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Ahmedabad Education Market Report 2026 • Gujarat • K-12 and Higher Education

Ahmedabad Education Market Report 2026

By Aurobindo Saxena, Founder, RAYSolute Consultants. Updated Sep 2026

Ahmedabad has a 128-affiliation national-board K-12 market (102 Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), 14 Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE), 12 Cambridge CAIE) (affiliations, not unique schools; State Board schools are not in this dataset), alongside 465 higher education institutions (25 universities and 440 colleges). This report maps 69 of the 128 schools at a verified location, the tier and fee structure, the higher education landscape, and the structural opportunity a new entrant can address.

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Market at a Glance

Ahmedabad K-12 Market in Six Numbers

Exhibit 1 · Key market indicators, Ahmedabad district K-12
128
School affiliations in Ahmedabad district: 102 CBSE, 14 ICSE, 12 CAIE
Source: RAYSolute K-12 Universe, Jun 2026
12
Cambridge CAIE schools mapped in Ahmedabad; International Baccalaureate (IB) not captured in this dataset
Source: Cambridge CAIE directory, 2026
11
CBSE Premium and mid-premium schools: 3 CBSE Premium + 8 CBSE Mid-Premium; plus 14 ICSE schools (ICSE schools are not tier-classified in this dataset); Cambridge CAIE counted separately
Source: RAYSolute K-12 Universe, Jun 2026
102
CBSE-affiliated schools in Ahmedabad district
Source: CBSE affiliation list / RAYSolute K-12 Universe, 2026
INR 0.8L
Median annual fee across the schools with disclosed fees in Ahmedabad.
Source: RAYSolute K-12 Universe fee enrichment, Jun 2026
465
Higher education institutions in Ahmedabad district
Source: AISHE HEI Directory, May 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

Ahmedabad has 128 national-board school affiliations: 102 CBSE, 14 ICSE and 12 Cambridge CAIE. These are affiliations, not unique schools, and State Board schools are not in this dataset (Source: RAYSolute K-12 Universe, Jun 2026).
The median annual fee across schools with disclosed fees in Ahmedabad is INR 0.8L; not every school discloses its fee (Source: RAYSolute K-12 Universe, Jun 2026).
63 universities sit within 80 km of the city centre, including institutions in adjacent districts (Source: Wikidata/OSM, Jun 2026).
465 higher education institutions are mapped in this report: 25 universities and 440 colleges.
RAYSolute advises school promoters, trusts, and institutional investors on feasibility studies, board selection, curriculum design, and market entry strategy for K-12 projects across India. Contact RAYSolute to scope a feasibility study (DPR) for Ahmedabad.