BYJU’S acquires Aakash for $1 Bn in India’s biggest edtech deal
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Indian edtech decacorn BYJU’S, on Monday, confirmed its acquisition of Aakash Educational, the 33-year-old chain of physical coaching centres for competitive exams such as NEET and IIT-JEE. As earlier speculated, BYJU’S has spent around $1 Bn for the acquisition, according to a Techcrunch report, making it India’s biggest edtech deal, after BYJU’S acquisition of WhiteHat Jr for $300 Mn last year.
