Family, values
and creativity.
Anand Utsav 2026, the school’s annual celebration and CIRS Family Meet, brought students, parents and teachers together from 5 to 7 October.
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Stories from CIRS.
Results, ideas and moments from school life in Siruvani.
Family, values
Third in India.
First in Coimbatore.
CIRS received the Cfore School Excellence Award 2026, ranked among India’s Best Residential Co-Ed Schools (Indian Curriculum).
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The Student Council,
in its own words.
Each group of the Student Council 2026–27 wrote a pledge for the school’s bulletin: the School Deans, the Cultural and Sports Secretaries, and the captains of each house.
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Twenty-four candidates.
Twenty-four diplomas.
All 24 candidates in the May 2026 IB Diploma examination earned the diploma. CIRS reported a 39.4-point average and a highest score of 45 out of 45.
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CBSE board
results.
Class XII Science, Class XII Management and Class X results, including the school-reported toppers, averages and score distributions.
Explore CBSE results95.60%XII / Science99.0%XII / Management98.60%Class X
The student
vote.
Class Representative Elections gave students a hands-on experience of nominations, campaigning, voting and counting.
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Mathematics
Week.
Students took on the Maths Run and a senior quiz; Shishuvatika children explored mathematics through traditional Indian games.
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Science
Expo.
Students presented more than 140 activities and models across Biology, Physics, Chemistry and Environmental Science. Around 50 schools attended.
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English
Week.
Storytelling, poetry recitation, Spell Bee, quizzes and classroom activities gave students many ways to use and enjoy English.
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Social Science
Week.
A Social Run, treasure hunt, election manifestos, field trip, quizzes and harvest festival activities brought social science beyond the classroom.
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Competitions
across CIRS.
The school's roundup records results in quizzes, dance, instrumental music, football, yoga and basketball.
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Expo.
At the Science Expo, students presented more than 140 activities and models across Biology, Physics, Chemistry and Environmental Science. Around 50 schools in and around Coimbatore attended.
Read storyChinmaya Sakshi · Anand Utsav Bulletin, October 2026
From the school’s bulletin
30 reports from the October 2026 issue of the school’s bulletin: the festivals and subject weeks of the year, the matches and competitions, the plans for Anand Utsav, and the pledges of the Student Council.
Cfore School Excellence Award 2026
CIRS is ranked third in India and first in Coimbatore among India’s Best Residential Co-Ed Schools (Indian Curriculum).
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The Student Council 2026–27
The new School Council leaders received their badges at the Investiture Ceremony on Gurudev Aaradhana, and each group of the council has written its pledge.
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Ganesh Chaturthi: ten days with Ganapati Bappa
Decorated stages, rangolis, daily pujas and grade-wise programmes, ending with the Visarjan procession to the school lake.
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Student voice
The Student Council 2026–27, in its own words.
Each group of the council wrote a pledge for the bulletin. They are printed in full, and unedited, where each group’s work belongs.
- School DeansTwo students · read their pledge on The CIRS experience
- Cultural SecretariesFour students · read their pledge on Spiritual Life
- Sports SecretariesFour students · read their pledge on Our Sports
- Vasishta House CaptainsFour students · read their pledge on Our Houses
- Valmiki House CaptainsFour students · read their pledge on Our Houses
- Vishwamitra House CaptainsFour students · read their pledge on Our Houses
- Vyasa House CaptainsFour students · read their pledge on Our Houses
Anand Utsav 2026
A message from the Director
In the 75th year of Chinmaya Mission, Smt. Shanti Krishnamurthy writes to the children and parents of CIRS.
Anand Utsav 2026: the schedule
Three days on campus: Parent–Teacher meetings, the exhibitions, the Annual Day programme and the Matru-Pitru Aradhana.
Vidya Vaibhav: the projects for Anand Utsav 2026
Ten projects by departments and classes, each with its room, for the exhibitions of Anand Utsav.
#CIRS Celebrations
Holi on Dronacharya Field
The festivities began with Holika Dahan and ended with students and staff playing with colours.
Ram Navami: dance, song and a skit
Parents of the new students joined the celebration, whose evening programme had dance, songs and a skit.
Hanuman Jayanti: the Chalisa, 54 times
A morning puja and Likitha Japa, an evening of chanting, and a skit on Hanumanji’s selfless devotion.
Tamil New Year and Vishu
Dorm parents led students, eyes closed, to the Vishukkani; the evening brought Tamil songs by the choir and dance.
Gurudev Jayanti
Paduka Puja, the chanting of Gurudev’s 108 names and a yatra for new students, closing with bhajans by the school choir.
Guru Poornima
Students chanted Gurudev’s 108 names, then sought the blessings of teachers and staff.
