IGC Research & Consulting Services aims to establish itself as a knowledge leader in the education sector in India by providing advisory and implementation services to K-12 schools and higher education institutions. The company's team of consultants have experience in areas like strategy, academics, operations, funding, technology, and marketing. IGC offers research-led consulting services including audits, digital campus strategy, research projects, and transaction advisory. It also provides capability building support in areas like academics, operations, funding, and governance.

1. Introduction – IGC Research &
Consulting Services

2. Advisory Services to Indian Education
To position IGC as a knowledge leader in
education sector, and create a research &
consulting firm providing business advisory
and implementation services to the stake
holders in K12 and higher education in India.
Team to comprise senior professionals with years of experience in:
- Strategy and operations consulting
- Academia and administration of education institutes
- Transaction Advisory (M&A, Equity and Debt Funding)
- Technology strategy and implementation consulting
- Large projects and program management
- Sales, marketing and brand management
- Professionals with education qualifications from premier global
institutes

3. Research Led Consulting Services
Clients
Higher
Educational Institutions Education
• K12
Scholarship
• Higher Education Management
Audits
International Stakeholders
• Colleges and Universities
• Education businesses
• Not-for-profit organizations Digital Research
Campus & Research
Strategy
Consulting
Other stakeholders in Indian
Education
• Corporates
• Investors (VCs/PEs)
CSR Govt. & Public
• Foundations Programme Sector
Design Consulting
• NGOs
• Govt. and quasi-govt. org. Transaction
Advisory

4. OUR CAPABILITY AREAS

5. Our Capability Areas in Higher Education (HE)
We will help Higher Education (HE) institutions to build and improve major capabilities in
Academics & Research, Operations, Funding and Financial Management, and Governance

6. Launch Operate Turnkey Project Management –Planning through Launch
We would understand the critical focus areas and appropriate sequencing of execution to effectively
launch a new higher education institution and propose the following engagement framework
through planning and launch of the institute of higher learning.

7. Partnership & Alliances
We will work with leading partners in India and internationally for identifying Higher Education
institutions in India as prospective partners

8. Franchise Development Services
Franchisor Processes Franchisee Support
• Document and/or review the following • Planning for each franchisee:
processes :
• Physical infrastructure
• Teacher training on pedagogy
• Teacher assessment • Financial planning
• Infrastructure management
• Marketing and branding support
• Develop marketing collaterals
• Business development
• Supervise the implementation of:
• Secondaryresearchtounderstandthemarketdema • Faculty recruitment
nd.Includesmarketintelligence-
• Teacher training and development
sizing,shareandsegmentresearch&analysis
• Potential franchisee identification and short • Teacher assessment
listing
• Org. and administrative policies and
• Discussions with identified prospects
procedures
• Business due diligence of shortlisted partners
• Negotiation support and agreements • Marketing & branding
• Execution of MoU and agreements • F&A processes
• Quarterly audits of franchisee processes

9. India Entry Strategy: Consulting and Implementation Services
Strategy & Implementation
Planning
•Market intelligence -sizing, share and segment research & analysis
Business Planning & •Regulatory framework –applicable regulations, policies and rules
Feasibility Studies •Financial modeling for feasibility and planning
•Project implementation planning
•Industry research and market intelligence
•Potential target identification and short listing
M&A Advisory •Discussions with identified targets
Buy| Sell| Funding •Business, financial and legal due diligence*
•Valuation and deal structuring
•Negotiation support and agreements*
•Execution of MOU / term sheet
•Implementation and transaction closure
Project Management •In-Depth Implementation Support
Regulatory Approvals •Assistance in structuring and setting up Indian operations
•Filing applications and obtaining necessary approvals
Operation •Seeking and Developing Partnerships and Alliances
Management

10. Investment Advisory
Pre Deal Phase
Transaction
Deal Origination Deal Support
Management
• Sector and sub-sector • Due diligence • Financial Modelling
studies for target • Operational • Deal room support ,
identification • Financial including negotiations
• Target short- • Commercial • Term Sheets and Legal
listing.Construction and Documentation
• IT
strict adherence to ‘deal
filters’ for origination work. • Human Capital
• Monitoring deal pipeline • Legal*
• Establish contacts and • Tax*
organize meetings with
the identified targets
within the sub-segments
• Prepare detailed
company profiles of
targets approached
• Valuation analysis for
each identified target

11. Investment Advisory
Investment Phase Exit Phase
Investee Management Liquidity
• Business Planning – One time and • Exit Strategy Plan
ongoing • Identifying potential suitors and joint
• Performance analysis & tracking of pitches
investee firms; includes ongoing
sector analysis
• Business process improvements at
investee companies; includes
identifying areas of operational
efficiencies and revenue
enhancement
• Management Talent hiring
• Troubleshooting and turnaround
initiatives
• Objective approach maintained which
also allows PE Fund to distance itself
from issue.

