Sri Chaitanya Educational Institutions

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Sri Chaitanya Educational Institution
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MottoSaraina Guruvu
Motto in English"The Right Mentor"
Founders
  • Boppana Satyanarayana Rao
  • Bopanna Jhansi Lakshmi Bai
  • Seema Bopanna
  • Sushma Bopanna
Established1986 (40 years ago) (1986)
PresidentBopanna Jhansi Lakshmi Bai
ChairBopanna Jhansi Lakshmi Bai
Chief Executive Officer and Director (academic)Sushma Bopanna
FacultyIncrease 5000
Subsidiaries
  • Sri Chaitanya Junior Colleges
  • Sri Chaitanya Degree Colleges
  • Sri Chaitanya Coaching Institutions of IIT-JEE, NEET, EAMCET and UPSC-CS preparation
OwnerBopanna Jhansi Lakshmi Bai
Location
Headquarters: Vijaywada, Andhra Pradesh
Hyderabad Telangana
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India
Websitesrichaitanya.net
File:Sri Chaitanya Techno Schools , B.R.T.S , Middle road.jpg
Sri Chaitanya Techno School, B.R.T.S, Middle road, Vijayawada, A.P.

Sri Chaitanya Educational Institutions (Telugu: శ్రీ చైతన్య విద్యాసంస్థలు) is a group of education institutions chain of schools, junior colleges, hostels, coaching institutions for IIT-JEE, NEET, EAMCET and UPSC-CS preparation and degree colleges across India. The academic director of Sri Chaitanya is Sushma Bopanna.

It was founded in 1986 by B.S Rao and 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,[1] it is one of Asia's largest educational franchises with over 8.5 lakh students.[2] 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.[3]

History

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Logo of Sri Chaitanya Educational Institutions' Techno Schools

Sri Chaitanya was founded in 1986 by Dr. Boppana Satyanarayana Rao[4] and his wife, Dr. Jhansi Lakshmi Bai Boppana. It was initially a junior college for girls in Vijaywada.[5] In 1991, they opened a boys' junior college in Hyderabad (then part of the undivided Andhra Pradesh). New branches were opened in Visakhapatnam (1998) and various other districts of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.[1]

In 2021, Tollywood star Allu Arjun was signed as the brand ambassador of the institution with the "No Compromise on Success" campaign.[2]

The founder, Dr. Boppana Satyanarayana Rao, died on 13 July 2023 after a heart attack.[6]

Infinity Learn

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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 in the ad-campaign "Jeet Pakki" starring cricketer Rohit Sharma,[7] and is led by founding CEO Ujjwal Singh.

By 2023, Infinity Learn had over 7 million registered users. It acquired the platforms Teacherr and Don't Memorise in 2021, followed by a majority stake acquisition of WizKlub in 2022, which specializes in cognitive skill development for children.[8][9][10] These acquisitions enabled the launch of Infinity Futurz, a platform for future-ready skills for students aged 6–14.

In December 2024, Infinity Learn partnered with Google Cloud India to utilize artificial intelligence (AI) technologies for improving the educational experience for K-12 students in India. The collaboration focuses on using Google's AI tools such as Gemini and Vertex AI to offer personalized learning paths and adaptive teaching methods. The goal is to provide more effective learning support, particularly for students in Tier 2 and Tier 3 cities.[11][12]

2023 Narsingi campus suicide case

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On 28 February 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 tortures by college faculty, claiming that the boy had faced humiliation by the college's teaching staff.

Tension prevailed at the college premises after the incident, with the deceased's parents, relatives and student organisations staging protests by blocking the road near the college.[13] Activists from the Students' Federation of India (SFI) staged a protest at the Telangana State Board of Intermediate Education office at Nampally against the college, demanding a criminal case to be registered against the accused and that the recognition of the college be cancelled. The police placed them under preventive arrest while they tried to enter the board office.[14] The police arrested principals Akalanakam Narasimha Chary and Tiyyaguru Siva Ramakrishna Reddy, vice principal Vontela Shoban Babu, and warden Kandaraboina Naresh.[15] The campus was later derecognised: it was barred from taking new admission in the next academic year, but existing students continued their second-year academics.[16]

Later it was discovered that the institution had 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 had been registered with the government.[17][18] This has been seen with several campuses of the institution across cities.[citation needed]

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