Sri Chaitanya Educational Institutions

Sri Chaitanya Educational Institution
MottoSaraina Guruvu
Motto in English"The Right Mentor"
Founders
  • Boppana Satyanarayana Rao
  • Bopanna Jhansi Lakshmi Bai
  • Seema Bopanna
  • Sushma Bopanna
Established1986 (1986)
PresidentBopanna Jhansi Lakshmi Bai
ChairBopanna Jhansi Lakshmi Bai
Chief Executive Officer and Director (academic)Sushma Bopanna
Faculty 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
,
India
Websitesrichaitanya.net

Sri Chaitanya Educational Institutions 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

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

Sri Chaitanya launched the Infinity Learn app in 2022, with educational content for classes 6–12 with IIT-JEE, NEET and CBSE board exam coaching.[7] In 2022, it acquired the edtech platform Don't Memorise[8] and a 75% stake in WizKlub.[9]

In December 2024, Infinity Learn partnered with Google Cloud India to utilize artificial intelligence (AI) technologies.[10][11]

2023 Narsingi campus suicide case

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.[12] 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.[13] The police arrested principals Akalanakam Narasimha Chary and Tiyyaguru Siva Ramakrishna Reddy, vice principal Vontela Shoban Babu, and warden Kandaraboina Naresh.[14] 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.[15]

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.[16][17] This has been seen with several campuses of the institution across cities.

References

  1. ^ a b "Sri Chaitanya About Us". Sri Chaitanya. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Sri Chaitanya Group launches Infinity Learn". www.thehindubusinessline.com. 24 June 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Allu Arjun signed as brand ambassador of Sri Chaitanya - The Hindu". The Hindu. 17 October 2021. Archived from the original on 17 October 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  4. ^ "Sri Chaitanya students shine bright in JEE Mains results". Deccan Chronicle.
  5. ^ "Dad, Daughters and Co". Deccan Chronicle.
  6. ^ Nichenametla, DHNS, Prasad. "Sri Chaitanya Educational Institutions founder passes away". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Sri Chaitanya launches app for personalised teaching - The Hindu". The Hindu. 20 April 2022. Archived from the original on 20 April 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  8. ^ Bureau, BL Hyderabad (8 March 2022). "Edtech start-up Infinity Learn buys Don't Memorise". BusinessLine. Retrieved 30 May 2025. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  9. ^ Bureau, BL New Delhi (26 May 2022). "Infinity Learn acquires ed-tech start-up Wizklub for $10 million". BusinessLine. Retrieved 30 May 2025. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  10. ^ www.ETEducation.com. "ET Education: Education News | Latest Education Sector Information and Updates". ETEducation.com. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
  11. ^ Vishwakarma, Sumit. "Infinity Learn partners with Google Cloud India to revolutionize education using AI". indianstartupnews.com. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
  12. ^ News Desk (1 March 2023). "Hyderabad: 16-year-old hangs self to death in Narsingi college". The Siasat Daily. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  13. ^ "Outrage over student 'suicide'". The Hindu. 1 March 2023. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  14. ^ Service, Indo-Asian News (6 March 2023). "Student suicide: Telangana govt derecognises Sri Chaitanya College". The Siasat Daily. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  15. ^ "Sri Chaitanya's Narsingi campus barred from taking fresh admissions over student's suicide". Telangana Today. 6 March 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  16. ^ "Suicide probe: Campus boom at Narsingi without Board consent". The Times of India. 3 March 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  17. ^ Bilal, S. M. (5 March 2023). "Sathvik suicide case: Inter board inquiry reveals shocking facts". The Siasat Daily. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
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