There are a number of good CBSE schools in the city, apart from schools of the state board (GSEB). A large number of students in CBSE students aspire to study in Delhi University after Class 12, and given the sky-rocketing cut-off marks required for admission to Delhi University, there is a lot of pressure to score well in the CBSE examintions. The CBSE syllabus is well aligned with that of competitive examinations such as the Joint Entrance Exam and the Medical entrance examinations. These examinations, specially the IIT-JEE, are quite popular among CBSE students in Surat.

CBSE vs ICSE/ISC vs IGCSE/IB: A quick summary of differences between the academic pedagogy in these boards

The CBSE curriculum is considered to be more compact and manageable than that of ICSE till Class 10.

There are five compulsory subjects in CBSE, at the Class 10 level: English, Second Language, Science, Social Studies and Mathematics. 

The ICSE curriculum is more comprehensive till Class 10, with significantly higher standards in English. Shakespeare is introduced in Class 9, in many ICSE schools. There is also quite a bit of focus on practical and project work. Apart from that, there is also a sixth subject for which students may opt from a large variety of courses such as Computer Science, Economics, Art, Commercial Applications, Home Science and so on. Students have to appear for separate examinations in History/Geography and Physics/Chemistry/Biology, unlike CBSE where these are clubbed in single papers for Social Studies and Science. 

In Class 11 and 12 the ICSE-ISC syllabus is quite similar to that of CBSE. The Science syllabus in particular, is completely aligned with NCERT. 

IGCSE and IB are international boards and they have less emphasis on rote learning. IB in particular emphasizes a lot on developing the research abilities of students. 

There is a lot of focus on practical and project work. These boards are better suited for candidates aspiring to study abroad after high school. They might not be suitable for those wishing to appear for competitive examinations in India. In the past, IB students have also faced difficulty in the admission process to universities in India. This is one aspect which parents and students might need to look into. 

A large number of students from top ISC and CBSE schools have successfully managed to enter top universities abroad, after high school. Some students appear for "AP" tests to help make their application stand out. 

Top CBSE Schools in SURAT - (GUJARAT) Ranked by their Average Percentage marks in CBSE-2018 Class 12 Examinations