Gurudev Aaradhana and the Investiture Ceremony
The Maha Samadhi of Pujya Swami Chinmayananda was honoured, and the new School Council leaders received their badges.
Onam: pookalams, a sadhya and a skit
Staff made the flower rangolis; students danced, sang and staged a skit on the values of unity and togetherness.
Raksha Bandhan in the CIRS quadrangle
Sisters tied rakhis on their brothers’ wrists, and the brothers answered with grade-wise programmes.
Krishna Janmashtami: the midnight Aarti and Handi Phod
Some students fasted while awaiting the birth of Lord Krishna, and the celebration ended with Handi Phod.
Teachers’ Day: a rose for every teacher
Students conducted the morning assembly and gave each teacher a rose at the Annakshetra.
Subject weeks
Language Week: puzzles, antakshari and the Language Run
Classroom activities, a senior quiz, runs in four languages and a handwriting competition.
Mathematics Week 2026
Mental Maths, Origami, a Maths Quiz, Coding and Decoding, and sessions on Mathematical Induction.
English Week: storytelling, Spell Bee and HAM
Storytelling, handwriting, poetry recitation, Spell Bee, a quiz and HAM, with enrichment activities in the regular lessons.
India Week: Independence Day, Bharat Run and Niti Nirman
Essay, photography and poetry contests, a policymaking contest, and a run with stations on freedom, ending in the Nasha Mukt Bharat pledge.
Management Week 2026: from Ads-Up to COMQUEST ’26
Junior and senior activities, two film screenings and a business quiz and pitch deck competition with 13 schools.
Seva Week: notebooks, saplings and temple cleaning
Gratitude cards, reused notebooks, temple cleaning, saplings, paper bags and a special Aarthi at Vraja.
Highlights and competitions
The First Time Speakers’ Forum
The English Department gave hesitant speakers a space to recite, narrate and share for the first time.
NCC: Best School of the Camp
CIRS cadets excelled at the Combined Annual Training Camp at SNS College of Technology, Coimbatore.
Interschool competitions
First places in a hackathon, quizzes, spell bee, essay writing, group dance and extempore, with second and third prizes at Suguna.
Sports
Football: winners at Nathan, runners-up at the Games
The Under-16 team won the 4th Nathan Inter-School Football, the Under-18 IB team was runner-up in the International School Games, and the Under-12 team placed third twice.
Tennis, pickleball and table tennis
Bronze at the CBSE South Zone, Gold in pickleball singles, three medals at the Sahodaya tournament and two winners at the UTR event in Bangalore.
Swimming: relay Gold and third overall
Silver at the Tiruppur District meet, and Sahodaya meets for twenty girls and twenty boys, the boys taking Gold in both Under-19 relays.
A marathon, an athletics meet and Under-16 basketball
Fifty-two students and teachers ran at Kangeyam, five students won Bronze at the District-Level Athletic Meet, and the Under-16 boys were basketball runners-up.
Every report above is the school’s own account, from Chinmaya Sakshi, the Anand Utsav Bulletin of October 2026. Photographs are the bulletin’s own. Where the bulletin gives no date, none is shown.
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Reports & results
School results and longer reports, based on the school’s published accounts and photographs.
Twenty-four candidates.
Twenty-four diplomas.
Every candidate registered for the May 2026 IB Diploma examination was awarded the diploma. The average total was 39.4 points; the highest was 45 out of 45.
- Average score
- 39.4 points
- Top score
- 45 / 45
- Diplomas awarded
- 24 of 24
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Twelve students scored 40 points or above, eight scored between 36 and 39, and four scored below 36. Adithyan Diwakar Vidya and Shriya Shruti Misra were the toppers, both with 45 out of 45.
These are the school-reported results for the May 2026 final examination.
CBSE board results
Class XII Science, Class XII Management and Class X results, including the school-reported toppers, class averages and score distributions.
95.60%XII Science
99.0%XII Management
98.60%Class X
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Class XII / Science
Sonakshi Birmiwal and Namburu Venkata Dheeraj topped with 95.60%. The class average was 91%; 12 students scored 90% or above and seven scored between 80% and 90%. There was one centum in Chemistry and two in IP.
Class XII / Management
Dhruvik Sachin Agarwal topped with 99.0%. The class average was 94%; 22 students scored 90% or above and four scored between 80% and 90%. There was one centum in Business Studies and two in Applied Mathematics.
