No Joining Fee. No Royalty.
You Keep What You Earn.
Most computer institute franchises won't tell you what they cost until you're on a call. Here is our entire price list.
Two Ways to Partner With Us
They're built for genuinely different people. Pick the one that fits — including when the cheaper option is the better one.
Authorised Study Centre
Keep your own name and your own board. Add our certification, curriculum and software behind it.
₹0
Joining fee · Annual fee · Deposit
Then ₹500–₹4,500 per student, paid at enrolment.
- Your name stays on the board
- Verifiable HCI certificates
- Student app, teacher app, web panel
- Full curriculum & study material
- Central examination & faculty training
- No HCI branding or territory
Eligibility: operating 6+ months with 15+ current students.
Apply as a Study CentreHCI Franchisee
Open under the Hindustan Computer Institute name, with a protected catchment and our enquiries routed to you.
₹10,000/year
No joining fee · No royalty
Plus the same ₹500–₹4,500 per student and a refundable security deposit.
- Everything in the ASC model
- The HCI brand on your board
- Protected territory
- Enquiries routed to you
- Listed on our centre locator
- Full marketing suite & placement cell
Requirements: 300+ sq ft, 5–10 computers, Wi-Fi.
Apply for FranchiseWhat You Pay Per Student
The same rates in both models. Paid once, 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 — no markup |
| Marg ERP Certification | — | At Marg's rate — no markup |
Minimum annual commitment: ₹10,000 in certification fees. That's roughly 20 students on our entry course — or seven on MDCAA. 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. We mention it because marking third-party certification up by 40–100% is normal in this industry. We don't, and you can check our figure against Tally's published rate any time.
Why We Charge Per Student, Not a Royalty
Most brands take a percentage of what you collect. We take a fixed amount per student — and the difference compounds in your favour.
| If you charge | You collect / student / year | Our ₹1,500 works out to | A 15% royalty would cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| ₹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 |
Raise your fees — keep every rupee of the increase.
A royalty takes a cut of every rupee you add. A flat fee doesn't. As your reputation grows and your fees rise, our share of your revenue falls.
We'll be straight about the other side: 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.
What We Don't Charge
Stated plainly, because these are the standard hidden costs in this industry.
No one-time franchise fee — in either model.
No royalty, ever. We never take a percentage of your revenue.
No markup on Tally or Marg certification.
No charge for curriculum or study material updates.
No licence fee for the app or web panel.
No compulsory hardware purchase through us. Buy locally, at your price.
No back-dated certificates, at any price. Not a fee policy — a refusal. Every certificate we issue carries authentic dates, which is what makes them worth something to your students.
A Protected Catchment
While you're active, we won't sign another HCI centre inside your area.
We define territory by block and ward, 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. The same number means two different things, and radius-based territories cause disputes in hill districts.
A block or ward is unambiguous, fits on your agreement without a map, and matches how you already think about your catchment.
Your territory is held while you're active. If a centre goes inactive, the catchment returns to the map and the partnership continues on a non-exclusive basis — so an exclusive always belongs to someone who's actually working it.
Rural
One centre per block / tehsil
Urban
One centre per ward cluster
Density cap
~1 centre per 25,000 people
3+
Years of Excellence
2,500+
Students Trained
100%
Placement Assistance
The Power of the HCI Badge
In the crowded education market, trust is the currency. When you partner with Hindustan Computer Institute, you aren't just renting a name — you are inheriting a legacy of quality that students and parents recognise.
Why do students choose HCI? Because the certificate verifies. Every certificate we issue is publicly checkable at our verification portal — so when an employer calls to confirm a qualification, there's a record. That's the difference between a credential and a printout, and for most students it's the deciding factor.
We handle the heavy lifting. While you focus on teaching and local management, our HQ team handles curriculum updates, certification processing and technology infrastructure. You get the autonomy of a business owner with the support of a corporate team behind you.
3 Pillars of Our Brand
What makes the HCI partnership model unshakeable.
₹10,000 a Year. No Royalty.
No joining fee, and we never take a percentage of what you collect. Our model is built for the middle-class entrepreneur — and the arithmetic reflects it.
Tech-First Approach
Student app, teacher app and a full web panel. Fees, attendance, assignments, exams and study material — digital from day one. No registers, no chaos.
360° Support System
Location selection, faculty training, curriculum delivery, marketing assets and placement support. We hold your hand until you succeed.
What Your First Year Actually Looks Like
You will not have 40 students in month one. Anyone who tells you otherwise is selling you something.
Months 1–3
8–15 students
Word of mouth hasn't started. 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 all their capital on setup and had nothing left in month three. We'd rather you open with eight refurbished computers and a cash reserve than four new ones and nothing behind them.
Questions We Get Asked
What does a computer institute franchise cost in India? +
With HCI there's no one-time joining fee. An HCI Franchisee pays ₹10,000 per year plus ₹500–₹4,500 per student depending on the course. An Authorised Study Centre pays no annual fee at all — only per student. Across the wider Indian market, one-time franchise fees run from ₹4,500 to ₹2.5 lakh.
Do you charge royalty on revenue? +
No. We charge a fixed fee per student enrolled, never a percentage of what you collect. If you raise your course fees, you keep the entire increase.
What's the difference between an Authorised Study Centre and a Franchisee? +
An Authorised Study Centre keeps its own name and buys our certification, curriculum and software. An HCI Franchisee operates under the Hindustan Computer Institute brand and additionally gets territory protection, routed enquiries and a listing on our centre locator.
I already run a computer institute. Can I partner without changing my name? +
Yes — that's exactly what the Authorised Study Centre model is for. You keep your name, your premises and your students, and issue verifiable HCI certificates. No joining fee, no annual renewal, no security deposit. You'll need to have been operating for at least six months with 15 or more current students.
Do I get an exclusive territory? +
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. Authorised Study Centres operate under their own brand and don't take territory.
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. Also ask what the brand earns if your centre succeeds. If the answer is nothing, it has no financial reason to care whether you survive.
Ready to Start?
Tell us about your location and we'll tell you honestly whether it can support a centre — including if it can't.
We'd rather lose an application than open a centre that closes in eight months.