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City Montessori School
Lucknow, India

PROSPECTUS
2020-21                      Recipient of
                           the year 2002 -
                            UNESCO Prize       CMS is the world’s
                         for Peace Education   Largest City School
Welcome to our joyful school

Our School Prayer
I bear witness, O my God,
that Thou hast created me
to know Thee and to worship Thee.
I testify at this moment
to my powerlessness and to Thy might,
to my poverty and to Thy wealth.
There is none other God but Thee,
the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting.
                                                       4 Building Blocks of CMS
                                                                     UNIVERSAL VALUES

                                                                   SERVICE TO THE WORLD

CMS Vision                                                         GLOBAL UNDERSTANDING
The CMS vision is to create world unity through
education and to nurture thoughtful and proactive              EXCELLENCE IN ALL THINGS
world citizens and leaders committed to the service
of humanity.

                                                                    4 Pillars of CMS

CMS Mission
The CMS mission is to create a better future for all
                                                       Knowledge

                                                                                 Perception

children. We achieve this by maximising
                                                                        Wisdom

                                                                                  Spiritual

                                                                                              Eloquent
                                                                                               Speech

opportunities for children through holistic, values-
based education of the highest quality and through
initiatives that promote unity and meaningful social
action for development.
                                                       4 Pillars of CMS Education
City Montessori School (CMS)
Preparing world citizens since 1959

Overview
City Montessori School (CMS) is the world’s largest city-school, with 18
campuses in the city of Lucknow. CMS has been ranked among India’s Top
3 Most Respected Education Brands (Education World), has held 5 of the
Top 10 schools ranking in Lucknow, and has the #1 campus in UP (Gomti
Nagar Campus I). The school that began with 5 children in 1959 on a                  Recipient of
borrowed capital of 300 rupees today has over 57,000 students from                 the year 2002 -
                                                                                    UNESCO Prize
Montessori to Class XII.                                                         for Peace Education

Our founders, Dr Jagdish Gandhi and Dr Bharti Gandhi, were inspired by
the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi and Sant Vinoba Bhave. They started
CMS with the vision of inspiring generations of children to become
socially conscious world citizens, committed to the service of humanity.

Their motto Jai Jagat has been the school's greeting from the beginning,           CMS is the world’s
as a deliberate contrast to the popular Jai Hind greeting at the time. CMS        Largest City School
                                                                               with over 57,000 students
children are taught the value of Vasudhaiv Kutumbakam, or ‘the Earth is
but One Country and Mankind its Citizens'.

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Meet the Management
                         Dr Jagdish Gandhi                                                 Dr Bharti Gandhi
                         Founder-Manager                                                   Founder-Director
                       Apart from nurturing CMS into the                                 An alumna of Lucknow University
                       world’s largest city-school, Dr                                   and former psychologist at the UP
                       Gandhi has attracted global                                       government’s Psychology Bureau,
                       acclaim for promoting                                             Dr Bharti Gandhi is co-founder of
                       international peace. For his                                      CMS. An able administrator and
                       services to Indian education Dr                                   leader, she has championed
                       Gandhi has been recognized                                        numerous social causes and
                       around the world. Among them:                                     convened an all-India Anti Dowry
the Yash Bharati Award of the UP Government (2014); the        Conference and the UP State Prohibition Conference. Dr
Gusi Peace Prize of the Philippines (2011); the Hope of        Bharti has organised several children’s and youth festivals to
Humanity Award by the Dalai Lama (2010); the Key to the        promote international peace, and has organized a Sunday
City of Georgetown, USA (2002); and honorary doctorates        Satsang (spiritual discourse) every week for the last 20 years
from universities in Russia, Peru, Turkey, Mongolia and        at CMS.
Argentina.                                                     For her contributions to education and women’s
Dr Jagdish Gandhi speaks regularly on international and        empowerment she has been conferred many prestigious
national TV channels including News 18 India, Aaj Tak,         awards including the Devi Award, Janpriya Vyaktitwa
Sadhana Prime News, ETV, K News, News 1 India, OK-India,       Samman, Bhartiya Nari Samman, Rani Laxmibai Bravery
India News, India Watch, Hindi Khabar, Bharat Samachar,        Award, Adhi Abadi Award and most recently, a Lifetime
Aalami Sahara and CMS Local Channel.                           Achievement Award at the House of Commons, London.
He has served as the Chief Organizer of the International
Conference of Chief Justices of the World every year for the
past 20 years, convening the highest-level Parliamentarians
and Judiciary members from across the globe.

                                                                                           Roshan Gandhi
                                                                                           Director of Strategy
                         Professor                                                        As Director of Strategy, Mr Roshan
                         Geeta Gandhi Kingdon                                             Gandhi is leading innovation
                                                                                          through means such as the
                         President                                                        i nte g rat i o n o f e d u cat i o n a l
                         Geeta Gandhi Kingdon has been                                    technology, new methods for
                         President of City Montessori                                     character education, data-driven
                         School Society since 2007, while                                 target-setting, curricular career
                         also being Professor at the           counselling, and more. He is overseeing strategic
                         Institute of Education, University    overhauling of the organisation’s operations through
                         College London (UCL), where she       automation, computerisation, and process modernisation,
holds the Chair of ‘Education Economics and International      as well as driving infrastructural upgradation across all CMS
Development’. She has a BSc (Honours) in Economics from        schools. Bringing international experience as a graduate of
the London School of Economics and a D.Phil in                 the University of Oxford and a MBA in Educational
Development Economics from the University Oxford. In           Leadership from University College London (UCL), he has
2010, she moved back to India after living in England for 31   worked in and continues to consult for multiple educational
years, in order to become the Chief Operating Officer of       technology companies, and is a certified career counsellor.
CMS, but she continues to work as UCL professor part time.     A passionate enthusiast for education, Roshan is a frequent
As CMS President, her focus has been on modernising this       keynote and panel speaker at educational conferences
60 year old legacy school while maintaining the culture and    around the country, and is associated with a prominent
traditions that have made it great.                            think tank leading education policy reform.

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Model               Junior Youth     Board Exams 2019             Virtues Project
   United            Empowerment               Page 34                    Page 40
   Nations          Programme (JYEP)
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                                          Out of the 5972 CMS
                                        students who appeared
                                        for the ICSE & ISC Board
                                         Exams, 2936 (49.16%)
                                       secured aggregate marks
                                       between 90% & 99.75%.

