The Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan is a rural school, which runs like a private school in that it is a for-profit institution. It has a mix of students from all economic backgrounds. The management gives poor students scholarships to provide them access to a much better education than they would get at a government school. The diverse student body provides poor students an opportunity to gain a wider spectrum of experiences and greater awareness of what is out there in the world. OPEN gave $10,000 to the school as an interest-free loan towards construction of a classroom building.