Computer Institute Franchise Cost in India
Our Full Price List, Published
Most franchise pages won't tell you what they cost until someone has sized up how much you can afford. If our numbers don't work for you, you'll know in four minutes instead of after three phone calls.
Two Models — Pick the One That Fits
A Study Centre keeps its own name and buys our certification and systems. A Franchisee operates as HCI and gets our brand, territory protection and enquiries.
| Item | Authorised Study Centre | HCI Franchisee |
|---|---|---|
| For | You already run an institute | You're starting a new centre |
| Brand on your board | Your own name | Hindustan Computer Institute |
| One-time fee | None | None |
| Annual renewal | None | ₹10,000 |
| Security deposit | None | Refundable |
| Per student | ₹500 – ₹4,500 by course | Same rates |
| Minimum annual commitment | ₹10,000 in certification fees | ₹10,000 in certification fees |
| Territory protection | — | ✓ |
| Enquiries routed from HCI | — | ✓ |
| Listed on hciindia.in | — | ✓ |
| Eligibility | Operating 6+ months, 15+ students | Open to all |
What You Pay Per Student
The only fee that scales. Paid once per student at enrolment — not monthly, and never as a share of your revenue.
| Course | Duration | Per student |
|---|---|---|
| BCCBasic Computer Course | 3 months | ₹500 |
| DCADiploma in Computer Applications | 6 months | ₹1,000 |
| ADCAAdvanced Diploma in Computer Applications | 1 year | ₹1,500 |
| MDCAAMaster Diploma in Computer Accounting & Applications | 1 year | ₹2,000 |
| ADFAAdvanced Diploma in Financial Accounting | 1 year | ₹1,500 |
| ADFA + Tally CertificationOur fee plus Tally's own certificate fee | 1 year | ₹1,500 + Tally's fee |
| Tally CertificatesLevel 1 / 2 / 3 / Comprehensive | — | At Tally's rate — we add nothing |
| Marg ERP Certification | — | At Marg's rate — we add nothing |
Minimum annual commitment: ₹10,000 in certification fees. About 20 students on BCC, or 7 on ADCA. It's a minimum billing, not a head-count target.
On Tally and Marg, we take zero markup
Tally Solutions and Marg ERP set their own certification fees. We pass them through at cost and handle the paperwork. ADFA with Tally certification is ₹1,500 to us, plus Tally's fee — currently ₹3,000, set by Tally. Marking third-party certification up by 40–100% is common in this industry. We don't, and you can check our figure against Tally's published rate any time.
What You Pay HCI in a Year
That is the complete list. There is no other payment to HCI at any point.
- One-time fee
- ₹0
- Annual renewal
- ₹0
- Deposit
- ₹0
- Per student
- ₹500–₹4,500
- Minimum commitment
- ₹10,000 in certification fees
- One-time fee
- ₹0
- Annual renewal
- ₹10,000
- Security deposit
- Refundable
- Per student
- ₹500–₹4,500
- Minimum commitment
- ₹10,000 in certification fees
What We Don't Charge
✓No one-time fee in either model
✓No royalty, ever on your revenue
✓No markup on Tally or Marg
✓No charge for curriculum updates
✓No licence fee for the app or panel
✓No compulsory hardware bought through us
✓No mandatory conference or training fee
✓No back-dated certificates, at any price
Why We Charge Per Student, Not a Royalty
Many franchise brands take around 15% of monthly revenue. We charge a fixed amount per student, and the difference grows in your favour. Take ADCA — ₹1,500 to us, once, for the full year:
| If you charge | You collect / student / year | Our ₹1,500 is | A 15% royalty would be |
|---|---|---|---|
| ₹600/month | ₹7,200 | 20.8% | ₹1,080 |
| ₹800/month | ₹9,600 | 15.6% | ₹1,440 |
| ₹1,200/month | ₹14,400 | 10.4% | ₹2,160 |
| ₹1,500/month | ₹18,000 | 8.3% | ₹2,700 |
A royalty takes a cut of every rupee you add. A flat fee doesn't.
Raise your fees, run a premium batch, move upmarket as your reputation grows — we still charge ₹1,500.
The other side, stated plainly: at ₹600/month our fixed fee works out higher than a 15% royalty would. If you're starting at the lower end, talk to us.
Territory Protection
An HCI Franchisee gets a protected catchment. While you're active, we won't sign another HCI centre inside it.
We define territory by block, not by kilometres. Twenty kilometres across the Billawar–Bani hills is a two-hour journey over a ridge; twenty kilometres across the Kathua plains is a 25-minute drive. Radius-based territories cause disputes in hill districts. A block or ward is clear, fits on your agreement without a map, and matches how you already think about your catchment.
