About Us
Building Better Education, For 25 Years
Excel Learning was established with a singular vision: to help educational institutions deliver high quality, industry relevant education that prepares students for the real world. Over two and a half decades, we have partnered with management institutes, higher education providers, and international education organisations across India and South Africa, including work associated with Oval Colleges. We develop curriculum, author learning content, and build academic collaborations that measurably improve student outcomes. We believe great education combines academic rigour with practical skill. And we believe that technology, global exposure, and institutional collaboration are the accelerators that make that combination possible at scale.
Our Mission
To make high quality education accessible, through innovation, cross border collaboration, and deep institutional partnership, for learners and institutions everywhere.
Our Vision
To become the defining education solutions company of the India, Africa, Europe corridor: the partner institutions call first when they want to build something ambitious.
Leadership
Our Founders
Guided by decades of experience in academic leadership, publishing, and institutional strategy.
Anurag Jain
Co-Founder
Anurag Jain is a first generation entrepreneur who has shaped the business of education in India for over three decades. He founded Excel Books, which became India's largest management books publisher, and later built the largest customised academic content development company serving institutions in India and South Africa. His deep understanding of publishing economics, curriculum architecture, and institutional procurement makes him one of the most experienced education sector operators in the region.
Dr Tapan Panda
Co-Founder
Dr Tapan Panda is a marketing scholar turned academic leader who has held senior leadership roles at some of India's most respected institutions. A former full time faculty member at IIM Lucknow, IIM Kozhikode, and IIM Indore, Dr Panda brings three decades of insight into business education, branding, and institutional innovation.
Academic Leadership
- Ex Pro Vice Chancellor, MIT WPU, Pune and KIIT University, Bhubaneshwar
- Director, Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Hyderabad
- Director, Great Lakes Institute of Management
Faculty
- Full time faculty, Indian Institute of Management Lucknow, IIM Kozhikode, and IIM Indore
Visiting Professorships
- Visiting Professor, University of Paris, University of Bordeaux (France), University of Maryland, and University of Texas, Dallas
Consulting & Advisory
- Trusted advisor to LG, Axis Bank, Hero, Flipkart, and other leading Indian brands, specialising in marketing, brand strategy, and innovation.