Focus Group has forayed into the booming educational services market with the launch of Focus Edu Care. The institution will offer vocational as well as competitive exam coaching.

The Bangalore-based company has opened 20 centres and is planning to increase its presence across India. “We plan to set up a total of 150 centres by the next two years through franchisee model as well as under our own brand name. We will invest Rs 35-40 crore for this,” said Anirudh Baheti, MD, Focus Group.

The company is aiming to bridge the demand and supply gap in the education sector in India by offering training in fields ranging from competitive exam coaching to healthcare, finance and other vocational courses.

Globally, the tutoring industry is a growing field, but in India it is fragmented with individual tutors teaching out of their homes. Focus Edu Care will make use of video teleconferencing services through which the student and teacher can have live virtual classrooms.

With job requirements becoming tougher, greater demands are being put on students to get better grades, Baheti said the company aims to help students achieve this goal.