   Cambridge             Global              Western                   Psychological
  Board Section         Exposure          Classical Music               Counselling
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    Adaptive &                      CMS                                  New ERP
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   Tablet-Based
     Learning                a step ahead                                IT Portal
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                    Careers Library       SAT, ACT, AP
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   Curriculum-           Robotics          New Learning                New Sports
Integrated Career          Labs                Facilities               Facilities
 & Study Abroad           Page 11              Page 15                  Page 13, 36
   Counselling
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CMS Annual Report 2019-2020

                              Professor Geeta Gandhi Kingdon
                              President and Chief Operating Officer, CMS
                              MSc and DPhil, University of Oxford
                              BSc, London School of Economics

2019-20 marked the diamond jubilee of CMS. This                     Kong, Japan, Finland, Spain, Germany, Abu Dhabi, Japan,
completion of 60 glorious years of service to the children of       Hong Kong and Canada in the calendar year 2019, and 34 of
Lucknow was befittingly celebrated with the launch of a             them received generous scholarships, with several getting
biography of our Founders, a grand 'Western Classical Music         100% scholarship for 4 years. From 2016-2019, 250 CMS
Concert' with 168 musician from 17 nations and 11 Indian            students have received offer from universities abroad out of
States, by the India National Youth Orchestra and Chorus            which 136 students received generous scholarships. Two
(INYOC), a special celebration with an alumni meet, and a           CMS students won the Tata Trust 100% scholarship to study
grand parade in November 2019, with student bands, dances           at Cornell University: Aditya Dwivedi in Fall 2016, and
and tableaus depicting the school's history and philosophy.         Deepika Gupta in Fall 2017; Saubhagya Vardhan went on a
Throughout the session 2019-20 we created opportunities             100% scholarship to Stanford University. (for more detailed
for our students to grow in confidence and develop skills           information, see
through our diverse programme of sport, music, literary             www.cmseducation.org/results_&_achievements/top_univ
activities, art-craft, debates, public speaking, educational        ersities.html.)
trips, youth empowerment activities, school council                 Professional course entrances and scholarships
processes, community service, environmental activities,             62 CMS students qualified the IIT-JEE exam 2019, out of the
hobby clubs and international exchanges. Through these              256 who passed the IIT Mains exam. 96 students passed the
students learned to fail and succeed and gained perspective         NEET exam for medical entrance, and 25 the CLAT exam for
and self-knowledge. We are especially proud that, belying           entry into the national law colleges. 12 CMS students were
our large size, we created space and opportunity for the            selected for the Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojna
flourishing of the talents and niche interests of individual        Scholarship (KVPY) 2019 winning a total scholarship of Rs 48
children. And, even when it did not get translated into visible     Lakhs. 83 CMS students of class XII qualified for the
achievement, we valued effort, participation (in a broad            Government of India's Ministry of Science & Technology
range of activities), and, importantly, also one another.           National Merit scholarship of Rs. 4 lakh each, earning a total
Euphoria over board results                                         scholarship of Rs 3.32 crore. CMS students excelled in the
Jubilation over the board exam results was justified, since         International Benchmark Test (IBT) conducted by the
quality was achieved in large quantity: A total of 2940 CMS         Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER), with 6
pupils of ICSE and ISC (49.3% of the total of 5964 board exam       students securing 100% marks and winning top positions at
takers of CMS in March 2019) got an aggregate mark of 90%           the international level. See
to 99.75%. Vedanshi Tiwari secured second All India Rank            www.cmseducation.org/results_&_achievements/selection
(AIR) in the ISC with 99.75%. In ICSE, Radhika Gupta also           .html
grabbed the AIR 2 with a 99.40% mark. Nine students                 Success in the Civil Services exams
secured the AIR 3 nationally, in ISC with a 99.50% aggregate        Six CMS alumni entered the prestigious Civil Services to
mark, while one student, Shashwat Verma secured AIR 3 in            become IAS officers in 2019: Ayushi Singh (Rank 86),
ICSE with a 99.20%.A total of 123 ISC students of CMS were          Nripendra Singh (Rank 327), Kriti Pandey (Rank 389),
among the ISC Top Ten AIR holders. At the ICSE level, 50 CMS        Siddhartha Gautam (Rank 538), Deepak Misra (Rank 511),
students of Class 10 were in the All India top-10 ICSE Merit list   Abhijeet Kumar (Rank 717).
(for more details, see
                                                                    Six CMS ex-students have been selected in prestigious PCS
www.cmseducation.org/monthly_bulletin/session_2019_2                entrance exams: Aishwarya Nanda of CMS Aliganj I, Surabhi
020/july.html).                                                     Roy of CMS Mahanagar, Lavi Tripathi of CMS Mahanagar,
Admission offers from universities abroad                           Anandya Vikram Singh of CMS Gomti Nagar I in 2017, Alpika
81 CMS students received admission offers from some highly          Verma of CMS Rajendra Nagar I and Shruti Gupta of CMS
ranked universities abroad in the US, UK, Australia, Hong           Aliganj I.

