Your Directors are pleased to present their 26th Annual Report on the state of affairs of the Companytogether with the Audited Statement of Accounts and the Auditors' Report of G-TEC JAINXEDUCATION LIMITED (Formerly known as Keerti Knowledge & Skills Limited) ["the Company'] forthe year ended March 31st, 2025.
The summarized financial performance (Standalone & Consolidated) of the Company for the financial yearended March 31, 2025 is given below:
[Amount in tarsi
Particulars
Standalone Financial Statement
Consolidated Financial Statement
March 31, 2024
March 31, 2025
Revenue fromOperations
573.49
528.47
831.88
772.98
Other Income
36.39
5.44
11.07
15.87
Total Revenue
609.88
533.90
842.95
788.85
Total Expenditure
497.16
787.00
830.19
1102.43
Profit beforeexceptional andextraordinary itemsand tax
112.72
(275.24)
12.76
(313.58)
Adjustments forextraordinary /exceptional items
0.00
22.15
Profit Before Tax
(335.73)
Less: TaxExpenses:
- Current Tax
15.00
-
- Deferred Tax(Credit)/charge
0.75
1.75
4.04
(0.36)
- Short / (Excess)
8.02
(1.78)
12.02
provision ofprevious year
Profit AfterTax /TotalComprehensiveIncome/ Loss
88.94
(275.27)
(11.72)
(337.85)
Earnings per equityshare (Amt. pershare)
- Basic
0.87
(2.70)
(0.12)
(3.32)
- Diluted
Review of OperationsStandalone:
During the year under review, the Standalone total Income was Rs. 533.90lacs againstRs. 609.88 lacsfor the corresponding previous year.
Total Comprehensive loss for the period was Rs.275.27lacsas against the profit of Rs. 88.94lacsin thecorresponding previous year
During the year under review, the consolidated total Income was Rs.788.85Lacs as against Rs. 842.95Lacs for the corresponding previous year.
Total Comprehensive consolidated loss for the period was Rs.337.85 Lacs /- as against the Loss of Rs.11.72 Lacs in the corresponding previous year.
This year Company does not have enough profit to transfer in reserve.
There is no change in the nature of the business during the year under review
Due to loss incurred by the Company, your Directors have not recommended any dividend for the yearunder review.
Your Company has performed well and your Directors are relentlessly striving for the betterment of thebusiness and simultaneously your Directors are optimistic about the future and expect the business toperform much better in the forthcoming years
The Management Discussion and Analysis as required in terms of the Listing Regulations is annexed tothe report as "Annexure I" and is incorporated herein by reference and forms an integral part of thisreport.
As on 31st March, 2025, the Authorised share capital of the Company is Rs. 25,00,00,000/- (Rupees TwentyFive Crore only) divided into 2,50,00,000 (Two Crore Fifty Lakh) Equity Shares of Rs 10/-(Rupees Tenonly) each; and Issued, Subscribed and Paid up share capital of the Company is Rs. 10,18,90,980/-(Rupees Ten Crore Eighteen Lacs Ninety Thousand Nine Hundred Eighty only) divided into 1,01,89,098(One Crore One Lakh Eighty-Nine Thousand Ninety-Eight) Equity Shares of Rs. 10.00/- (Rupees Tenonly) each.
The Company has only one class of equity shares having at par value of Rs. 10/- per share. Each holder ofequity shares entitled to one vote per share.
> Inductions / Appointment or Re-appointment of Director:
1. In accordance with section 152(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 and in terms of Articles of Association ofthe Company Mr. Roychand Chenraj (DIN: 01356394), Director of the Company, retires by rotation andbeing eligible; offers himself for re-appointment at the forthcoming 26thAnnual General Meeting. TheBoard recommends the said reappointment for shareholders' approval.
2. Based on the recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee and approval of thesame by the Board at its meeting held on August 05, 2025, Mr. Manish Heeralal Chandak (DIN:08220007), Independent Director was re-appointed for a second term of five years with effect from 04th
September, 2025 to 03rd September, 2030, resolution in this behalf is set out at Item No.3 of the Notice ofAnnual General Meeting, for Members' approval.
