EFY Group
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| Private | |
| Industry | Publishing |
| Founded | 1969 |
| Founder |
S.P Chopra Veena Khanna |
| Headquarters | New Delhi, India |
Area served | South Asia |
Key people |
S.P Chopra Chairman Rahul Chopra MD Ramesh Chopra Vice Chairman Poonam Kapoor Director South |
| Products | Electronics Reseller,[1] Online magazines, Print (magazine)s |
| Revenue | ₨ 50,00,00,000 per annum |
Number of employees | 200 |
| Website |
EFY |
Over the last four decades, the EFY Group has become synonymous with information on cutting-edge technology. Today, this renowned media group is spread across eight cities of India, and caters to over two million techies spread across the globe.
Its print publications not only reach every nook and corner of India (its mailing list has over 6,000 zip-codes) but are also read by techies in other south Asian countries like Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and Afghanistan. The Group is also amongst the few Indian publishers to have its publications distributed in Singapore and Malaysia.
The EFY Group currently manages 6 magazines, 6 web portals, 5 annual events, a directory, around 30 book titles and various social media communities. The company also provides hands-on training courses, and manufacture & market Do-It-Yourself electronics projects and hobby kits.[2] They have 200 employees situated mostly in south east Asia. Two more organisations are part of the group: IT Solutions India Pvt Ltd and Kits’n’Spares.[3]
EFY Group publications
Some magazines published by EFY Group are:[4]
- Electronics For You
- Open Source For You
- EFY Times
- EFY Mag Online
- Electronics For U
- Facts For You
- Electronics Bazaar
- BPO Times
EFY Tech Center
EFY Tech Center provides short-term technical courses that are designed to provide students with practical hands-on training.[5] This training is being imparted through:
- In-house training at EFY centres at various places in India
- On-site training in institute
EFY Annual Events
- The EFY Readers' Choice Awards or "EFY Awards" are held annually to recognise the outstanding achievements of leaders and companies in the Indian electronics industry. These Awards are given for core and popular electronics products. The event is supported by industry bodies like ELCINA, CETMA and TEMA, and has attracted sponsorships from MNCs and Indian organisations.[6] The most recent iteration of this event was held at Le Meridian, Bangalore.
- Open Source India (formerly LinuxAsia) was first organised in 2003. This event is organised by the Forum for Open Source Initiatives in India (FOSII), in association with Open SourceFor You magazine.[7]
- EFY Expo focuses on the entire eco-system, including "components" and "manufacturing equipment", designing of products and innovation in manufacture.[8]
- Electronics Rocks is an Electronics Design Engineers' Conference and will feature keynotes, star speakers, technical tracks, workshops, expo, innovation demos, et al. It will even host an Engineers' Party where a musical contest will be held amongst teams of various electronics firms. Dedicated tracks on Chip Design and System Design will run in parallel. Plus, there will be workshops and seminars.[9]
Online Communities
The online communities of the Group provide tech content to readers from all across the globe. The EFY Group’s online portfolio includes some global leaders, such as:
Electronicsforu Link label; Opensourceforu Link label; EFYTimes Link label; Electronicsb2b Link label; and EleB2B Link label.
The Group also manages various communities on social media including on Facebook, Google Plus and Twitter, which cater to large audiences in their respective domains. These include:
EFY’s electronics design community Link label; Open Source For You Link label; and Tablet India Link label
Google Plus and YouTube
Tech Drive Link label; Tech Drive Link label
EFY India: Link label; Linux For You Link label