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This is why Kolkata is a Viable Location to Start an Education Biz

Nikita Arya
Nikita Arya Mar 22 2019 - 2 min read
This is why Kolkata is a Viable Location to Start an Education Biz
Kolkata is well-equipped in terms of educational infrastructure and is a viable location to start an education business due to various reasons.

This is why Kolkata is a Viable Location to Start an Education biz

The capital of West Bengal, Kolkata, is the third most productive metropolitan city of India. Though the city lags behind some other metropolitan cities in other sectors, Kolkata has excelled in the education sector as compared to other metropolitan cities.

Kolkata is well-equipped in terms of educational infrastructure and is a viable location to start an education business due to various reasons.

Read on to know as to why Kolkata could be your next destination to start an education business.

Literacy Rate in Kolkata

A higher rate of literacy mostly acts as a catalyst for an education business. An area where people are literate is more forthcoming to new education-based businesses as they would have a little more  understanding than the people from comparatively low-literacy areas. Also, people would be more acceptable to spend their money on quality education.

Kolkata has a very high literacy rate of 87.14%, which is actually more than the national average of 74%. This suggests that Kolkata could be a viable location to start different education-based ideas such as an ed-tech business, learning apps, etc.

World Class Institutions in Kolkata

Kolkata has some of the best institutions for education in India. The overall system in Kolkata is at par when compared with the other metro cities. The city not only excels at providing school education, but it also delivers world class quality in higher education.

The ‘South Point High School’ of Kolkata has got featured in the Guinness Book of World Records as one of the largest institutions in the world from the year 1984 to 1992. It also has been declared as the second largest school in the world.

Kolkata has already been established as one of the reputed education providers in the world, so this is one of the best locations to start an education business.

Employability in Kolkata

Kolkata is much ahead in terms of employability from the rest of the cities in West Bengal. It has been considered as an important centre for banking and finance. So, many people get employed in the banking and finance sectors in Kolkata. IT has also flourished in Kolkata and various IT companies have started to grow here.

As the city has so many opportunities for educated people, it gives the education sector a reason to flourish here in Kolkata. Institutes that enhance employability of students would captivate students more.

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