A premier educational institution of Kolkata has about 13,000 students. The School figured in the Guinness Book of World Records between 1984 and 1992 as the largest educational institution in the world. It has excellent results in its public examinations with its students figuring consistently in the merit list of the top 20 in West Bengal.

To encourage academic and extra-academic excellence amongst the student community, the M.P. Birla Foundation has established the M. P. Birla Smarak Kosh (South Point) to award toppers, all-rounder’s and other talented students of South Point School.

Fairly adequate educational facilities, up to the secondary school level, are provided to meet the requirements of the Group's employees and residents of surrounding areas.

The management of Satna Cement Works runs a Higher Secondary School, Birla Vikas Vidyalaya, to provide quality education to children of the employees of the Cement Plant and Universal Cables Limited and also for general public living in the vicinity. As the school receives financial aid from Education Department, Government of Madhya Pradesh, medium of instruction is Hindi. The School is headed by Principal with a staff strength of 38 and 1150 students on roll. The school has well equipped Physics, Chemistry, Biology Laboratories, computer facilities and library to supplement the class room activities.

To provide quality education at Chittorgarh, a secondary school Birla Shiksha Kendra was set up, which has now about 1000 students.

Sarada Kanya Vidyapith was set up in association with the Ramakrishna Vivekananda Mission at Barrackpore, and has about 1,000 girls on its rolls. It maintains a free hostel, which houses approximately 160 destitute students of the school.