All the directors of the Company have confirmed that they satisfy the fit and proper criteria asprescribed under the applicable regulations and that they are not disqualified from being appointed asdirectors in terms of Section 164(2) of the Companies Act, 2013.
Further, Pursuant to Section 203 of the Companies Act, 2013, the Key Managerial Personnel of theCompany are:
|Sr. No.
Name of KMP
Designation
1.
Mr. Roychand Chenraj
Chairman
2.
Mr. Mehroof Ifthikar Manalody
Managing Director
3.
Mr. Sudhakar Pandurang Sonawane
Joint Managing Director
4.
Mr. Vinod Namdeo Narsale
Chief Financial Officer
5.
Ms. Priyanka Dharmesh Pandey
Company Secretary and Compliance Officer
The Company has received the necessary declaration from each Independent Director in accordance withSection 149(7)of the Act and Regulations 16(1)(b) and 25(8) of the SEBI Listing Regulations, that he/shemeets the criteria of independence as laid out in Section 149(6) of the Act and Regulations 16(1)(b) of theSEBI Listing Regulations.
In the opinion of the Board, there has been no change in the circumstances which may affect their statusas Independent Directors of the Company and the Board is satisfied of the integrity, expertise, andexperience (including proficiency in terms of Section 150(1) of the Act and applicable rules thereunder)of all Independent Directors on the Board. Further, in terms of Section 150 read with Rule 6 of theCompanies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014, as amended, IndependentDirectors of the Company have included their names in the data bank of Independent Directorsmaintained with the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs.
Dates for Board Meetings are well decided in advance and communicated to the Board and theintervening gap between the meetings was within the period prescribed under the Companies Act, 2013and the Listing Agreement. The information as required under Regulation 17(7) read with Schedule IIPart A of the LODR is made available to the Board. The agenda and explanatory notes are sent to theBoard in advance. The Board periodically reviews compliance reports of all laws applicable to theCompany. The Board meets at least once a quarter to review the quarterly financial results and otheritems on the agenda and also on the occasion of the Annual General Meeting ('AGM') of theShareholders. Additional meetings are held, when necessary.
Further, Committees of the Board usually meet on the same day of formal Board Meeting, or wheneverthe need arises for transacting business. The recommendations of the Committees are placed before theBoard for necessary approval and noting.
During the year 05 (Fifth) Board Meetings were held during the year ended 31st March, 2025, the dateswhich are 16th May, 2024, 1st July, 2024, 7th August, 2024, 13th November, 2024 and 8th February, 2025.
Attendance details of Directors for the year ended March 31, 2025 are given below:
Name of the Directors
Category
No. of Board Meetingsattended
Mr. RoychandChenraj
Non-Executive Director andChairman
3
Mr. Sudhakar P Sonawane
5
Mr. Easwaran Subramaniam Iyer
Director
Mr. Rajvirendra Rajpurohit
Independent Director
4
Mr. Archana S Saini
Mr. Manish H Chandak
Mrs. Sonia Rakesh Bhatia
The Independent Directors of the Company met separately on 31stMarch, 2025 without the presence ofNon-Independent Directors and members of Management. In accordance with the provisions underSection 149 and Schedule-IV of the Companies Act, 2013. The following matters were, inter alia,reviewed and discussed in the meeting:
• Evaluated the performance of Non-Independent Directors and the Board of Directors as a whole;
• Evaluated the performance of the Chairman of the Company taking into consideration the viewsof Executive and Non-Executive Directors;
• Assessed the quality, quantity and timeliness of flow of information between the CompanyManagement and the Board that is necessary for the Board to effectively and reasonably performtheir duties.
All the Independent Directors were present at the meeting and was satisfied with the performance of theNon-Independent Directors and the Board as a whole and with the quality, quantity and timeliness offlow of information between the Company Management and the Board that is necessary for the Board toeffectively and reasonably perform their duties.
The details of meeting are as under:
Sr.
No
Name of Directors
Archana Saini
Manish
Chandak
Soniya Bhatia
Rajvirendra
Rajpurohit
D
Designation as onMarch 31, 2025
Independent
i 1
Attendance
Y
The Board's policy is to regularly have separate meetings with Independent Directors, to update them onall business-related issues, new initiatives and changes in the industry specific market scenario. At suchmeetings, the Executive Directors and other Members of the Management make presentations onrelevant issues.