Class X
Vishv Prem Nangia topped with 98.60%. The class average was 90%; 49 students scored 90% or above, 24 scored between 80% and 90%, and six scored below 80%. Centums were reported in Sanskrit (five), Hindi (two) and French (three).
| Class | Topper | Class average | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| XII / Science | Sonakshi Birmiwal and Namburu Venkata Dheeraj, 95.60% | 91% | 12 at 90% and above, 7 between 80% and 90%. One centum in Chemistry, two in IP. |
| XII / Management | Dhruvik Sachin Agarwal, 99.0% | 94% | 22 at 90% and above, 4 between 80% and 90%. One centum in Business Studies, two in Applied Mathematics. |
| X | Vishv Prem Nangia, 98.60% | 90% | 49 at 90% and above, 24 between 80% and 90%, 6 below 80%. Centums in Sanskrit (5), Hindi (2) and French (3). |
Source: CIRS school news. The dates above are examination periods, not publication dates.
Social Science Week
A Social Run, treasure hunt, election manifestos, field trip, quizzes and harvest festival activities brought social science beyond the classroom.
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Chinmaya Vraja
A puja marked the opening of the school's new multipurpose hall, named Chinmaya Vraja.
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The school's roundup records results in quizzes, dance, instrumental music, football, yoga and basketball.
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Storytelling, poetry recitation, Spell Bee, quizzes and classroom activities gave students many ways to use and enjoy English.
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Students took on the Maths Run and a senior quiz; Shishuvatika children explored mathematics through traditional Indian games.
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The term in review
24 reports written from the school’s Chinmaya Vision Programme report for the term: what happened, what each event set out to do, and what the school records it achieved.
Masquerade: four houses, four plays
Students wrote, designed and staged their own plays, turning Vraja into a theatre from 23 to 26 November.
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Fine Arts Week: ragas, Bharatanatyam and dry leaves
Swaranjali brought Hindustani and Carnatic music to one stage, Natyanjali presented Bharatanatyam, and the Art Room filled with compositions in dry leaves.
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The Quiz Club's season: from Coimbatore to the QuBiz grand finals
CIRS quizzers won the QuBiz Coimbatore regional, finished second in its grand finals, and won Quiz Track at PSG.
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Science and innovation: first places, a national qualification and an overall championship
First place among 1,374 participants at KSR Innofest, a place in the CBSE nationals, and the Overall Championship at T'XOTICA & GENOMIA.
Robotics projects and the Sankhya Vijnana Olympiad
Working models at Veetuku Oru Vignani, the Universal Robo League and Innochamp, and the Chinmaya Sankhya Vijnana Olympiad.
Gita chanting: a district podium and a state trophy
Four CIRS students placed at the district Gita chanting competition, and Jai Nethra Shree won the state Tamil Bhagavad Gita chanting final.
A French Overall Championship, and a talent award
CIRS won the Overall Championship Trophy at a multi-event French competition; Naitik Nemish Mehta won an award at the Eftapei Talent Fest.
Arts
Inter-house stages: instruments, film songs and dance
Solo instrumentalists, karaoke singers and a 48-strong junior dance competition gave every house a place on the stage.
Vasant Panchami and the music of the Bhakti poets
After the Saraswati worship, the musician Smt. Vidhya Shah led a three-hour workshop on the Bhakti Movement in music.
Community
Diwali and Bhai Dooj on campus
A Krishna Pooja, a carnival, the Lakshmi Pooja and an illuminated campus, followed the next day by Bhai Dooj.
Children's Day: the teachers take the stage
Teachers danced, sang, walked a fashion show and performed a skit called Time Travel for their students.
Pongal and Mattu Pongal
Painted pots, rangoli, the Pongal pooja and an offering to the Sun God, and the next day a visit to Chinmaya Ashram for Mattu Pongal.
National Youth Day
A Youth Yatra, Chinmaya Yuvakendra activities and a singing presentation, in the spirit of Gurudev and Swami Vivekananda.
Families Beyond Borders: Grade 6 speaks to the world
At a global online celebration of the UAE's Year of Family, Grade 6 described residential life at CIRS and sang Matri Sthavanam.
Shaishav Shiksha-II: five days for Foundation Years teachers
The CCMT Education Cell brought Foundation Years teachers to CIRS for an orientation in early childhood education.
Academics
Language Week: Sanskrit, Hindi, Tamil and French
A Language Run, a senior quiz, a multilingual musical evening and a handwriting competition celebrated the school's languages.
Social Science Week, November 2025
Quizzes, artwork, election manifestos, educational visits and awareness programmes connected the social sciences to real life.
Looking ahead: a university fair, a careers talk and MindSpark
More than thirteen universities came to campus, a Company Secretary spoke to Class 12, and Class XI visited the MindSpark exhibition.
The Youth Economic Initiative's year
Students explained geopolitics and the Union Budget, ran an IPL auction, and taught financial literacy to the school's support staff.
In the classroom: languages
Kites that carry poems, a hockey commentary in Hindi, word wheels in Tamil and job-offer posters in French: how the language departments teach.