12. School Audits
Our auditing services would provide educational leaders in K12 sectors with state-of-the-art
resources, tools, and support services to enhance and promote student growth and school
improvement through accreditation.
Our research team, with inputs from practitioners and education experts has developed the
Accreditation Standards for Quality Schools. The standards have been designed with the needs
and challenges of K12 schools in India in mind.
Accreditation is a voluntary method of quality assurance with an objective to evaluate, verify, and
improve an education institution’s quality, leading to some of the following clearly defined benefits
Establish Processes
3
Review
Review of Existing Establishing and Documentation Established
Standards and Standards & on identified Months
Indicators Indicators Processes and
Standards and Gap Documentation
Indicators
Phase 1 Phase 2
(12-14 Days) (1-2 Days)
 The accreditation process involves our team spending time with the School management over
4 steps demonstrated above. Initial assessment, followed by establishment of processes and
documentation to achieve prescribed standards and indicators is achieved in the Phase 1 of
the process.
 Phase 2 of the process reviews the implementation of established processes and
recommendations, successful implementation of which leads to the Accreditation Certificate.
 Continuous internal reviews once every year is a part of the accreditation process and is
supported by us. The certification process is expected to be done afresh every 5 yrs, ensuring
complete review of the processes

13. Research Services
Indian education sector is unique with its own challenges and opportunities. Today’s
educators serve many stake holders including students, parents, regulatory bodies,
government and employers. Our comprehensive Research Services would assist
stakeholders in Indian education meet these demands and pressures with
insightful strategies through customized research services.
Apart from customized research services, we will come up with regular research
reports under the following categories and segments
Research Categories Content
Realities Data on school performance, students, teachers, reach, equity etc
Trends Reports on trends in the Indian education sector
Influencers Reports on business & policy frameworks and issues influencing Indian
education sector. These reports cover legal, regulatory and policy frameworks
impacting Indian education
Opportunities Reports are developed to identify opportunity areas for investors in terms of
financial and social returns.
Segments
K12 Education | Higher Education| Pre-School| ICT | Coaching Classes | Vocational | Distance
Education

14. Social Sector Program Design and Evaluation
Limited resources for educational programs combined with increasing expectations for evidence of impact
has made effective management of programs more important than ever. Today, programs must define
intended results in terms of improving student learning and achievement.
Cogent with its data driven expertise will provide comprehensive educational program services from
inception to implementation along with evaluation and reporting
Needs Assessment Grant Proposals Program Implementation
• Identify the program needs • Our professional proposal • Work with project leadership
through consultations, writing services include planning and staff to review the
institutional surveys and of the program design, implementation plans,
feasibility studies development of the project objectives, and baseline data
description, and submission of outlined in the original proposal
the proposal for grants. towards targeted milestones of
the project Design
Data Collection Program Evaluation Program Implementation
• Design and implement customized • Data collection, validation, and • Expertise in producing
qualitative and quantitative key analysis, survey design and professionally designed booklets
indicator data collection implementation, site visits, focus and brochures to share your
instruments groups, and individual interviews. project strategies and outcomes.
Summative evaluations to measure Document your accomplishments
final outcomes and provide so that they can be disseminated
information on the project's to stakeholders, and the general
effectiveness.. public.

15. Government & Public Sector Consulting
Organisations across Government and the public sector require insights into the implications of
key policies and wider trends on their current and future strategies in Education. We would
combine a thorough knowledge of the way governments operate with an unrivalled expertise in
Education as a sector to provide practical, delivery-focused policy analysis.
Our research & consulting team would provide evidence-based advice to Government and
public sector clients in India.
Our consulting services to the government and public sector in India would comprise of design
and implementation of policy and Public Private Partnerships (PPP) models in Education as a
sector. Our assignments in government and public policy would involve:
• Policy development advice
• Option identification and appraisal
• Feasibility & evaluation studies

16. Sample Projects
Entry strategy and implementation support for a Foreign Education Provider’s (FEP) entry into India
Turnkey project management, from planning through launch, of a Entrepreneurship led Engineering and
Business Schools.
CSR strategy (design & implementation) for a corporates
Design and documentation of the RFP for the voucher program of a State Governments
Audits of school management processes for schools
Business planning and implementation of vocational training business.
Feasibility study for setting up a higher education institution for a Private Equity funds
Online strategy, business planning and implementation of a new line of revenue generating online business
for one of the largest publisher of books on competitive exam
Due diligence review of investment opportunities in Higher Education for Private Equity funds
Transaction advisory (sell-side mandate)for Education & Training providers
Operating K-12 schools /HE Education Institutions

17. THE TEAM

18. Delivery Team of Experts – internal and empanelled
Every project at IGC would be staffed with a core team of senior consultants and
empanelled experts from industry and academia
Senior Consultants with expertise in…
• Education business planning & mgmt.
Client
• Research methodologies
Sponsors • Operations strategy and process
• Brand mgmt. and marketing
operations
Empanelled
• IT strategy and implementation mgmt.
Experts • Public policy and program mgmt.
• Org. design and HR
Team
Empanelled experts for each track of
Consultants
education…(K12andHigherEducation)
• Directors, Deans, Administrators and
senior academicians from leading
education institutes in India
• Industry professionals

19. THANK YOU!