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Aakash Educational Services Limited (AESL) Achieves Historic Success: 1,14,371 Students Qualify NEET UG 2024

Jun 6, 2024 by Sujata Muguda 0 Comments #Aakash Educational Services Limited, #Achieves Historic Success, #AESL, #Arunachal Pradesh, #MBBS, #Mr. Deepak Mehrotra, #Mridul Manya Anand, #NEET, #NEET UG 2024

June 06, 2024: In an unprecedented achievement, a whopping 1,14,371 students from Aakash Educational Services Limited (AESL), the national leader in test preparatory services, have successfully qualified for the prestigious NEET UG Examination 2024. This historic milestone includes 21 Aakashians achieving a perfect score of 720/720 and securing AIR 01, making them the highest NEET scorers.

Among these top performers, 14 are Classroom Students while 7 are Distance Learning Program (DLP) Students, highlighting the effectiveness of AESL’s diverse learning platforms. Additionally, 36 students from AESL have emerged as state and UT toppers across regions including Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Delhi, Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Puducherry, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and West Bengal.

Out of 1,14,371, a total of 1,01,342students qualified from the classroom program, while 13,029 students qualified from digital and distance learning programs. An impressive 36 students have secured ranks in the in Top 100 and a whopping 332 in Top 1000 in General Category.

Notable Aakashians who secured AIR 1 are Mridul Manya Anand and Sujoy Dutta from Delhi; Ayush Naugraiya and Aryan Yadav from Uttar Pradesh; Akshat Pangaria from Uttarakhand; Aditya Kumar Panda from Tamil Nadu; Arghyadeep Dutta and Saksham Agrawal from West Bengal; Manav Priyadarshi from Jharkhand; Palansha Agarwal from Maharashtra; Dhruv Garg, Iram Quazi and Samit Kumar Saini from Rajasthan and Kriti Sharma from Chandigarh, who scored perfect 720 out of 720.

Impressively, 100 Aakashians scored above 715 out of 720, 240 students scored 710 and above, and 445 students scored 705 and above, underscoring the rigorous training and excellent faculty support at AESL.

The National Testing Agency (NTA) announced the NEET UG 2024 results on June 4. This year’s NEET exam saw over 24 lakh registrations, with 23 lakh students appearing and 1.3 lakh students qualifying the examination.

Commenting on the impressive results, Mr. Deepak Mehrotra, CEO and MD of Aakash Educational Services Limited (AESL), said, “We are immensely proud of our students’ outstanding performance in the NEET 2024 examination. This success is a result of their relentless dedication, the expert guidance provided by our faculty, and the rigorous preparation our institute offers. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to the parents for their unconditional support, which has been instrumental in helping their children achieve their dreams of becoming doctors. Our students’ determination and hard work inspire many, even in remote and rural areas. AESL remains committed to providing top-notch test preparation, empowering students to excel in medical and engineering entrance exams. We wish all our students the very best in their future endeavors.”

The students attributed their stellar performance to the rigorous coaching and support provided by Aakash Institute, a leader in preparing students for one of the world’s most competitive exams. The NEET Exam is critical for admission to all medical colleges in India.

NEET is conducted annually by National Testing Agency as a qualifying test for students who wish to pursue undergraduate medical (MBBS), dental (BDS) and AYUSH (BAMS, BUMS, BHMS, etc.) courses in government and private institutions in India and also, for those intending to pursue primary medical qualification abroad.

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Aakash Educational Services Limited Launches NCERT Maps for Medical Aspirants to Enable Them Score Well in NEET

Apr 19, 2021 by Neel Achary 0 Comments #Aakash Educational Services Limited, #AESL, #Managing Director, #Mr Aakash Chaudhry

Mumbai, April 19, 2021: Aakash Educational Services Limited (AESL), the national leader in test preparatory services, has launched NCERT Maps, a series of compact and concise study material for medical students to effectively and quickly revise the syllabus from the relevant National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) books in order to score well in the prestigious National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) exam.

AESL’s NCERT Maps are now available for Physics, Chemistry, Botany and Zoology. All chapters of the NCERT Maps are accompanied with good quality NCERT-based Multiple Choice Questions and Fill in the Blanks sections to sharpen the students’ understanding. The NCERT Maps are highly useful also for CBSE/ School board exams.

Commenting on the launch of NCERT Maps, Mr. Aakash Chaudhry, Managing Director, AESL said, “Though hard work is important to crack NEET exams, what can make a huge difference is the approach, strategy, and tools of preparation. As far as NEET is concerned, more than 90% of the questions are based on the NCERT books. To obtain top score, students need to revise NCERT books at least 10-15 times. However, mastering NCERT can be a big challenge, as NCERT text books contain thousands of pages, hundreds of formulae, derivations and problems. Hence, students are hard pressed for time to revise such long and bulky syllabuses. NCERT Maps are born of our efforts to devise a simpler, quicker and more achievable way to help students study, revise salient and unique features of every lesson in the NCERT books.”

Mr. Chaudhry added, “With constant innovation and creativity, we are bringing out these well-researched and most relevant study materials with advancements in academic delivery methodology. We are very confident that NCERT Maps will help students in preparing well for NEET and getting an edge over their competitors.”

