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About the Trust

Who we are, what we are responsible for, and how we are constituted.

Our Constitution

A registered charitable trust

The Scholars Education Trust is a public charitable trust registered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, constituted for the advancement of education. It holds 80G registration under the Income Tax Act, meaning donations to the Trust are eligible for tax deduction.

The Trust operates under a registered Trust Deed which sets out its charitable objects, the powers and duties of its trustees, and the requirement that its income be applied solely to those objects.

Full legal nameThe Scholars Education Trust
TypePublic Charitable Trust
Registered inMumbai, Maharashtra
80GRegistered
ChairmanM Batliwala
Managing DirectorAsma Batliwala
Objects of the Trust

What we are constituted to do

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Govern the institution

To hold, govern and be accountable for Scholars Educare, its leadership, its standards and its conduct.

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Provide for learning

To establish, maintain and equip classrooms, laboratories, libraries and other facilities necessary for education.

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Advance education

To apply the Trust's income solely to the advancement of education, without distinction of caste, creed or community.

Governance

How we are run

The Trust is administered by its Board of Trustees, who serve without remuneration and are responsible for its funds, its compliance and its purpose.

Chairman M Batliwala — Chairman, The Scholars Education Trust

Chairman

M Batliwala

Holds overall responsibility for the Trust's direction, its stewardship of Scholars Educare, and its compliance obligations.

Managing Director Asma Batliwala — Managing Director, The Scholars Education Trust

Managing Director

Asma Batliwala

Oversees the Trust's day-to-day administration and its work with the school's leadership, so that the Trust's charitable objects translate into classrooms, laboratories and resources that actually reach students.

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Board of Trustees

The Trust is governed by its Board of Trustees, who serve without remuneration and are collectively responsible for its funds, its compliance and its charitable purpose.

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Accountability

Trustees serve without remuneration, and the Trust maintains the accounts, filings and records required of a registered public charitable trust under law.

Documents on request

Our Trust Deed, Certificate of Registration, PAN and 80G certificate are available to donors, partners and authorities on request.

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