School Name	Average %	Streams	Performance and Subjects
DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL DUMAS CHORYASI SURAT GUJ	87.194	Science, Commerce, Arts	Out of 212 candidates, 87 scored in the 90+ band. The subjects offered by the school were: English Core, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Physical Education, Computer Science, Biology, Economics, Business Studies, Accountancy, Entrepreneurship, History, Political Science and Psychology. The topper scored 98.6%.
ATMIYA VIDYA MANDIR KAMREJ SURAT GUJ	85.927	Science, Commerce	Out of 44 candidates, 16 scored in the 90+ band. The subjects offered by the school were: English Core, Economics, Physical Education, Business Studies, Accountancy, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology
ESSAR INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL HAZIRA SURAT GUJARAT	84.415	Science, Commerce	Out of 68 candidates, 24 scored in the 90+ band. The subjects offered by the school were: English Core, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science, Biology, Physical Education, Economics, Business Studies, Accountancy, Informatics Practices
S D JAIN MODERN SCH U M ROAD SURAT GUJARAT	83.824	Science, Commerce	Out of 252 candidates, 78 scored in the 90+ band. The subjects offered by the school were: English Core, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Physical Education, Web T, Biology, Economics, Business Studies, Accountancy, Entrepreneurship
J H AMBANI SARASWATI VIDYA MANDIR SURAT GUJARAT	82.365	Science, Commerce	Out of 110 candidates, 25 scored in the 90+ band. The subjects offered by the school were: English Core, Economics, Physical Education, Business Studies, Accountancy, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology
ADITYA BIRLA PUB SCH KOSAMBA BHARUCH GUJARAT	80.304	Science, Commerce	Out of 27 candidates, 7 scored in the 90+ band. The subjects offered by the school were: English Core, Economics, Physical Education, Business Studies, Accountancy, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics
G D GOENKA INT SCHOOL BHARTHANA VESU SURAT GUJ	77.617	Science, Commerce	Out of 72 candidates, 12 scored in the 90+ band. The subjects offered by the school were: English Core, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Physical Education, Mathematics, Informatics Practices, Economics, Business Studies, Accountancy, Computer Science
BVBS GIPCL ACADEMY MANGROL SURAT GUJ	77.4	Science	Out of 24 candidates, 4 scored in the 90+ band. The subjects offered by the school were: English Core, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science, Biology, Physical Education
AGARWAL VIDYA VIHAR VESU ABHWA ROAD SURAT GUJ	76.181	Science, Commerce	Out of 192 candidates, 28 scored in the 90+ band. The subjects offered by the school were: English Core, Economics, Mathematics, Business Studies, Accountancy, Physical Education, Physics, Chemistry, Biology
J N VIDYALAYA TARAGHADI PADDHARI RAJKOT GUJARAT	75.322	Science	Out of 41 candidates, no one scored in the 90+ band. The subjects offered by the school were: English Core, Hindi Core, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology
J N VIDYALAYA BORKHADI DISTT SURAT GUJARAT	74.862	Science	Out of 45 candidates, 1 scored in the 90+ band. The subjects offered by the school were: English Core, Hindi Core, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics
ALCHEMY SCHOOL LADVI KAMREJ SURAT GUJ	74.535	Science, Commerce	Out of 34 candidates, 4 scored in the 90+ band. The subjects offered by the school were: English Core, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Physical Education, Informatics Practices, Biology, Economics, Business Studies, Accountancy
KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA NO 2 KRIBHCO NAGAR SURAT	74.344	Science	Out of 32 candidates, 1 scored in the 90+ band. The subjects offered by the school were: English Core, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science, Hindi Core, Biology
SHRI RAM KRISHNA HARIKRISHNA ACADEMY SURAT GUJ	73.757	Science, Commerce	Out of 79 candidates, 5 scored in the 90+ band. The subjects offered by the school were: English Core, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Informatics Practices, Physical Education, Biology, Computer Science, Economics, Business Studies, Accountancy
SRI SRI RAVISHANKAR VIDYA MANDIR ABHWA SURAT GUJ	71.977	Science, Commerce	Out of 44 candidates, 4 scored in the 90+ band. The subjects offered by the school were: English Core, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Physical Education, Biology, Informatics Practices, Economics, Business Studies, Accountancy
KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA NO 4 ONGC NAGAR SURAT GUJARAT	71.766	Science	Out of 35 candidates, 3 scored in the 90+ band. The subjects offered by the school were: English Core, Hindi Core, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics, Computer Science
PPSAVANI CHAITANYA VIDYA SANKUL SURAT GUJ	71.362	Science, Commerce	Out of 143 candidates, 9 scored in the 90+ band. The subjects offered by the school were: English Core, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Informatics Practices, Mathematics, Computer Science, Physical Education, Economics, Business Studies, Accountancy
L P SAVANI ACADEMY VESU CHORYASI SURAT GUJ	70.733	Science, Commerce	Out of 105 candidates, 8 scored in the 90+ band. The subjects offered by the school were: English Core, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Physical Education, Biology, Economics, Business Studies, Accountancy, Entrepreneurship
RADIANT ENGLISH ACADEMY PIPLOD SURAT GUJ	70.352	Science, Commerce	Out of 205 candidates, 17 scored in the 90+ band. The subjects offered by the school were: English Core, Economics, Physical Education, Business Studies, Accountancy, Informatics Practices, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Geography
GAJERA INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL KATARGAM SURAT GUJ	70.022	Science, Commerce	Out of 45 candidates, 4 scored in the 90+ band. The subjects offered by the school were: English Core, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Computer Science, Economics, Business Studies, Accountancy, Informatics Practices
