We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of Arihant Academy Limited (the "Company”), which comprises the Standalone Balance Sheet as at 31st March, 2026, the Standalone Statement of Profit and Loss, Standalone Cash Flow Statement for the year then ended, and notes to the standalone financial statements, including summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid standalone financial statements give the information required by the Companies Act, 2013 (the "Act”) in the mantner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at 31st March, 2026, the profit, and its cash flows for the year ended on that date.
Basis for Opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on
Auditing (SAs) specified under section 143(10) of the Act. Our responsibilities under those SAs are further described in the Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements section of our report. We are independent of the Company in accordance with the Code of Ethics issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) together with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the standalone financial statements under the provisions of the Act and the Rules thereunder, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the ICAI's Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion on the standalone financial statements.
Key Audit Matters
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the standalone financial statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the standalone financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.
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Key Audit Matter
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Auditors' Response
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Capitalisation of Branch Establishment
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Our procedures included:
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Cost and Fixed Assets.
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• Obtained an understanding and evaluated the design and
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The Company regularly undertakes expansion activities through establishment of new branches and incurs
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implementation of controls over the process for capitalization of branch establishment expenditure and fixed assets.
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significant expenditure towards branch setup and related capital expenditure. Expenditures incurred during the pre-operative phase of such branches, including costs incurred for development and establishment of branch infrastructure, are accumulated and capitalised upon
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• Evaluated the Company's accounting policies relating to capitalization of expenditures and commencement of depreciation with reference to the applicable Accounting Standards and management policies.
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commencement of branch operations or when the respective assets are considered ready for their intended use, as applicable
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• Tested, on a sample basis, expenditures incurred for branch establishment and assessed whether such expenditures were directly attributable and eligible for capitalization.
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The accounting treatment relating to such expenditures involves significant management judgment in determining the nature of costs eligible for capitalization, identification of expenditures directly attributable to bringing assets to their
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• Examined supporting documentation including invoices, agreements, approvals and branch-level records for selected transactions.
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intended use, and determination of the stage at which a branch is considered operational.
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• Assessed management's determination of the date on which branches became operational and evaluated the basis
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Further, certain assets may be installed and become ready
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for capitalization of accumulated expenditure.
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for their intended use prior to the respective branch
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• Evaluated instances where assets had become ready for
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becoming operational. Accordingly, the determination of the timing of capitalization and commencement of depreciation in such cases requires significant judgment and may have an impact on the carrying value of fixed assets.
Given the volume and materiality of such expenditures, the complexity involved in the capitalization process, and the significant judgments involved in the assessment of the appropriate accounting treatment, the matter required significant auditor attention and was therefore considered to be a Key Audit Matter.
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intended use prior to commencement of branch operations and assessed the appropriateness of management's treatment relating to capitalization and depreciation.
• Assessed the adequacy and appropriateness of disclosures made in the financial statements in respect of significant accounting judgments and capitalization of such expenditures.
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Impairment of Company's investment in Associates
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Our procedures included:
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As at 31st March, 2026 the Company's carrying value of
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• Reviewed the financial statements of the associate
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investments in associates is ?446.33 lakhs. Under AS 13,
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company.
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long-term investments are carried at cost unless there is a
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• Reviewed the signed valuation report provided to us by the
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decline, other than temporary, in their value; under AS 28,
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company.
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assets are tested for impairment when indicators exist and recoverable amount is the higher of net selling price and
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Based on such procedures, we found management's
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value-in-use.
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assessment that no impairment provision is required for the
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Assessing whether indicators exist and, where applicable, determining recoverable amounts require significant judgement about subsidiaries and associate's business performance, future cash flows, timing of projects, discount rates, terminal values, and sensitivity to sector risks. Management has concluded that no impairment is required as at 31st March 2026.
Given the materiality and judgement involved, this area was determined to be a key audit matter.
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above investment as at 31st March, 2026 to be reasonable.
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Information Other than the Standalone Financial Statements and Auditor's Report Thereon
The Company's management and Board of Directors are responsible for the preparation of the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Director's Report including Annexures to Director's Report, but does not include the standalone financial statements and our auditors' report thereon.
