Bengaluru, India, 17th September 2025: Educational Initiatives (Ei), India’s leading K12 learning software platform, announced the completion of its acquisition of Open Door Education, an innovator in mastery-based learning for schools. This partnership will unite their complementary strengths in diagnostic assessments and thinking-focused evaluation to expand their transformative impact across schools in India and overseas.
Founded in 2001, Ei has built Ei ASSET, Ei Mindspark, and Ei CARES into widely adopted solutions that help measure and improve learning outcomes across grades and geographies. Open Door, founded in 2013 by IIT Madras alumni – Abhishek and Aneesh, partners with schools to help students revisit and master core ideas through carefully designed questions and practice modules.
This strategic alignment will enhance the impact of Ei’s comprehensive assessment suite, including ASSET and CARES, by integrating Open Door’s thinking-focused approach. All three assessment platforms share a commitment to thoughtfully crafted questions that challenge students to engage in critical thinking beyond traditional book memorisation. This is timely as major school boards including CBSE and the India’s education ministry under NEP are pushing for reforms to improve learning outcomes in schools.
Pranav Kothari, Chief Executive Officer of Ei, said, “If we want to change how children learn, we must change how they are tested. At Ei, we have always believed that assessments must improve learning, not only measure it. We have tremendous respect for what Open Door has achieved with their Thinking Assessments – an elegant, streamlined approach that empowers schools to move beyond rote learning. This philosophy perfectly complements our mission to ensure that every child learnings with deep understanding. This partnership strengthens Ei’s ability to serve schools and governments with research backed, scalable solutions that put the child’s learning at the centre. We are delighted to welcome Aneesh and the Open Door team to Ei.”
Aneesh Bangia, Co-founder of Open Door, emphasized the partnership’s core purpose, “This partnership represents scale with soul. We are uniting our expertise and passion to ensure every child in India has the opportunity to think more deeply, not simply achieve higher scores. Joining Ei allows us to scale this vision to thousands more classrooms in India and overseas. Ei’s reach, research orientation, and track record with governments and large school networks make it the ideal home for Open Door’s mission. Together, we will build solutions that ensure every child learns with depth and clarity.”
This acquisition aligns with the priorities of competency based learning and continuous assessment that are gaining momentum in India and globally. Schools increasingly seek solutions that connect assessment with remediation, so that teachers can act on evidence swiftly and students can progress with confidence. This partnership will serve 1,000+ schools nationwide, uniting expertise in diagnostic assessments, thinking-focused evaluation, and assessment design.