Rooted in Purpose. Built for Life.
Sarala Birla Academy is a premier residential school for boys whose aspirations extend to the wider world. Here, there is a strong emphasis on moulding character and realising potential, preparing young men to become leaders driven by wisdom and compassion.
A Legacy of Vision.
A Future of Impact.
The academy has been named after the late Dr. Sarala Birla, grandmother of Mr. Kumar Mangalam Birla, Chairman of the Aditya Birla Group. An eminent educationist, Dr. Sarala Birla has made immense contribution to the field of education over the last few decades in a very quiet, low-profile-way. Guided by her vision, the family runs some of the best schools in the country.
According to her, “Knowledge for the sake of knowledge without benefitting fellow beings is a dead end and only leads to the blind alley of frustration. Education is a meaningless ritual, unless it moulds the character of students and imparts in them a strong sense of values. Educational institutions have to ensure that students are so educated that they are developed both physically and mentally to build a unique nation. We are proud of our ancient heritage and we have to ensure that our future is no less glorious.”
Dr. Sarala Birla
The Sarala Birla
Academy Difference
PERSONAL MENTORSHIP
Every student receives value and supported
BEYOND ACADEMICS
Character, judgement, and responsibility are given the same importance as academic achievement.
STRONGER, TOGETHER
The academy and parents ensure close partnership for the growth of every pupil.
LIFELONG MENTORS
House Masters ensure every student is mentored with consistent care.
Rigour. Choice.
Global Perspective.
Sarala Birla Academy offers academic pathways, providing a rigorous foundation while ensuring students can hone their abilities and pursue their aspirations.
IGCSE
Internationally benchmarked and recognised for global excellence.
ICSE/ISC
A strong academic foundation with depth across each subject.
IB Diploma
Inquiry-driven learning, shaped by global outlook.
A Home Away From Home.
At Sarala Birla Academy, daily life is shaped by routine, responsibility and a strong sense of belonging. Our boarding houses provide a warm and supportive environment in which boys develop independence, form lasting friendships and grow in confidence under the guidance of experienced staff.
Comfortable boarding homes
Friendships that last a lifetime
Well-being through sports and play
Comfortable boarding homes
Friendships that last a lifetime
Well-being through sports and play
SBA collaborates with
leading national and international organisations.
From Our SBA Families.
"SBA has been transformative for our son. The balance of academics, values, sports, and leadership has helped him grow into a confident, focused, and mature young individual."
"Since joining SBA, our son has grown into a more confident and independent individual. The school's nurturing environment has helped him excel in academics, sports, and beyond."
"Since joining SBA, our son has grown academically and personally. The school's balance of academics, sports, leadership, and individual attention has helped him become more confident and well-rounded."
Greetings from Sarala Birla Academy.
We hope to present here glimpses of what we stand for — a home for children from across the country and beyond. While academics is the numero uno focus area for us, the other aspects of education hold no less importance. This stems from the belief that just a 90 plus aggregate on the report card isn't going to guarantee success for our children when they grow up into young men and pass out from the portals of this institution. How they conduct themselves, articulate their vision, handle adverse circumstances, the humility with which they lead and, probably more than anything else, how they think, will be of at least as much importance as their academic result as they face the challenges outside.
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Inherent in all that we plan for and do here at SBA, lies the thought of what we've pledged: to mould the children under our care into the kind of leaders that this country and the world needs — leaders who will not measure success merely by the hierarchical steps they climb on the social and the corporate ladder, but by the value addition they bring about in their peers and the organisations that they will be a part of. Leaders who, while taking everybody along, will have it in them to make sacrifices for the cause of the bigger picture. Leaders who will, at least to some extent, measure success by the amount of sunshine they bring into the lives of those who mayn't have been as lucky as they have been.
What we've shared above isn't going to be easy to achieve. The first step towards that would be to have a set of teachers (read parents) who are special in that they realise what the task ahead entails and have the quality and the ability to provide the kind of upbringing that's called for, along with leading the children into the kind of learning that'll place them at the very forefront of academic excellence. We've been lucky that, over the years, we have come to a stage where we do have that quality of staff. They've come from all over the country and are constantly trained in the latest pedagogical practices as also in the art of bringing up children.
We've come to realise that parents at home and parents here at school must forge a partnership in the education of the children under our care. Together we must create a generation of world citizens who will be well prepared to handle the ever-increasing challenges of sustaining what we call our world; together we must bring up our children so that they are ready to take charge of this Earth when it's time for our generation to walk away into the sunset, secure in the knowledge that this beautiful blue planet of ours is in the ablest and the securest of hands, hands that we together have helped create.
I look forward to meeting you and discussing all that I've shared above.
Leadership Team
Dr. Pragnya Ram
Group Executive President
Mr. Santanu Das
Principal
Mrs. Vani Pratap
CFO and Business Administrator
Mr. Sudip Mukherjee
Headmaster