Narayana Group of Educational Institutions is a chain of schools, junior colleges, coaching centers and professional colleges across India. They claim to be one of Asia's largest educational conglomerates.[2] There are about 750 schools, junior colleges, professional colleges and many other coaching centres for JEE, NEET, UPSC CSE and other competitive exams.[3] It is founded by former minister of Andhra Pradesh and leader of Telugu Desam Party, Ponguru Narayana.[4][5][6] These institutions emphasize on coaching for competitive exams.[7]
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| Formation | 1979 |
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| Founder | Ponguru Narayana |
| Headquarters | Hyderabad, Nellore |
Region served | India |
Headed By | Ponguru Narayana |
Directors and Presidents | Ponguru Sindhura, Ponguru Sharani and Puneet K[1] |
Main organ | CCMT Education Cell |
Parent organisation | Narayana Group |
| Website | narayanaschools.in |
In January 2024, the YSR Congress Party alleged that Narayana Institutions was illegally collecting personal data of the students' families ahead of elections.[8]
References edit
- ^ "Welcome to Narayana Group".
- ^ "About Narayana Group". www.narayanagroup.com. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ "Digitalisation of Education enthuses experts". The Hans. India. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ Staff Reporter (23 May 2016). "Narayana's choice a calculated move by Naidu". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ "AP minister P Narayana declares family assets worth Rs 669 crore". The News Minute. 23 March 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ "For the first time in the history of JEE MAIN – 6 Students from the same Educational Institution have scored 100 percentile. All these students are from NARAYANA GROUP OF EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS!". India Education | Latest Education News | Global Educational News | Recent Educational News. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ "Students of Sri Chaitanya, Narayana bag top ranks in JEE Advanced". The Hindu. 16 October 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
- ^ Bureau, The Hindu (29 January 2024). "YSRCP seeks action against collection of sensitive data from students". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
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