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The main objective of the UCMAS Abacus programme is to enhance the brain power of the children and remove the fear of Mathematics by making the arithmetic calculations easier.

UCMAS (India) Pvt. Ltd., was established in the year 1999 in the month of September. UCMAS started its Indian operations. Bringing the concept to India as a National Franchisor, UCMAS-INDIA took the responsibility of spreading the concept in the entire country to benefit the children across all parts. Ever since its inception, the company grew steadily, appointing franchisees not only in Chennai but also outside the city – in various district locations. Today, UCMAS has centers in all the states of India. Apart from the Metro and other cities, UCMAS has presence in all the towns, big and small and even in developed villages across the country. With the appointment of Master Franchisees for all the states, UCMAS-INDIA has decentralized its operations with the sole idea of reaching out to more and more children and thus benefiting them. UCMAS Network today comprises of more than 2400 centres all over the country with more than 6000 Course Instructors and 6 lac and above student enrolments. The large network built has been the result of collective efforts of all the members of UCMAS family over the last 11 years.

UCMAS – India always had a special focus to offer Abacus Education to children from economically backward families, orphans and the have-nots and hence initiated action towards this objective to start training centres tying up with NGOs. World Vision, India was the first to come forward and through their program they had initiated Abacus Education to the children of Tsunami affected families in the Tamil Nadu Coastal towns post year-2004. UCMAS India, understanding the role they needed to play in the yeomen service to benefit these children, provided Licensed centres, training to Course Instructors, material such as Abacus, books, etc., all at concessional prices Children in these centres do not pay fees; World Vision and UCMAS – India support each other in this project. More such plans are in the offing.

Before India became the hub for Abacus and Mental Arithmetic education, with Chennai as the happening place, there were only a few countries who were engaged in this field and all of them were in the far-eastern belt. With India becoming the fort for UCMAS Abacus Mental Arithmetic program, now calling, India a Gateway for the program, is no exaggeration.


UCMAS took its roots in Malaysia and with the collaboration of Zhusuan Association, China, constantly rose with increased representation in different countries. UCMAS today boasts of its presence in countries like Indonesia, Thailand, China, Brunei, UAE.,Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Kenya, Nigeria, U.K., USA, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, apart from India. The batches of students who have completed all the 8 terms ( 24 months program) form testimony to the brilliance that the concept benefits to the children.UCMAS is the only programme approved and certified by the two major Mental Arithmetic and Abacus Institutes of the world, which are CHINESE UTILITY ABACUS RESEARACH SOCIETY (TAIWAN) AND TAIWAN MENTAL ARITHMETIC ASSOCIATION. Thousands of R & D professors in China and Japan concentrate on this project to train up the students.UCMAS-India Operations, which are ISO-9001: 2008 certified, with the systems built in, would continue to offer to parents, assured value of skills in children.

UCMAS (Universal Concept Mental Arithmetic System) is a Chinese based Abacus & Mental Arithmetic Concept. Abacus, which was for long used as a calculating tool in China and many other East Asian countries, was found to do greater good to the children of the age group 4 – 13 years. In the latter part of the 20th century, it was found after extensive research that Abacus learning not only gave arithmetic skills to children, but also enhanced the soft skills of children of the age group 4 – 13 years, during which period, brain growth is close to 80%. Soft skills such as Concentration, Listening, Photographic Memory, Speed and Accuracy, leading to Creativity and Presentation skills needed a mention here. A Eight term (24 months) syllabus, today UCMAS concept is popular in more than 40 countries starting from Malaysia

Arithmetic is extremely important for building up a solid academic foundation for our children. UCMAS Mental Arithmetic is an internationally well known powerful mental development programme. Our successful, step by step, guidance and motivational teaching method will, effectively activate children’s latent Mental Power and develop memory, analysis, observation, creativity, judgment and self-confidence. The advantage of learning UCMAS Mental Arithmetic is to acquire high levels of Concentration, fine quality of Listening, Visualization, Creativity and Presentation skills and help in excelling in other academic subjects also.

UCMAS is an International Concept and it was developed from “Zhusuan Methodology” that originated in China. UCMAS Mental Arithmetic System is a modern representation of an ancient art of Mental Mathematics. UCMAS Mental Arithmetic is an internationally well-known powerful Mental Development Programme, which will effectively activate children’s latent mental power and develop their utmost in Photographic Memory and Mental & Creative Skills resulting in Self-reliance and Self-confidence.