Nilgiri Hills Public School
F-1, F Block, Sector 50, Noida, Uttar Pradesh 201303, India
http://www.nhpsnoida.com/
Nilgiri Hills Public School is an English-medium, co-educational day-cum-boarding institution situated at Lovedale, 6 kilometres from Ooty town in the Nilgiris District of Tamil Nadu. Founded in 1992 by the Vidya Niketan Educational Trust and now recognised by the State Government, the school carries the CBSE affiliation code 1930196 for classes I–XII. Though rooted in the heritage of the Blue Mountains—tea gardens, shola forests and crisp mountain air—the campus is only ninety kilometres from Coimbatore airport and four hours by toy-train, giving it accessibility without sacrificing seclusion.
The 22-acre estate unfolds along a gentle slope at 2,075 metres above sea level. Stone-facaded academic blocks overlook terraced lawns dotted with rhododendrons and whispering pines; all classrooms are large, wi-fi enabled and fitted with smart boards. Science facilities include three individual labs for physics, chemistry and biology, a 40-station computer centre and a recently opened Atal Tinkering Lab furnished with 3-D printers, Raspberry Pi kits and a small CNC mill. The library houses 16,500 books, Kindles, language-learning software and subscriptions to JSTOR for senior research projects. Ninety-six residential boarders from India and overseas occupy two study-bedrooms each in warmed dormitories; kitchen gardens supply up to 40 % of the boarding mess produce, and a school clinic staffed by a full-time paediatrician and nurse from the nearby Fernhill Government Hospital monitors health records digitally.
Academic choices begin in standard XI, where students opt for Science (Medical/Non-Medical), Commerce or the Humanities streams. Electives are widened through subject clubs—Astro-Physics Circle, Legal Luminaries, Literary Café—and accelerated AS/A level modules taught jointly with Edexcel UK. Continuous assessment blends weekly concept tests with project-based portfolios; board results average 94 % in class X and 91 % in class XII, while JEE Advanced and NEET qualifiers have grown steadily from four in 2014 to twenty-three in 2023. University counselling includes aptitude testing in grade IX, international SAT classes for overseas applicants, and annual orientation by representatives from the University of Melbourne, Ashoka and BITS-Pilani.
The round-robin games structure obliges every child to play an outdoor team sport each term: football, basketball, Thanjavur hockey or mountain trekking. Indoor facilities comprise squash, a 200-metre range for air-pistol, an eight-lane synthetic track and a heated swimming pool overlooking the Wenlock Downs. Co-curricular life thrives around the Nilgiris Environment and Sustainability Programme (NESP) through which students monitor shola restoration plots, map frog vocalisations for the Indian Biodiversity Portal and present findings at the annual Nilgiri Science Fair. Music, Western and Hindustani classical dance, pottery and Spanish theatre rotate through the stated Every Child Participates mandate, while service initiatives like the Saturday Mobile Clinic and Child Rights Summit foster empathy.
A staff strength of 120—68 certified teachers under the leadership of Principal Mr. Samuel Abraham, M.Sc. B.Ed., engage regularly with parent portfolios through the Classe365 portal. Boarding fees for 2024–25 stand at INR 6,90,000 per annum; day scholar fee at 1,60,000. Scholarships cover up to 100 % tuition for wards of defence personnel and district sports achievers.
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- Published: July 27, 2025