The policy for Familiarization Programmed for Independent Directors is available on our websitewww .gtecjainxeducation.com
Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Listing Agreement/ SEBI (LODR)Regulations, 2015, the Board has carried out an annual performance evaluation of its own performance,the directors individually as well as the evaluation of the working of its Committees. The Directorsexpressed satisfaction with the evaluation process.
Your Company has formed an Audit Committee as per the Companies Act, 2013 and Securities andExchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. Allmembers of the Audit Committee possess strong knowledge of accounting and financial management.
The primary objective of the Audit Committee is to monitor and provide an effective supervision of theManagement's financial reporting process, to ensure accurate and timely disclosures, with the highestlevels of transparency, integrity and quality of financial reporting. The Committee oversees the workcarried out in the financial reporting process by the Management, the statutory auditor and notes theprocesses and safeguards employed by each of them.
The Committee met 4 (Four) times during the year, the details of which are given in the CorporateGovernance Report along with composition of the Committee and their attendance.
Your Company has formed a Nomination & Remuneration Committee to lay down norms fordetermination of remuneration of the executive as well as non-executive directors and executives at alllevels of the Company. The Nomination & Remuneration committee has been assigned to approve andsettle the remuneration package with optimum blending of monetary and non-monetary outlay.
The Board of Directors has framed a policy which lays down a framework in relation to remuneration ofDirectors. This policy also lays down criteria for selection and appointment of Board Members. TheBoard of Directors is authorized to decide Remuneration to Executive Directors. The Remunerationstructure comprises of Salary and Perquisites. Salary is paid to Executive Directors within the Salarygrade approved by the Members. The Nomination & Remuneration committee has been assigned toapprove and settle the remuneration package with optimum blending of monetary and non-monetaryoutlay.
In terms of requirements prescribed under Section 178(3) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Nominationand Remuneration Policy inter-alia providing the terms for appointment and payment of remuneration toDirectors and Key Managerial Personnel.
During the year, there have been no changes to the Policy. The same is annexed to this report asAnnexure II and is available on our websitewww.gtecjainxeducation.com.
Details of remuneration paid to Directors and Key Managerial Personnel are given in the CorporateGovernance Report along with shareholding in a Company.
Your Board has constituted a Stakeholders Relationship Committee to specifically look into themechanism of redressal of grievances of shareholders etc. The Committee reviews Shareholder's /Investor's complaints like non-receipt of Annual Report, physical transfer/ transmission/transposition,split/ consolidation of share certificates, issue of duplicate share certificates, etc. This Committee is alsoempowered to consider and resolve the grievance of other stakeholders of the Company includingsecurity holders.
The Committee met 04(Four) times during the year, the details of which are given in the CorporateGovernance Report along with composition of the Committee and their attendance.
Pursuant to Section 134(3)(c) & 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Board of Directors of theCompany hereby confirm that:
(a) In the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards have been followedalong with proper explanation relating to material departures;
(b) the directors have selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and madejudgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of thestate of affairs of the company at the end of the financial year and of the profit and loss of thecompany for that period;
(c) the directors have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accountingrecords in accordance with the provisions of this Act for safeguarding the assets of the companyand for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
(d) the directors have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis; and
(e) the directors have laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the company and thatsuch internal financial controls are adequate and were operating effectively.
(f) the directors have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of allapplicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.
The information required pursuant to Section 197 read with Rule 5 of the Companies (Appointment andRemuneration of Managerial Personnel) Amendment Rules, 2016 in respect of employees of theCompany, is enclosed as Annexure III and forms part of this Report.
Further, no employee of the Company is earning more than the limits as prescribed pursuant to Section197 read with Rule 5(2) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel)Amendment Rules, 2016 in respect of employees of the Company.
Further, the names of top ten employees in terms of remuneration drawn are disclosed in Annexure IVand forms part of this Report.
