A residential school for Class 9 and 10, on the path to medicine
RIMA's Class 9–10 programme is a 9th standard residential school near Bengaluru: CBSE schooling done well, with the full residential routine, as the first two years of a four-year path to NEET.
Is this a 9th standard NEET course?
No. Classes 9 and 10 at RIMA are schooling, done well. NEET subjects are not started early, and there is no coaching pressure at fourteen.
What we add is daily work on the five dimensions of a doctor: physical, intellectual, emotional, social and spiritual. Fixed sleep, sattvic food, yoga and sport, no phones, and a study method that lasts. When NEET preparation begins in PUC, it begins on that ground.
What a student does here
School subjects, done properly
The CBSE Class 9 and 10 syllabus in full, taught by subject teachers, with the Class 10 board examination at the end.
A routine that builds the body
Morning yoga and breathing, a sports and fitness period every day, and sleep at the same time every night.
Habits that carry into PUC
Testing yourself instead of re-reading, notes made in your own hand, and a plan for every week.
The four-year path
Entry in Class 9 begins a path that runs to the NEET year.
| Years | Focus | Programme |
|---|---|---|
| Class 9 | School subjects; routine and habits; five dimensions | Class 9–10 residential school |
| Class 10 | CBSE board year; the same routine | Class 9–10 residential school |
| 1st PUC | PU Science and NEET preparation together | Integrated PU + NEET |
| 2nd PUC | PU board examination and NEET | Integrated PU + NEET |
Classes 9 and 10 live in a wing of the hostel with its own routine, separate from the PUC and long-term students. Separate hostel blocks for boys and girls, with resident wardens.
Doctors in a fourteen-year-old's week
Doctors design and guide the system. Younger students hear what a day in a doctor's life is really like, long before they choose a course.
Dr Sanjana S N
Co-founder
MBBS; MD Community Medicine (university rank holder)
Head of Medical Affairs at a digital health company; consults as a diabetologist. Brings public-health thinking to the system.
Dr Rohit A
Community medicine
MBBS, MD Community Medicine
Associate Professor of Community Medicine, JJM Medical College, Davangere. Brings village and district health into the classroom.
Dr Manjunath C S
Fertility medicine
MBBS; MS Obstetrics and Gynaecology; MTRM (London)
Fertility specialist and medical director in Bengaluru. Talks about science, ethics and patience in reproductive medicine.
Dr Vidyadhar P Metri
Anaesthesiology
MBBS; MD Anaesthesiology; Fellowship, liver transplant anaesthesia
Senior consultant in transplant anaesthesia and perioperative medicine. Talks about calm under pressure in the operating theatre.
Questions parents of Class 8 students ask
Is it too early to start NEET?
It is not too early to start becoming a doctor. In Class 9 and 10 your child does schooling well and grows in all five dimensions, without premature NEET pressure.
Which board is it?
CBSE, for Class 9 and 10. In PUC, students move to the Karnataka PU Board, Science stream.
Can my child come home?
Families visit on Sundays and fixed days, and a child leaves campus with the adults named at admission, no one else. Holiday periods follow the school calendar, shared at the open house.
Is there a phone for my child?
No. It is a no-gadget campus for every student. Families reach their child through the wardens and the campus director.
What if my child does not want medicine after Class 10?
That is a real possibility at fifteen, and it is fine. The habits, routine and schooling serve any path. We would rather a student choose honestly.
When does admission happen?
After the seven-step journey and the Class 8 results. Registration is not admission. See the journey.
Start with a conversation.
Tell us about your child. We will explain the Class 9 path and the next open house.