A national capital school has topped the rankings for government day schools in the country, while two others have made it to the first 10 in the rankings released by an education portal, a statement from the Delhi government said on Saturday.

The government-run Rajkiya Pratibha Vikas Vidyalaya (RPVV), Sector 10, Dwarka, has been ranked no. 1 in the India School Ranking 2019 released by Education World (EW), a portal for educators, teachers and parents which comes out with rankings for schools every year, the statement said.

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal congratulated teachers and principals of these schools for their efforts.

"A Delhi govt school in Dwarka has been named the best govt school in the country. Two more are in the top 10. Congrats to all teachers, principals and officials. It is your effort that has made Delhi proud today," he tweeted.

India School Rankings 2019

Announcing #EWISR 2019-20, congrats to India's top govt day schools - Rajkiya Pratibha Vikas Vidhyalyas at Sec-10 Dwarka, Lajpat Nagar & Sec-11 Rohini @IitKendriya Gvhss Nadakkavu, KV IIT Powai, KV Pattom, @Nalcampus @jadavpurvhs KV ONGC Dehradun, KV Thrissur, KV Kannur @KVS_HQ pic.twitter.com/VLyJdILKqo EducationWorld India (@EWPortal) September 10, 2019

Rajkiya Pratibha Vikas Vidyalaya (RPVV), Sector 10, Dwarka was ranked the best in India in the government day school category for a second consecutive year, the statement said.

Kendriya Vidyalaya, IIT Madras, Chennai; and GVHSS for Girls, Nadakkavu, Kozhikode, are joint second, followed by Kendriya Vidyalaya, IIT Bombay, Powai at number 3.

Delhi government's RPVV Lajpat Nagar and Rohini have also improved their rankings.

While RPVV Lajpat Nagar has jumped one position and is now ranked as fifth, RPVV Rohini got into the top 10 and is now at 7th, the statement said.

Parameters of India School Rankings 2019

These rankings are determined on the basis of marks scored on 14 parameters:

Teacher welfare and development

Teacher competence

Academic reputation

Co-curricular education

Sports education

Life skills education

Individual attention to students

Leadership/management

Parents involvement

Infrastructure quality

Internationalism

Special needs education

Value for money and community service

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