Pursuant to Notification dated 28th August, 2020 issued bythe Ministry of Corporate Affairs aspublished in the Gazette of India on 28th August, 2020, the details forming part of the extract of AnnualReturn in Form MGT-9 is not required tobe annexed herewith to this report. However, the AnnualReturn will be made available at the website of the Company at: www.gtecjainxeducation.com
The Company has two wholly owned subsidiary Company, namely, Keerti Institute India PrivateLimited (KIIPL) and G-Tec Jain Keerti Career Education Private Limited (Formerly Known as KeertiTutorials India Private Limited)
The Statement AOC-1 pursuant to the provisions of Section 129 (3) of the Companies Act, 2013read withRule 5 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 regarding Subsidiary Company is enclosed as AnnexureV and forms part of this Report.
The Members of the Company on September 27, 2022, was re-appointed M/s. N K Mittal & Associates,Chartered Accountants (Firm Registration No. 113281W) as the statutory auditors of the Company tillthe conclusion of 28thAnnual General Meeting (i.e., to conduct the Statutory Audit of the Company fromthe Financial Year 2022-23 upto the Financial Year 2026-27), at such remuneration agreed between theBoard and Statutory Auditor. Further, Auditors Report as issued by M/s. N K Mittal & Associates.,Chartered Accountants, Auditors of the Company is self-explanatory and need not call for anyexplanation by your Board.
-In compliance with Regulation 24A of the SEBI Listing Regulations and Section 204 of the Act, the Boardat its meeting held on August 05, 2025, based on recommendation of the Audit Committee, has approvedthe appointment of Mrs. Kavita Joshi, Practising Company Secretaries, a peer reviewed firm asSecretarial Auditors of the Company for a term of five consecutive years commencing from FY 2024-25till FY 2028- 29, subject to approval of the Members at the ensuing AGM
In terms of Section 204 of the Act and Rules made there under, M/s. Kavita Raju Joshi, PracticingCompany Secretaries, have been appointed Secretarial Auditors of the Company. The Secretarial AuditReport is enclosed as Annexure VI to this report.
M/s. Deep Shukla & Associates, Practicing Company Secretaries, have been appointed to give AnnualSecretarial Compliance Certificate. The Annual Compliance Certificate is enclosed as Annexure VII tothis report.
The Company has in place adequate internal financial controls with reference to the financial statement.The Audit Committee of the Board periodically reviews the internal control systems with themanagement, Internal Auditors and Statutory Auditors. Significant internal audit findings are discussedand follow-ups are taken thereon.
Further, Ms. Geeta Basant Tilwani appointed as internal auditor for the further period of 5 years witheffect from the Financial Year 2023-24 upto the Financial Year 2027-28 from acting as an Internal Auditorof the Company.
The Company has not provided stock options to any employee.
In pursuant to the provisions of section 177(9) & (10) of the Companies Act, 2013, a Vigil Mechanism fordirectors and employees to report genuine concerns has been established. The Vigil Mechanism Policyhas been uploaded on the website of the Company at www.gtecjainxeducation.com. The employees ofthe Company are made aware of the said policy at the time of joining the Company.
All Related Party transactions that were entered into during the financial year under reference were onthe arm's length basis and were in ordinary course of business and in compliance with the applicableprovisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)Regulations, 2015. There are no materially significant related party transactions between the Companyand the Promoters, Directors, Key Managerial Personnel, Subsidiaries, relatives or other designatedpersons, which may have a potential conflict with the interest of the Company at large. Accordingly,particulars of contracts or arrangements with related parties referred to in Section 188(1) along with thejustification for entering into such contract or arrangement in form AOC-2 in terms of Section 134 of theAct read with Rule 8 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 is not applicable to the Company.
All Related Party Transactions were placed before the Audit Committee and have been approved by theBoard. Omnibus approval of Audit Committee is obtained for the transactions that are foreseen andrepetitive in nature.
Your Company has formulated a policy on related party transactions, which is also available onCompany's website www.gtecjainxeducation.com.
The details of the related party transactions as per Accounting Standard 18 are set out in the SignificantAccounting policies part of this report.
The Company has laid down the procedure to inform the Board about the risk assessment andminimization procedures. These procedures are reviewed by the Board annually to ensure that there istimely identification and assessment of risks, measures to mitigate them, and mechanisms for theirproper and timely monitoring and reporting.
