The Universal School, Mumbai

The Universal School situated in Ghatkopar (East) at Mumbai is a co-ed day school. TUS is affiliated with the University of Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) based in the UK. The Universal School at Ghatkopar is a part of the Universal Education Group of schools and colleges, a Maharashtra-based educational network which offers education from Pre-nursery to class 12.

TUS has a sprawling and radiant building with fully air-conditioned and spacious classrooms equipped with whiteboards and digital audiovisual systems. The school infrastructure also comprises of a well-stocked library, well-equipped modernistic science labs as well as a play area. The school campus is also facilitated with CCTV surveillance in all public areas.

The school offers a CIE curriculum which is delivered using digital content and live videos telecasted within the classrooms. In the pre-primary classes, learning is carried out through observation, reasoning and practical experience. Here, the teachers aim to create a healthy and holistic learning environment by using teaching aids include storybooks, picture books, films, worksheets, activity sheets, puppets, slides and numerous other audiovisual representations. More attention is given to the linguistic abilities of the students during the first few years.

Moreover, in the fourth year, activities like cutting with safety scissors, puzzle solving and building blocks are conducted under the teacher’s supervision to provide more enhanced and formal learning.

In classes 1-6, the curriculum includes a framework that focuses on maths, English, and science to helps the students discover information about society. This programme comprises of high-quality teaching and assessment resources that identify the students’ strengths and weaknesses. Other essential subjects that are introduced include ICT, arts, humanities, design along with an additional language.

Moving on, class 7 and 8 have a much flexible programme that carries out careful monitoring progress and further helps to enhance English, mathematics and science knowledge. The crucial difference that the curriculum recognises from that of class 1-6 is the opportunity for research, self-exploration and peer-feedback.

Further, classes 9 and 10, the core curriculum is shaped to fit the students, and hence, cross-curricular perspectives are introduced into the critical thinking zone. The curriculum emphasises on creative thinking and problem-solving. At the beginning of the school’s IGCSE programme, students are expected to choose subjects from five core subject groups.

Lastly, the Cambridge-Advanced programme inculcates deep understanding, independent learning, and builds the base for an opportunity to study at highly renowned universities worldwide. This programme includes Cambridge International AS and A Level and Cambridge Pre-U qualifications.

GENERAL GUIDELINES

• Enquiry: Fill up the Online Admission Enquiry form and click submit.
• A meeting will be organised with the Admission officer at the campus or through Google Meet.
• After the meeting, a link will be sent to you via email. Please fill these forms with verified and correct information, upload the relevant documents and click submit.
• After successful submission of the application form, the school will schedule an interactive session with the parents and the candidate at the campus or through Google Meet. 
• Details of the entrance test, if eligible, will be informed.
• As the admission is subject to vacancies, the selected candidates will be notified shortly. After receiving the confirmation email, the parents are required to pay the prescribed fees as well as submit the required documents within the next three working days. 

Please note:

• Signature of the parents should be compulsorily present on all the forms.
• Any incomplete form will not be accepted.
• Overwriting any information on the application forms shall lead to disqualification. In case of any overwriting, please file a new form.

List of documents to be submitted along with the filled Application forms. (Carry the original as well as one photocopy of each of the documents)

• A recent photograph of the child, along with the parents/guardian has to be pasted. (Size: 3.5 cm × 4.5 cm as per Schengen – Europe Visa norms)
• Photocopy of the birth certificate
• Photocopy of candidate’s Aadhaar Card
• Photocopy of Parent and candidate’s Aadhaar Card
• Photocopy of the child’s valid passport and visa pages, if applicable.

List of original documents to be submitted at the time of admission:

1. Birth Certificate 
2. Transfer Certificate
3. Original and self-attested photocopy of the latest Annual Report card

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