Delhi/NCR: HDFC set to open its first school in Gurgaon
In a move which underscores India’s bigwig housing finance firm HDFC’s foray in the education arena, the company is apparently set to launch its first school in Gurgaon this week. The school will be an English medium institution, and will be affiliated to CBSE.
Scheduled to become functional from the next academic session (2015-16), the HDFC School will be situated in Sector 57, Gurgaon.
The school will one of the many institutions which will be launched by HDFC’s fully-owned subsidiary HDFC Education and Development Services. HDFC’s foray into the education arena is been spearheaded by the company’s Delhi-based managing director Renu Karnad.
The HDFC School will have classes up to standard 12; and will commence the process for admissions – for the next academic year – for classes Nursery to standard III from this month. Despite the fact that the fee-structure of the HDFC School has not been officially disclosed, unidentified sources have revealed that the fees will be nearly Rs 8,000 per month.
The HDFC School in Gurgaon will be positioned by HDFC as one of the ‘International schools’ which the company plans to launch in the metros in the coming years. In fact, HDFC not only plans to set up its own schools, but also to provide school management as well as other related services.
Source – The Times of India
