CMS Annual Report

Dear Parents,

It gives me great pleasure to present before you an Annual report of the institution and recount some of the major achievements made by the school during the academic session 2023-24. Students are the strength of the school and it is their achievements which[ mark the excellence of teaching and learning that goes inside the four walls of the classroom and even beyond. It has been our humble endeavour as educationists to honour the wishes of the Founders of CMS, the Late Dr Jagdish Gandhi, and Dr (Mrs) Bharti Gandhi, whose physical presence and ever enduring smile is tonnes of inspiration for us. The school my parents started in 1959 with a mere strength of five students and a borrowed capital of Rs 300, has grown to mammoth proportions with over 62,000 students on roll today and is registered in the Guinness Book of World Records as the largest school in the world in a single city. It has been awarded the UNESCO prize for Peace Education 2002 rewarding our relentless strife towards the goal of One World, One Humanity.

CMS educational pattern is inspired by the ancient Indian ideal of Vasudhaiv Kutumbkam (the whole earth is but one family), and this philosophy of oneness is encapsulated in our motto “Jai Jagat” or Hail the World. Our teachers impart universal values to the students, empower them with global understanding and teach them to excel in all things and serve society selflessly.

Now I will recount the achievements of the school during the session 2023-24.

Academic Excellence

1. The ISC (Class XII) and ICSE (Class X) results were declared on 6th May 2002. We were thrilled when 74 of our students secured 99% to 99.80% marks. In ISC (Class XII), the trio of Kanishka Mittal, Sariya Khan and Archita Singh created history, each securing 99.75% aggregate marks. Similarly, in the ICSE (Class X), Chandransh Rai secured an enviable 99.80% aggregate marks.

   While 17 CMS students secured between 99% to 99.75% marks in the ISC (Class XII) Board Examinations, 57 CMS students secured between 99% to 99.80% marks in the ICSE (Class X) Board Examination.

   All these 74 students are getting a cash prize of Rs One Lakh each from the CMS management.

2. The CMS Cambridge Section at Gomti Nagar Extension, yielded stupendous results in the IGCSE (class X) and A-Level (class XII) 2024 board exams of the University of Cambridge’s school exam board. In IGCSE (Class X) examinations, CMS students achieved 48 A* and 57 A grades. Over all exceptional performance was put up by Anshika Seth with 6 A* and 1 A, Naintara Bhatia with 5 A* and 1A, Arnnev Agarwal 4 A* and 3 A, Uthit Yadar 4 A* and 2 A, Akshita Srivastava and Khushi Singh with 4 A* and 1A, Mustafa Nabi Shah with 3 A* and 4 As, Arjun Dev Babbar and Anushree Jalan with 3 A* and 2A’s. Anshika Seth aced Chemistry with a remarkable 98 marks and Aryan Rajshekhar achieved a stellar 98 in Maths, on the other hand, Akshita Srivastava and Arnnev Agarwal received distinction in ICE certification.

   Similarly, in A-Level (Advanced Level) i.e. Class XII, Summaya was the topper with 3 A grades and Shubh excelled in Maths with an A grade.

