The Ontum Story
Technology built
for the last mile.
Offline-ready, affordable, and curriculum-aligned — reaching learners where
connectivity fails.
01 / Reach
Three countries.
Tens of thousands of classrooms.
02 / Who We Are
A team of engineers
and data experts
building tools where
connectivity fails.
Ontum Education designs hardware-software ecosystems that work in low-income contexts
— putting quality learning in the hands of teachers and learners across India, Uganda, Kenya, and beyond.
"Behaviour follows attitude. Attitude follows environment. We build the
environment."
Ontum Education · Core Belief
03 / Leadership
The people
behind the work.
AA
Arjun Agarwal
CEO
Strategy & Growth
SA
Stuti Agarwal
COO
Operations
ND
Nissim D'Silva
CTO
Engineering
RD
Ruth Dorell
Consultant - Partnership
Impact
AM
Ammar Mahmoud
Product Lead
Product
YO
Yokesh
Testing & Operations
Quality
SU
Suyash
Software Engineer
Engineering
NO
Nouman
Sales & Operations
Growth
04 / Our Products
Four products.
One ecosystem.
Each tool solves a specific gap — together they form a complete stack.
Kosh
Smart classroom box. Plugs into any TV or projector. Offline, always.
Kul
Offline LMS for self-paced learning on personal devices. No internet needed.
Kavach
Android device management: remote control, analytics, and live comms for
distributed deployments.
AI Upskilling
Active pilot bridging graduates to modern job requirements via AI-mapped pathways.
05 / Where We Work
Live in three
countries today.
🇮🇳
India
10,000+ teachers · 5,000+ schools
Live
Kosh, Kul, and Kavach all live across Karnataka and beyond.
🇺🇬
Uganda
Jinja · August 2025
Completed
Pilot with Aprender & JET — teacher training across 4 schools via Kul.
🇰🇪
Kenya
FCDC Partnership · March 2026
Active
Pilot underway. You are part of our stakeholder engagement journey.
06 / Pipeline
Where we're
going next.
KenyaDiscussions ongoing
KavachEngagment Alerts mechanism
🤖 AI UpskillingActive pilot, India
07 / SDG Alignment
Mapped to the
UN goals that matter.
SDG 4 — Quality Education
SDG 10 — Reduced Inequalities
SDG 8 — Decent Work
SDG 17 — Partnerships
Kosh, Kul, and Kavach together address systemic barriers — infrastructure gaps,
teacher capacity, device misuse, and data invisibility — in one integrated ecosystem.
08 / Our Approach
How we build.
- Hardware + software ecosystems for low-power, no-internet environments
- Teacher-first: technology amplifies educators, never replaces them
- Curriculum-aligned content mapped to national frameworks
- Local NGO and implementation partnerships for true last-mile reach
Kosh
Kul
Kavach
AI Upskilling
Live — India, Kenya
Smart Classroom
Kosh
From Sanskrit: "a repository of knowledge"
A complete solution for schools starting their digital journey.
The Kosh box plugs into any TV or projector and delivers preloaded,
curriculum-aligned content — offline, always.
Key Features
- Plugs into any TV or projector — immediate digital classroom
- Content library fully customizable: video, audio, PDFs, presentations
- Works with no internet — low power requirement
- Built-in teacher app with ordered content display
- Granular usage tracking and data dashboards
- Multi-language, multi-subject — aligned to national curriculum
Kenya Relevance
CBC implementation requires new instructional resources. Kosh delivers
CBC-mapped content directly into classrooms via any existing TV — no infrastructure upgrades needed.
Who Uses It
- Government schools in low-income communities
- NGO-run learning centres in remote areas
- Low-fee private schools
- Teacher training centres
Live — India, Uganda
Offline LMS
Kul
From Sanskrit: "to include" — bringing everyone into the community of
learning
Self-paced learning. On any device. No internet.
An offline-first LMS running on the Ontum box. Connect, download your course,
learn anywhere.
Key Features
- Runs SCORM, xAPI, and interactive content formats
- Individual learner tracking — progress syncs back to box when reconnected
- Granular data dashboards for facilitators and funders
- Intuitive design for first-time technology users
Uganda Proof
Kul was successfully deployed in Jinja, Uganda (Aug 2025). Teachers independently
set up boxes and completed Aprender-developed training modules on personal phones — with zero ongoing
internet costs.
Ideal For
- Teacher professional development (Uganda pilot model)
- Any self-paced course in a low-connectivity area
- Multiple content partners and formats supported
Live — India (Goa)
Device Management
Kavach
A software layer to secure, manage, and connect your Android devices
Complete visibility and control over every device in the field.
