CSRL

What CSRL does

CSRL (Centre for Social Responsibility and Learning) is a non-profit organization headquartered in New Delhi, India, that delivers free residential coaching to underprivileged students preparing for the IIT JEE and NEET examinations. Its flagship Super 30 programme, established in Kanpur in 2009 with GAIL India Ltd. as founding sponsor, combines academic instruction in Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Biology with personality development, aptitude training, language skills, and 24/7 residential mentoring. CSRL uses a two-stage selection model — a School-to-School Reach Programme (SSRP) written test and an open Computer-Based Test — followed by personality interviews, sourcing candidates from JNVs, government schools, and economically weaker sections across 335 districts. Outputs include 1,308 IIT admissions, 1,816 NIT admissions, and 225 government medical college admissions on a cumulative base of 7,184 programme beneficiaries and 184,516 students reached.

The organization operates a portfolio of programmes beyond core Super 30: Project Prabal delivers free residential coaching to children of Indian Army personnel; School Projects provide remedial and mentoring classes for class VIII–XII students in partnership with Numaligarh Refinery and DPS; and a Motor Driving School in Jammu & Kashmir trains unemployed youth through Petronet LNG Foundation and Maruti Driving School. Technology underpinning the model is operational (digital safety monitoring, online CBT for selection, an internal content curriculum for JEE/NEET) rather than AI/ML-driven. All programmes are free at point of use.

The business model is grant-funded, not commercial. Revenue (CSR grants and public donations) flows from approximately 13 Indian Public Sector Undertakings — GAIL, ONGC, IOCL, HPCL, CPCL, Oil India, IGL, Petronet LNG Foundation, Railtel, CONCOR, Numaligarh Refinery — plus individual donations routed through csrl.in. Each centre is typically sponsored by a single PSU, creating a centre-level co-branding structure. CSRL operates a community-led go-to-market motion via grassroots awareness (seminars, workshops, school partnerships) rather than paid marketing, with a 318-person team distributed across all centres.

Name

CSRL

Legal name

CSRL (Centre for Social Responsibility and Learning)

Website

https://csrl.in

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Short description

CSRL (Centre for Social Responsibility and Learning) is a New Delhi-based non-profit that delivers free residential coaching for IIT JEE and NEET to underprivileged Indian students, operating 33 centres across 17 states through corporate CSR grants from Indian PSUs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Educational Coaching Services

NAICS

Exam Preparation and Tutoring (611691)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Graduate & Professional School Admissions Exams (GRE/GMAT/LSAT/MCAT) Prep (EDANABAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Gifted, Advanced & Acceleration Centers (Honors/AP/IB Enrichment) (EDANAHAL)

Keywords

• Competitive exam coaching
• JEE NEET preparation
• Residential coaching programs
• Educational nonprofit services
• Scholarship coaching services

Headquarters

HQ city

New Delhi

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices26 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Funding: Funded by corporate partners including GAIL, ONGC, IOCL, HPCL, CPCL, Oil India, IGL, and Petronet LNG who sponsor Super 30 centres across India. The programme provides free coaching, boarding, food, medical care, and personality development entirely funded by these corporate partners.
2. Donations and Public Contributions: The website features a 'Donate' option suggesting acceptance of public donations to support the educational programmes for underprivileged students.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CSRL provides free, residential coaching programmes to prepare underprivileged and Economically Weaker Section (EWS) students for the IIT JEE and NEET competitive examinations. The flagship Super 30 programme delivers in-depth coaching in Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Biology by experienced faculty, combined with residential boarding, meals, medical care and personality-development workshops at 33 centres across 17 Indian states. All programmes are delivered at no cost to beneficiaries and are entirely funded by corporate CSR partnerships and public donations.

Product overview

CSRL operates a portfolio of educational and skill development programs. The flagship offering is the Super 30 program, which provides free residential coaching for IIT JEE and NEET aspirants from underprivileged backgrounds, operating 33 centers across India. The portfolio also includes School Projects delivering remedial classes in partnership with refineries and schools, Project Prabal for children of army personnel, and Motor Driving School vocational training. All programs focus on holistic development including academic coaching, personality development, and career preparation for economically disadvantaged students.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Super 30: Flagship educational initiative providing free, high-quality coaching for IIT JEE and NEET exams to underprivileged students
• Prabal Army Super 50
• GAIL Utkarsh Super 100
• School Projects
• Trikuta Super 30
• Motor Driving School

Products and services

• CSRL Super 30 A transformative residential coaching programme providing free, high-quality coaching and mentorship to underprivileged and EWS students for IIT JEE and NEET exam preparation, with in-depth instruction in Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Biology by experienced faculty plus boarding, meals, medical care and personality-development workshops. Operates at 33 centres across India under the CSRL umbrella.
• School Projects Remedial and mentoring classes for students of Class VIII to XII, run in partnership with schools and oil refineries (e.g., Numaligarh Refinery Ltd and DPS Management Committee), providing foundation coaching in Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Biology aimed at Board and competitive-exam preparation. Four School Projects currently operational.
• Project Prabal (Prabal Army Super 50)
• Motor Driving School A vocational training project run in association with the Petronet LNG Foundation that provides motor driving training to unemployed youth in Jammu & Kashmir, conducted in partnership with Maruti Driving School.

