Bishop Cotton School, Shimla, which was founded in 1859, has been named the top boys boarding institution in the country by the Education World for 2014. It is followed by Scindia School, Gwalior, and Doon School, Dehradun.
Education World has been publishing for the past six years the annual Education World India School Rankings with C fore, the well-known Delhi-based market research and opinion polls agency. They rate and rank over 800 most high-profile schools in the country on 14 parameters, said Mr. Praveen Dharma, school spokesman.
The Bishop Cotton School has stood first in leadership and management quality, disabled friendliness and sports education.
The school, which has produced army officers, judges, ambassadors and writers, has consistently been ranked among the best boys residential schools in the country.