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Aakash transforming into hybrid edtech firm after Byju's $1 bn acquisition
Business Standard | 29/08/2021 07:42 PM | Click to read full article
After getting acquired by Byju’s for $1 billion early this year, Aakash Educational Services (AESL) is transforming into a hybrid edtech firm and is expanding rapidly across the country. AESL will launch 106 new centres across the country in the next 5 months.
These will be a mix of extension centres and standalone centres. The aim now is to have about 5 lakh students by the end of this year.