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Three CMS alumnae passed the PCS-J (Judicial Services) exam in 2018-19 (results declared in
2019), and will go on to become judges: Ayushi Chaturvedi alumna of CMS Station Road campus                       1
(Rank 77); Umaima Shahnawaz, Station Road campus (Rank 100); and Vrushali Gupta,                          CMS students got
Mahanagar campus (Rank 391).                                                                            2nd All-India Rank in
For details, see: www.cmseducation.org/results_&_achievements/ias_selection.html                         ISC merit list 2019,
External Recognition                                                                                   with 99.75% agg. mark
CMS again figured in the Guinness Book of Records as the World's Largest City School with the
updated figure of 55,547 pupils as of 16 Jan 2019.CMS was ranked among India's top three 'Most
Respected Education Brands' by the premier education magazine Education World in
September 2019.                                                                                                2940
CMS Founder-Manager Dr Jagdish Gandhi was honoured with a 'Lifetime Achievement award' at                  CMS students
the 'Education Excellence Awards' ceremony in Dehradun, and the CMS Founder-Director                     obtained 90% or
Dr Bharti Gandhi was honoured with a 'Lifetime Achievement Award' for her outstanding                    above in the ICSE
contributions to education in the Churchill Hall at the British Parliament in London, by the             & ISC exams 2019
Intelligent Minds Trust.
Ms Manjit Batra (Senior Principal, Gomti Nagar Extension campus) was bestowed with
"Leadership Award for Excellence in Co-Curricular Education" at a national function in New
Delhi. Mrs Jyoti Kashyap, Senior Principal of CMS Aliganj Campus I and Mrs Abha Anant, Principal                173
of Gomti Nagar Campus I were conferred 'Future 50 Leaders Shaping Success' award at a                       CMS students
ceremony held in Jaipur.                                                                                    are in top 10
                                                                                                          national ranks in
CMS Gomti Nagar I Campus was judged the Best Co-Educational School in Uttar Pradesh by the
                                                                                                       ICSE & ISC 2019 exams
Education World magazine. CMS Aliganj and CMS Rajendra Nagar were placed 5th and 6th while
CMS Rajajipuram and CMS Kanpur Road were ranked 9th and 10th. Thus, five CMS campuses
were ranked among the top ten co-educational schools of Lucknow.
see www.cmseducation.org/awards_recognitions/index.html
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Developments in infrastructure                                                                             CMS students
In 2019, CMS Rajajipuram I Campus, Gomti Nagar II and Rajendra Nagar III were equipped with                 selected in
new Robotics Labs, and attractive new libraries were made at Anand Nagar, Chowk, Rajajipuram                  IIT-JEE
I and Gomti Nagar I campuses. Buildings were expanded at the CMS Mahanagar, Asharfabad,
Kanpur Road campuses and at Head Office. In addition, land was acquired adjacent to the Gomti
Nagar extension campus and in Jopling Road for future growth and better facilities. We installed
solar panels at five campuses: Kanpur Road, Rajajipuram I, Aliganj I, Gomti Nagar I and Gomti
Nagar II campuses. A unique state-of-the-art Career Library was set up at the CMS Rajajipuram           6 ex-CMS students
Campus I.                                                                                                    selected in
                                                                                                       Civil Services (IAS) &
We upgraded all ISC classes (classes 11 to 12) with brand new furniture, which completes our six-        6 in PCS in 2019
year project to provide new furniture to all students from Montessori to Class 12. For details,
please visit: www.cmseducation.org/infrastructure_facilities/index.html
Staff training
Training (in pedagogy, subject-matter knowledge and IT) is a strong perennial theme at CMS and
2019-20 was no exception. We organised workshops by Ms Sumathi Shivashankar from                                 41
Association Montessori Internationale, on the use of Montessori Apparatus for Pre Primary                 CMS students
teachers; training on Phonics for Pre Primary and Primary teachers; and Workshops for Primary               cleared the
Maths teachers. Junior teachers were trained in Mind Mapping and Mathematics. For the                 CLAT & SLAT Exam 2019
training of senior teachers, Mrs Hilda Peacock for ICSE English Language, Mrs Suchismita Raha
for ISC English Literature and Mrs Adarsh Wadhwa for ISC Accounts were sent by the CISCE
Council to apprise teachers about the latest trends and expectations in their subjects. Champion
Teachers from various CMS campuses and Facilitators from the CMS Innovation Wing conducted
refresher training workshops, especially during periods of weather-related school closures.                      96
Several CMS teachers excelled nationally in the CENTA Teachers' Professional Olympiad.                     CMS students
                                                                                                             qualified
· Professional Learning Communities (PLCs)                                                                  NEET-2019
  Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) are groups of teachers and administrators
  engaged in sharing and generating new ideas through continuous enquiry and improvement
  for the benefit of students. The process of developing PLCs in CMS has borne fruit as various
  vertical and horizontal PLCs have been successfully established in most campuses. This has
                                                                                                      Rs. 3 Crore 32 Lakhs
  promoted cooperation, support and personal development of teachers and has influenced
                                                                                                           Scholarship
  classroom teaching practices via more evidence-driven decision making.                                    to 83 CMS
· Open Education Resources (OERs)                                                                       students of Class XII
  CMS teachers are not only curating Open Education Resources (OERs) from the internet, but
  also developing their own in house Effective Resourceful Assets (ERA). They are trained by
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the CMS eLearning Department in collaboration with         Child Wellbeing
     the Innovation Wing, to create digital content that is     The CMS Child Wellbeing Department will complete its fifth
     customized for the CMS classes. Several of our teachers    year in July 2020. Our 14 full time psychological counsellors
     won the national Tata ClassEdge competition.               continued to provide support to students and their families
     For details see: www.cmsitportal.org/resource              in 2019-20 in a warm and supportive environment.2019-20
· Learning Expedition for Educators and Mentors                 was celebrated as 'year of Compassion'.
  To bring their learning into the classrooms, teachers of      The school counsellors provided Individual Counselling,
  the CMS Cambridge section planned an expedition for           Group Counselling, Parental Counselling, Family
  grade VIII students,'How a historian works', taking Social    Counselling and Life skill training. To keep their
  Studies as the core subject, seeking to develop skills        professionalism high, they themselves were provided
  aligned with the syllabus, such as observing and making       frequent training opportunities in 2019-20, including
  inferences, while analysing the primary sources               training on the POCSO Act 2012; training on 'How to deal
  available in their city like monuments, bazars, houses,       with Self harm Behavior in Adolescents and Young Adults'; a
  arts and crafts, food, languages. Students also learned       training named 'Path to Success – Study Smart'; and a
  the crucial skill of taking other perspectives into account   session on safe use of Internet, Cyber Laws and Data privacy
  while reconstructing old narratives. Students also            to make students virtually smart.
  understood the concept of continuity and change by            A Child Wellbeing survey was conducted for CMS Junior and
  mapping the changes the city had undergone.                   Senior Students in August 2019, to gain a better
Safety and Security                                             understanding of various aspects such as children's diet,
Campus safety and security committees continued their           nutrition, exercise, bullying, perceptions of inequality, and
monthly minuted-meetings to ensure that safety is kept a        self-perceived socio-emotional state. For more information
foremost concern of the campus leadership team. Police          please see: www.cmseducation.org/childwellbeing
verification of all school drivers and helper staff was         Expanding international opportunities
completed in 2019-20. Regular training and workshops on         Opportunities for international exposure of our students
health and hygiene, POCSO Act 2012, and Prevention of           expanded further in 2019-20.
Sexual Harassment Act 2013 was conducted periodically in        · In 2019, CMS became a TOEFL test centre, for the 'Test of
2019-20. Workshops were conducted for all CMS                     English as a Foreign Language', which enables Indian
bus/van/rickshaw drivers and cleaners with the help of the
                                                                  students to enroll in universities abroad.
staff of the RTO and the traffic police, on the New Motor
Vehicle Amendment Act 2019 which includes road and child        · We continued to be the only exam center in UP for the
safety aspects.                                                   SAT, AP and ACT exams for entrance into US universities,
                                                                  and for the Cambridge Assessment Admissions Testing
More CCTV cameras were added on the school premises,
                                                                  (CAAT) exams for entrance into UK Universities, which
and the existing ones maintained. A qualified full-time
                                                                  includes the BMAT and UKCAT tests for entry into
Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) officer was
                                                                  medicine and natural sciences courses at Oxford and
appointed in 2019. There was fortnightly checking of the
                                                                  Cambridge.
functionality of the fire safety equipment, periodic Fire-
Fighting Mock Drills, and extensive training of staff in the    · In 2019, CMS's in-house career counselors participated
use of fire-extinguishers and hose-pipes. Emergency               in the International Career and College Counselling
evacuation plans continue to be displayed near staircases.        Conference (IC3) in Mumbai in August 2019, and in a
For more details, see www.cmseducation.org/safety.                training workshop of the International Award for Young
Introduction of technology                                        People (IAYP). CMS also hosted the 2019 IC3 Regional
                                                                  ICCC Forum in April 2019.
We had already successfully installed Interactive
Whiteboards and Interactive Flat Panels, and provided high      · In 2019-20, the sophisticated Mindler career guidance
quality Tata ClassEdge curriculum-mapped soft-                    programme was successfully rolled out for all our
content,classroom activities and multiple types of digital        students of Classes 9-12, with personalized insights into
assets like Smart Notebook across all CMS classrooms. In          career options through psychometric testing, expert
2019-20, there has been a progression to new technologies         counselling, and access to valuable materials.
to further enhance teaching and learning. We are                · Apurva Chauhan, Gomti Nagar Campus I received her
successfully running projects of Artificially Intelligent         level 4 ABRSM Diploma at the ABRSM Diploma Awards
e-learning platforms (Khan Academy, Seneca Learning App,          ceremony for South East Asia at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Genius Corner) in campuses. Students learn using built-in         on 13 April 2019, becoming the youngest Indian to join
content, and based on their answers to a number of                the elite group of renowned opera singers such as Cecilia
diagnostic and formative assessments, the system                  Bartolli (Italy), Renee Fleming (USA) etc.
automatically (using machine learning and big data)
                                                                · The popular singing duo, 'Jack & Joel', from the
provides a personalized learning path for each student.
                                                                  University of Oxford, UK, performed live concerts at CMS
CMS's administrative processes are rapidly being
                                                                  and received overwhelming response.
automated, thanks to a dedicated in-house development
team.                                                           · To celebrate the CMS Diamond Jubilee (1959-2019) and
For more information, please visit: www.cmsitportal.org           150th birth of Mahatma Gandhi, CMS organized a grand

