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Education

Technology that makes learning more engaging

From a single smart classroom to a full campus roll-out, interactive learning, lecture halls, auditoriums and campus-wide audio.

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Walk into most Indian schools today and you will find a smart board somewhere. Walk in again a year later and many of them are being used as an expensive projector screen, or not at all. The problem is rarely the idea of digital learning. It is screens that wash out in daylight, boards that need calibrating before every period, teachers who were never trained, and a supplier who takes three weeks to send a technician. UBM has been fixing exactly these problems for Indian schools, colleges and universities since 1997.

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64.7%

of Indian schools have computers, and 63.5% have internet (UDISE+ 2024-25)

Source: Ministry of Education, Lok Sabha reply
58%

of schools have computers that actually work for teaching, analysts estimate from the same data

Source: Education for All in India, UDISE+ analysis
1 in 3

schools still have no internet, so classroom technology must work offline as well as online

Source: UDISE+ 2024-25

What goes wrong

The problems we hear from education teams

Real questions and complaints from buyers on Reddit, Quora and in our own site visits.

“We bought smart boards. Nobody uses them.”

The most common complaint from principals and teachers online. Slow start-up, calibration and missing training turn a ₹1-lakh investment into a wall decoration.

Screens you can't see in daylight

Indian classrooms have big windows and rarely have blackout. Older projectors wash out by mid-morning, so teachers switch them off.

Back benches can't see or hear

A 65-inch panel in a 45-student room, and no audio, means the last three rows miss half the lesson.

Service takes weeks

When a panel fails mid-term, many schools wait weeks for a technician from another city.

How UBM fixes it

What changes when UBM designs your space

1

Daylight-proof displays

Interactive flat panels for bright classrooms; high-brightness laser projectors for lecture halls where size matters more than touch.

2

Sized for the last row

We size every screen to the farthest student and add voice-lift audio in rooms over 40 students.

3

Training that sticks

Hands-on teacher training at handover, a champion teacher in every school, and refresher sessions each term.

4

Support from Mumbai

A team you can reach, spares and warranty handled for you, and standardised designs that are easy to maintain.

How a UBM project runs

  1. Free site survey of your classrooms and halls
  2. Room-by-room design and an itemised proposal
  3. Installation outside school hours
  4. Teacher training and handover
  5. Preventive maintenance each term

Solutions

Solutions for education

Smart Classroom SolutionsSolution

Smart Classroom Solutions

Interactive displays, projectors, wireless sharing and voice-lift audio, specified for Indian classrooms, installed cleanly and supported for years.

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Auditorium AV & SoundSolution

Auditorium AV & Sound

Professional loudspeakers, mixing, stage microphones, large-format projection and central control, so every speech, performance and event lands perfectly.

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Public Address & Portable PASolution

Public Address & Portable PA

Announcements, background music and emergency paging, zoned, intelligible and built on proven TOA and Bose Professional hardware.

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AV over IP & Media DistributionSolution

AV over IP & Media Distribution

AV over IP, matrix switching, signal extension and KVM that move video, audio and control across rooms, floors and entire campuses.

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Frequently asked questions

What does a smart classroom need in an Indian school?

An interactive display sized for the room, wireless sharing, audio for larger classes, a document camera, proper mounting and power, and teacher training.

Can installation happen without disturbing classes?

Yes. UBM schedules installation after school hours, on weekends or during vacations.

Do smart classrooms work without internet?

Yes. Interactive panels and projectors work offline for teaching; internet adds online content and updates.

Do you handle multi-campus education projects?

Yes. We standardise classroom designs so multi-campus roll-outs are faster, consistent and easier to support.

Can you work within an institution's budget and tender process?

Yes. We provide itemised proposals and specifications that support institutional procurement.

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