Our opinion on the standalone financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the standalone financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the standalone financial statements or our knowledge obtained during the course of our audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated.
If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information; we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.
Managements and Board of Director's Responsibility for the Standalone Financial Statements
The Company's management and Board of Directors are responsible for the matters stated in Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 ("the Act") with respect to the preparation of these standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, profit/loss, and cash flows of the Company in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Accounting Standards (AS) specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014. This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding of the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection and application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls and ensuring their operating effectiveness and the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the standalone financial statements, management and Board of Directors are responsible for assessing the Company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
The Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeing the Company's financial reporting process. realistic alternative but to do so.
The Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeing the Company's financial reporting process.
Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the standalone financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an Auditor's Report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with SAs will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these standalone financial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional scepticism throughout the audit. We also:
• Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the standalone financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
• Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. Under section 143(3)(i) of the Act, we are also responsible for expressing our opinion on whether the Company has adequate internal financial controls with reference to standalone financial statements in place and the operating effectiveness of such controls.
• Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures in the standalone financial statement made by management and Board of Directors.
• Conclude on the appropriateness of management's use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor's report to the related disclosures in the standalone financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor's report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern.
• Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the standalone financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the standalone financial statements represent the
underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
Materiality is the magnitude of misstatements in the standalone financial statements that, individually or in aggregate, makes it probable that the economic decisions of a reasonably knowledgeable user of the standalone financial statements may be influenced. We consider quantitative materiality and qualitative factors in [i) planning the scope of our audit work and in evaluating the results of our work; and [ii) to evaluate the effect of any identified misstatements in the standalone financial statements.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during
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We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.
From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the standalone financial statements of the current period and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditor's report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
As required by the Companies (Auditors' Report) Order, 2020 ["the Order") issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section [11) of Section 143 of the Act, we give in the "Annexure A", a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order, to the extent applicable.
(A) As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, we report that:
• We have sought and obtained all the information and explanations, which to the best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purposes of our audit.
• In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have been kept by the Company so far as it appears from our examination of those books.
• The standalone balance sheet, the standalone statement of profit and loss, and the standalone cash flow statement dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of account.
• In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financial statements comply with the Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014.
• On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on 31st March 2026, and taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on 31st March 2026 from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 164(2) of the Act;
• With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls over financial reporting of the Company and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in "Annexure B".
(B) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor's Report in accordance with Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us:
(i) The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position in its standalone financial statements - Refer Note 27
(ii) The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts for which there were any material foreseeable losses;
(iii) There has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred, to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company.
(iv) (a) On the basis of written representations received and taken on record from the management, no funds other than as disclosed in the notes to the accounts have been advanced or loaned or invested by the company to or in any other person(s) or entity(ies), including foreign entities ("Intermediaries"), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Intermediary shall, whether, directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the company ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries;
(b) further, management has represented that no funds other as disclosed in the notes to the accounts have been received by the company from any person(s) or entity(ies), including foreign entities ("Funding Parties"), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the company shall, whether, directly or indirectly, lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Funding Party ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries; and
(c) Based on our audit procedures, we have considered reasonable and appropriate in the circumstances that nothing has come to our notice that has caused us to believe that the representations under sub-clause (a) and (b) above, contain any material misstatement.
(v) As stated in Note No. 35 to the standalone financial statements, the Board of Directors of the company has proposed final dividend for the year which is subject to the approval of the members at the ensuing Annual General Meeting. The dividend declared is in accordance with section 123 of the act to the extent it applies to declaration of dividend.
(vi) Based on our examination which included test checks, the Company has used accounting software for maintaining its books of account which has a feature of recording audit trail (edit log) facility and the same has operated throughout the year for all relevant transactions recorded in the software. However, in case of one accounting software, option of generating report is not available and the Company is following up with the vendor to enable the same.
(vii) With respect to the matter to be included in the Auditors'
Report under Section 197(16) of the Act, in our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, managerial remuneration paid is as per the limits prescribed by Section 197(5).
For G. P. KAPADIA & CO.
Chartered Accountants (Firm Registration No. 104768W)
Prashant P. Shah Partner
Membership No.: 104702 UDIN: 26104702VIYDIX5816
Place: Mumbai Date: 28th May, 2026
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