CBSE Schools in India
Central Board of Secondary Education
36,293 CBSE schools listed across 723 cities on AdmissionSchool.
About CBSE
CBSE is India's most widely-adopted school board, governed by the Government of India. It follows the NCERT curriculum and aligns with national competitive exams such as JEE and NEET.
Who it suits
Families seeking a nationally portable curriculum, alignment with engineering and medical entrance exams, and broad recognition across Indian universities.
Strengths
NCERT-aligned syllabus, strong continuous assessment, structured science and mathematics streams in senior secondary, and a uniform structure across more than 20,000 affiliated schools.
Things to consider
Curriculum can feel content-heavy in senior grades; project work and experiential learning vary by school. Choose schools that supplement the syllabus with hands-on labs and reading programmes.
CBSE schools by city
Delhi1,218Pune835Bangalore704Bengaluru Urban682New Delhi612Lucknow456Faridabad449North West Delhi448Jaipur410Sonipat324Gurugram276Dehradun273East Delhi273Chennai249Patna246Rangareddy244Ghaziabad237Gautam Buddha Nagar234Indore218West Delhi213Ernakulam212Rohtak211Kolkata205Thane204Coimbatore199Ludhiana198South West Delhi196Varanasi192Karnal184Noida182Chandigarh178Meerut169Agra166North Delhi165Hyderabad157Mumbai156South Delhi153Nainital150Kurnool150Thiruvananthapuram148Kanchipuram148Nagpur142Sangrur140Gorakhpur139Udham Singh Nagar139Patiala137Prayagraj136Malappuram135Jodhpur135Ranchi134Thrissur130Hissar130Haridwar129Mathura128Kurukshetra128Kanpur Nagar128Kollam127Rewari126Bulandshahar125Bijnor125Puducherry124Kottayam123Jhajjar122Saharanpur120Jalandhar119Ambala119Bhopal117Kannur115Bhiwani114Jabalpur111Thiruvallur110United Arab Emirates109Alwar109Sirsa109Gurdaspur108Mysuru107Gwalior107Jaunpur107Kozhikode105Amritsar103Surat103Visakhapatnam101Kangra101East Sikkim99Mahendragarh98Bathinda97Muzaffarnagar97Panipat96Raipur96Greater Noida96Kaithal95Yamunanagar95Bareilly93Alappuzha93Ahmedabad93Palakkad93Aligarh92Belagavi92Jhunjhunu91North East Delhi89Kota86Ghazipur85Jammu85Sikar84Hoshiarpur84Gaya83Dhanbad83Sri Ganganagar82Prakasam82Moradabad82Ajmer81Ferozepur81South Andaman81Muzaffarpur81Hazaribagh81Vizianagaram81Jind80Srikakulam80Khordha79Kargil79Fatehabad78Kamrup76Ahmednagar76Azamgarh75Leh75Solan75Ananthapuramu75Panchkula75Rupnagar74Sas Nagar74Durg73Dakshina Kannada73Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar73West Tripura72Bokaro72Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore72Tiruchirappalli72Ujjain71Nashik71Guntur70Palnadu70Salem70West Sikkim70Bilaspur69Chittoor69Palwal68Tirunelveli68Pathanamthitta66Baghpat65Udaipur65Krishna64Firozabad64Navi Mumbai64North 24-Pargana64Vaishali63Kasaragod63Erode62Kanyakumari62South Sikkim62Pauri Garhwal61Kapurthala61Paschim Bardhaman61Moga60Idukki60Papum Pare60East Godavari59Shimla59Deoria59Vellore59Madurai58Rajkot58Amroha58Ganjam58Mansa57Vadodara57Ballia57Jhansi57Raigad57Nalanda57Hapur56Ayodhya56Namakkal56Sundargarh55Dindigul55Khargone55Mayurbhanj54Champaran East53Y.S.R.53Dhar53Warangal53Annamayya52Samastipur52Cuttack52Sultanpur52Pithoragarh52Chengalpattu51East Singhbhum51Lakhimpur Kheri51West