Orchids The International School, Bengaluru (also known as ORCHIDS Bengaluru) is a co-educational chain of private K-12 schools operating multiple branches in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
As of 2025, the chain has around 30-32 branches in the city, with varying affiliations to the Central Board of Secondary Education, Indian Certificate of Secondary Education or the Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board.
In the 2010s, the ORCHIDS school chain started expanding in Bengaluru with multiple branches in neighbourhoods like Nagarabhavi, Mahalakshmi Layout, Haralur Road, Magadi Road, Mysore Road, Panathur and Sahakarnagar etc. The schools are run under trusts like AVV Educational Trust, Sri Radhakrishna Educational Trust, MB Shivakumar Seva Trust,Spandana Educational Trust, Ramanashree Pratishthana, Bangalore North Education Society, Udaya Education Society, Pragathi Charitable Trust and RT Nagar Educational Trust. After COVID-19, the network expanded to more than 30 branches in the city by the mid-2020s.
ORCHIDS schools follow curricula aligned with CBSE, ICSE, or state board standards, depending on the branch's affiliation. The schools offer STEM-related activities including coding, robotics, astronomy sessions, and project-based work. Students learn programming using Python and tools such as Pygame and OpenCV and participate in astronomy events such as âÂÂGo Cosmo â Universe Unleashedâ and activities linked to National Space Day (India).
The schools provide two assessment levels in subjects such as Science, Social Science, and Mathematics in line with CBSE assessment reforms, with diagnostic tests and differentiated assignments. Reading and arithmetic skills are monitored using benchmarks referenced in the Annual Status of Education Report. Some branches include Kannada instruction alongside English in accordance with state bilingual education policies.
Several branches including Nagarabhavi, Mahalakshmi Layout and Panathur were accused in 2022âÂÂ2023 of claiming CBSE affiliation without approval. Protests by parents led to FIRs, notably in January 2023, for admitting students and teaching CBSE syllabus beyond permitted levels. The Karnataka education department ordered inspections across branches. The school stated that all branches had state board permissions; that CBSE affiliation processes take 3âÂÂ4 years and were delayed by COVID-19; that admissions were transparent; and that currently all those schools have obtained full affiliations.
In December 2024, the Mysore Road branch was accused of allegedly confining students over unpaid fees, triggering complaints to education and child protection authorities. The school denied the allegations.
Multiple branches received notices, and some were temporarily shut or faced first information reports for unauthorized operations. The school stated it re-applied for permissions, relocated students where needed and emphasised transparency in admissions.
Locations of approximately 26 Orchids The International School campuses in Bengaluru (numbered legend provided)