Although, the group chairperson Arun Arora has declined to reveal the investment that will be required in creating the chain, he said that the slowdown was a big opportunity to begin such ventures. “It is a good time to get reasonably priced properties and good talent to begin such ventures,” Arora said.

Arora said that there was a huge demand for schools at the pre-school segment and shrugged off the high fee structure. The school is expected to charge over Rs 1.2 lakh annually for pre-schoolers. Arora said that the group might come out with a different brand/ price range in future.

The group is also looking at expanding into other segments. “We are also interested at entry level professional training programmes and the online education segment,” said Anshul Arora, Group CEO.