In the classroom: science, mathematics and social science
A pink hand against corruption, a pendulum in five groups, dustbins from waste and a Google Doodle for the forests: learning by doing.
Campus
The CVP report was prepared under the Principal, Smt. Rajeshwari, with guidance and review from the Headmaster, Sri Ganesh Eswaran. Editorial: Smt. Supriya KP and Smt. Revathy P. Consolidation: Smt. Soumya and Sri Nagarajan. IT: Sri Krishnakumar S.
Across campus
School life, in focus
A classroom becomes a constituency
Class Representative Elections gave students a hands-on experience of nominations, campaigning, voting and counting.
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Seva Week
Students organised awareness rallies, visited care centres, and helped clean and decorate nearby temples.
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Vishu and Tamil Puthandu
The dorms celebrated the new year with the Vishu Kani, a traditional South Indian lunch and cultural programmes.
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Gayathri Havan
Students gathered in the Mathura Block quadrangle for the prayer that begins the academic year.
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The school’s original arts update is titled “Solo Instrument”; its report describes an inter-house dance competition. The event date is not supplied.
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- Anand Utsav 2026: CIRS Celebrates Family, Values and CreativityCampus
- Anand Utsav 2026: the scheduleCampus
- Vidya Vaibhav: the projects for Anand Utsav 2026Academics
- Bulletin of October 2026A message from the DirectorCampus
- 2026, dates not statedManagement Week 2026: from Ads-Up to COMQUEST ’26Academics
- 2026, dates not statedSeva Week: notebooks, saplings and temple cleaningCommunity
- Reported in the bulletin of October 2026Interschool competitionsAchievements
- Cfore School Excellence Award 2026Achievements
- Ganesh Chaturthi: ten days with Ganapati BappaCommunity
- Teachers’ Day: a rose for every teacherCommunity
- Krishna Janmashtami: the midnight Aarti and Handi PhodCommunity
- Raksha Bandhan in the CIRS quadrangleCommunity
- Onam: pookalams, a sadhya and a skitCommunity
- The First Time Speakers’ ForumArts
- English Week: storytelling, Spell Bee and HAMArts
- Football: winners at Nathan, runners-up at the GamesSports
- A marathon, an athletics meet and Under-16 basketballSports
- The Student Council 2026–27Campus
- Gurudev Aaradhana and the Investiture CeremonyCommunity
- Independence Day, August 2026India Week: Independence Day, Bharat Run and Niti NirmanAcademics
- Guru PoornimaCommunity
- NCC: Best School of the CampAchievements
- Tennis, pickleball and table tennisSports
- Mathematics Week 2026Academics
- Swimming: relay Gold and third overallSports
- Language Week: puzzles, antakshari and the Language RunAcademics
- Gurudev JayantiCommunity
- Tamil New Year and VishuCommunity
- Hanuman Jayanti: the Chalisa, 54 timesCommunity
- Ram Navami: dance, song and a skitCommunity
- Holi on Dronacharya FieldCommunity
- Twenty-four candidates, twenty-four diplomasAchievements
- CBSE board resultsAchievements
- The Youth Economic Initiative's yearAcademics
- Fine Arts Week: ragas, Bharatanatyam and dry leavesArts
- In the classroom: science, mathematics and social scienceAcademics
- Families Beyond Borders: Grade 6 speaks to the worldCommunity
- Inter-house stages: instruments, film songs and danceArts
- In the classroom: languagesAcademics
- Gita chanting: a district podium and a state trophyAchievements
- Robotics projects and the Sankhya Vijnana OlympiadAchievements
- The 77th Republic DayCampus
- Vasant Panchami and the music of the Bhakti poetsArts
- The Quiz Club's season: from Coimbatore to the QuBiz grand finalsAchievements
- Learning on the road: Sidhbari, Kochi and PerurCampus
- Pongal and Mattu PongalCommunity
- National Youth DayCommunity
- Shaishav Shiksha-II: five days for Foundation Years teachersCommunity
- Masquerade: four houses, four playsArts
- Nineteen swimmers at the Coimbatore Sahodaya girls' meetSports
- Children's Day: the teachers take the stageCommunity
- Social Science Week, November 2025Academics
- Science and innovation: first places, a national qualification and an overall championshipAchievements
- A French Overall Championship, and a talent awardAchievements
- Looking ahead: a university fair, a careers talk and MindSparkAcademics
- Diwali and Bhai Dooj on campusCommunity
- Language Week: Sanskrit, Hindi, Tamil and FrenchAcademics
- A classroom becomes a constituencyCampus
- Solo InstrumentArts
- Mathematics Week 2025Academics
- Science ExpoAcademics
- English WeekArts
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