Summary
Academic session to commence from June 2023 onwards for students from Nursery to Grade 4
A full-fledged K-12 international campus with state-of-the-art facilities will be ready by 2024
Shiv Nadar Foundation, a venture by Mr Shiv Nadar, founder of HCL has announced the launch of a K-12 school chain - Shiv Nadar School in Chennai. The school is affiliated with the International Baccalaureate (IB) Board and would offer education for the holistic development of young learners. 150 students would be enrolled in the first year of operations and the intake will progressively increase every year.
The academic session for Nursery to Grade 4 will begin from June 2023 onwards, and the registration details are available at-- https://shivnadarschool.edu.in/chennai/
“Tamil Nadu will always be special since it is the birthplace of Mr. Shiv Nadar, and thus makes it an ideal location for starting an international school. After successfully running three Shiv Nadar Schools in Delhi NCR, we are thrilled to launch the fourth one in Chennai”, Shikhar Malhotra, Trustee of Shiv Nadar Foundation and Chairman of Shiv Nadar Schools.
Col. Gopal Karunakaran (retd), CEO of Shiv Nadar School, said, “We are delighted to launch Shiv Nadar School in Chennai. The International Curriculum is led by exceptional educators, from India and abroad, and will be supported by outstanding academic infrastructure.”
The school is spread across a 14-acre campus at Damodar Gardens, near Elliot's Beach. The campus would enable learners the spirit of inquiry, a love for nature, and an environment for community building. With separate junior, middle school, and senior blocks, the school is designed to be a green campus, using sustainable and recyclable building materials.
Additionally, it has a state-of-the-art science lab, play area, facilities to explore a variety of art forms both visual and performing arts, a multi-purpose indoor sports complex, a sports field for athletics and field games, and various exhibition spaces. A full-fledged K-12 international campus with state-of-the-art facilities will be ready by 2024.
Shiv Nadar Foundation made its foray into K12 urban private school education in 2012 and currently runs three schools in Delhi-NCR in Faridabad, Noida, and Gurugram, respectively.
The Shiv Nadar School is a not-for-profit initiative of the Shiv Nadar Foundation in K12 private education to provide education for life. Established in 1994 by Shiv Nadar, Founder of, HCL - a US$12.1 billion leading global technology enterprise, the Foundation is committed to the creation of a more equitable, merit-based society by empowering individuals through transformational education, and bridging the socio-economic divide. Currently, almost 14,000 students and over 2,000 faculty are part of the Foundation along with more than 22,000 strong globally dispersed alumni communities.
Students of the foundation have gone to study at some of the best institutions globally including the Ivy League in the US and top universities in other countries including Australia, Singapore, China, and the UK.
Last updated on 18 Oct 2022
