Aakash Educational Services Limited

Aakash Educational Services
Private
Founded 22 September 1988 (1988-09-22)
Founder J. C. Chaudhry
Headquarters Pusa Road, Delhi, India
Number of locations
 139 study centres (as of 2015)
Key people
Services
Website www.aakash.ac.in


Aakash provides professional coaching for medical and engineering entrance exams in India. It has an annual student base of more than 80,000 students and more than 100 study centres across India.[1][2] It offers regular classroom programs, distance learning and E-learning programs. It offers long-term courses, short-term courses, test-series courses, and crash courses.

Programs

The wing of Aakash, which was the first part, was started by J. C. Chaudhry, a botany teacher, in 1988. Known as Aakash Institute, it coaches students in grades XI and XII for admission to medical colleges in India.[3]

The engineering wing, Aakash IIT-JEE, was started in 2007 for providing coaching to students of classes XI and XII for engineering entrance exams, especially the Joint Entrance Examination.[4]

The Aakash Foundations brand, founded in 2009, coaches students in classes VIII to X, preparing them for the board exams and junior level competitive examinations like the National Talent Search Examination and exams conducted by the Science Olympiad Foundation.[5]

The Aakash National Talent Hunt Exam (ANTHE) is conducted annually through which scholarships and fee waivers are awarded to meritorius students joining a coaching program. In 2015, it received over 177,000 applicants. Nowadays, it is conducted twice a month.[6]

Aakash offers e-learning programs through Aakash iTutor, a tablet-based application,[7] and Aakash TV Tutoring DTH coaching program, an alliance with India's DTH service provider, Bharti Airtel's new iTV Service — iExam — for a coaching services through Airtel digital TV.[8] In 2012, the Business Standard noted that Aakash was "bullish" about its online offerings.[1]

Branches and franchise centres

Aakash has its branches and franchise centres in north and East India and some part of West India, and started to expand its branches in South India before the 2011 academic session.[5] Due to NEET and JEE to be made into the all-India based Common Entrance Test (CET) for Medical and Engineering aspirants beginning 2013, Aakash has expanded its presence in South India[9][10][11] and West India.[12]

Through its subsidiary Aerita Cineworks, Aakash entered into the film production business in May 2015, debuting with the film Rough Book.[13]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Vinay Umarji (27 November 2012). "Aakash Institute to foray in Gujarat". Ahmedabad, India: Business Standard.
  2. ↑ "Aakash Institute plans mobile app for students". The Hindu Business Line. 12 March 2014.
  3. ↑ "Company Overview of Aakash Educational Services Private Limited". Business Week. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
  4. ↑ "Aakashians outperform yet again at IIT-JEE 2012 entrance exam". The Hindu. New Delhi, India. 2012-05-31. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
  5. 1 2 "Aakash Institute expands reach to South India". The Hindu. 2011-03-27. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
  6. ↑ "1, 77,802 students registered for second phase of ANTHE-2015". State Times. 23 November 2015.
  7. ↑ "Now comes Aakash iTutor tablet!". Zee News. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
  8. ↑ "Airtel DTH Partners Aakash Institute To Offer Entrance Exam Coaching". Medianama. 2012-08-01. Retrieved 2012-08-21.
  9. ↑ "Education-preneurs betting on demand from tier II and III cities". DailyBhashkar.com. 2012-12-26. Retrieved 2013-03-11.
  10. ↑ "Aakash launches its corporate branches in Bangalore". 2013-01-10. Retrieved 2013-03-11.
  11. ↑ "Aaksh Educational services opens centre in kerala". IBN Live. 2013-01-11. Retrieved 2013-03-12.
  12. ↑ "Aakash Institute to foray in State". Business Standard. 2012-11-28. Retrieved 2013-03-12.
  13. ↑ "Aakash Education eyes career in film production". Business Standard. 29 January 2015.

External links

Aakash Educational Services Private Limited (AESPL) is the conglomerate of Aakash Institute, Aakash IIT-JEE and Aakash Foundations which was formed in 2008.

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