Godavari51Bhojpur50Sonbhadra49Dharwad49Sri Sathya Sai49Saran49Chandrapur49Pratapgarh49Bagalkote49Almora48Kachchh48Darjeeling48Siwan48Tarn Taran47Kalaburagi47Bhilwara47Sri Muktsar Sahib46Cuddalore46Nagaur46Shahjahanpur46Chandauli45Bhagalpur45Narmadapuram45Rampur45Jalgaon45Gandhinagar45Hamirpur44Hanumangarh44Krishnagiri44Kushinagar44Tiruvannamalai44Nandyal43Raigarh43Sagar43Dewas43Raebareli43Ballari43Thanjavur43Mainpuri43Basti42Shamli42Tumakuru42Hathras42Valsad41Viluppuram41Sambalpur41Rohtas41Imphal-West41Tirupati41Saudi Arabia41Anakapalli41Koraput41Mandi41Parvathipuram Manyam41Chhindwara41Davangere40Karaikal40Mirzapur40Amethi40East Siang40Darbhanga40West Siang39Chittorgarh39Shahdara39Alluri Sitharama Raju39West Singhbhum39Dharmapuri38Korba38Solapur38Ambedkar Nagar38Aurangabad38Bengaluru Rural38Etawah38Medak37Rewa37Bharuch37Udupi37Mau37Ratlam37Keonjhar37Begusarai37Sangli36Sehore36Vijayawada36Faridkot36Kakinada36Kolhapur36Virudhunagar36Bikaner35Vijayapura35Balangir35Shivamogga35Eluru35Central Delhi35Pilibhit34Giridih34Una34Pathankot34Fatehgarh Sahib34Amravati34Thoothukkudi34South 24-Pargana33Madhubani33Pali33Betul33Jalpaiguri33Kolar33Sonitpur32Budaun32Gonda32Surguja32Barwani32Latur32Barabanki32Mandsaur31Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar31Lower Subansiri31Mandya31Rayagada31Churu31Etah30Satna30Lohit30Wayanad30North And Middle Andaman30Bargarh30Jhabua30Morena30Bastar30Deoghar30Chamoli30Farrukhabad30Karimnagar30Vidisha29Chitradurga29Satara29Nuh29Rajnandgaon29Champaran West29Baleshwar29Banswara29Bidar29Yavatmal29Sitapur28Maharajganj28Anugul28Koderma28Raichur28Kalahandi28Hooghly28Raisen28Nalgonda28Jharsuguda28Singrauli28Puri27Jajpur27Mahabubnagar27Unnao27Janjgir-Champa27Gopalganj27Hassan27Tonk27Tehri-Garhwal27Fatehpur27Champawat27Gondia27Beed27Dimapur26Bhind26Chikkamagaluru26South Tripura26Balaghat26Mumbai Suburban26West Kameng26Sirohi26Wardha26Shivpuri26Khammam26Paschim Medinipur26Katni26North Tripura26Tinsukia26Unknown26Medchal Malkajgiri25Bhadohi25Nanded25Jehanabad25Shahdol25Buldhana25Hardoi25Anand25Jamnagar25North Sikkim24Bhandara24Ratnagiri24Barnala24Guna24Haveri24Dausa24Palamu23Nawada23Buxar23Bhadrak23Dibrugarh23Sitamarhi23Changlang23Ramanathapuram23Jalaun23Kaushambi23Dhule23Khandwa23Kathua23Kuwait22Narsinghpur22Kandhamal22Shajapur22Rajgarh22Palghar22Dungarpur22Ramanagara22Tiruppur22Dadra And Nagar Haveli22Purnia22Rajsamand21Jalna21Uttarkashi21Seoni21Munger21Jagatsinghapur21Auraiya21Sirmaur21Nadia21Nabarangpur21Bharatpur21Sambhal20Nagapattinam20Neemuch20Chhatarpur20Dantewada20Karur20Garhwa20Jhalawar20Bapatla20Katihar20Cachar20Nandurbar19Kaimur19Barmer19Perambalur19Jashpur19Bageshwar19Murshidabad19Qatar19Uttara Kannada19Howrah18Pudukkottai18East Kameng18Dhenkanal18Sepahijala18Ramgarh18Gadag18Baran18Mahasamund18Sant Kabir Nagar18Navsari18Dibang Valley18Koppal17Surajpur17Mandla17Banka17Gomati17Dhalai17Oman17Kendrapara17Theni17Chamba17Anuppur17Nicobar16Kannauj16Mahesana16Banda16Malkangiri16Kullu16Dohad16Purba Bardhaman16Fazilka16Araria16Tawang16Bhubaneswar (BBSR)16Birbhum16Nepal16Harda16Tirap15Bahraich15Ashoknagar15Chatra15Lakhisarai15Gajapati15Purulia15Balrampur Ramanujganj15Parbhani15Kabeerdham15Sawai Madhopur15Alipurduar15Kasganj15Gadchiroli15Karbi