Corporate Overview

Profile

• GRAS is currently one of the fastest growing vocational training organizations

of the country

• Promoted by IIT-IIM Alumni

• Launched in 2006 – a training institute for Hospitality and retail sectors in cities

• In 2008 - Skill Development and Employment Centers (SD & EC) were

launched in partnership with DGET.

• In 2010, partnered with National Skills Development Corporation (NSDC) to

train and employ 1.3 million youth in 10 years

• Strategic Investment from Michael and Susan Dell Foundation (MSDF).

• ISO 9001:2008 certified company

• Student assessment & certification is done in partnership with PHD Chamber of

Commerce & Industry (PHDCCI)

Team

Ajay Kumar Swarup, Founder Director, A well-respected player in the business community, he heads the 74 year old Globus Spirits Ltd., one of the

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leading alcohol producing and trading companies in northern India. The group started its operations in 1932 with sugar manufacturing. Ajay has been involved

with Gandhi Polytechnic, a vocational training institute since 1975 and is a member of the Board of Governors of the DAV School Society. He is a management

graduate from IIM, Calcutta.

Gautam Sengupta, Founder Director, Educated in the Doon School in Dehradun, Gautam’s higher studies were at the Indian Institute of Technology,

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Kharagpur, and the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta. He is the promoter of Market Vision Research and Consulting Services, established in Dubai in

1997. Prior to setting up Market Vision, Gautam had worked with the Tata Administrative Service, seconded to the Taj Group of Hotels in India and overseas for

a period of 18 years.

Arindam Lahiri: (Executive Director): Arindam has Post Graduate certification from the IIM, Lucknow. He has total 19 years of experience with last 10 years

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dedicated to education sector. He is a member of CII National Committee on higher education and also a member of the JETCO Skills and Education

committee, promoted by UKTI through British High Commission in India.

Tahsin Zahid: (Director and CEO): Tahsin is an MBA from IPM, Lucknow University with Post Graduate certification from the IIM-C. He has 14 years of

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experience in vocational education sector in India and has been instrumental in establishing Wigan and Leigh College, IILM, Maples and SBCS Institute. He has

been an advisor to the International School of Marketing Communications and is the recipient of Young Achievers Award 2006, for his contributions in the area

of vocational education. Zahid is also the Co –Chairman of Skill Development Committee, PHDCCI and Member of the Board of Apprenticeship Training, Dept.

of Higher Education, Under Min. of HRD, GOI.

Mayuk Dasgupta – Associate Vice President (Govt. Interface): Mayuk has more than 13 years of work experience in the field of vocational training, Govt.

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sector skill development, Staffing and large scale recruitments at national level. He has worked with leading companies like Gati Ltd, Kelly Services India and

Educomp Solutions and has handled large scale skill development and employment projects across multiple states. Mayuk is an MBA and a Doctoral scholar

(FPM) at the Academy of HRD, Ahmedabad.

Shalini Singh – Associate Vice President (Corporate Interface): Shalini has 13 years of experience in Print Media and has been associated with brands like

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Indian Express, India Today and Recruitment firms. An MBA from DPC, Shalini has been working at senior profiles from the last 9 years. She has mentored and

led large teams taking care of, People Management, HR Operations, Business Development CRM, Campus Hiring and Talent Acquisition etc. She has worked

closely with clients like, Axis Bank, Mphasis, Vodafone and other service Industry clients.

Anil Kalia-National - Head (Sales): Anil has 14 years of experience in the education industry having managed various team sizes with merit. A Post Graduate

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in Marketing Management, he has worked with brands like Zap Infotech, Zee Education Career Academy, Softmax software and Indian Institute Hardware

Technologies. He is looking after direct sales and working on corporate requirements.