Territory is held while you're active — that is, while you meet the ₹10,000 minimum annual commitment. If a centre goes inactive, the territory returns to the map and the partnership continues on a non-exclusive basis. That keeps the protection meaningful for partners who are actually working.
Rural
One centre per block / tehsil
Urban
One centre per ward cluster
Density cap
~1 centre per 25,000 people
What You Spend on Your Own Setup
This money never touches HCI. You buy locally, at your own price, and you own all of it.
| Item | Typical range |
|---|---|
| Space (300+ sq ft) | Your local rent |
| 5–10 computers | ₹1.2 L – ₹2.8 L |
| Furniture | ₹25,000 – ₹60,000 |
| Power backup | ₹20,000 – ₹45,000 |
| Signage & branding | ₹8,000 – ₹20,000 |
| Internet / Wi-Fi | ₹800 – ₹1,500 / month |
| Electricity, misc. | ₹3,000 – ₹8,000 / month |
You don't need new machines. For ADCA, BCC, Tally and MS Office, a refurbished i3 with 8 GB RAM and an SSD is enough, and it halves your largest cost. We'd rather you open with 8 refurbished PCs and a cash reserve than 4 new ones and nothing left.
What You Earn
That depends on what you charge, how many students you enrol and what your rent is — so we won't put a made-up profit figure here. Work it out with your own numbers instead.
A realistic first year, in a town of 20,000–50,000
Months 1–3
8–15 students
No word of mouth yet. This is the hard part.
Months 4–6
15–25 students
Your first batch's results become your marketing.
Months 7–12
25–45 students
Referrals compound. June–July is the admission spike.
Plan your cash for month four, not month twelve. Centres rarely fail on location. They fail because the owner spent everything on setup and had nothing left in month three.
Questions to Ask Any Franchise Before You Sign
Put the same questions to every brand you're considering, including us. Here are our answers.
| Ask this | What's common in the market | HCI's answer |
|---|---|---|
| Is there a one-time fee? | From about ₹4,500 to ₹2.5 lakh | ₹0, in both models |
| Do you take a share of my revenue? | Often around 15% of monthly collection | Never. Fixed fee per student |
| What do you charge per student? | Often not disclosed until after you sign | ₹500–₹4,500, published above |
| Do you mark up Tally or other certification? | Markups of 40–100% are common | No markup |
| Must I buy hardware or material through you? | Sometimes compulsory | No. Buy locally |
| Can employers verify the certificate? | Varies | Yes, on a public portal |
| Will you sign another centre next to me? | Often no written protection | Franchisees get a protected block or ward |
A word on "free" and near-free franchises
Ask one question before you sign: what does this brand earn if my centre succeeds? If the answer is "nothing", it has no financial reason to care whether you survive, and no reason not to sign someone else in your town next month. Those models usually recover the cost elsewhere: per-student charges you weren't told about, compulsory material, or hardware you must buy through them. We earn when your students enrol. That's why we protect territory, and why our support team has a reason to pick up the phone.
Minimum Requirements
300+
Sq. ft space
5–10
Computers
Wi-Fi
Connectivity
2 max
Students per PC
Ground floor preferred. Refurbished computers are fine. Study Centres only: operating 6+ months with 15+ current students.
Cost Questions
What does a computer institute franchise cost in India?
With HCI: no one-time fee, ₹10,000 annual renewal for a Franchisee, and ₹500–₹4,500 per student by course. A Study Centre pays no renewal at all, only per student. Across the wider market, one-time fees run from about ₹4,500 to ₹2.5 lakh.
Is there a one-time franchise fee?
No. Neither model has one.
Do you charge royalty?
No. We charge a fixed amount per student, never a percentage of your revenue. If you raise your fees, you keep the full increase.
Can I open with a low investment, under ₹1 lakh?
On our side, yes. Your own setup cost depends on local rent and how many machines you start with; refurbished computers and a 300 sq ft space keep it close to ₹1 lakh.
Is there a free computer institute franchise?
Some brands advertise one. Ask what they charge per student before you sign. A free franchise with an undisclosed per-student fee costs more than a transparent one.
Do I get an exclusive area?
Franchisees do — one centre per block or tehsil in rural areas, one per ward cluster in urban ones, held while you meet the minimum annual commitment. Study Centres don't take territory.
What is the minimum annual commitment?
₹10,000 a year in certification fees — about 20 students on BCC, fewer on higher courses. Seven MDCAA students come to ₹14,000, comfortably above it.
Ready for the Next Step?
We'll tell you if your town doesn't have the population to support a centre. We'd rather lose an application than open a centre that closes in eight months.
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