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'Western Classical Music Concert'. 168 musician from 17 nations and 11 Indian States
   representing the Vienna University Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir (INYOC) and musicians
   from the Dominican Republic performed selected pieces of music of four of the greatest 18th
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                                                                                                         CMS students got
   & 19th century classical composers.
                                                                                                        admission offers to
· An eight member delegation of German teachers visited CMS to study its unique pedagogical              study abroad, 34
  methods to impart a holistic education to students.                                                    with scholarships
· The CMS Cambridge Section (at our Gomti Nagar Extension campus), which is Lucknow's
  only secondary school affiliated with an international exam board (Cambridge Assessment
                                                              th
  International Education, CAIE), expanded to class 11 , also known as AS ('Advanced
  Secondary') Level. In March 2021 students will sit their first A-Level (class 12) board exam.                1184
                                                                                                            classrooms
· The number of CMS students opting for German reached about 4,500 this year. 9 CMS
                                                                                                             equipped
  students are currently studying in German universities free of tuition-fee, thanks to these            with interactive
  classes.                                                                                              white boards (IWBs)
Sports at CMS
CMS Gomti Nagar I campus got a large new astro-turf playground in 2019-20. International
cricket matches are played under state-of-the-art floodlights that have been installed at the
cricket stadium of CMS Kanpur Road campus, which also organized the hugely successful CISCE
National Cricket Tournament this academic session. RDSO organized “EXSPO” International                      6,34,149
2019 in 15 sporting disciplines. International teams from a number of countries participated in           Total number of
the International football tournament “Concord” which was organized by CMS Station Road                      visitors at
campus. Like every year, inter-campus games and sports competitions were held in football,                 CMS IT Portal
basketball, table tennis, karate, judo, cricket, yoga athletics, swimming, etc. CMS students
brought laurels to the school by winning numerous awards at the zonal, state, national levels,
including 17 students representing the Council at the SGFI (Sports and Games Federation of
India) Games 2019-20 in swimming, cricket, karate, taekwondo and yoga. For more information,
                                                                                                              4,500
                                                                                                           CMS students
please visit: www.cmseducation.org/sports/
                                                                                                        learning German &
Global Exposure to CMS students                                                                          French languages
In a globalizing world, CMS students benefitted enormously from international exposure that
we purposively arranged for them. In 2019-20, CMS hosted a number of international events,
conferences, festivals and olympiads, participated in the 'Generation Global' international
video-conferences for dialogue with foreign counterparts, and went on educational
programmes in Australia, Austria, Egypt, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Mauritius, Norway,              Rs. 4.50 lakh
South Africa and USA. Our annual engagements with CISV and ISSE (International School to                  collected for
School Exchange)continued in 2019-20, creating opportunities for multi-cultural experience.                charity by
Conclusion                                                                                                CMS students
CMS has striven to make its education more relevant by choosing pedagogical approaches and
technologies that develop the skills needed today. We have also expanded our child wellbeing,
virtues-orientation and youth empowerment work to develop pupils' socio-emotional skills. We
have sought to create a happy environment in our school, where there is scope for self-                SAT, AP, ACT, ATS &
expression, where pupils feel accepted, affirmed and fortified, where their confidence and self-      TOEFL Exam Centres
belief grows, and where they feel empowered to take on the world.                                            at CMS
I am absolutely thrilled with the developments of the past year, and am proud of the diligent and    Gomti Nagar Campus I & II
dutiful CMS staff who remain in a posture of learning, and are constantly accepting new
challenges in order to help students to shore up the many spectacular victories described above.
I am grateful to our discerning parent community for recognizing the specialness of a CMS
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education, for entrusting us with their children and for supporting the home-school partnership.          CMS students &
                                                                                                         staff went abroad
                                                                                                          for International
                                                                                                             Exchanges

                                                                 For detailed report,
                                                                     please scan QR                           Over
                                                                                                          Rs. 1.2 Crore
                                                    or visit www.cmseducation.org/annualreport          awards to deserving
                                                                                                            teachers on
                                                                                                           Teachers Day

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CMS Cambridge Section
    CMS: Now a Cambridge School
    CMS Gomti Nagar Extension campus is now also
    affiliated with the Cambridge Assessment International
    Education (CAIE) Board, which is part of the University
                                                                  from the commitment to academic excellence, a vast
    of Cambridge. The IGCSE (International General
                                                                  range of extra-curricular activities are an integrated part
    Certificate of Secondary Education) qualification is
                                                                  of the CMS Cambridge timetable, and a huge amount of
    recognised as equivalent to Class 10 and the Advanced
                                                                  support is provided to enable students to gain admission
    Level (A-Level) qualification is recognised by the
                                                                  in universities abroad.
    Association of Indian Universities (AIU) as equivalent to
    any higher secondary qualifications of Boards in India.       About the Cambridge Board
    To learn in more detail about the distinctive features of     Cambridge Assessment International Education is part of
    the CMS Cambridge section, please ask your campus for         the University of Cambridge, one of the world’s top
    the separate CMS Cambridge section prospectus, or             universities trusted for excellence in education. It is the
    visit www.cmseducation.org/cambridge                          world’s largest provider of international qualifications
                                                                  for students aged between 5-19 years. Its qualifications
    The CMS Cambridge Experience
                                                                  are recognized and accepted by universities, educators
    CMS Cambridge Section is open for students of Classes
                                                                  and employers across the globe.
    IV-XII, offering both IGCSEs and A Levels, with subject
    choices including English, Mathematics, Physics,              The IGCSE qualification (International General Certificate
    Chemistry, Biology, Business Studies, Economics,              of Secondary Education) is recognised by the Council of
    History, Geography, Computer Science, Hindi, German,          Boards of School Education (COBSE) of India and is
    and French.                                                   equivalent to any Class X Board. The A-Level
                                                                  qualifications are recognized by the Association of
    The IGCSE at CMS Cambridge offers a flexible and
                                                                  Indian Universities (AIU) as equivalent to any Class XII
    stimulating curriculum, supported with excellent
                                                                  qualifications. (See also
    resources and training. For learners, the Cambridge
                                                                  www.cambridgeinternational.org/programmes-and-
    Section helps improve performance by developing skills
                                                                  qualifications/recognition-and-acceptance)
    in creative thinking, enquiry and problem solving.
    CMS Cambridge classes have a maximum of 30 students                                     For more information,
    per class, and all classes are fully air-conditioned. Apart                             on Cambridge Section
                                                                                                  please scan QR

