Welcome to ASERF

"Education means enabling the mind to find out that ultimate truth which emancipates us from the bondage of the dust and gives us the wealth, not of things but of inner light, not of power but of love, making this truth its own and giving expression to it."

Rabindra Nath Tagore

Apeejay Stya Education Research Foundation (ASERF) is guided by the vision of eminent educationist, industrialist and philanthropist Dr. Stya Paul's vision of value-based holistic education for a responsive and responsible citizenship with a finely ingrained attitude of service-before-self. It is supported by Apeejay Stya Group, a leading Industrial & Investment House of India with interests in diverse fields. It will attempt to shoulder the efforts in serving the broader issues of Access, Quality, Equity & Relevance of Education and gear up to face the challenges of the new world order using collaborative and multidisciplinary approach. The foundation will become the repository of information on education and conduct research in new educational methodologies while collaborating with premier educational institutions globally.

The foundation has on its board eminent advisors from the field of education, Management, Science and Technology, Legal, strategic studies, industry etc.

Mr. Aditya Berlia is the Founder Director of ASERF, and Mrs. Sushma Berlia, eminent industrialist, educationist and President of the Apeejay Stya Group leads the ASERF as its President.

The ASERF has instituted the 'Dr. Stya Paul Young Educationist Award' for honouring Young Educationists who have demonstrated their potential by making an impact on Indian education. Applications are invited from eligible scholars for the Award for the year 2009. The prescribed format along with the terms and conditions can be downloaded from here