Ekalavya Model Residential Higher Secondary School M.Palada
| School Name | Ekalavya Model Residential Higher Secondary School M.Palada |
| Address | Nanjanadu, Nanjanad, Udhagamandalam, Ooty, Tamilnadu |
| Location | Nanjanad |
| City | Ooty |
| District | The Nilgiris |
| State | Tamilnadu |
| Pincode | 643004 |
| Category | Higher Secondary School |
| Block | Udhagamandalam |
Ekalavya Model Residential Higher Secondary School M.Palada is located in Nanjanadu, Nanjanad, Udhagamandalam, Ooty, Tamilnadu and was established 6 years ago. This school is a Co-educational and is located in Rural area. This is a Higher Secondary school and is currently operational. It's affiliated with State Board for class-X & class-XII exams. The school is managed by Tribal Welfare Department. It is located in Udhagamandalam assembly constituency. The school falls under Nilgiris (Sc) parliamentary constituency. The medium of instructions is English in the school but Tamil is also spoken during classes.
| Class VI to VIII | 119 Students |
| Class IX to XII | 169 Students |
| Total Students | 288 Students |
| Total Teachers | 15 Teachers |
| Student-Teacher Ratio | 19:1 |
| Student-Classroom Ratio | 58:1 |
This institution has enrolled around three hundred students who are taught by 15 teachers, thus making the student-teacher ratio of 19 students per teacher. Two teachers are appointed on Regular basis and rest thirteen are appointed on Contract basis. Seven teachers are Male and remaining eight are Female. In terms of Academic qualification one teacher is Graduate and rest fourteen are Post Graduate. None of the teachers are trained in Computer. The student classroom ratio is 58:1, means on an average fifty eight students sit in a classroom which is good. There are 119 students in class VI to VIII and 169 students in class IX to XII.
The school is a Govt. school in a rent free building and it has under construction boundary walls. The school has total five clasrooms and two other rooms. The school has internet facility for students. The school has two desktops and two webcams in its premises. There is reading corner, library and book bank for students. There are two boys toilets and four girls toilets for students. The school has both hand wash facility and drinking water facility for people.