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{{Short description|Indian educational organisation}}
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{{Infobox institute
| name = Sri Chaitanya Educational Institution
| image = [[File:Sri Chaitanya Educational Institutions logo.png|250px]]
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| motto = Saraina Guruvu
| mottoeng = "The Right Mentor"
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| founder = {{plainlist|
* Boppana Satyanarayana Rao
* Bopanna Jhansi Lakshmi Bai
* Seema Bopanna
*[[Sushma Bopanna]]
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| established = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1986|p=y}}
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| president = Bopanna Jhansi Lakshmi Bai
| chairman = Bopanna Jhansi Lakshmi Bai
| head_label = Chief Executive Officer and Director (academic)
| head = [[Sushma Bopanna]]
| faculty = {{up}} 5000
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|Sri Chaitanya Junior Colleges
|Sri Chaitanya Degree Colleges
|Sri Chaitanya Coaching Institutions of [[Joint Entrance Examination|IIT-JEE]], [[National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate)|NEET]], [[Engineering Agricultural and Medical Common Entrance Test|EAMCET]] and [[Union Public Service Commission|UPSC-CS]] preparation
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| owner = Bopanna Jhansi Lakshmi Bai
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| location = Headquarters: Vijaywada, Andhra Pradesh<br/> Hyderabad Telangana
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| website = {{URL|https://srichaitanya.net/}}
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[[File:Sri Chaitanya Techno Schools , B.R.T.S , Middle road.jpg|thumb|Sri Chaitanya Techno School, B.R.T.S, Middle road, Vijayawada, A.P.]]
'''Sri Chaitanya Educational Institutions''' is a group of education institutions chain of schools, [[junior college]]s, hostels, [[Cram school|coaching institutions]] for [[Joint Entrance Examination|IIT-JEE]], [[National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (Undergraduate)|NEET]], [[Engineering Agricultural and Medical Common Entrance Test|EAMCET]] and [[Union Public Service Commission|UPSC-CS]] preparation and [[Undergraduate education|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–12|K-10]] Sri Chaitanya Techno Schools and 107 CBSE-affiliated schools,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Sri Chaitanya About Us |url=https://srichaitanya.net/about/ |access-date=2023-05-24 |website=Sri Chaitanya |language=en}}</ref> it is one of Asia's largest educational franchises with over 8.5 lakh students.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2021-06-24 |title=Sri Chaitanya Group launches Infinity Learn |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/education/sri-chaitanya-group-launches-infinity-learn/article34952356.ece |access-date=2023-05-24 |website=www.thehindubusinessline.com |language=en}}</ref> In 2021, [[Telugu cinema|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 [[Educational technology|edtech]] platform, with [[Rohit Sharma]] leading the marketing campaign.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2021-10-17 |title=Allu Arjun signed as brand ambassador of Sri Chaitanya - The Hindu |newspaper=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/allu-arjun-signed-as-brand-ambassador-of-sri-chaitanya/article37038486.ece |access-date=2023-05-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211017135323/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/allu-arjun-signed-as-brand-ambassador-of-sri-chaitanya/article37038486.ece |archive-date=2021-10-17 }}</ref>

== History ==
[[File:Chaitanya Techno.jpg|thumb|Logo of Sri Chaitanya Educational Institutions' Techno Schools]]

Sri Chaitanya was founded in 1986 by Dr. Boppana Satyanarayana Rao<ref>{{Cite news |title=Sri Chaitanya students shine bright in JEE Mains results |work=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/education/290423/sri-chaitanya-students-shine-bright-in-jee-mains-results.html}}</ref> and his wife, Dr. Jhansi Lakshmi Bai Boppana. It was initially a junior college for girls in [[Vijayawada|Vijaywada]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Dad, Daughters and Co. |work=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/viral-and-trending/040717/dad-daughters-and-co.html}}</ref> In 1991, they opened a boys' junior college in [[Hyderabad]] (then part of the [[Telangana movement|undivided]] [[Andhra Pradesh]]). New branches were opened in [[Visakhapatnam]] (1998) and various other districts of [[Andhra Pradesh]] and [[Telangana]].<ref name=":0" />

In 2021, Tollywood star Allu Arjun was signed as the brand ambassador of the institution with the "No Compromise on Success" campaign.<ref name=":1" />

