Overview

• The circulated 2025–26 schedule shows ₹3,67,500 per term for Grades 1–5 (₹7.35 lakh a year) and a non‑refundable ₹1 lakh admission fee, with charges rising to about ₹11 lakh in Grades 11–12.
• The snapshot, shared on X by users including Hardik Pandya and financial planner D. Muthukrishnan, drew massive engagement and pushed the topic into mainstream coverage.
• Hindustan Times and Times Now noted they could not independently confirm the fee circular even as they reported on the online uproar.
• Parents’ groups and commenters are urging state reviews, caps or inflation-linked limits, while others defend high-price international curricula as a market choice.
• Reports situate the episode in a pattern of 10%–30% annual hikes and add‑on costs that raise total outlays, with a separate unverified Reddit post citing about ₹1.85 lakh a year for pre‑nursery.