Some of the features of NCERT Maps are:

  1. NCERT Maps serve as a step-wise/level-wise learning tool for every subject and help students discard rote learning and move on to concept based learning, including application of the concepts and attempt corresponding analytically framed questions too.
  2. The books enable focused and impactful learning through flowcharts and diagrams. The content brings clarity with respect to the terms used in NCERT and implied meanings.
  3. With NCERT Maps, students will be able to learn the core of every chapter in a succinct manner, as the chapters are covered through brief points, important definitions and important formulae required for competitive exams.
  4. These study materials come with assessment questions for concept assimilation at the end of each lesson along with answers and corresponding page references.
  5. They establish a better understanding and conceptual form of learning by interlinking various concepts from different chapters.
  6. The NCERT Maps help students solve straight forward and formulae based questions, a pattern followed by 75% of questions asked in NEET.

All these make NCERT Maps an invaluable tool for NEET aspirants to get a head start on effective preparation in a relatively less time.

About Aakash Educational Services Limited (AESL)

Aakash Educational Services Limited (AESL) provides comprehensive test preparatory services for students preparing for Medical and Engineering Entrance Examinations, School/Board Exams and Competitive Exams such as NTSE, KVPY, and Olympiads.  AESL believes that the “Aakash” brand is associated with quality coaching and a proven student selection track record in various Medical and Engineering Entrance Examinations, Scholarship exams & Olympiads.

With over 33 years of operational experience in the test preparatory industry, the company has a large number of selections in Medical & Engineering Entrance Exams and several Class 9th and 10th level Scholarship exams/Olympiads, a pan India network of 215+ Aakash Centers (including franchisee), and a student count of more than 250,000.

The Aakash group also owns the famous K-12 EdTech brand, Meritnation.com as well.

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BYJU’S to acquire Aakash Educational Services Limited (AESL) through a strategic merger

Apr 6, 2021 by Rekha Nair 0 Comments #AESL, #Byjus, #Co-Head of Asia Acquisitions and Head of India Private Equity at Blackstone, #Founder and CEO, #Managing Director, #Mr Aakash Chaudhry, #Mr Amit Dixit, #Mr Byju Raveendran

Hyderabad: BYJU’S, world’s leading ed-tech company today announced its strategic partnership with Aakash Educational Services Limited (AESL), a leader in test prep services.

This partnership brings together two of the largest and most-trusted education brands in India – combining Aakash’s pedagogy expertise in the test-prep segment with BYJU’S content and tech capabilities. After the integration, BYJU’S will make further investments to accelerate Aakash’s growth.

With over 33 years of experience, Aakash has built a highly effective learning ecosystem that has helped millions of young aspirants get into the country’s best institutions. In 2019, AESL partnered with Blackstone to create India’s largest digitally enabled, omni-channel test preparation company. Under the phenomenal leadership of its Founder Mr J.C. Chaudhry and Mr Aakash Chaudhry, it will continue to function independently.

Mr Byju Raveendran, Founder and CEO, BYJU’S said, “I am happy to have Aakash Educational Services Limited (AESL), a market leader and the most trusted name in the test prep services, on board with us. Our complementary strengths will enable us to build capabilities, create engaging and personalised learning programs. The future of learning is hybrid and this union will bring together the best of offline and online learning, as we combine our expertise to create impactful experiences for students.”

Byju further added, “The pandemic has brought the importance of the blended format of learning to the forefront. As we unite our forces to bring together decades of expertise and experience, this partnership will further accelerate Aakash’s growth and success.”

Mr Aakash Chaudhry, Managing Director, AESL said “At Aakash, we are looking to transform student experiences by steering innovative and digitally-enabled learning solutions. Together with BYJU’S, we will work towards building an omni-channel learning offering that will accelerate test-prep experience to the next level. While this partnership will enhance our operational verticals, Aakash will continue to operate as a separate entity with the same passion and commitment with which its Founder & Chairman Mr. J C Chaudhry incepted it. We are excited to partner with BYJU’S, and will strive to deliver long-term value to our students, employees, investors, and other stakeholders.”

The addition of Aakash is a significant step towards strengthening BYJU’S product offering. It reiterates the company’s focus on creating impactful learning products for students by adding more verticals, subjects, and languages to the same platform.

Mr Amit Dixit, Co-Head of Asia Acquisitions and Head of India Private Equity at Blackstone, said “We invested in AESL because it is one of the leading education brands in India with a professional management team, best-in-class corporate governance and a 33-year track-record of exceptional results. We have always believed omni-channel will be the winning model in test prep and tutoring, and we look forward to being a part of the partnership between the two foremost companies in Indian supplementary education – Aakash and BYJU’S. The combination of Aakash and BYJU’S is highly synergistic and we are excited to help build India’s largest education company.”

With over 215+ centres, Aakash provides test preparatory services to students preparing for medical and engineering entrance exams, school/board exams, KVPY, NTSE, Olympiads, and other Foundation level exams. Known for its integrated teaching methodology and focused learning environment, Aakash has built a tradition of excellence and has helped millions of students embark on successful learning journeys.

Launched in 2015, BYJU’S is the leader in offering personalised learning programs for school students in India. With over 80 million students cumulatively learning from the app, 5.5 million annual paid subscriptions, and an annual renewal rate of 86%, the app creates personalized learning programs for individual students based on their proficiency levels and capabilities which help them learn at their own pace and style. In just 6 months during the lockdown, BYJU’S has added 45 million new students on its platform.

Over the years, Aakash has built and maintained the highest standards of teaching, result-oriented test preparation for some of the toughest entrance exams like JEE, NEET, NTSE etc. with its expert faculty. Unified by a shared vision to create value for the student community and boost the learning ecosystem, this integration will help accelerate and scale Aakash’s growth in the test prep industry.

EY was the exclusive financial advisor for BYJU’S on this transaction. Phoenix Advisers was the exclusive advisor for the AESL.