The founder, Dr. Boppana Satyanarayana Rao, died on 13 July 2023 after a heart attack.<ref name="Nichenametla, DHNS">{{Cite web |last=Nichenametla, DHNS |first=Prasad |title=Sri Chaitanya Educational Institutions founder passes away |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/sri-chaitanya-educational-institutions-founder-passes-away-1236743.html |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=Deccan Herald |language=en}}</ref>

== 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.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-04-20 |title=Sri Chaitanya launches app for personalised teaching - The Hindu |newspaper=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/sri-chaitanya-launches-app-for-personalised-teaching/article65338827.ece |access-date=2023-05-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220420162040/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/sri-chaitanya-launches-app-for-personalised-teaching/article65338827.ece |archive-date=2022-04-20 }}</ref> In 2022, it acquired the edtech platform Don't Memorise<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bureau |first=BL Hyderabad |date=2022-03-08 |title=Edtech start-up Infinity Learn buys Don’t Memorise |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/education/edtech-start-up-infinity-learn-buys-dont-memorise/article65204744.ece |access-date=2025-05-30 |website=BusinessLine |language=en}}</ref> and a 75% stake in WizKlub.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bureau |first=BL New Delhi |date=2022-05-26 |title=Infinity Learn acquires ed-tech start-up Wizklub for $10 million |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/infinity-learn-acquires-ed-tech-start-up-wizklub-for-10-million/article65463965.ece |access-date=2025-05-30 |website=BusinessLine |language=en}}</ref>

In December 2024, Infinity Learn partnered with Google Cloud India to utilize artificial intelligence (AI) technologies.<ref>{{Cite web |last=www.ETEducation.com |title=ET Education: Education News {{!}} Latest Education Sector Information and Updates |url=https://education.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/industry/ |access-date=2025-05-30 |website=ETEducation.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Vishwakarma |first=Sumit |title=Infinity Learn partners with Google Cloud India to revolutionize education using AI |url=https://indianstartupnews.com/news/infinity-learn-partners-with-google-cloud-india-to-revolutionize-education-using-ai-8343247 |access-date=2025-05-30 |website=indianstartupnews.com |language=en}}</ref>

== 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, Ranga Reddy district|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.<ref>{{Cite web |author=News Desk |date=2023-03-01 |title=Hyderabad: 16-year-old hangs self to death in Narsingi college |url=https://www.siasat.com/hyderabad-16-year-old-hangs-self-to-death-in-narsingi-college-2537462/ |access-date=2023-05-24 |website=The Siasat Daily |language=en-US}}</ref> Activists from the [[Students' Federation of India]] (SFI) staged a protest at the [[Telangana State Board of Intermediate Education]] office at [[Nampally, Hyderabad|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.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-03-01 |title=Outrage over student 'suicide' |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/telangana/outrage-over-student-suicide-in-hyderabad-action-against-college-sought/article66567618.ece |access-date=2023-05-24 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> The police arrested principals Akalanakam Narasimha Chary and Tiyyaguru Siva Ramakrishna Reddy, vice principal Vontela Shoban Babu, and warden Kandaraboina Naresh.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Service |first=Indo-Asian News |date=2023-03-06 |title=Student suicide: Telangana govt derecognises Sri Chaitanya College |url=https://www.siasat.com/student-suicide-telangana-govt-derecognises-sri-chaitanya-college-2541753/ |access-date=2023-05-24 |website=The Siasat Daily |language=en-US}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-06 |title=Sri Chaitanya's Narsingi campus barred from taking fresh admissions over student's suicide |url=https://telanganatoday.com/sri-chaitanyas-narsingi-campus-barred-from-taking-fresh-admissions-over-students-suicide |access-date=2023-05-24 |website=Telangana Today |language=en-US}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-03-03 |title=Suicide probe: Campus boom at Narsingi without Board consent |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/suicide-probe-campus-boom-at-narsingi-without-board-consent/articleshow/98376811.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-05-24 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bilal |first=S. M. |date=2023-03-05 |title=Sathvik suicide case: Inter board inquiry reveals shocking facts |url=https://www.siasat.com/sathvik-suicide-case-inter-board-inquiry-reveals-shocking-facts-2540973/ |access-date=2023-05-24 |website=The Siasat Daily |language=en-US}}</ref> This has been seen with several campuses of the institution across cities.{{fact|date=May 2025}}

== References ==
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[[Category:Cram schools in India]]
[[Category:Junior colleges in India]]
[[Category:Universities and colleges in India]]
[[Category:Companies based in Hyderabad, India]]

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