The Ahmedabad Education Society

What The Ahmedabad Education Society does

The Ahmedabad Education Society (AES) is a 1935-founded Public Charitable Trust and registered Society headquartered in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, that operates 25+ educational institutions spanning kindergarten, primary and secondary schools, undergraduate and postgraduate colleges, and two universities. Its portfolio includes A.G. High School, K.H. Modi Kindergarten, S.H. Kharawala Primary School, H.L. College of Commerce (est. 1936), L.D. Arts College (1937), M.G. Science Institute (1946), L.M. College of Pharmacy (1947), A.G. Teachers College (1952), K.H. Primary Training College, Ahmedabad University (est. 2009), and CEPT University (university status 2005). Together these institutions serve more than 10,000 college students and 3,000 school children, with hostel capacity for approximately 1,450 students, on a contiguous 700-acre land bank purchased by founder Kasturbhai Lalbhai.

AES operates a merit-based, not-for-profit education model with no management quota, NRI seats allocated by merit, and scholarship provisions for meritorious students; revenue accrues from tuition, hostel fees, donations, and corpus investment income rather than from commercial product sales. The society holds accreditations including NAAC 'A' grade for M.G. Science Institute, AICTE/PCI approvals for L.M. College of Pharmacy, and UGC recognition for CEPT, alongside an ISO 9001:2000 certification at S.H. Kharawala Primary School. Its go-to-market is reputation-driven, relying on its 86-year brand, alumni network, and word-of-mouth rather than paid marketing, with online student portals and fee payment systems serving as the primary digital channel.

AES is governed by a Board of Trustees and Governing Body chaired by Sanjay S. Lalbhai (CMD of Arvind Limited), with Vice President Sudhir U. Mehta (Torrent Group) and members drawn from senior Indian industry leadership including Pankaj Patel (Zydus Cadila), Naishadh Parikh, Punit Lalbhai, and senior advocates. The trust has no parent company, no external private equity ownership, and no disclosed funding rounds; its capital base is sustained by philanthropic donations, operating surpluses, and planned corpus development — most recently anchored by a Rs 378 crore land sale to IIM Ahmedabad earmarked toward a Rs 700 crore corpus to fund expansion of Ahmedabad University and CEPT University.

Name

The Ahmedabad Education Society

Legal name

Ahmedabad Education Society

Website

https://aesahd.edu.in

Company type

Private

Founded year

1935

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

The Ahmedabad Education Society is a 1935-founded Ahmedabad-based Public Charitable Trust operating 25+ schools, colleges, and universities serving 13,000+ students across K-12 and higher education under merit-based, non-profit governance.

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Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310), Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAHAFAM

Teacher Professional Development & In-Service Training Institutes

Education/Higher Education (Colleges & Universities)/Teacher Training Colleges (Education Schools)

SECONDARYEDAJAFAB

Instructional Delivery & Pedagogy (School-Led)

Education/K–12 / Primary & Secondary Education/K–12 Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment (School-Delivered)

Keywords

• K-12 education services
• Higher education institutions
• Educational trust management
• Academic institutions
• Professional education programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Ahmedabad

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Ahmedabad Education Society operates and manages 25+ educational institutions that deliver formal academic instruction from kindergarten through postgraduate level. Its portfolio includes three schools (A. G. High School, K. H. Modi Kindergarten, S. H. Kharawala Primary School), six colleges covering teacher education, commerce, arts, pharmacy, and science, and two universities (CEPT University and Ahmedabad University). The society also provides hostel facilities to approximately 1,450 students and offers merit-based admissions with scholarships across all its institutions.

Product overview

Ahmedabad Education Society (AES) operates a comprehensive educational ecosystem spanning from kindergarten to postgraduate level across 25+ institutions. The portfolio includes three schools (A. G. High School, K. H. Modi Kindergarten, S. H. Kharawala Primary School), six colleges (A. G. Teachers College, H. K. Primary Training College, H. L. College of Commerce, L. D. Arts College, L. M. College of Pharmacy, M. G. Science Institute), and two universities (Ahmedabad University, CEPT University). AES serves over 10,000 college students and 3,000 school children, providing hostel facilities to approximately 1,450 students. The institutions offer diverse programmes across arts, commerce, science, pharmacy, architecture, planning, business administration, computer application, and management.

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Functional benefit

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Ideal customer profiles1 record

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIM-A)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 June 2026IIM-Ahmedabad is acquiring a 21,707-square-metre (5.4-acre) land plot in Vastrapur from Ahmedabad Education Society (AES) for Rs 378 crore. AES owns an open land parcel and has applied to sell a portion of it to IIM-A, with a public notice issued by the charity commissioner office inviting objections to the sale. This partnership supports IIM-A's expansion driven by growing student numbers and new programmes.
• Ahmedabad UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2009Ahmedabad University was established in July 2009 and promoted by AES (Ahmedabad Education Society), a Society established in 1935. It is a self-financed, non-affiliating State Private University established under Section 3(1) of the Gujarat Private Universities Act, 2009.
• CEPT UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1962AES originally established CEPT (Centre for Environment Planning & Technology) in 1962 with School of Architecture. Later became CEPT University in 2005. While CEPT now operates as a separate society registered under CEPT Society (formed in 1994), it originated from and maintains close ties with AES.
• Government of GujaratminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCEPT received grant-in-aid from Government of Gujarat for School of Architecture and School of Building Science and Technology. School of Planning received financial support from Government of India (MHRD), Government of Gujarat and Ford Foundation.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Subsidiaries11 records

Funding overview

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Investments

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