiences of the children in the classroom. The school has a student to teacher ratio of 22:1 in every kindergarten class and 30:1 in each primary class.

Somaiya School provides vast classrooms, a well-stocked library featuring an extensive collection of books and resources including text books, reference books, magazines, newspapers, maps, teaching aids and toys, art studio, a computer centre, music and dance studio and cafeteria. Sports facilities include a well-equipped gymnasium, badminton court, tennis court, two squash courts, a basketball court, two volleyball courts.

Admission

The Somaiya School breaks down the admission procedure into simple steps. Starting with filling out the online registration form and submitting it along with a DD of Rs.1000/- registration fee into the admission office. The nursery admissions are done through lottery; the selected students will receive an offer letter by the school. 

Fee Structure 

The school has various fee structure for different grades. The annual total fee for:

Nursery – Rs. 2,91,750/-

Junior and senior KG – Rs. 2,81,170/-

Grades I-IV – Rs. 2,87,210/-

Grades V-VII – Rs. 3,08,460/-

Grades VIII-X – Rs. 3,14,545/-