Aakash Educational Services Limited (AESL) offers digitized futuristic platform for the education community with SAP S/4 HANA

SAP S/4HANA equips AESL with the tools during COVID to improve student experience and manage areas like finance and operations

MUMBAI, JULY 27, 2020: With the aim to digitize education and transform student experiences, by steering innovative mindsets in the current COVID era, Aakash Educational Services Ltd. (AESL), a national leader in test preparation services, embarked on a digital transformation journey with SAP S/4HANA. This SAP adoption is an important step towards enabling AESL to offer a digital futuristic platform for the education community at large.

With the education industry shifting from a classroom to an online setup in the current pandemic environment, AESL made a swift decision to standardize their business processes and bring in operational efficiencies that can offer quality digital education services to internal as well as external stakeholders. They chose SAP’s next-generation Digital Core, SAP S/4HANA an intelligent, integrated ERP system that helps revolutionize business processes with intelligent automation. This digital upgradation will further lay the foundation of AESEL towards financial transformation on which the company can scale, grow and be future-ready.

Commenting on the announcement, Mr Aakash Chaudhry, Director and CEO of Aakash Educational Services Limited (AESL), said: “We are investing heavily in technology to digitize our entire business model and systems, so that we stay with times and improve our offerings to our next-gene customers.  We trusted SAP S/4 HANA to become our technology architecture that seamlessly integrates our processes and services to align with the future plans of the company.” 

“India has the world’s largest population of about 500 million students in the age bracket of 5-24 years and this provides a great opportunity for the education sector. There is a huge need to adopt transformative and innovative approaches for further development in the education system,” said Parvesh Ghai, Vice President Sales, North & East India, Bangladesh, SAP. “We support institutes like AESL that believe in ‘digital transformations’ by bringing vast opportunities for taking the education and learning experience to the next level.”

AESL also plans to adopt industry best practices and gain a competitive advantage to stay ahead in the industry. This step towards digital transformation further lays the foundation of business growth and expansion planned for the coming years.

About Aakash Educational Services Limited (AESL)

Aakash Educational Services Limited (AESL) provides comprehensive test preparatory services for students preparing for Medical and Engineering Entrance Examinations, School/Board Exams and Competitive Exams such as NTSE, KVPY, and Olympiads.  AESL believes that the “Aakash” brand is associated with quality coaching and a proven student selection track record in various Medical and Engineering Entrance Examinations, Scholarship exams & Olympiads. 

With over 32 years of operational experience in the test preparatory industry, the company has a large number of selections in Medical & Engineering Entrance Exams and several Foundation level Scholarship exams/Olympiads, a pan India network of 200+ Aakash Centers (including franchisee), and a student count of more than 250,000.

The Aakash group also owns famous K-12 EdTech brand, Meritnation.com as well.

Aakash Educational Services Limited (AESL) expands presence in South Asia; Ties-up with Delhi Public School, Biratnagar, Nepal for its Distance Learning Programme

• Aakash DLP will share study material and test series with the students of DPS Biratnagar

Mumbai, May 26, 2020 – As part of the company’s vision to help students overseas take the first step in their endeavor to become doctors and engineers, Aakash Educational Services Ltd. (AESL), India’s leader in test preparation services, has expanded its presence in South Asia (outside India) by entering into a strategic tie-up with Delhi Public School, one of the most reputed schools in Biratnagar, Nepal, to provide Distance Learning Program (DLP) to its students from Class VIII-XII.

It is AESL’s first collaboration with an educational institution in the Himalayan country, where it is already offering digital courses to students.

Under the tie-up, Aakash offers a one-year “DLP” programme for students of standard VIII, IX, X, & XII, and a two-year “DLP” programme for students of standard XI of Delhi Public School, Biratnagar, Nepal.  AESL will share the required books and study materials to help students prepare for competitive exams. This will help improve the skill sets of the students who are preparing for JEE Main, JEE Advanced and NEET examinations.

Besides providing quality study material aligned with NCERT, AESL will conduct online test series and webinars on select topics. An online doubt resolution facility whereby every student is allowed to ask 5 questions per day, will also be offered to all students enrolling for the program. In a highly competitive surrounding, this curriculum will help students familiarize themselves with the online test environment in a disciplined manner. Students can hone their time-management proficiency, evaluate their exam-testing strategy and analyse the time productively spent on each question.

Commenting on the tie-up, Mr Chandra Shekhar Mishra, Head, Distance Learning Programme, Aakash Educational Services Limited (AESL), said: “The association with Delhi Public School, Biratnagar, Nepal is our first with an educational institution in South Asia outside India. Keeping in mind the competitive environment and the evolving education landscape, we look forward to providing the students of DPS Biratnagar with the best platforms to improve their performance. The tie-up reinforces our commitment to creating an engaging learning environment for students overseas apart from in India and help them perform better in the competitive exams.”

Added Mr Parshu Ram Ghimire, Principal, Delhi Public School, Biratnagar, Nepal, “Delhi Public School Biratnagar feels overwhelmed and supremely excited to implement the teaching learning practices designed by AESL to enhance student’s confidence for competitive exams like NEET, JEE (Main and Advanced), BITSAT and other State Level Entrance Exams for admission in undergraduate courses but also prepare them for School Boards and Junior Competitive Examinations such as NTSE, KVPY and Olympiads. I believe this tie up between AESL and DPS Biratnagar will prove to be result oriented for students and attainment of supreme satisfaction for parents and teachers witnessing the success of our Kids."

About Aakash Educational Services Limited (AESL)

Aakash Educational Services Limited (AESL) provides comprehensive test preparatory services for students preparing for Medical and Engineering Entrance Examinations, School/Board Exams and Competitive Exams such as NTSE, KVPY, and Olympiads. AESL believes that the “Aakash” brand is associated with quality coaching and a proven student selection track record in various Medical and Engineering Entrance Examinations, Scholarship exams & Olympiads.

With over 32 years of operational experience in the test preparatory industry, the company has a large number of selections in Medical & Engineering Entrance Exams and several Foundation level Scholarship exams/Olympiads, a pan India network of 200+ Aakash Centers (including franchisee), and a student count of more than 250,000.

Mr. Aakash Chaudhry, Director and CEO, Aakash Educational Services Limited (AESL) on FM's announcement regarding education sector.

"We wholeheartedly welcome Prime Minister’s e-VIDYA programme providing multi-media access to online and digital education for students from Class 1-12 immediately. While the private schools were conducting online classes, there were fewer arrangements available at the Government schools at the rural areas. During this unprecedented time, this step will not only keep the students motivated but will help them to continue with their studies while covering the syllabus which was  missed during the lockdown period. 

While internet facilities are available to only 40% of the population mostly in the urban areas, imparting education through TV channels will benefit a large number of students. The provision for curating special content for the visually and hearing impaired students is very inspirational. 

Extensive use of radio, community radio and podcasts will help students maintain social distancing and garner a positive outlook towards life in such uncertain times. 

Starting of online courses by Top 100 universities, will ensure that the students who are in the colleges or in the final year of graduation don't suffer a break in their studies. Students adopt technology quickly and this program will provide an opportunity of skill development for not only learners but also to teachers and parents as well. The addition of 200 new e-text books will be a great help to the students in the rural areas.

Through One Nation, One Digital Platform, the Government of India has ensured it's determination to make sure that studies should not come to a standby under any situation. Launch of Manodarpan initiative providing psychological support to students, teachers and families is also very critical. At Aakash, we have been conducting e-classes through various platforms and will ensure that students have a seamless learning process while staying at home."