Education acquisitions, frequently asked questions

Questions and answers

Who uses the Education Acquisitions India platform?

Education Acquisitions India is a confidential buyers and sellers platform focused on education transactions. It qualifies acquisition mandates and institution-owner enquiries before facilitating permission-led introductions.

Is this a public school listing portal?

No. Buyers submit private acquisition mandates and owners submit private institution details. Opportunities and identities are not published. A potential introduction is considered only after both sides are qualified and permission is obtained.

Which metros are on the active acquisition mandate?

The platform covers 12 metro markets: Delhi, Gurugram, Noida, Ghaziabad, Faridabad, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai, Kolkata, Pune, Ahmedabad. Buyers may specify these locations in their mandate, while owners can use the local pages for market context and a seller enquiry.

Which Tier 1 cities are covered?

Tier 1 coverage runs across 11 cities: Thane, Navi Mumbai, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Jaipur, Lucknow, Indore, Patna, Chandigarh, Nagpur, Surat, Visakhapatnam. These markets are relevant to buyers seeking growth and to owners assessing transaction options.

Which state and Union Territory capitals are covered?

Every state and UT capital on our mandate has a dedicated page. State capitals: Mumbai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai, Kolkata, Jaipur, Lucknow, Bhopal, Patna, Dehradun, Gandhinagar, Thiruvananthapuram, Bhubaneswar, Raipur, Ranchi, Guwahati, Shimla, Panaji, Gangtok, Shillong, Imphal, Aizawl, Kohima, Agartala, Itanagar, Dispur. Union Territory capitals and UT cities: Delhi, Chandigarh, Srinagar, Jammu, Puducherry, Port Blair, Kavaratti, Silvassa, Daman, Leh.

Which Tier 2 cities are on the list?

Tier 2 coverage spans 112 cities: Bhopal, Mohali, Ludhiana, Amritsar, Jalandhar, Patiala, Bathinda, Dehradun, Haridwar, Roorkee, Rishikesh, Kanpur, Varanasi, Prayagraj, Agra, Meerut, Bareilly, Aligarh, Moradabad, Gorakhpur, Nashik, Aurangabad, Kolhapur, Solapur, Amravati, Akola, Nanded, Latur, Sangli, Kalyan, Vadodara, Rajkot, Bhavnagar, Jamnagar, Gandhinagar, Anand, Bharuch, Mysuru, Mangaluru, Hubballi, Belagavi, Davangere, Shivamogga, Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Kozhikode, Thrissur, Kollam, Alappuzha, Coimbatore, Madurai, Tiruchirappalli, Salem, Erode, Vellore, Vijayawada, Guntur, Nellore, Tirupati, Warangal, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Rourkela, Raipur, Bilaspur, Jabalpur, Gwalior, Ujjain, Sagar, Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Dhanbad, Bokaro, Muzaffarpur, Bhagalpur, Gaya, Guwahati, Silchar, Dibrugarh, Siliguri, Durgapur, Asansol, Howrah, Udaipur, Kota, Jodhpur, Ajmer, Bikaner, Hisar, Rohtak, Sonipat, Panipat, Karnal, Ambala, Shimla, Srinagar, Jammu, Panaji, Puducherry, Port Blair, Kavaratti, Silvassa, Daman, Leh, Gangtok, Shillong, Imphal, Aizawl, Kohima, Agartala, Itanagar, Dispur. Indicative K-12 transaction benchmarks on the site commonly range from 6x to 12x normalised EBITDA, subject to diligence and strategic fit.

Which states and Union Territories are in scope?

All of them. States: Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal. Union Territories: Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, Delhi NCR, Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Lakshadweep, Puducherry.

My school is not in any of the listed cities. Should I still enquire?

Yes. City pages provide market context, not a limit on platform coverage. Buyers and sellers may submit opportunities in district towns, industrial townships, highway corridors, hill stations and semi-urban locations across India.

What types of schools are considered?

The platform accepts mandates and enquiries for K-12 schools across boards, preschools, colleges, coaching and training institutes, education technology businesses and other education institutions. Operating, under-utilised, part-built and turnaround situations may all be considered.

What deal structures are available?

Common structures include a full acquisition, majority stake, minority strategic investment, asset or business purchase, long-term lease, management contract and joint venture. Availability depends on the institution, governing documents, regulations and the matched buyer's mandate.

How is a running CBSE school valued?

