Buildings for schools
and colleges.
Almost nobody covers this market properly. Agents treat a campus like a large office and quote it per square foot, which tells an education operator nothing about whether the building can actually be affiliated.
You need a campus, not a floor plate.
We work backwards from the affiliation you are seeking. That determines the classroom count and dimensions, the laboratory and library provision, and the playfield area — and it rules out most of what is nominally on the market.
We will tell you when a building cannot be made to work, which saves more money than finding one that can.
An education tenant is a long tenant.
A school does not relocate casually — once a session is running and admissions are established, the tenancy tends to renew for a very long time. That makes an education operator one of the strongest covenants available for a suitable building.
If you own a building that could take one, we can tell you what it would need and who is currently looking.
Six things that decide whether a campus works.
Every one of these has stopped a school opening on time. They are all checkable before heads of terms are agreed.
Classroom count and size
CBSE affiliation sets minimum room dimensions and a maximum section size. A building advertised as having forty rooms may have twenty-two that actually qualify.
Playfield area
The playfield requirement is separate from the setback. A campus that counts its setback towards the playfield will not clear inspection.
Laboratories and library
Senior secondary affiliation requires dedicated science laboratories and a library block — converted classrooms are routinely rejected.
Fire and structural NOCs
Both must be in place and current. Obtaining them retrospectively on an occupied building is slow and occasionally impossible.
Land use
The plot must be zoned for an institutional use. Converting from residential or commercial is a separate, lengthy process.
Session timing
Handover has to land far enough ahead of the session to allow inspection, staffing and admissions. Missing it costs a full year.
School and college buildings: common questions
What does a building need for CBSE school affiliation?
Classrooms that meet CBSE's minimum room size and maximum section size, a playfield separate from the setback, dedicated science laboratories and a library block for senior secondary, current fire and structural NOCs, and a plot zoned for institutional use.
Can a residential or commercial building be leased as a school?
Only if the plot is zoned for an institutional use. Converting from residential or commercial use is a separate and lengthy process, so land use is checked first.
Why do the fire and structural NOCs matter?
Both must be in place and current. Obtaining them retrospectively on an occupied building is slow and occasionally impossible.
When should a school lease be signed?
Early enough that handover lands well ahead of the academic session, leaving time for inspection, staffing and admissions. Missing the session costs a full year.
Do you work with building owners as well as school operators?
Yes — both sides: operators looking for a campus, and owners with a building that suits a school, college or training operator.
Tell us which side you're on.
Whether you are an operator looking for a campus or an owner with a building that might suit one, the conversation starts the same way — what the building has to do, and by when.
- Typical lease length
- 15–30 years
- Lead time to session
- 9–14 months
- Markets covered
- Delhi NCR