Zee Learn

What Zee Learn does

Zee Learn Limited is a publicly listed Indian education services company headquartered in Mumbai that delivers K-12 academic coaching and exam preparation services, historically through a network of physical coaching centres operated under subsidiaries including MT Educare (Mahesh Tutorials) and DVPL. The company serves students preparing for SSC, HSC, and CBSE board examinations, with parents and guardians as the paying customer segment. Its core offering is classroom-based tutoring and test preparation, with revenue derived primarily from coaching fees, structured as recurring education-services revenue.

The company is part of the broader Zee media and entertainment ecosystem, which provides brand association benefits but is not a formal parent entity. Zee Learn's operating model has been significantly disrupted: it acquired MT Educare in 2018 to scale its coaching footprint to 33 centres across Maharashtra, but MT Educare entered NCLT insolvency proceedings in December 2022 and ceased operations in mid-2026, affecting approximately 2,500 students and triggering advocacy from groups such as the Sanskriti Jeevan Adhar Foundation. Zee Learn itself faced insolvency petitions from lenders Asset Care & Reconstruction Enterprise Limited (ACRE) and Yes Bank at NCLT, which were withdrawn on June 8, 2026.

Financially, the company has reported a sharp recovery: FY25 standalone net profit reached ₹54.19 crore against consolidated net profit of ₹12.72 crore, while FY26 full-year revenue of ₹439.06 crore produced net profit of ₹38.53 crore (up 202.91%), and Q4 FY26 sales of ₹176.77 crore grew 11.40% YoY with net profit of ₹45.42 crore (up 169.24%). However, the balance sheet carries significant stress markers, including ₹63,436.19 lakh owed to ACRE and ₹69,458.74 lakh in impaired receivables. Governance was updated in June 2026 with shareholders approving the appointment of Ms. Nanette D'sa as Director with 96.85% support.

Name

Zee Learn

Legal name

Zee Learn Limited

Website

https://zeelearn.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Zee Learn is a publicly listed Indian education services company headquartered in Mumbai that provides K-12 academic coaching and exam preparation for SSC, HSC, and CBSE students through subsidiary-led coaching centres, with revenue derived from coaching fees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Education Services

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Exam Preparation and Tutoring (611691), All Other Schools and Instruction (61169)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Curriculum, Lesson Planning & Instructional Content Platforms (EDAJAMAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Learning Management Systems (LMS) & Digital Classrooms (EDAJAMAA)

Keywords

• K-12 education services
• Pre-school franchising
• School management consultancy
• Test prep coaching
• Education franchise network

Headquarters

HQ city

Mumbai

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Education Services: Revenue generated from educational coaching services, likely through tutoring center operations and related educational programs.

Core offering

Zee Learn provides consultancy and end-to-end education management services to local entrepreneurs who wish to set up K-12 schools in India. It operates pre-school brands (Kidzee, Little Einstein), K-12 school networks (Mount Litera Zee Schools), and supplementary coaching/test prep brands (MT Educare / Mahesh Tutorials). The company partners with school entrepreneurs via a franchise model, offering curriculum, branding, training, and operational support.

Product overview

Zee Learn is an education services company focused on improving human capital. The company operates in the education sector and has been involved in acquisitions within the coaching and tutoring industry. Based on the available sources, specific named products or service modules are not detailed; the company appears to offer educational services and solutions, though individual product names and descriptions are not provided in the source material.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Kidzee Pre-school brand offered via franchise/licensing to local entrepreneurs, providing standardized early-childhood curriculum, teacher training, and operational support for partner schools in India.
• Little Einstein Pre-school brand within Zee Learn's portfolio, offering early-childhood education programs to partner schools and parents.
• Mount Litera Zee Schools K-12 school network offered to local entrepreneurs who wish to set up K-12 schools in India, providing end-to-end education management services, curriculum, branding, and operational support.
• MT Educare (Mahesh Tutorials) Supplementary coaching and test-preparation brand offering tutoring services to students, historically through coaching centres across Maharashtra.
• K-12 Education Management Consultancy Core consultancy offering for local entrepreneurs who wish to set up K-12 schools in India, providing end-to-end education management services including curriculum, branding, training, and operations.

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered support, minor and governance.

• Arihant AcademysupportStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational institution that offered to accommodate affected students from Mahesh Tutorials closures at select branches, providing continuity for displaced students.
• Sanskriti Jeevan Adhar FoundationminorOthersCharitable organization that wrote to the school education minister seeking regulatory intervention, fee refunds for parents, and an inquiry into the company's financial transactions following Mahesh Tutorials closures.
• Nanette D'sagovernanceOthersAppointed as Director via postal ballot with 96.85% shareholder votes in favour, representing a routine board-level governance change for the education services company.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Emerging players

• Cuemath: India-based K-12 math learning platform that partners with local tutors to deliver after-school programmes. Comparable to Zee Learn in its franchise/partner-network distribution approach to K-12 education.
• LEAD School: Indian K-12 integrated learning platform partnering with affordable private schools to deliver curriculum, teacher training, and EdTech. Highly comparable to Zee Learn's school-franchise/management thesis, but focused on the partner-school model with technology at the core.
• Toppr: Indian K-12 online learning and exam-prep platform covering CBSE, ICSE, and state boards — directly overlapping with the SSC/HSC/CBSE coaching that Zee Learn's Mahesh Tutorials subsidiary used to deliver.

Direct peers

• Everonn Education: India-based K-12 education and digital classroom services provider supplying IT-enabled learning solutions to schools. Comparable to Zee Learn's school-side service offering and historical SmartClass-style partnerships with private schools.
• Career Point: Listed Indian education company that operates K-12 coaching centres and tutorial programmes targeting competitive and board exam preparation, overlapping directly with the Mahesh Tutorials coaching business Zee Learn previously ran.
• Educomp Solutions: Indian K-12 education services and EdTech company that historically operated the Smartclass program and provided end-to-end solutions to private K-12 schools. Directly comparable to Zee Learn in offering managed education services and digital content to K-12 institutions across India.

Broad incumbents

• Unacademy: Large Indian online learning platform spanning K-12, competitive exams, and professional upskilling. A broader incumbent with overlapping K-12 and exam-prep content, but competing through online delivery rather than school/centre partnerships.
• BYJU'S: India's largest EdTech player with a K-12 learning app and exam-prep portfolio. Broad incumbent in the same Indian K-12 market Zee Learn targets, though it competes via direct-to-consumer digital rather than school management.
• NIIT Limited: Large, established Indian education and training company covering K-12, vocational, and IT skills. While not a direct K-12 school-management peer, its K-12 MindChampion and school-channel offerings place it in the same overall K-12 services landscape as Zee Learn.

Regional players

• GEMS Education: Global K-12 school operator and management services provider running premium private schools across multiple geographies. Comparable business model to Zee Learn's end-to-end school management thesis, though operating primarily outside India.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

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M&A

Investments2 records

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