Rajghat Besant School, Varanasi

The Krishnamurti schools are established with the aim to bring about a major shift in human consciousness. Schools strive to awaken intelligence and sensitivity in children in a non-competitive culture while imparting academic excellence. Krishnamurti established the Rajghat Education Centre (REC) in 1928, facing the confluence of the rivers Varuna and Ganga on the outskirts of Varanasi, the ancient pilgrimage city. The boarding school operates in accordance with Krishnamurti’s teachings and pedagogical vision. The Rajghat Besant School, Vasanta College for Women, Krishnamurti Study Centre, and rural communities that provide community services make up the Centre.

THE ADMISSIONS FOR 2022-23 WILL BE DONE VIA A MIX OF ONLINE & IN-PERSON INTERACTIONS SUBJECT TO THE PANDEMIC SITUATION. PLEASE REFER TO THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURES. New admissions to RBS for 2022-23 are in classes 3,4,9 & 11. Admission to other classes, upon vacancy, will be on a first-come, first-served basis. (The age limit for class 3: Minimum 7 yrs. 4 months, maximum 8 yrs. 3 months on 1st April of the year of admission). RBS is primarily a residential school. They offer the option of day scholar status only for new admissions in classes 3, 4, and 5. Please note that all children, even if admitted as day scholars, will have to become boarders from class 6 onwards. Find the admission process details provided below: Fill out the online application form. As part of the application, keep either a digital or paper copy of the latest school report & mark sheet ready for upload. 2) Make an online payment of Rs.500/- for registration through the payment. 3) Email invitations will be sent for the online interactions to the parents’ registered email addresses. 4) Attend the online sessions via ‘google meet’ according to the schedules/details communicated via email call letters. Individual contacts with youngsters (together with their parents) and online examinations are part of the evaluation process. Short admission tests in three disciplines that the individual wishes to study will be part of the Class XI admissions process. Children up to class IX may be assessed for their knowledge of Hindi at the school’s discretion, as they may be required to learn it as a second language under CBSE guidelines. 5) After the online interactions, selected applicants should complete the remaining admission processes, which will be communicated following the online interviews. Document’s Required Find out the list of documents required for admission given below: Date of Birth certificate School Report Card of the last attended class A recent passport size photograph Filled Application Form Online Payment Receipt Child’s latest photograph

The school offers well-equipped science and computer laboratories, as well as a carpentry workshop, a cooking area, junior and senior libraries, and a comprehensive collection of audio and video materials. Students live in simple and comfortable hostels. There are separate boys’ and girls’ hostels, students of two classes share a hostel. This encourages peer learning. Hot water, laundry, daily newspapers, and other essentials are provided in the hostel. This promotes peer-to-peer learning. The hostel provides hot water, laundry, daily newspapers, and other necessities. A resident teacher-house parent typically looks after roughly 15 kids. The Kitchen and Dining Hall provide a well-balanced, wholesome vegetarian diet, including dairy products and vegetables from the school farm. Non-vegetarian food is not allowed on campus. The school has a small, well-furnished, twenty-bed ‘Healing Centre’ under the care of a qualified and experienced resident doctor. Pathology and X-Ray Lab services are available locally, and cases are referred to medical experts in Varanasi city should any emergency care be required.