Andra Pradesh > Chittoor > Rishi Valley School
In 1926, when the philosopher J. Krishnamurti decided to set up his first school, he chose a remote valley in the interior of rural Andhra Pradesh, in Chittoor District at the edge of the Karnataka Plateau, about 135 km north-east of Bangalore. Rishi Valley is at an altitude of 800 meters.
There are 360 boarding students in the school, aged 8 to 17, studying in classes 4 to 12. These students are drawn from all over India and many countries abroad. Admission is highly selective, and only about 12% of the applicants are accepted. Students are chosen for character and talent, in addition to academic promise. The school is affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE).
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