shifting to powai for 2 yrs

hi
i am army major presently posted in kashmir.
i am being posted to iit powai for mtech course.
i will be shifting to powai with my family(wife+kid 7 yrs) for two years.
i am totally new to mumbai and need some help.
pl suggest some residential areas and schools near iit powai.
thx

IIT must have a married students hostel. You can check that.
If you prefer there is a Central School in IIT. There are lots of private schoold but getting admission at this time would be difficult.

You will get house on rent easily in Powai Market area, or in chandivali (nearby areas) you have Kendriya vidhyalaya inside IIT campus but I am sure its above 5th std, and just 5 min distance (OUtside campus) you Kendriya vidhyalaya for below 5th std.

Hiranandani school is another option but its difficult to get addmission there.
Lucky

Yes, IIT do have Married students hostel, .

And schooling, There's Kendriya Vidyalaya near the premises.

i just spoke to him

will you pl verify who u r

Hi Major,

Welcome to Mumbai. Just browze through the " Moving to Mumbai" forums , you would get lot of info which has been posted in the recent past.

Raghu

YOU DID? God i am so HAPPY

what a relief!!!

World (or should i say World Wide Web)is indeed a Small place!!!

Tell him its TJ and that I've got something to be sent to him, but the address that he has given me is incorrect.

Please ask him to call me at the earliest or can you please provide me the correct address on his behalf )

And yes, before any Mod puts this up, i'd like to tell you that SMS language is not encouraged on this forum, SIR

Welcome to Mumbai. As other friends suggest, staying at IIT campus would be a better option. Else, you can find apartments on rent in the following nearby locations:-

1. Powai Market Area (middle-class look; cheaper rents).
2. Hiranandani Gardens Powai (posh area; very costly).
3. Chandivali (you can find 2BHK for around 20k per month on rent).

Probably your children would be already studying in Army School, yeah? If not, and you're looking for private schools:-

1. SM Shetty School (Hiranandani Gardens, Powai).
2. Bombay Scottish School (Chandivali, Raheja Vihar).

In this same Raheja Vihar, you can find a 1BHK for around 15,000 rupees on rent or 2BHK between 20-25 thousand. It is a posh area again. (However you may end up paying brokerage, as most of the vacant houses very rarely get advertised here).

thx sv