SHREE VASHISHTHA VIDHYALAYA KAMREJ SURAT GUJ	69.877	Science, Commerce	Out of 187 candidates, 12 scored in the 90+ band. The subjects offered by the school were: English Core, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Informatics Practices, Physical Education, Biology, Economics, Business Studies, Accountancy, Entrepreneurship
KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA NO 1 ICHHANATH SURAT GUJ	69.747	Science, Commerce, Arts	Out of 121 candidates, 5 scored in the 90+ band. The subjects offered by the school were: English Core, Hindi Core, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics, Computer Science, Economics, Business Studies, Accountancy, History, Political Science, Geography, Informatics Practices
SHRI SWAMI NARAYAN ACADEMY ADAJAN SURAT GUJ	69.072	Science, Commerce	Out of 167 candidates, 14 scored in the 90+ band. The subjects offered by the school were: English Core, Economics, Physical Education, Business Studies, Accountancy, Mathematics, Informatics Practices, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Computer Science
SCHOLAR ENGLISH ACADEMY GAVIER CHORYASI SURAT GT	68.295	Science, Commerce	Out of 143 candidates, 12 scored in the 90+ band. The subjects offered by the school were: English Core, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Informatics Practices, Physical Education, Biology, Economics, Business Studies, Accountancy, Computer Science
LANCERS ARMY SCHOOL VESU PATIYA SURAT GUJARAT	68.047	Science, Commerce	Out of 165 candidates, 11 scored in the 90+ band. The subjects offered by the school were: English Core, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Physical Education, Computer Science, Biology, Economics, Business Studies, Accountancy, Entrepreneurship
TAPTI VALLEY INT SCHOOL NARTHAN OLPAD SURAT GUJ	67.581	Science, Commerce	Out of 31 candidates, no one scored in the 90+ band. The subjects offered by the school were: English Core, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Physical Education, Computer Science, Biology, Economics, Business Studies, Accountancy, Entrepreneurship, Hindi Core
ATOMIC ENERGY CEN SCH KAPP ANUMALA SURAT GUJ	67.575	Science	Out of 79 candidates, 4 scored in the 90+ band. The subjects offered by the school were: English Core, Hindi Core, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Computer Science
SHREE RADHAGOVIND VIDYAMANDIR BARDOLI SURAT GUJ	66.612	Science, Commerce	Out of 18 candidates, no one scored in the 90+ band. The subjects offered by the school were: English Core, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Physical Education, Mathematics, Computer Science, Economics, Business Studies, Accountancy
DIVINE CHILD HIGH SCHOOL RAM CHOWK SURAT GUJ	65.667	Science, Commerce	Out of 160 candidates, 3 scored in the 90+ band. The subjects offered by the school were: English Core, Economics, Physical Education, Business Studies, Accountancy, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics, Computer Science, Informatics Practices
VIBRANT INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY NR MASMA SURAT GUJ	65.467	Science, Commerce, Arts	Out of 89 candidates, 3 scored in the 90+ band. The subjects offered by the school were: English Core, Economics, Physical Education, Business Studies, Accountancy, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Informatics Practices, Biology, Computer Science, Psychology, Philosophy, English Electivec
RYAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL ADAJAN SURAT GUJ	65.436	Science, Commerce	Out of 254 candidates, 13 scored in the 90+ band. The subjects offered by the school were: English Core, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Physical Education, Mathematics, Computer Science, Economics, Business Studies, Accountancy
MODI SCHOOL KALAWAD ROAD PADADHARI RAJKOT GUJ	64.66	Science, Commerce	Out of 63 candidates, 2 scored in the 90+ band. The subjects offered by the school were: English Core, Economics, Physical Education, Business Studies, Accountancy, Entrepreneurship, Political Science, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science, Biology
J B DIAMONDS amp KARP IMPEX VIDYA SANKUL SURAT GUJ	64.23	Science, Commerce	Out of 60 candidates, 2 scored in the 90+ band. The subjects offered by the school were: English Core, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Physical Education, Mathematics, Computer Science, Economics, Business Studies, Accountancy
VIBRANT SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE UMRAKH SURAT GT	64.0	Science, Commerce	Out of 13 candidates, no one scored in the 90+ band. The subjects offered by the school were: English Core, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Computer Science, Mathematics, Economics, Physical Education, Business Studies, Accountancy
L P SAVANI INT SCHOOL PAL ADAJAN SURAT GJ	62.544	Science, Commerce	Out of 57 candidates, 1 scored in the 90+ band. The subjects offered by the school were: English Core, Economics, Physical Education, Business Studies, Accountancy, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology
RMG MAHESHWARI ENG SCHOOL LADVI KAMREJ SURAT GUJ	61.111	Science, Commerce	Out of 63 candidates, 2 scored in the 90+ band. The subjects offered by the school were: English Core, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Informatics Practices, Mathematics, Physical Education, Economics, Business Studies, Accountancy
GENIUS EDUCATIONAL ACADEMY MOHNI SURAT GUJ	53.612	Science, Commerce	Out of 17 candidates, no one scored in the 90+ band. The subjects offered by the school were: English Core, Economics, Physical Education, Business Studies, Accountancy, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Informatics Practices
SINGHANIA PUB SCH TAPI FORT SONGADH SURAT GUJ	49.4	Science	Out of 9 candidates, no one scored in the 90+ band. The subjects offered by the school were: English Core, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physical Education

A list of top CBSE schools across India, ranked by Class 12 performance (2018)

Performance of CBSE Schools in Surat in Class 12 Exams of 2015