Sri Chaitanya Techno School, Eluru

Sri Chaitanya School is an educational institute in Eluru, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Sri Chaitanya School
Location
Eluru
,
Andhra Pradesh

India
Information
Former nameSri Chaitanya Educational Institutions
TypePrivate
Established1986
ChairmanB.S. Rao

Sri Chaitanya started in 1986 with a girls junior college in Vijayawada. A boys junior college was opened later in 1991.[1] Branches were opened in Hyderabad (1996), Visakhapatnam (1998), and various other districts in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.[1]

Sri Chaitanya Techno School (abbreviated as SCTS) was opened in Eluru. It is also known as Chaitanya school main branch in West Godavari district.The institution introduced Tollywood actor Allu Arjun and Indian cricketer Rohit Sharma as the brand ambassadors.[2][3][4]

Amazon Academy and Sri Chaitanya School have announced a collaboration to introduce full syllabus courses for joint entrance exam (JEE) and National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) preparation. The collaboration will enable the students to learn from each other and get access to learning modules, curated content and assessment material on Amazon Academy, according to the statement.[5][6] During the COVID-19 pandemic, Sri Chaitanya launched its mobile app Infinity Learn. The app provides educational content for classes 6 to 12, and JEE, NEET.[7][8] The app introduced Tollywood actor Allu Arjun and Indian cricketer Rohit Sharma as the brand ambassadors.[2][3][4]

In September 2022 the Andhra Pradesh State Commission for Protection of Child Rights and Board of Intermediate Education conducted an inquiry against a lecturer from the Sri Chaitanya Junior College for allegedly kicking the school student and giving corporal punishment. The lecturer confessed to the crime and was fired [[9]]. In different campuses of the school similar incidents were reported in 2018 when the dance teacher allegedly beat the students,[10] in 2018 a student was allegedly made to do sit-ups for missing school due to Typhoid fever,[11] in 2016 when the teacher of the school was arrested for caning the students [12] and in 2014 when the principal of the Sri Chaitanya Junior College allegedly thrashed the student for coming late.[13] Corporal punishment is illegal in India.

References
  1. "About Us | Sri Chaitanya | India's Top Educational Institutions".
  2. "Sri Chaitanya launches 'No compromise on success' campaign with Allu Arjun". Financialexpress. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  3. "Allu Arjun signed as brand ambassador of Sri Chaitanya". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 17 October 2021. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 28 April 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  4. "Infinity Learn by Sri Chaitanya appoints Rohit Sharma as its brand ambassador". Financialexpress. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  5. Abrar, Peerzada (17 September 2021). "Amazon Academy, Sri Chaitanya tie up to help students crack JEE/NEET exams". Business Standard India. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  6. Livemint (19 September 2021). "Amazon, Sri Chaitanya join hands to introduce courses for JEE, NEET aspirants". mint. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  7. "Infinity Learn by Sri Chaitanya launches its mobile app with learner centric features". Financialexpress. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  8. "Sri Chaitanya launches app for personalised teaching". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 20 April 2022. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 28 April 2022.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  9. Staff Reporter (17 September 2022). "Corporal punishment: SCPCR, BIE, police conduct inquiry". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  10. "Hyderabad dance teacher booked for beating students. How abuse is normalised in the name of art". InUth. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  11. parasa, Rajeswari (4 November 2018). "Hyderabad: Kid gets 100 sit-ups, another caned". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  12. Chronicle, Deccan (28 December 2016). "Hyderabad: Teacher who caned students till they bleed, gets arrested". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  13. Chronicle, Deccan (31 July 2014). "Chaitanya Junior College principal beats student for coming late to college". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 17 September 2022.


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