                                                                                      Students of the CMS Cambridge Section

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Learn more! Visit their website at www.cambridgeinternational.org or speak to your local Cambridge International representative (CMS Cambridge Section).

Academics in 2019-20                                                               Co-curricular Activities
Session 2019-20 was a year of achievements galore for                              Students-led clubs are an integral part of the CMS
the CMS Cambridge section, the highlight being the                                 Cambridge School life. These clubs are built into the
much awaited IGCSE results.                                                        timetable of the students. Getting involved in clubs
Divyam Chaudhary topped with five A*s and three As.                                transpires critical thinking, organization and pursuit of
The second and third places were secured by Tribhuvan                              excellence in them. Students can enlist themselves in
Singh and Syed Mahmood respectively. 70% of the                                    any of the clubs according to their talent and choice.
students got an A*, A or B making it an impressive                                 These clubs are:
maiden performance. With multiple papers back to                                   n     Debate Club
back, no inflation and no moderation - every mark was
                                                                                   n     Business Clubs
truly earned.
                                                                                   n     Sports Club - Basketball & Football
The IBT results were also encouraging with Anahita
Singh and Sneha Singh securing 99.9 percentile in                                  n     Book Club
English. The overall result of Class X was higher than the                         n     Chess Club
international average in English.                                                  n     Music Club
                                                                                   n     Theatre Club
 Student speak                                                                     n     Self Defense Club
                  The past few years of my life have
                  been exceedingly productive,
                  predominantly because of my
                  semesters at Cambridge. This school
                  is a perfect blend of quality
                  education and remarkably well
                  maintained school atmosphere. The
                  teaching staff here comprises of a
 hand-picked community of seasoned educationalists.
 Throughout my journey here, I have witnessed
 several constructive alterations in me, which
 allowed me to unleash my creative facets helping me
 to effectively broaden my horizons and attain
 proficiency in diverse aspects of contemporary arts. I
 am immensely pleased and grateful for the treasured
 casket of opportunities that Cambridge has
 bestowed upon me. It's a life changing moment one
 should never miss.
                — Divyam Chaudhary, AS level (Class XI)
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Technology in CMS Education
Device-Based & Adaptive Learning
CMS has started providing devices such as tablets and           eLearning platform, combined with sophisticated
state-of-the-art computers for learning. 'Adaptive              algorithms and data analysis through machine learning
learning' is being trialled in a variety of pilot projects to   and artificial intelligence. Some of these pilot projects
personalise learning to the needs of individual students        include tablet-based mathematics adaptive learning
by pitching specific learning content to each student           software; 'Khan Academy' online content; and the
according to his or her own level of understanding and          'Century Tech', ‘Genius Corner’, ‘LightSail’, and ‘Seneca’
pace of learning. At the same time, meaningful data is          artificially intelligent eLearning platforms.
automatically aggregated for teachers to use to inform
their teaching strategies. This is enabled through
continuous diagnostic assessment through the

Interactive White Boards                                        IT Training & Support
& Flat Panels                                                   Our IT Training Department that supports IT training of
CMS has installed interactive white boards across its           both teaching and non-teaching staff, by defining IT
classrooms a total of 1155 across CMS – to drastically          Training level-wise (introductory Level 1 for beginners
enhance the classroom teaching process. Recently CMS            and Level 2 for project-based learning). This has
has begun acquiring Interactive Flat Panels, a more             empowered teachers to enhance their teaching using
advanced version of this kind of technology, to further         technological tools.
optimise children’s learning experience and to make             Hardware across CMS is supported by the Computer
technological adoption easier for teachers. Our interactive     Department's dedicated team of specialists, engineers
boards are equipped with Tata ClassEdge content – quality,      and technicians overseeing the smooth functioning of
interactive learning content mapped to the children’s
curriculum. The ‘CMS ERA’ programme has also                       IT training session of staff
empowered teachers to develop and share learning
content, while thousands of ‘Open Educational Resources’
(OERs) have been made readily accessible to all teachers.

                                                                our computer labs, IT Training Centres, Interactive White
                                                                Boards, servers, networking, and Internet functionality.
                                                                Our LED screens and sound systems support events for
                                                                children in our state-of-the-art auditoria and across CMS
     Teaching through Flat Panel
                                                                campuses.

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Robotics Labs
The Robotics laboratories at CMS Rajajipuram I, Gomti Nagar II,
and Rajendra Nagar III started with the assistance of Bangalore-
based tech firm Sirena Technologies. These have been established
with the aim of introducing students to the exotic field of Robotics
and cutting-edge technologies such as 3D Printing with a very
practical approach, relevant to all ages, whereby students have
access to all the tools, equipment and guidance they need to get
started with the broad field that Robotics is. Students work with
'Nino' the humanoid robot, which can be programmed in many
different ways and allows them to feel how powerful and
interesting the world of programming can be. This knowledge and
exposure will help students to brace the changing world and its
exponentially growing technology, showcasing not just academic
brilliance but also technological fluency.

Administrative Tools
A new school ERP system has been recently introduced                   modules automating recruitment, workforce
across CMS, with powerful features not only to automate                management, and procurement – major operational
repetitive administrative tasks that were previously                   functions of the organisation – as well as staff
carried out by teachers manually (such as timetabling and              Dashboards for accessing materials, events calendar,
fee collection tracking), but also to enable advanced data             staff directory, and more, along with spaces to submit
collection and analysis across a range of child                        reports and facilitate internal communications. This has
parameters, that can be used to track and personalise a                enabled a data-driven approach to drive operational
child’s learning over time.                                            efficiency.
The CMS IT Portal, created to further automate and
streamline the organisation’s administrative work, has

Harshvardhan Bisht, a talented Class VIII student of City Montessori School, Mahanagar Campus created history by securing
first position in COMPUDON JUNIOR championship bringing laurels to his school. CyberLearning India Pvt. Ltd. has
organized this National Championship for junior School students on Microsoft’s Digital Literacy Standard Version 4.0.