Quantifiable outcome

• 7184 students placed, with 5774 JEE aspirants successfully placed including 1308 in IITs and 1816 in NITs
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• GAIL India Ltd.flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerGAIL India Ltd. supported the establishment of the first Super 30 unit in Kanpur in 2009. This flagship partnership has been instrumental in the growth and expansion of the Super 30 programme across India.
• ONGC (Oil and Natural Gas Corporation)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerONGC sponsors multiple Super 30 centres across India including centres in Agartala, Jalgaon, Srinagar, Kangra, Almora, Sivasagar, and Golaghat. They also support the Medical Super 30 programme.
• IOCL (Indian Oil Corporation Limited)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndian Oil Corporation Limited has partnered with CSRL through MOU signing for Super 30 programmes. They support educational initiatives for underprivileged students.
• HPCL (Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHPCL sponsors the Mumbai centre of the Super 30 programme, supporting education for underprivileged students in the region.
• CPCL (Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCPCL sponsors the Chennai Super 30 centre, enabling education access for students from Tamil Nadu region.
• Oil India LimitedcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOil India Limited sponsors Super 30 centres in Jodhpur and Jorhat, supporting students from oil-rich regions.
• IGL (Indraprastha Gas Limited)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIGL supports the Super 30 initiative in the Delhi/NCR region.
• Petronet LNG FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPetronet LNG Foundation partnered with CSRL in October 2017 to start the Motor Driving School project in Jammu & Kashmir, training 240 unemployed youth. Also supports Petronet Super 30 and Super 50 centres in Srinagar and Jammu.
• Numaligarh Refinery LimitedcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNumaligarh Refinery Ltd supports the School Projects initiative in Golaghat, Assam, helping run Remedial and Mentoring Classes for students from class VIII to XII.
• DPS Management CommitteecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartners with CSRL for the School Projects in Golaghat, running centres at Delhi Public School and Pongka Rupram High School.
• Indian Army (Prabal Programme)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Prabal Army Super 50 programme supports children of Indian army personnel (serving, martyred, or retired Jawans and JCOs) through free residential coaching for NEET/JEE preparation. Centres operating in Beas, Pune, and Sukna.
• RailtelminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRailtel supports the Akansha Super 30 centre in Dehradun.
• CONCOR (Container Corporation of India)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCONCOR sponsors the Super 30 centre in Varanasi.

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Allen Career Institute: Major commercial coaching institute specialising in JEE, NEET, and other competitive exams with a strong residential programme in Kota. Directly comparable on test-prep product and target outcome (IIT admissions), though operating as a paid business.
• PhysicsWallah (PW): Edtech-led JEE/NEET preparation platform that has rapidly scaled both online and offline (PW Vidyapeeth). Comparable in exam-prep product and aspirant audience, but leverages digital delivery to reach millions vs CSRL's residential model.
• FIITJEE: Pan-India commercial JEE/NEET coaching network with integrated school programmes and residential centres. Comparable in exam-prep focus, pedagogy structure, and residential learning model.
• Resonance: Kota-based JEE/NEET coaching institute with classroom and distance learning programmes. Comparable as a JEE-focused test-prep operator targeting IIT admissions outcomes.
• Drishti IAS: Coaching institute focused on UPSC civil services and other government entrance examinations. Comparable as an India-focused, high-stakes competitive exam prep operator serving Hindi-belt aspirants, though serving a different exam than CSRL.
• Avanti Learning Centres: India-based non-profit providing free JEE and NEET coaching to underprivileged students through a residential/hybrid model. Closest direct analogue to CSRL's Super 30 in mission, beneficiary profile, and outcome metrics.
• Aakash Educational Services Limited: India's largest commercial JEE/NEET coaching chain with hundreds of physical centres. Comparable in product (JEE/NEET test prep), customer segment (aspirants), and curriculum depth, but operates a paid model versus CSRL's free CSR-funded model.
• Sri Chaitanya Educational Institutions: Large integrated school and JEE/NEET coaching network with residential programmes across India. Comparable in residential JEE/NEET delivery at scale and aspirant outcome focus.

Broad incumbents

• Unacademy: Large online learning platform offering JEE/NEET plus broader K-12 and competitive exam prep. Overlaps with CSRL on JEE/NEET but serves paying customers across many categories beyond CSRL's underprivileged focus.
• Vedantu: Online tutoring platform covering K-12, JEE, and NEET with live classes. Comparable on JEE/NEET content but addresses a much broader paying market rather than CSRL's CSR-funded EWS segment.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

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