Contact Tally Academy Students earn Rs. 28 lakhs in Pragati - ‘Earn While You Learn’ programme
Tally India has announced that in view of an overwhelming response from students all over the country, the last date for registration for the Pragati ‘Earn While You Learn’ programme has been extended to November 30, 2007. Students who have registered for the programme have already earned over Rs. 28 lakhs. The registration was to close on October 18, 2007.
This gesture by Tally comes in the wake of massive registrations at over 1,100 Tally Academy centres. Besides students, the programme has drawn the interest of unemployed youth, homemakers, entrepreneurs and even accounting professionals.
The programme has not only helped thousands of students to earn money by using their social networking ability, but also enabled them to acquire industry-relevant skills. A notable aspect of the programme has been registrations by students from non-commerce streams, a reflection of the popularity of the accounting and financial courses in business education.
Many students had a word of praise for the programme, saying it had benefited them in many ways. Mr. Pramit Kotak, a student from Rajnandgaon in Maharashtra said, “Pragati made me realize what exactly I wanted to do. Thanks to the Pragati experience, I was able to decide which job sector I wanted to go into.” Miss. Mayuri Nag, working professional from Kolkata, said Pragati had given her an opportunity make use of her presentation and negotiation skills.
In their responses to a survey, students averred that Pragati helped them to gain confidence, develop initiative, improve creativity and enhance capacity to cope with pressure. They said the programme had prepared them to be flexible and communicative. It had given them an insight into various sectors and made them aware of the need to cultivate problem-solving ability for various business situations, students said.
“This milestone is a testimony to the entrepreneurial spirit of Indian students and proves that students have been able to apply their knowledge of Tally in a profitable way,” Avinash Gupta, CEO, Global Education and Training Business, Tally (India) Private Limited, said. “The impressive response to the programme and kindling of entrepreneurial spirit among students is indeed a significant trend for the country. The proven performance in the marketplace points to the huge popularity of Tally and its dominant position as a business accounting & inventory management software. Pragati is expected to significantly contribute to fulfilling the demand for certified accounting professionals,” Mr. Gupta added.
Tally, which aims to reach out to a million students across the country through Pragati,has deployed a field force of over 5,500 people for implementing the programme. The Tally field force has been able to interact with close to 1.25 lakhs students across the country till today.