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Infrastructure
We are constantly upgrading infrastructure to provide the
best possible learning facilities to our students. CMS
students can enjoy state-of-the art facilities for sports,
music, dance, science, computers, robotics, reading, and                                               For more details,
more, to learn in an ideal environment.                                                                  please scan QR

New Senior Section Library

Primary Section Library                                      Auditorium at Gomti Nagar Extension campus (capacity 3,500)

Chemistry Lab                                                Solar panels at Aliganj I, Gomti Nagar I, Gomti Nagar II,
                                                             Kanpur Road, and Rajajipuram Campuses

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Playground with new astro turf

IT Training Centre               Robotics Lab

Swimming Pool

Children’s play area             Music Centre

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Career Counselling at CMS
     Career Counselling
     CMS believes firmly that students must be well-                 person interactions per year with their dedicated career
     equipped to make informed choices about their future,           counselling team, comprehensive career assessments
     and thus has integrated career guidance and counselling         and psychometric testing, and detailed information
     as an essential part of the senior curriculum.                  about college, exams and stream combinations, along
     The Career Counselling Cell of CMS is fully dedicated to        with access to their sophisticated online career library
     informing students about career options and study               and blogs, plus a mechanism for remaining connected as
     options both in India and abroad, with study-abroad             alumni.
     having taken off in recent years with a total of 250 CMS
     students getting admission in universities abroad since         CMS Gomti Nagar Campus I is UP’s only Test Centre for
     2016, with scholarship offers amounting to more than            the SAT, AP, Admission Testing Services (ATS), and
     80 Crores. Each student of CMS has access to dedicated          American College Testing (ACT) examinations. CMS is
     school career counsellors, who have received the                also an International Award for Young People (IAYP)
     highest levels of training within India and abroad.             Centre. We also organise a grand annual Careers Day,
                                                                     with experts from a vast range of fields personally
     CMS has partnered with Mindler, an advanced career              interacting with students and answering their queries,
     counselling service offered to all senior students.             as well as frequent career advisory sessions for students
     Mindler offers students of Classes 9-12 at least 7 in-          throughout the year.

     Career counselling session in progress

     Career Library
     The CMS Careers Library is a dedicated space for career
     counselling information, seminars, and training. The career
     folders contain information about a vast range of careers,
     giving pupils a basic overview about that particular career,
     the soft skills and personal skills required to excel in that
     career, eligibility criteria, and the list of courses and
     colleges. It also comprises of less conventional careers
     which will be in demand in the coming years. The Careers
     Library is well equipped with brochures and prospectuses of
                                                                     Career Library
     various colleges abroad and Indian Universities, as well as
     reference books and guides for students who desire to
     qualify SAT Exams. The Careers Library is also decorated
     with a world map marking CMS students' global reach to
                                                                                                 For more information,
     motivate students to aspire to study abroad.                                                on Career Counselling
                                                                                                       please scan QR

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Reading at CMS
We at CMS proudly recognise the value of incorporating
reading into a child’s curriculum as a cornerstone of their all-
round development. The value of having a dedicated space in
which to read peacefully, surrounded by good books in the
company of fellow readers within an attractive environment,
should not be underestimated – and with this motive we have
recently developed state-of-the-art libraries at several CMS
campuses.

CMS is also piloting programmes to enhance students’ reading
using technological tools. For younger students, the ‘Freadom’
programme has been successfully piloted, whereby the
school’s ecosystem becomes geared towards reading through
a combination of teacher training (both facilitator-led and
app-based), fun and healthy competitions, storytelling
elements in the curriculum, author visits, and, most
importantly, a parent app on which young students can be
engaged by reading enjoyable stories to develop a love for
reading. Pre-primary students of CMS also learn how to read
using the Fitzroy Phonics method, for which a parent app for
house practice is also available. For older students, the ‘Light
Sail’ programme has been successfully piloted, through which
a student’s reading level is benchmarked and the student is
able to read appropriately-levelled reading content
accordingly, with in-built features to ensure the student is
actually comprehending what they are reading.

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Joyful & Confident
Pre-Primary
Years
Goals 3Es
Encouragement
Environment
Example of Adults

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CMS focuses on six aspects of learning that provide a   The Pre-primary years in CMS inculcate in children the
comprehensive framework for a child’s development at    qualities of curiosity, exploration and discovery in a fun-
the pre-primary level:                                  filled, safe and happy learning environment. The
1. Personal, social and emotional development           emphasis is on developing in students love of learning,
                                                        social skills, moral values, and self-confidence. Teachers
2. Communication, language and literacy                 ensure this by letting the students explore, know,
3. Problem solving, reasoning and numeracy              understand and form their own ideas. The principles of
4. Physical development                                 learning applied in pre-primary include Holistic
                                                        Development through Integrated Learning, Active
5. Creative development
                                                        Learning, Supportive Learning, Interactive Learning and
6. Knowledge and understanding of the world             Learning through Play.

                                                                   About 15% of the CMS student body is below
                                                                   the age of 6.
                                                                   The school environment is engaging and
                                                                   responsive to the child at each stage of his/her
                                                                   development.

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Joyful & Confident
Pre-Primary              The pre-primary curriculum makes use of a range of
                         individual and group activities which create a lively and
                         positive learning environment. Games, songs, creative
                         projects, story-telling, role-playing, drawing and

Years                    painting help develop children's foundational skills in
                         literacy and numeracy. The curriculum prepares
                         children for a smooth transition to a rigorous Primary
                         curriculum.

Learning to pot plants       Splashing in the pool

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Keeping pace with technology from a young age

 I practise and I learn                                    Together we learn

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Empowering

Primary
                                 Years

The Primary Curriculum at
CMS aims to provide a joyful environment that
empowers primary age children and develops their
self-confidence and competencies.

We create a stimulating learning environment that
both supports and challenges the individual child.

As they grow, children develop the qualities of hard
work, good manners and self-discipline. They come out
as self assured and confident individuals.

Goals 3Cs
 Confidence
 Competency in the Core Subjects
 Caring and Compassion

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Active Learner                     Soft Board work

     Creativity at Work   Together we play with clay

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CMS ensures that
                                                                                                          children are well-
                                                                                                          equipped for the
                                                                                                          future.

                                                        Music is to the soul what words are to the mind

                 Empowering

Primary
                                    Years
Children learn better when they experience
practically the knowledge that they receive
through class teaching. The primary curriculum
of CMS is based on experiential and research
based learning. It is flexible, analytical and offers
in-depth study leading to problem solving. The
knowledge is imparted in smart classrooms
equipped with Interactive White Boards with the
latest relevant softwares with video and audio
inputs for effective learning.

Four Guiding Principles
1. Every child is unique
2. Positive relationships
3. Enabling environments
4. Learning and Development

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Exuding confidence

                                                           Learning important life skills

Engaging dance class

                       Experiential learning in Math Lab

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Inspiring                                  Dance, debating, sport, Indian and Western music

Junior
                                           (with the option for individual music lessons),
                                           elocution, foreign language classes, public
                                           speaking, community service, and foreign visit
                                           opportunities are used to expand minds and shape
                                           young personalities.
Years

The school creates a stimulating
learning environment that both
supports and challenges the individual
student.
It promotes a safe, orderly, caring, and
supportive environment.