Market Driven Model

Placement Linked

Program Skill Development

Employment

customization

potential

and

analysis

development

Self Employment

Three Tier Skill

and

Development

Entrepreneurship

Understand Local industry

aspirations at demands and

local level skill gaps

Skill Up-Gradation

Skills in for existing

practice Workforce

Presence

State Skill Development Centers

Uttar Pradesh Noida (H.O), Ghaziabad, Meerut,

Kanpur(2), Sitapur, Lucknow(3), Agra,

Aligarh, Varanasi, Allahabad,

Faizabad, Moradabad, Bareilly

Uttarakhand Dehradun, Haldwani

Punjab Patiala, Ludhiana

Haryana Faridabad

Bihar Patna

Rajasthan Kota, Tonk, Swai Madhopur, Sikar,

Bikaner, Alwar, Dausa, Churu, Nagore,

Jhunjhunu

Andhra Pradesh Nalgonda, Khammam, Mehbobnagar,

Warangal, East & West Godavari,

Krishna, Vizag

Chhattisgarh Korba, Dhamtari, Bilaspur, Sarguja,

Kanker, Surajpur, Rajnandgaon,

Raipur, Raigarh, Mahasumund

Orissa Sambalpur, Bargarh, Angul, Bhadrak,

Cuttack, Baleshwar, Khurdah, Puri,

Jagatsinghpur, Phulbani, Jharsuguda,

Sundergarh

Existing Centers

Upcoming Centers

Training programs on offer

Sectors Programs Duration Level

in Months

Multi Skills Personal Effectiveness & Soft Skills, Computers, 03 Basic

Office Management

ELT Basic and Advanced English 02 Basic

Computers Basic Computing Skills, CCNA, Microsoft 02 Basic

Certification

Sales Management Sales Management, Customer Care 02 Intermediate

Retail Professional Retailing Skills (RAI certified) 02 Intermediate

Hospitality Hospitality Assistant, F & B Management 02 Basic

Telecom Mobile Phone Repairing and Servicing 06 Intermediate

Hardware Hardware and Networking 12 Expert

Accounting Professional Accounting Certification (CPA), 06 Intermediate

Tally ERP

Air Conditioning Air Condition Repair & Servicing 12 Expert

Automotive 2 Wheeler & 4 Wheeler Repair and Servicing 12 Intermediate

Academic / Industry Partnership

Bodies / Association Partnership Type

•Assessment and Industry

Certification of Trainees Certification

•Content development Content and

and placement Placement

partnership

•Content development Industry

and Certification Certification

Partners

Skill Development across Sectors

Organizations / Dept. Name of assignment Trades

Career Grooming,

Marketing & Selling,

Rajasthan Mission on Skill & Livelihoods (RMOL),

Job oriented training in multiple sectors Retail Management,

Rajasthan

Hotel Management,

Data Entry Operator,.

Basic Electronics (Repair & Maintenance

of Power supply, inverters and UPS),

Director General of Employment

Repair & Maintenance of Cellular Phone,

& Training (DG&ET), Modular Employable Scheme (MES)

Household Help (General),

Govt. of India, New Delhi

Computer Fundamental, MS Office &

Internet,

NIESBUD, Noida Skill development for Entrepreneurship ESDP in Mobile Repairing

Training For Resettlement & Rehabilitation Repair & Maintenance of Electric & Home

Director General Of Resettlement (DGRR)

of retired Armed Personnel Appliance

Capacity building through training of Home

International Labor Organization (ILO) Skill Up gradation of Women workforce

Managers (House Maids)

DIC, Dehradun Job oriented skill development program Mobile Repairing, Tally

Mobile Repairing, Beautician,

Cantonment Board School, Lucknow Vocational training in multiple trades

Stenography, Cutting & Tailoring

ESDP in Mobile Repairing,

NIESBUD, Noida Skill development for Entrepreneurship

ESDP in Retail Management

Infrastructure

Reception Area Class Room

Computer Lab

Mobile Lab

The Building Blocks

Training Component Capacity Development

Content

Train the Trainers

Development &

and Certification

Customization

Soft Skills /

Behavioral Skills

Continuous

Work Shop / Guest Functional Program Delivery

Evaluation

Lectures Training

Monitoring and

Certification

Assessment

Employment Practical – On the

readiness skills Job

Placement

Program Methodology

• Identify training needs

Discuss • Conduct TNA

• Training framework design

• Instruction Design

Design

• Repurpose relevant content

Develop • Suitable assessment structures

• Identify and train the trainers

• Evaluate training effectiveness

Deliver

Training Component

Classroom Based Learning Practical / On the Job Learning

• Practical sessions at work shop

• Classroom lectures.

/ Computer labs.

• Guest lectures from Industry.

• Instruction led self practice

• Self instructed materials for

sessions at workshop.

practice.

• Industry visits / apprenticeship.

• Bi-lingual content for better

• Group projects / assignments.

clarity and understanding.

• Assessment and Continuous

• Classroom exercise and case

Evaluation.

discussions.

• Assessment and Continuous

Evaluation.

Academics

I-Next Newspaper Advt.

Academics - Certificate

Mobilization & Brand building

Posters Auto vinyl

Sunpack

BTL Activities

Wall Painting

Case study:

Name : Tanveer Khan

Father’s Name : Late. Kalumuddin

: 8th pass.

Qualification

Family Income : Rs 5000/month

Course :GRAS Mobiletech

Centre : Ghaziabad

After doing the course from GRAS,

Tanveer Khan started his own mobile

repairing shop in Ghaziabad, Now he is

supporting Rs6000/month to his mother

for running the livelihood for all family

members.

Case study:

Name : Manoj Kumar

Father’s Name : Ram Chandra Prasad

: 10th pass

Qualification

Family Income : Rs4000

Course : GRAS Mobiletech

Centre : Faridabad

After completion of Mobile reparing

course, Manoj Kumar become a self

entrepreneur and he is earning

Rs12000/month.

Umbrella branding at Aligarh Audio Rickshaw branding at Faridabad

Canopy branding at Faridabad Beautician course under WVI, Delhi NCR

Placement Partners

GRAS Academy in Andhra Pradesh

Placement Linked Skill Development

Programs in multiple sectors in association

with

Employment Generation and Marketing

Mission (EGMM), Under Dept. of Rural

Development, Govt. of Andhra Pradesh

Operational Plan

Sectors Locations

Retail Management. Mehbobnagar

Sales and Marketing. Warangal

Logistics / Operations. Nalgonda

Skills trainers in Soft skills Khammam

and English. East Godavari -

Eluru

West Godavari -

Rajahmundry

Krishna –

Vijayawada

Training

• Modular short duration programs for 2 – 3 months.

• Comprising of classroom and practical learning.

• Bi-lingual content with industry accreditation.

• Compulsory modules on soft skills and behavioral

training.

• Residential facility for trainees from remote locations.

• Emphasis on-the-job training.

• Placement linked

Students Undergoing Training

Significant Impact Envisaged

• GRAS in association with EGMM, Govt. of A.P will be

training more than 3,000 youths per annum.

• This initiative will help in improving the employable skills

of the youths in the state.

• Supporting the cause of economic development through

skill development.

For Placement interests, please contact;

• T Nagaraju, State Project Manager,

M – 773-***-****, Ph: 040-******** / 66688427,

Email: abof9h@r.postjobfree.com

Thank You

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