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Pathak Education
Children sitting together on the floor of the Salarpur learning centre, reading picture books

Reading hour · Salarpur centre

Noida, Uttar Pradesh · Since 2022

Every child getsthe chance tolearn & grow.

Foundational learning, spoken English and computer skills from day one — then a recognised NIOS board degree. We take children the school system left behind all the way to a salaried, dignified job.

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Who we are

We start whereschool stopped.

A child's hands writing Devanagari script in a lined exercise notebook

Stage 2 · Devanagari handwriting practice

Our learners are children who have never sat in a classroom, children who dropped out to work, and children who reached a grade the system says they passed without ever learning to read it.

So we teach from scratch. Four age-based stages in English, Hindi and Mathematics — a child starts exactly where they are, not where a register says they should be.

Alongside that, from the very first day: spoken English and hands-on computer training. Not as an add-on at the end, but as the thing that turns a certificate into a salary.

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Core subjects
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Educators
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Age range
Moments from the field

Four years,one lane at a time.

Students working at low desks in the learning centre library, shelves of books behind them
Reading hour — Salarpur centre
Students mid-performance in orange costumes on the annual function stage
Annual function, main stage
A student playing the dhol during an annual day rehearsal
Annual day rehearsal
Students performing a group dance in orange costumes at the annual function
Annual function
A weekend study circle seated on the floor of the centre
Weekend study circle
Students lifting a trophy at the annual sports meet
Sports meet, kabaddi champions
Students reading together on the floor of the centre library
Library afternoon
Mothers and children seated together at the centre's Mother's Day gathering
Mother's Day at the centre
A kabaddi match underway at the annual sports meet
Annual sports meet
Students holding certificates and medals at a foundation prize ceremony
Prize day

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The route out

From childhoodto livelihood.

  1. Stage 1–4

    Foundations

    Four age-based stages in English, Hindi and Mathematics. A child begins exactly where they are — letters and counting, or paragraphs and algebra.

  2. From day one

    Skills alongside

    Spoken English with a dedicated coach, and a computer lab that runs from typing and Paint through to Word, Excel and real internet use.

  3. Class 9–12

    NIOS board degree

    Direct enrolment into the National Institute of Open Schooling — a legally recognised board qualification, at a cost families can actually meet.

  4. The point of it

    A salaried job

    Offices, BPOs and digital call centres. Not charity, not a stipend — a wage, a desk, and the social standing that comes with both.

Keep a child in school

Money should neverbe the reason.

Merit, girl-child, need-based and digital-learning scholarships cover what families cannot — tuition, books, exam fees, and a seat in the computer lab.

₹1,000a month
Keeps one student learning for a full year
₹6,000one-off
Uniform, shoes, books and stationery for a year
₹18,000a year
A seat in the computer lab, with the teacher's time
Students working at low desks in the centre library, shelves of books behind them

The library classroom · Salarpur

What it adds up to

The numbers arethe easy part.

Every figure below is a child who stayed in school, a family who stopped choosing between fees and food, or a teacher who got paid on time. We publish them because you deserve to know where your money went.

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Students reachedSince 2022, across 35 communities
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Scholarships givenTuition, books, exam fees, lab seats
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Active volunteersTeachers, students, working professionals
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Dedicated educatorsFive academic, one computer, one spoken English
An empty community classroom at golden hour, low wooden desks and a wall of schoolbooks
Where you come in

Fund a yearof school.

₹1,000 a month keeps one child in class for a year — books, uniform, exam fees, and a teacher who gets paid on time. Give once, or set it and forget it.