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Goals 4Es
Expression   Exposure
Exchanges    Events

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Inspiring

 Junior
Years

Students aged 11-13 are emerging as junior youth and curious
adolescents. The foundations of solid learning laid here set the
stage for academic success in the senior years.
CMS identifies five key aspects occurring in transition from
childhood to adulthood, which form the foundation of learning
during the Junior years.

Intellectual
Students have opportunities to be curious and to have their
thinking extended and challenged through activities like
debating, public speaking, and participation in international
events                                                              The bagpipe band

Social
Students’ need to be social and to know about themselves, is met
through a culturally responsive programme like involvement in
community service and a classroom culture that celebrates
diversity.

Physical
The programme caters well for students’ needs to be physically
active through sports and games, dance and inculcating in them
life skills like yoga and meditation.

Emotional and psychological
Teachers are sensitive to the emotional and psychological
changes that are happening to students.

Moral
With their new sense of the larger world around them, young
adolescent learners are idealistic and want to have an impact on
making the world a better place. There are opportunities for
students through Junior Youth Empowerment Programme to
participate in decision-making that affects their life within the
school.

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Tabla lesson

                                          Understanding the human body

Enthusiastic discussion

                                                   Playing music in group

                                         Understanding 3D model printing

       Marching Band

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Victorious

Senior
Years

The senior years are a time for our students to learn
valuable skills for life from our professional teachers.
These years are means to achieve long-term goals and
feel a sense of pride in accomplishment. To achieve
this, the school sets rigorous academic standards. The
objective behind doing so is our fervent desire to make
every child excel and to open their eyes to possibilities
that lie ahead of them in the world at large.

Our students' success, visible through excellent board
results every year, is both due to their self-motivation
arising from consistent evaluation and to a very high
standard of teaching.

                                                            A unique op

                                                                 Unde

Goals - 5Ps
 Preparation for a Life of Service
 Pleasing Personality
 Performance in the Boards
 Praiseworthy Character
 Proficiency in English

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Events for Seniors
                                                                                    Commonwealth Youth Conference

                                                                                    International Schools Cricket
                                                                                    Premier League (ISCPL)

                                                                                    QUEST International Festival of
                                                                                    Biotechnology

                                                                                    GEOFEST Geography Olympiad

                                                                                    International Youth Convention on
                                                                                    Commerce and Economics

                                                                                    QUANTA Science Olympiad

                                                                                    International Convention on
                                                                                    Students' Quality Control Circles
                                                                                    (ICSQCC)

                                                                                    MACFAIR Mathematics and
                                                                                    Computer Fair

                                                                                    COFAS Computers and Technology

                                                                                    Participation in Conferences of
                                                                                    Chief Justices of the World

                                                                                    CELESTA International

                                                                                    ODYSSEY International

                                                                                    EXSPO Sports

                                                                                    International Young
                                                                                    Mathematicians Convention (IYMC)

                                                                                    For details of these events, please see
                                                                                    page 51 & 52 or
                                                                                    visit www.cmseducation.org
pportunity for students to interact with Chief Justices of the world

erstanding the human DNA                                               Building robots for the future

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Victorious

Senior
Years

The school works to prepare confident young adults by
providing our senior students a wide variety of
opportunities beyond music, dance, debating and
sports. These include Career Fairs, guidance on Study
Abroad, meaningful character education, lectures by
eminent experts on topics of current relevance, and
unparalleled global exposure through our international
events, to prepare mindsets to face the challenges of
the modern world.

The annual Careers Day attracts about 2000 students
and parents to hear professionals (in separate halls)
from all important industries and occupations. Scores
of CMS students get admission offers from excellent
universities abroad on generous scholarships each year.

                                                          Marching smartly towards triumph

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Dedicated Career Guidance
This year, CMS is taking career guidance and
counselling to an unprecedent level with Mindler, an
advanced career guidance platform. Through
Mindler, all senior students can receive
comprehensive resources to plan for their future
beyond CMS.
In all, senior students are provided with:
Ÿ    at least 7 in-person interactions per year with
     their dedicated career counselling team
Ÿ    detailed information about college, exams and
     streams combinations.
Ÿ    online career library and blogs
Ÿ    comprehensive career assessments and
     psychometric testing
                                                         Confident speaker
Ÿ    alumni database

    Career counselling session

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Some CMS Alumni
     Tanya Chaitanya                                              Richa Singh Chitranshi
     Editor and Chief Community                                   Speech Collections Lead,
     Officer, Femina, Mumbai                                      Google Headquarters,
                                                                  California, USA

     Prakash Gupta, IFS                                           Anoop Jalota
     Deputy Chief of Mission                                      Acclaimed Singer
     Indian Embassy in Indonesia                                  and Musician
     Jakarta, Indonesia

     Rahul Trivedi                                               Nita Gandhi Forouhi
     Topper at IIT Delhi & PhD student                           Physician and Professor
     Stanford University, USA                                    University of Cambridge, UK

     Shruti Bajpai                                                M. L. Sharma
     Product Manager, Amazon                                      Senior Producer, BBC
     Headquarters, USA                                            Delhi

     Dr Asuri Krishna                                             Manish Tripathi
     Associate Professor of Surgery                               Fashion Designer & Former
     All India Institute of Medical                               Advisor to Ministry of Textile,
     Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi                                  Government of India

     Sandeep Srivastava                                           Celina Jaitly
     Founding Member of Shaadi.com                                Miss India (2001), Ms Universe
     and Chief of Staff Microsoft,                                Runner-up (2001), and United
     Hyderabad                                                    Nations Equality Champion

     Dr Arushi Garg                                              Sumit Gulwani
     PhD in Law, University of Oxford,                           Partner Research Manager
     Lecturer in Criminal Law,                                   Microsoft, USA
     Sheffield University

     Dr Rahul Nigam                                               Kshitendra Verma, IRS
     Indian Space Research                                        Joint Commissioner (IRS)
     Organization (ISRO),                                         Government of India
     Ahmedabad                                                    New Delhi

                                                                                             Read more

                                         Numerous CMS alumni are IAS, IPS, IFS, PSC
                                                  etc. For a list of recent ones, see

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Quality Assurance &
    Innovations Department

                                Observation of
                           teaching-learning process
                       (Classroom/Notebook/Remedial)

      Preparation                                              Recruitment and
           of                                                    Orientation
   school curriculum                                         program for teachers

                                           UALITY
                                      FQ       N
                                                CR
                              TRE O

