As one of the top integrated schools in Kolkata, Akshar sees to the needs of both, children with special needs and regular children and has student strength of 400 making it India’s Rank 88 Best Co-ed Day schools of 2016. A co-educational day school, Akshar School was established in 1998 at Diamond Harbour Road in Kolkata and is affiliated with the Council for the Indian School Certification Examinations (CISCE). The school was founded under the guidance of eminent educationist and scientist Yashpal Sharma and is managed by The Rajpal Khullar Memorial Trust – a non-profit charitable organization. The school offers education from Lower KG to class 10^th.

The school has been awarded highest score in the Special Needs Education and lays special effort in maintaining the standard of education. Akshar’s Class 10 ICSE exams average at 86 is the second highest among other listed schools and does speak for it. Third highest in Individual Attention To Students, Akshar School has great merits backing its position. Even with the Community Service category, the school lands itself in the top 10 scores. Teacher Welfare and Development is one such category where Akshar School’s score does seem to struggle.