3. Two new Cambridge Sections were added to CMS, at CMS Gomti Nagar Campus I and Golf City Campus, and now, we now have a total of five Cambridge Sections including the Cambridge Sections at CMS Gomti Nagar Campus II, CMS Rajajipuram Campus I and CMS Aliganj Campus I.
4. ‘Guardian of the Sky’ CMS Alumnus of Aliganj Campus I, Wing Commander Shubhanshu Shukla, is all set to conquer space after being selected for ISRO’s first manned flight to space in an Indian spacecraft.
5. Another CMS Alumnus of CMS Aliganj Campus I, Aditya Srivastava topped in the prestigious IAS Examination securing the All India First Rank. A total of seven CMS students qualified in the prestigious Civil Services Examination conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). The other six CMS students who have achieved brilliant success in this prestigious examination are Kunal Rastogi (AIR 15), Mrinal Kumar (AIR 197), Shivansh Asthana (AIR 260), Jahnvi Dubey, (AIR 324) Samyak Chaudhary (AIR 704) and Abhyudaya Pratap (AIR 874). Prakhar Singh secured All India 10th rank in the National Labor Service Examination conducted by the UPSC.
6. Ananya Choudhary, Head Girl of CMS Aliganj Campus I, secured admission in Harvard University, a top US Ivy League University, on 100% scholarship, which amounts to a staggering scholarship of US$ 3,58,080, which means INR 2.9 crore. She has been offered this scholarship for a 4-year undergrad course in Law. In 2024, around 81 outstanding CMS students have got offers of admission from top ranking universities of USA (including IVY League Universities), UK, Australia, Canada, Finland, Netherlands and many others, 61 on scholarship. Every day more and more students are getting selected for admission to the top universities of the world.
7. A new CMS Campus has been established on Shaheed Path in Gomti Nagar called Shalimar OneWorld Campus. Presently it is from Class Montessori to Class VII.
8. CMS Gomti Nagar Campus I was ranked No 1 Day School in U.P. in 2023-24 for the 11th consecutive year by the Education World Magazine. In a nationwide survey of more than 2000 schools of India, CMS Gomti Nagar Campus I secured the first rank in Uttar Pradesh in the co-ed schools category.
9. CMS Gomti Nagar Campus I was awarded the School Excellence Award 2024 at the K12 Educators ‘Conference organized by the Brainfeed magazine. It celebrated the innovative and inspiring school’s best practices of CMS Gomti Nagar Campus I.
10. Five outstanding CMS students, Ankur Gautam, Shubham Verma, Shambhavi Tripathi, Yuktisha and Kaustubh Tripathi were selected in the PCS 2023 Examination conducted by the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC).
11. Four outstanding CMS students qualified in PCS (J). They are Anju Yadav, Adil Ansari, Vyadisha Yadav, and Richa Chaudhary.
12. Tanishq Sonker, Anant Tripathi, Shashank Yadav, and Yash Vardhan Singh, qualified in the National Defence Academy (NDA) Examination conducted by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).
13. The highest number of 96 CMS students qualified the All India National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET-2024) bringing laurels to the institution. Akriti Singh of CMS Kanpur Road Campus scored 701 out of 720 marks and was the CMS topper. 18 CMS students scored above 99 percentile.
14. Maximum number of 64 CMS students qualified in JEE Advanced 2024, securing their place in some of the best engineering colleges of India. Shreyansh Chaturvedi of CMS Mahanagar Campus topped in CMS with an All India Rank of 1103.
15. 150 CMS students have qualified for the Government of India’ National Merit Scholarship ‘INSPIRE’ to pursue higher studies in science. The scholarship is awarded to those who are in the top 1% in the All India ISC Merit list. It carries a scholarship of Rs 4 lakh for five years (Rs 80,000/ per year). CMS students are eligible for Rs 6 crore for this prestigious scholarship.
16. Anuj Agarwal, an alumnus of CMS Kanpur Road Campus, secured All India Rank 1 with 100 percentile in the Common Aptitude Test (CAT) 2022, and joined the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad. Recently, Siddharth Pandey cracked the CAT (Common Admission Test) scoring 98.56 percentile.
17. Eight bright CMS scholars qualified in the tough Exam for Chartered Accountants in India. They are: Aman Kanchhal, Ashish Adwani, Madhav Agarwal, Mukund Agarwal, Vaibhavi Agarwal, Vibhuti Mishra, Niharika Nagar, and Sparsh Agarwal, Chowk Campus.
18. Vinamra Mehrotra, Aliganj Campus I scored in the 100th percentile with 799.64 marks out of 800 in CUET Competition for university admission.
19. Two of our students, top scientists at Dr Abdullah Suhail, an alumnus of CMS Indira Nagar and Mahanagar Campuses and Mr Saurabh Kumar Mohan, an alumnus of CMS Rajendra Nagar and RDSO Campuses were in the team which guided Chandrayaan for a safe landing on the moon.
20. 41 CMS students cracked the CLAT (Common Law Admission Test) Examination with Shreyas Pandey topping the U.P. State Merit List and Agrima Sahu topping the U.P. Girls Merit List in OBC Category.
21. 13 bright CMS scholars were selected in AILET (All India Law Entrance Test). CMS Kanpur Road student Kanishka Mittal was the Lucknow topper in AILET.
22. Prateek Agarwal of CMS Indira Nagar and Mahanagar Campuses secured the 15th rank in All India GATE 2024 (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) Examination. This prestigious exam was organized by the Indian Institute of Technology.
23. Mohak S. Bisaria of CMS Gomti Nagar Campus I was selected for B. Arch and B. Planning by cracking JEE Main Paper 2 (B. Arch and B. Planning) Examinations. He secured 99.59 percentile in B. Arch and 99.96 percentile in B. Planning.
24. Divyansh Agarwal, Suraj Panja and Mohd. Daniyal of CMS Rajendra Nagar Campus I was awarded the INSPIRE Manak Award of Rs. 10,000/- each. Divyansh Suraj Mohd. Daniyal Govt of India’s INSPIRE Manak Award to three CMS students by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India.
25. In the field of Sports and Environment, our students have performed exceedingly well. Arundhati Singh Dagar of CMS Aliganj Campus I, won the doubles title in the Under-18 National Lawn Tennis Championship; Noora Enayati of CMS Gomti Nagar Cambridge Section won 4 medals and the Runners-up trophy at the 14th Aerobics Federation Cup in Agra; Zoya Shameem of CMS Rajajipuram Campus I won the Best Female Cyclist Award and showed excellent participation in events on World Environment Day-5th June. CMS Ayodhya Road and Golf City students were awarded for their efforts to save the environment by the Energy and Resources Institute, TERI, New Delhi. Luvina Ramchandani of CMS Gomti Nagar Cambridge Section was awarded an Honourable Mention for her brilliant essay on “Beyond Climate Change: Saving the Future,” at the Cambridge Re-think Essay Competition 2024. Van Mahotsav and Groundwater Day were celebrated with planting of saplings, making posters and writing slogans etc.
26. In the field of Child Well-Being, we have appointed experienced Counsellors in all the CMs Campuses. Meetings and Seminars are being held regularly to focus on specific problems of children and provide a peaceful environment to them for their full growth and development and their mental and emotional happiness. Safety and security norms are being followed.
27. Fire-Safety: All the Campuses strictly adhere to fire safety rules. Proper equipment and training is provided to the staff and students for fire- prevention and safety.
28. The CMS Alumni Association is functioning smoothly and our Alumni in all the continents of the world regularly send their messages to inspire the younger students. Meetings are held both offline and online for the alumni. Our alumni portal is cmsalum.org
29. In the field of Social Service, CMS Campuses are doing a lot of charity work, visiting old age homes, donating old clothes, medicine and food to the poor, sick and needy. Tree plantation drives and water cleaning, saving electricity, teaching the illiterate are eagerly taken up under our Junior Youth Empowerment (JYEP) and Youth Capacity Building Programme.

I am happy to add that CMS is forging ahead as a big, happy family and making its presence felt nationally and internationally with its manifold achievements. The wonderful achievements by our dear students motivate us to work with renewed zeal and vigour so that they keep soaring high and winning more accolades in future.