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KPMG view – Scalability a challenge for test prep institutes
– New Silk Route invested up to USD 25 mn in Hyderabad-based Sri
Chaitanya Educational Group, which apart from test prep centers
“We have tracked the
also has a network of private schools and junior colleges.
trend of these institutions
playing a role of being the
– USD 1 million by Mumbai Angels in DEXL Education.
bridge between K12 and
– Brand Equitys USD 0.6 million into DMC Education 4.
University Education. They
act as a good supplement
– Educomp Solutions, a publicly listed integrated education company,
to the archaic curriculum
has picked up a strategic stake in leading engineering test
that does not cater to
preparation player Vidya Mandir Classes (P) Ltd. (VMC) for close to
modern day requirements
Rs 34 crore.
of aspiring students. As
– FIITJEE, got an undisclosed investment from Qatari investment
bank Qinvest. FIITJEE also raised Rs 100 crore from Matrix Partners.
– Franklin Templeton putting in Rs 50 crore in Career Point.
– Milestone invested Rs 25 crore in IMS Learning Resources, a
leading test preparation institute for MBA and law. the number of quality institutions increase, in the long run, these test preps run the risk of diminishing in their value compared to the status that they enjoy
today. To mitigate this, we
– Educomp acquired majority stake in GATE coaching institution-
already see test preps
Gateforum.
trying to enter into more stable areas such as K12 education or content
Key private players
provisioning for emerging curriculum in School
Development
education.”
Strong focus on MBA test prep, diversifying into
Certification Programmes, Publications, Language
Narayanan Ramaswamy