The Adani Foundation, the CSR arm of the Adani Group – India’s largest infrastructure portfolio, has collaborated with GEMS Education, a known international player of Indian origin in private K-12 education and made an initial donation of INR 2,000 Cr from the Adani family for setting up of the first ‘Adani GEMS School of Excellence’ in Lucknow in the academic year 2025-26. Leveraging the Adani Group’s pan-Indian presence and extensive infrastructure capabilities and also GEMS’ educational expertise, the partnership plans to develop a scalable, affordable and sustainable model for quality education for students across India.
Over the next three years, at least 20 such schools in the K-12 segment will be rolled out across India’s primary metropolitan cities and, subsequently, also in Tier II to IV cities. In these schools, 30% seats in CBSE curriculum will be free for under-served and deserving children.
In line with Chairman Gautam Adani’s social philosophy सेवा साधना है, सेवा प्रार्थना है और सेवा ही परमात्मा है, the partnership will also give rise to best-in-class research institutions focused on developing teaching competencies supported by innovation and capability development.
“This initiative reflects our commitment to making world-class education affordable and widely accessible,” said Gautam Adani, Chairman of the Adani Group. “By adopting global best practices and innovative digital learning through our partnership with GEMS Education, we aim to equip the next generation of change-makers to become socially responsible leaders in India.”
This association will help build upon the objective of creating a highly skilled and value-based talent pool. The Adani-GEMS schools will benefit from a global curriculum combined with the best of Indian study boards.
“Our vision has always been to make quality education accessible to every learner, regardless of their socioeconomic background,” said Sunny Varkey, Founder & Chairman of GEMS Education. “The collaboration with the Adani Foundation will strengthen us to expand our reach and impact, bringing our global educational expertise to learners and teachers in diverse regions of India.”
