Confidence index: Hyderabad students top; Delhi kids come 2nd, finds study

CBSE, ICSE school students have slightly higher confidence than state board children, says study

When it comes to confidence, students from Hyderabad take the lead, scoring 87 on a scale of 100. Those from Delhi follow close behind, at 80. Among non-metros, those from Surat come out top (83), while the overall score of India stands at 75. At a regional level, students from the western part of India are more confident, at 81, while those from the South and East hover near the national average.

These are the findings of a first-of-its-kind Student Confidence Index calculated by LEAD, an edtech platform, in collaboration with the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS). The index