Sri Chaitanya Educational Institutions (Telugu: శ్రీ చైతన్య విద్యాసంస్థలు) are chain of schools, junior colleges, hostels, coaching institutions for IIT-JEE, NEET, EAMCET and UPSC-CS preparation and degree colleges across India.
 Logo of Sri Chaitanya Techno Schools | |
| Formation | 1986 |
|---|---|
| Founded at | Vijaywada |
| Type | Group of Schools, Junior colleges, Degree colleges and Coaching centers |
| Headquarters | Hyderabad, Vijaywada |
| Location | |
Official language | English, Telugu |
Founder | BS Rao |
Students | 850,000[1] |
| Website | srichaitanya |
It was founded in 1986 by B.S Rao with his wife Jhansi Lakshmi Bai. With over 321 state board-affiliated junior colleges, 322 K-10 Sri Chaitanya Techno Schools and 107 CBSE-affiliated schools,[2] it is one of Asia's largest educational franchises with over 8.5 Lakh students.[3] In 2021, Tollywood actor Allu Arjun was signed as the brand ambassador of the institution.
During the COVID-19 pandemic; Sri Chaitanya launched Infinity Learn as part of its edtech platform with Rohit Sharma leading the marketing campaign.[4]
History edit
After practising medicine in the UK and Iran for 16 years;[5] Sri Chaitanya was founded in 1986 by Dr. Boppana Satyanarayana Rao[6] with his wife Dr. Jhansi Lakshmi Bai Boppana. It was initially a junior college for girls in Vijaywada.[7] In 1991 they opened a boys junior college in Hyderabad (then part of the undivided Andhra Pradesh) Further; new branches were opened in Visakhapatnam (1998), and various other districts of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.[2]
In 2021, Tollywood star Allu Arjun was signed as the brand ambassador of the institution with the "No Compromise on Success" campaign.[3] The founder; Dr Boppana passed away on 13 July 2023 after suffering from a heart attack.[1]
Infinity Learn edit
Infinity Learn was launched by Sri Chaitanya as part of their edtech content with educational content for classes 6–12 with IIT-JEE, NEET and CBSE board exam coaching. It was formally launched as an ad-campaign "Jeet Pakki" starring cricketer Rohit Sharma.[8] In 2021, Infinity Learn acquired the platform "Teacherr" and "Don't Memorise" while in 2022 it acquired WizKlub; another ed-tech platform.[9]
2023 Narsingi campus suicide case edit
On February 28, 2023, a 16-year-old student committed suicide in the college classroom of Sri Chaitanya Junior College, Narsingi campus by hanging from the ceiling wall fan. Many alleged torture by college faculty claiming that the boy faced humiliation by the college's teaching staff. Tension prevailed at the college premises post-incident, with the deceased's parents, relatives and student organisations staging protests by blocking the road near the college.[10] Activists from the Students’ Federation of India (SFI) staged a protest at the Telangana State Board of Intermediate Education Office, Nampally against the college; demanding a criminal case to be registered against the accused and that the recognition of the college cancelled. The police placed them under preventive arrest while they tried to enter the Board office.[11] The police later arrested the principals: Akalanakam Narasimha Chary and Tiyyaguru Siva Ramakrishna Reddy, vice principal Vontela Shoban Babu and the warden Kandaraboina Naresh.[12] The campus was later derecognised i.e.: it was barred from taking new admission in the next academic year but existing students continued their second-year academics.[13]
Later it was discovered that the institution has been running multiple campuses without the Board's permission. The Times of India reported that while it has five campuses in Narsingi, only two of them have been registered with the government.[14][15] This has been seen with several campuses of the institution across cities.
References edit
- ^ a b Nichenametla,DHNS, Prasad. "Sri Chaitanya Educational Institutions founder passes away". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
- ^ a b "Sri Chaitanya About Us". Sri Chaitanya. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
- ^ a b "Sri Chaitanya Group launches Infinity Learn". www.thehindubusinessline.com. 2021-06-24. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
- ^ "Allu Arjun signed as brand ambassador of Sri Chaitanya - The Hindu". The Hindu. 2021-10-17. Archived from the original on 2021-10-17. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
- ^ "Award for B.S. Rao". The Hindu. 2015-09-28. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
- ^ "Sri Chaitanya students shine bright in JEE Mains results". Deccan Chronicle.
- ^ "Dad, Daughters and Co". Deccan Chronicle.
- ^ "Sri Chaitanya launches app for personalised teaching - The Hindu". The Hindu. 2022-04-20. Archived from the original on 2022-04-20. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
- ^ "Infinity Learn, an edtech startup, has acquired a 75% stake in WizKlub". Business Outreach. 2022-05-26. Retrieved 2023-11-08.
- ^ News Desk (2023-03-01). "Hyderabad: 16-year-old hangs self to death in Narsingi college". The Siasat Daily. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
- ^ "Outrage over student 'suicide'". The Hindu. 2023-03-01. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
- ^ Service, Indo-Asian News (2023-03-06). "Student suicide: Telangana govt derecognises Sri Chaitanya College". The Siasat Daily. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
- ^ "Sri Chaitanya's Narsingi campus barred from taking fresh admissions over student's suicide". Telangana Today. 2023-03-06. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
- ^ "Suicide probe: Campus boom at Narsingi without Board consent". The Times of India. 2023-03-03. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
- ^ Bilal, S. M. (2023-03-05). "Sathvik suicide case: Inter board inquiry reveals shocking facts". The Siasat Daily. Retrieved 2023-05-24.