Adhyayan Foundation

Adhyayan Foundation envisions a future where all schools become equitable and effective learning spaces led by empowered educators and engaged communities. With operations in Goa, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, and Nagaland, the foundation collaborates closely with state governments to implement structured, scalable school quality reforms grounded in the state’s school quality framework, including the 46 indicators of the Shaala Siddhi tool.

Through a multi-tiered approach combining leadership development, school-based self-assessment, and targeted capacity-building, Adhyayan enables schools to move beyond compliance toward genuine ownership and improvement. The process cultivates reflection, prioritization, and measurable action planning by school leaders and education managers at all levels.

The program focuses on strengthening school leadership and governance through capacity building aligned with state-specific quality frameworks. By partnering with state governments, it aims to implement scalable and systemic school improvement initiatives. Leveraging digital innovations, the program streamlines school self-reviews, action planning, and progress monitoring. It also fosters peer learning and collaborative networks to cultivate a culture of continuous improvement while promoting evidence-based decision-making to embed sustainable change within education ecosystems.

Over the years, Adhyayan has impacted thousands of school leaders and government officials across states, resulting in improved school accountability, enhanced monitoring systems, and a growing culture of shared learning. The long-term goal is to embed systemic, data-informed leadership practices that make every school a place where all children thrive.

Impact Since Inception

  • 10,000+ Schools
  • 1,000+ Libraries

Metrics based on partner-reported data.
Last updated: April 2026

Adhyayan Foundation
Adhyayan Foundation

Koita Foundations engagement with The Adhyayan Foundation

Koita Foundation partnered with Adhyayan Foundation to develop a digital solution, ‘SUDHAAR’ that has revolutionized the school improvement journey. This mobile-first platform simplifies complex processes ensuring choice and agency of the school, helping leaders set goals, track progress, collaborate with peer reviewers, and access curated resources all in real time and in multiple languages.

Digitally Scaling Systemic School Improvement

Benefits of the app

  • Significant improvement in the quality and consistency of school self-reviews through 120+ support visits
  • Streamlined action planning, with higher alignment to school quality frameworks, with a total 656 action plans recorded to-date.
  • Enhanced collaboration across peer networks, leading to cross-learning and support.
  • Increased accountability through real-time tracking of school visits and follow-ups.
  • Reduced instances of missed reviews or delays in action planning.
  • Elevated engagement and ownership among school leaders and education managers.

At Adhyayan, we believe that meaningful school improvement is led by those closest to the work, the school leaders and educators themselves. Through our partnership with Koita Foundation, SUDHAAR has transformed this belief into action. By digitizing the school review and improvement process, we’ve empowered leaders to make data driven decisions to drive the change in their schools in a structured and collaborative way. The data is enabling us to provide targeted efficient support to the school leaders, teachers and parents. Thanks to Koita Foundation we can support each school to offer every child on their rolls, the education they deserve.

Ms. Kavita Anand

Founding Director, Adhyayan