<P> Many privately owned and managed schools carry the appellation "Public", such as the Delhi Public Schools, or Frank Anthony Public Schools . These are modelled after British public schools, which are a group of older, expensive and exclusive fee - paying private independent schools in England . </P> <P> According to some research, private schools often provide superior results at a multiple of the unit cost of government schools . The reason being high aims and better vision . However, others have suggested that private schools fail to provide education to the poorest families, a selective being only a fifth of the schools and have in the past ignored Court orders for their regulation . </P> <P> In their favour, it has been pointed out that private schools cover the entire curriculum and offer extra-curricular activities such as science fairs, general knowledge, sports, music and drama . The pupil teacher ratios are much better in private schools (1: 31 to 1: 37 for government schools) and more teachers in private schools are female . There is some disagreement over which system has better educated teachers . According to the latest DISE survey, the percentage of untrained teachers (para-teachers) is 54.91% in private, compared to 44.88% in government schools and only 2.32% teachers in unaided schools receive in - service training compared to 43.44% for government schools . The competition in the school market is intense, yet most schools make profit . However, the number of private schools in India is still low - the share of private institutions is 7% (with upper primary being 21% secondary 32% - source: fortress team research). Even the poorest often go to private schools despite the fact that government schools are free . A study found that 65% school - children in Hyderabad's slums attend private schools . </P> <P> As of January 2015, the International Schools Consultancy (ISC) listed India as having 410 international schools . ISC defines an' international school' in the following terms "ISC includes an international school if the school delivers a curriculum to any combination of pre-school, primary or secondary students, wholly or partly in English outside an English - speaking country, or if a school in a country where English is one of the official languages, offers an English - medium curriculum other than the country's national curriculum and is international in its orientation ." This definition is used by publications including The Economist . </P>

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