    Maintaining the                                           In-service training of                                Ms Susmita Basu
                                                  EATION

database of all teaching              QAID                 teachers and non teaching
                                                                                                                   Superior Principal and
                                CE

 and non teaching staff                                         staff at all levels
                                                                                                             Head, Quality Assurance and
                                                                                                            Innovations Department CMS
Conducting Centralised                                          Expanding the
    Examinations                                            Horizon -PLC, Adhyayan
  and Assessments                                            school reviews & TMS      “Quality is never an accident, it is always the result
                                                                                       of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent
                                                                                       direction and skillful execution.” CMS, Quality
                    Organising Inter Campus Competitions
                     and Preparing students for various
                                                                                       Assurance and Innovations Department endeavours
                        National Level competitions                                    to facilitate the creation and sharing of new ideas to
                                                                                       meet the aspirational needs of the new generation.
                                                                                       More than ever, in the face of unprecedented
                                                                                       changes taking place in the world, education must
                                                                                       be visionary and future oriented and should provide
                                                                                       learners with skills they need to succeed in this fast
                                                                                       changing world.
                                                                                       By adopting distinctive measures like Fitzroy Phonics
                                                                                       and Reading Skills Programme, TMS - Target
                                                                                       Minimum Score of the Learners, inclusion of Higher
                                                                                       Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) in assessments, helping
                                                                                       to set up Professional Learning Communities (PLCs)
                                                                                       and facilitating school review and evaluation in
                                                                                       collaboration with Adhyayan we have tried to cater
                                                                                       to all areas of child's development and bring about
                             InQuizitive - Maths Quiz
                                                                                       qualitative change in the teaching learning process.
                                                                                       Teachers are key in ensuring that students get
                                                                                       requisite lessons that keep their minds ignited for
                                                                                       seeking knowledge. We are conducting training
                                                                                       programmes for teachers on a regular basis to
                                                                                       stimulate innovations in teaching approaches and to
                                                                                       facilitate the learning of appropriate pedagogical
                                                                                                                             st
                                                                                       skills in the increasingly volatile 21 century
                                                                                       classroom.

                PLC Workshop for Qualitative Teacher Improvement

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High Academic Standards
Performance in
Board Examinations                                2nd Rank in
                                                 All-India ICSE
                                                                            2nd Rank in
                                                                           All-India ISC
                                                                                                       CMS
                                                                                                    Mahanagar
2019
                                                   Merit List                Merit List              Campus
                                                l 99.40 % mark            l 99.75 % mark             Principal
Out of the 5,964 CMS students who
appeared
for the ICSE & ISC 2019 Board
Examinations
2,940 (49.3%) secured aggregate
marks
between 90% and 99.75%.

                                                 Radhika Gupta             Vedanshi Tiwari      Dr Kalpana Tripathi
                                                CMS Mahanagar              CMS Mahanagar

In ICSE (Class X):
Ÿ 1 CMS student occupied the 2nd position nationally
  with 99.40% agg. mark
Ÿ 1 CMS student occupied the 3rd position nationally
  with 99.20% agg. mark
Ÿ At the state level, 1 CMS student obtained the 1st
  rank, 1 CMS student obtained the 2nd rank and 1
  CMS student obtained the 3rd rank (i.e. 3 CMS
  students got the top 3 state ranks)

In ISC (Class XII) :
Ÿ 1 CMS student grabbed the 2nd position nationally
  with 99.75% mark
                                                                        CMS produced these glittering
Ÿ 9 CMS students grabbed the 3rd position nationally,
                                                                   achievements and successes while being
  each with 99.50% mark
Ÿ At the state level, 1 CMS student obtained the 1st
                                                                 highly socially inclusive, with over 30% of its
  rank, 8 CMS students got the 2nd rank and 9 CMS                    students being from SC, ST, OBC and
  students obtained the 3rd rank (i.e. 18 CMS students                  Economically Weaker Sections.
  got the top 3 state ranks)

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CMS students in the top three ranks in the                  CMS students in the top few ranks in the
National Merit List of ISC 2019                             National Merit List of ICSE 2019
                                                            Name                  Campus        agg.% National Rank
 Name                  Campus        agg.% National Rank
VEDANSHI TIWARI      MAHANAGAR         99.75     2nd        RADHIKA GUPTA        MAHANAGAR      99.40          2nd
ANANYA KALRA         GOMTI NAGAR I     99.50     3rd        SHASHWAT VERMA       GNAGAR2        99.20          3rd
ADITYA SINGH         KANPUR ROAD       99.50     3rd        SANSKRITI GAUTAM     MAHANAGAR      99.00          4th
DHRUV KUSHWAHA       KANPUR ROAD       99.50     3rd        SHIKHA TRIPATHI      RAJAJIPURAM    98.80          5th
AHMAD RUSHAN         MAHANAGAR         99.50     3rd
ASTHA GARG           MAHANAGAR         99.50     3rd
AYUSHI SAXENA        MAHANAGAR         99.50     3rd
SUBRAT SHUKLA        MAHANAGAR         99.50     3rd
ANAND SHARMA         RDSO              99.50     3rd
RWITICK GHOSH        STATION ROAD      99.50     3rd

Other Outstanding Achievements
  Entrance to IITs, 2019: 62 CMS students were                81 CMS students got admission offers from top
  selected in IIT Advanced in 2019.                           Universities abroad in 2019
  96 CMS Students qualified NEET-2019 (All India              CMS students scored brilliantly in the SAT exam,
  Medical Entrance Exam)                                      which is the gateway to admission in US universities.
  Govt. of India National Merit Scholarship: 83 CMS           The SAT helps students to signal their ability in an
  students won Rs 3 crore 32 Lakhs to pursue higher           international context and thus helps to secure
  studies in Science in 2019. Each will get a total of Rs     admission in universities around the world. 36 of
  4 Lakhs (Rs 80,000/- per year for five years) from          these 81 students got scholarship offers.
  the Department of Science and Technology,                  16 CMS students selected in SLAT (Symbiosis LAW
  Government of India. They were in the National Top         Admission Test 2019)
  1% Merit list of ISC 2019.                                 6 CMS students who scored cent percent at IBT
                                                             (International Benchmark Test) Conducted by
  25 CMS Students qualified Common Law                       Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER)
  Admission Test (CLAT)
  6 CMS students selected IAS (Indian
  Administrative Service) & 3 CMS students selected
  in PCS-J (Judicial Services) in 2019.
  12 CMS students selected in the Kishor Vaigyanik
  Protsahan Yojna Scholarship (KVPY) 2019 of Rs 37
  Lakh @ (Rs 5,000/- per month + Rs 20,000/- yearly
  grant for first 3 years and Rs 7,000/- per month + Rs
  30,000/- yearly grant for the next 2 years). All 8
  students are from Gomti Nagar Campus I and their
  names are: Shubh Agarwal, Utkarsh Gupta, Amol
  Mishra, Anshuman Singh, Divyansh Singh, Madhur
  Kumar, Anubhav Shukla and Anesh Srivastava.                              Quality with
                                                                          large quantity

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