We ensure that, we evolve and follow the corporate governance guidelines and best practices sincerely,not only to boost long-term shareholder value, but also to respect minority rights. We consider it as ourinherent responsibility to disclose timely and accurate information regarding our operations andperformance, as well as the leadership and governance of the Company.
Pursuant to the Listing Regulations, the Corporate Governance Report along with the Certificate from aPracticing Chartered Accountants, regarding compliance of conditions of Corporate Governance, isannexed as Annexure VIII and forms part of this Report.
The Company has neither accepted nor renewed any fixed deposits during the year under review underSection 76 of the Companies Act, 2013. There are no unclaimed deposits, unclaimed / unpaid interest,refunds due to the deposit holders or to be deposited to the Investor Education and Protection Fund ason March 31, 2025.
Particulars of Loans, Guarantees given and Investments made during the year covered under theprovisions of Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 are given in the notes to the Financial Statements.
A. Conservation of Energy:
We continue to strengthen our energy conservation efforts. We are always in lookout for energyefficient measures for operation and value conservation of energy through usage of latesttechnologies for quality of services. Although the equipments used by the Company being in thebusiness of trading and marketing of agricultural inputs are not energy sensitive by their verynature, still the Company is making best possible efforts for conservation of energy, whichassures that the computers and all other equipments purchased by the Company strictly adhereto environmental standards, and they make optimum utilization of energy.
The Company has also put in place the continuous process of identifying and replacing in aphased manner, the machinery used like Computers, Air Conditioners and UPS etc., which arelow in efficiency.
B. Research and Development (R&D)
The Company believes that in order to improve the quality and standards of services, theCompany should have a progressive Research and Development Process, which should keep onincreasing along with the scale of operations of the Company.
C. Technology absorption, adaptation and innovation
In this era of competition, in order to maintain and increase the clients and customers, we need toprovide best quality services to our clients and customers at minimum cost, which is not possiblewithout innovation, and adapting to the latest technology available in the market for providingthe services. The management of your Company is focused on the ongoing process of technologyup gradation, and reinvention of business model of your Company, as and when required.
D. Foreign Exchange Earning and Outflow
During the year under review, there was no earning or outgoing in foreign exchange.
As per the Cost Audit Orders and in terms of the provisions of Section 148 and all other applicableprovisions of the Companies Act, 2013, read with the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, CostAudit is not applicable to our Company.
The Company is committed to discharging its social responsibility as a good corporate citizen.
During the year under review, the Company has not expended any amount towards CSR activities as thesame is not applicable to the Company pursuant to section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013.
In order to prevent sexual harassment of women at work place a new act The Sexual Harassment ofWomen at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 has been notified on 9thDecember, 2013. Under the said Act every company is required to set up an Internal ComplaintsCommittee to look into complaints relating to sexual harassment at work place of any women employee.
The Company has adopted a policy for prevention of Sexual Harassment of Women at workplace andhas set up Committee for implementation of said policy. During the year Company has not received anycomplaint of harassment.
The Company has in place proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of the applicablesecretarial standards issued by The Institute of Company Secretaries of India and such systems areadequate and operating effectively.
There are no significant and material orders passed by the Regulators / Courts / Tribunals whichwould impact the going concern status of the Company and its future operations.
Material Changes and Commitments Affecting the Financial Position of the Company:
There have been no material changes and commitments, affecting the financial position of theCompany which have occurred between the end of the financial year of the company to which thefinancial statements relate and the date of the report.
The Directors would like to thank all shareholders, customers, bankers, suppliers and everybody elsewith whose help, cooperation and hard work the Company is able to achieve the results. The Directorswould also like to place on record their appreciation of the dedicated efforts put in by the employees ofthe Company.
(Formerly known as Keerti Knowledge & Skills Limited)
Mehroof Ifthikar Manalody Sudhakar Pandurang Sonawane
Managing Director Joint Managing Director
DIN:02713624 DIN:01689700
Regd. Office:
Office No. 302, B-Wing,
Pinnacle Corporate Park,
Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra(East),
Mumbai -400051, Maharashtra, India