Revenue equals student strength multiplied by realised average annual fee. EBITDA is revenue at a normalised operating margin, usually 22 to 32 percent once promoter drawings and related-party rent are adjusted. Enterprise value is normalised EBITDA at a city-appropriate multiple: 11x to 16x in metros, 9x to 14x in Tier 1, 6x to 12x in Tier 2. Owned land is added separately at 80 to 100 percent of comparable institutional rates. Debt, unprovisioned gratuity, statutory arrears and deferred capex are deducted at diligence.

Can I see an indicative number before I contact you?

Yes. Every city page carries a valuation and ROI calculator preloaded with that city's fee band, land rate and EBITDA multiple, and there is a standalone calculator at /roi-calculator. Move the sliders for student strength, fee, occupancy, margin and acreage and you will get an indicative enterprise value band, a per-student value and a land value, along with what each of the four deal structures would look like.

What documents will you eventually need?

Three years of audited accounts, fee collection and enrolment records by grade, the CBSE affiliation certificate and latest extension letter, land title documents with the mutation and conversion record, the society or trust deed with registration, staff strength with salary and gratuity liability, and a statement of debt, statutory dues and any litigation.

What happens to my staff, students and school brand?

Continuity terms vary by buyer and transaction. Owners should clarify staff treatment, academic continuity, brand use, committed capital expenditure and governance before signing. The platform does not promise a buyer's future operating decisions.

How long does a transaction take?

A prepared transaction may take three to five months after a suitable match: initial qualification, mutual NDA, indicative terms, six to ten weeks of diligence, definitive agreements and applicable approvals. Complex structures can take longer.

Is my enquiry confidential?

Submissions are kept private within the platform review process and are not publicly listed. Identifying information is shared with a potential counterparty or transaction advisor only for a qualified opportunity, with appropriate permission and confidentiality safeguards.

How do I start?

Choose For Buyers to submit an acquisition mandate or For Sellers to describe an institution and preferred transaction. Complete submissions can be qualified faster. A submission does not guarantee a match, introduction, valuation, offer or transaction.

Cities by state and Union Territory

• Andaman & Nicobar Islands (UT)

  Port Blair

• Andhra Pradesh

  Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada, Guntur, Nellore, Tirupati

• Arunachal Pradesh

  Itanagar

• Assam

  Guwahati, Silchar, Dibrugarh, Dispur

• Bihar

  Patna, Muzaffarpur, Bhagalpur, Gaya

• Chandigarh (UT)

  Chandigarh

• Chhattisgarh

  Raipur, Bilaspur

• Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu (UT)

  Silvassa, Daman

• Delhi NCR (UT)

  Delhi

• Goa

  Panaji

• Gujarat

  Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot, Bhavnagar, Jamnagar, Gandhinagar, Anand, Bharuch

• Haryana

  Gurugram, Faridabad, Hisar, Rohtak, Sonipat, Panipat, Karnal, Ambala

• Himachal Pradesh

  Shimla

• Jammu & Kashmir (UT)

  Srinagar, Jammu

• Jharkhand

  Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Dhanbad, Bokaro

• Karnataka

  Bengaluru, Mysuru, Mangaluru, Hubballi, Belagavi, Davangere, Shivamogga

• Kerala

  Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Kozhikode, Thrissur, Kollam, Alappuzha

• Ladakh (UT)

  Leh

• Lakshadweep (UT)

  Kavaratti

• Madhya Pradesh

  Bhopal, Indore, Jabalpur, Gwalior, Ujjain, Sagar

• Maharashtra

  Mumbai, Thane, Navi Mumbai, Pune, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Nagpur, Nashik, Aurangabad, Kolhapur, Solapur, Amravati, Akola, Nanded, Latur, Sangli, Kalyan

• Manipur

  Imphal

• Meghalaya

  Shillong

• Mizoram

  Aizawl

• Nagaland

  Kohima

• Odisha

  Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Rourkela

• Puducherry (UT)

  Puducherry

• Punjab

  Mohali, Ludhiana, Amritsar, Jalandhar, Patiala, Bathinda

• Rajasthan

  Jaipur, Udaipur, Kota, Jodhpur, Ajmer, Bikaner

• Sikkim

  Gangtok

• Tamil Nadu

  Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Tiruchirappalli, Salem, Erode, Vellore

• Telangana

  Hyderabad, Warangal

• Tripura

  Agartala

• Uttar Pradesh

  Noida, Ghaziabad, Lucknow, Kanpur, Varanasi, Prayagraj, Agra, Meerut, Bareilly, Aligarh, Moradabad, Gorakhpur

• Uttarakhand

  Dehradun, Haridwar, Roorkee, Rishikesh

• West Bengal

  Kolkata, Siliguri, Durgapur, Asansol, Howrah