Anglong15Madhepura14Saraikela Kharsawan14Unakoti14Bankura14Baloda Bazar14Ranipet14Panch Mahals14Kheda14Burhanpur14Barpeta14Sivaganga14Nilgiris14Dumka14Jorhat14Siddharth Nagar14Upper Subansiri14Nizamabad14Rudraprayag14Adilabad14Kokrajhar14Darrang14East Khasi Hills13Khowai13Dholpur13Udhampur13Korea13Lalitpur13Akola13Daman13Damoh13Jaisalmer13Bongaigaon13Simdega13Nayagarh13Sidhi13Supaul13Srinagar13Junagadh13Purba Medinipur13Bundi13Kamrup Metropolitan13Washim13Nagaon13Saharsa13Nuapada13Kanker12Sangareddy12Bhavnagar12Lakshadweep12Kishanganj12Sivasagar12Thiruvarur12Dhamtari12Sabarkantha12Kodagu12Alirajpur12Pakur12Mahoba12Sheikhpura12Charkhi Dadri12Umaria12Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema12Chamarajanagara12Hingoli12Goalpara11South East Delhi11Dindori11Gumla11Latehar11Datia11Tikamgarh11Dharashiv11Lohardaga11Sheopur11Jamui11Banaskantha11Cooch Behar11Khagaria11Uttar Dinajpur10Rajouri10Sonepur10Bijapur10Siliguri10Kondagaon10Balrampur10Goa South10Chikkaballapura9Anantnag9Khunti9Sahebganj9Chitrakoot9Surendranagar9Malda9Guwahati9Mungeli9Lakhimpur9Yanam9Upper Siang9Karauli9Godda9Karimganj9Bahrain8Deogarh8Bemetara8Sukma8Mahe8Aizawl8Kallakurichi8Panchgani8Manendragarh Chirmiri Bharatpur Mcb8Jamtara8Gariyaband8Golaghat8Porbandar8Patan8Narmada8Abu Road7Ariyalur7Balod7Kinnaur7Imphal-East7Senapati7Samba7Dhemaji7Jalore7Visakhapatnam (Vizag)7Mohali7Agar Malwa7Shrawasti7Nalbari7Goa North7Narayanpur7Baramulla7Ethiopia7Thoubal6Amreli6Churachandpur6Panna6Yadadri Bhuvanagiri6Dima Hasao6Kalimpong6West Garo Hills6Yadgir6Arwal6Hisar6Marigaon5Mokokchung5Boudh5Sheohar5Maihar5Baksa5Dang5Dakshin Dinajpur5Ooty5Morbi5Chhotaudepur5Ukhrul5Namsai5Kohima5Lunglei5Pulwama5Kangpokpi5Kanpur5Lower Dibang Valley5Diu5Dhubri5Ri Bhoi5Lahul And Spiti5Sindhudurg4Singapore4Poonch4Malaysia4Siddipet4Tapi4Durgapur4Mussoorie4Kurung Kumey4Pilani4Devbhumi Dwarka4Hailakandi4Bahadurgarh4Kochi (Cochin)4Gir Somnath4Peddapalli4Tirupathur4East Jaintia Hills4Gurgaon4Kanpur Dehat4Mahisagar4Longding4Pandhurna4Vadodara (Baroda)4Arvalli3Rudrapur3Jamshedpur3Itanagar3Dalhousie3Suryapet3Chandel3Peren3Yamuna Nagar3Tamenglong3Kra Daadi3Vijayanagar3Doda3West Karbi Anglong3Pondicherry3Hoshangabad3Mancherial3Champhai3Budgam3Mount Abu3Udalguri3Jhargram3Chirang3Tenkasi3Rishikesh3Purnea3
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CBSE schools in India
36,293 CBSE-affiliated schools across India are listed on AdmissionSchool. The CBSE framework follows NCERT textbooks and is widely recognised across Indian universities and the major competitive entrance routes (JEE, NEET, CUET).
Why families pick CBSE
From a parent's perspective, families usually pick CBSE for one of three reasons: smoother inter-city transfers (central syllabus), strong alignment with competitive entrances, and the broadest school network across cities. Each one shows up in how the school day, assessments and exit pathway are designed.
Picking a city
Use the city tiles below to narrow CBSE schools by metro. The city page then layers in fees, facilities, admissions status and parent ratings — usually enough to land on a 3–5 school shortlist before the campus visit round.
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