Kotak Education Foundation Signs MoU with BharatGen Technology Foundation to Advance AI in Education in India
Mr. Ganesh Raja, CEO of Kotak Education Foundation, with Mr. Rishi Bahl, CEO of BharatGen Technology Foundation
Mumbai, 16th February, 2026: Kotak Education Foundation (KEF) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with BharatGen Technology Foundation to strengthen and expand the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the education sector in India. This strategic collaboration aims to build and deploy indigenous, multilingual AI solutions that enhance learning outcomes and increase access to quality education across India.
The MoU was signed in the presence of Ganesh Raja, CEO; Jayasree Ramesh, COO (Education); and Kavita Sanghvi, Director (Education), Kotak Education Foundation, along with Rishi Bahl, CEO; Ganesh Ramakrishnan, Principal Investigator; Amol Gite, VP – Operations; and Venkatapathy, Senior Scientist, BharatGen Technology Foundation.
Through this collaboration, KEF and BharatGen will establish a strategic framework to:
• Expand access to AI-driven solutions in education
• Build indigenous AI models aligned with KEF’s education programmes
• Enable KEF-led outreach and implementation to scale AI solutions across classrooms
The scope of the partnership includes:
• AI-Enabled Assessment & Feedback Systems to support continuous and adaptive learning
• Multilingual Content Delivery & Vernacular Support to make learning more inclusive and accessible
• Hyper-Personalized Learning & Teacher Support Tools to enhance classroom effectiveness
• Data-Driven Insights to strengthen decision-making and improve learning outcomes
Mr. Ganesh Raja, CEO, Kotak Education Foundation, said, "This partnership marks a significant step toward building a scalable, India-focused AI ecosystem in education, one that empowers teachers, enhances student learning, and drives systemic improvement across the education landscape. By combining technological innovation with strong on-ground implementation, we aim to ensure that AI solutions are accessible, inclusive, and truly impactful for educators and students across diverse geographies."
Mr. Rishi Bal, CEO of BharatGen, said, “At BharatGen, we’re building sovereign foundational models and AI solutions to strengthen India’s ability to solve education challenges at scale. BharatGen’s work is rooted in our languages, our classrooms, and our local context"
Kotak Education Foundation
It has been a rewarding sixteen years since we embarked on our mission to equip economically disadvantaged children and youth with education and foundational skills, galvanizing them towards a better future. Our ‘Inch Wide Mile Deep’ approach, home-grown projects focused on quality education for the low-income segment have been instrumental in shaping the success of our projects across India. KEF’s approach is primarily three-pronged –
a) holistic interventions with children and educators in school,
b) equitable scholarships for higher studies, and
c) vocational education and skills training for livelihood.
Strengthening school leadership and teacher capacity building, creating a digital ecosystem and learning environment in schools, equipping middle school students with confidence and skills of communicative English, upskilling teachers to provide Foundational Literacy & Numeracy skills, and supporting districts in building and running Model Schools – these are key interventions run by KEF in Maharashtra and partially in Gujarat. KEF launched Kotak Kanya Scholarship in 2021 to offer financial and academic support to meritorious girl students for the pursuit of higher education from all across India. Kotak Junior Scholarship supports meritorious students from the Mumbai Metropolitan Region for pursuing 11th and 12th Standard. KEF’s Unnati project upskills unemployed youth from economically weaker sections of society and coaches them in the basics of IT and spoken English, life skills and personality development. It ensures placements for all eligible participants so they can stride with confidence into any professional sphere.
KEF is now at the cusp of change as it prepares for the next chapter in its journey toward empowering the youth with quality education and livelihood. Armed with its vast experience and expertise, the organization now aims to scale its depth as well as the breadth of its reach. KEF’s philosophy is evolving from a ‘school as a unit’ to working toward district/state level education transformation. As KEF expands its ambit, it will help drive systemic reform and state education transformation to create long-term Impact at Scale.
Kotak Education Foundation is the primary implementing agency for the CSR initiatives of Kotak Mahindra Group in Education. Kotak Karma is the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) identity of Kotak Mahindra Group Companies.
For more information, please visit the Company’s website at www.kotakeducation.org
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