Kavach installs on any deployed Android device. Remotely manage apps, track
usage, push content, and run live video conferences — without ever visiting the site.
Core Capabilities
- Control — Install, remove, hide, lock, or time apps remotely
- Visualize — App usage, geo-location, time spent, devices online
- Display — Remote content upload, push updates to field devices
- Connect — Broadcast messages, direct messages, automated video
conferencing
"Most EdTech deployments fail silently — devices go unused, facilitators go
unsupported, funders can't see ROI. Kavach makes deployments visible."
Active Pilot — India
Workforce
AI Upskilling
Bridging graduates to real job market requirements
AI-mapped pathways. Closing the gap between graduation and employability.
Currently piloting actively across institutes in rural India, helping graduates
upskill to meet real job market requirements.
AI-mapped pathways identify skill gaps between a learner's current profile and
real employer requirements — then surface targeted, self-paced content to close them.
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Kenya 🇰🇪
Uganda 🇺🇬
India — Kosh 🇮🇳
Goa — Drishti 🇮🇳
Kenya — Active Pilot
Launched March 2026 · In partnership with FCDC
Active
East Africa
Kenya
Pilot
FCDC Partnership · March 2026 · CBC-aligned deployment
A partnership built for the CBC moment.
Ontum's Kenya pilot is currently underway, in partnership with FCDC — testing
Kosh and Kul in CBC-aligned education settings.
This page is part of our stakeholder engagement process. If you're viewing
this, we'd love your input on how Ontum can best serve the Kenyan education context.
Why Kenya Now
- CBC rollout demands new instructional tools and teacher support
- Strong NGO ecosystem ready for EdTech partnership
- Our proven offline-first model transfers directly from Uganda and India
Completed
East Africa
Uganda
Pilot
Jinja, Uganda · August 2025 · Teacher Professional Development
Four schools. One paid pilot. Zero internet costs.
A pilot using Kul deployed by Aprender, JET, and Ontum — delivering teacher
training content offline, on personal devices.
Partners
- Aprender (UK) — Content provider. 950 school leaders trained,
17,500 teachers supported, 1.2M+ children empowered.
- JET — Jinja Educational Trust — Implementation team. 10+ years
on-ground in Uganda.
Implementation
Content created by Aprender, adapted by Ontum for the Kul LMS. Kul boxes
commissioned in India and transported to Uganda. After central training, teachers independently set up
boxes with minimal external support.
Going Forward
- Hands-off setup with detailed instructions & remote support option
- Expand content through current and new content partners
- Seek funding to expand scale across multiple districts and cities
Live
South Asia
India
at scale.
Karnataka & beyond · 5,000+ schools · 20,000+ classrooms
Live in 5,000+ schools. Reaching 20,000+ classrooms.
Kosh brings interactive, curriculum-aligned digital content to government schools
and NGO-run programmes serving low-income communities.
Case Studies
Case 01
Makkala Jagriti, Bangalore
Established 2003. Holistic education for marginalized children across
government schools, Anganwadis, and child care institutions. Reaches 30,000 children and youth daily
across 12 districts of Karnataka.
Case 02
Gokul Public School, Bangalore
Self-funded low-fee private school established 1999. Mission: quality
education for students from low-income households. Kosh brought its first digital classroom
experience.
What Kosh Brings
- Interactive, engaging learning through audio-visual content
- Concept clarity — difficult topics made visual and memorable
- Student expression and collaboration tools
- Curriculum aligned — NCERT and state boards
- Empowers teachers with ready-to-run material
- Works with no internet — no infrastructure upgrades needed
Live
South Asia
Drishti
Lifesaving
Goa, India · Kavach at lifeguard towers · Critical response comms
When seconds save lives — Kavach made coordination instant.
Kavach was deployed across Drishti Lifesaving's network of lifeguard towers in
North and South Goa — enabling instantaneous communication for critical response scenarios using
broadcast messaging and automated video conferencing.
What Kavach Enabled
- Remote app management — control tower devices centrally without
site visits
- App usage tracking & geo-location — visibility on which towers
are active and when
- Automated video conferencing — scheduled and on-demand live
briefings across all towers
- Broadcast messaging — instant alerts pushed to all devices
simultaneously
Transferable Learning
The Drishti deployment proved Kavach's value in high-stakes, distributed
environments. The same infrastructure now underpins Ontum's education deployments — giving NGOs and MoEs
the same visibility over school devices that Drishti has over lifeguard towers.
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