Lock and hardware makers
Product drawing and tooling design.
Courses in Athoor – online, hybrid or classroom
Farm traders and local shops use billing and Excel skills.
Athoor · Dindigul districtOnline · HybridClassroom: Katpadi · Vellore · Ranipet
DistrictDindigul
Taluks in district10
Start withTally Prime
Ways to studyOnline · Hybrid · Classroom
Classroom centresKatpadi · Vellore · Ranipet
WhatsApp repliesMon–Sat 9:30–6:30, Sun 9–2 IST
02Athoor
Learning from Athoor
Athoor is a farming taluk near Dindigul with grape, vegetable and flower growing and the Kamarajar reservoir.
Farm traders and local shops use billing and Excel skills.
How learners from Athoor study: classroom batches run at Katpadi, Vellore and Ranipet; everyone else joins live online or hybrid batches with the same syllabus, projects and certificate.
01Local jobs
Who hires around Dindigul district
The town is known for lock manufacturing, leather tanning and a cluster of spinning mills, alongside Palani’s pilgrim trade and a busy road junction between the north and south of the state.
Tanneries and leather units
Accounts and compliance records.
06Compare
Four courses, side by side
| Course | Hours | Who it suits | First project |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tally Prime | 80–110 h | Students and job seekers who want a full 80-hour grounding in accounting, inventory, GST, TDS and payroll in TallyPrime. | GST billing and returns data |
| Advanced Excel | 24 h | Students, job seekers and office users who want to go from Excel basics to lookups, pivot tables, arrays, Solver and macros in 24 hours. | Sales dashboard with pivots |
| MS Office / Office Automation | 24–128 h | Students and first-time computer users who want a certified 24-hour course in Word, Excel and PowerPoint. | Excel dashboard |
| Business Accounting & Taxation | 256–370 h | Learners who want a 256-hour job-oriented programme covering accounting, TallyPrime, GST, income tax, ESI/EPF, advance tax, MIS, Advanced Excel and payroll. | Books of a trading firm |
07Study plan
Your first 90 weeks from Athoor
At around seven hours a week, alongside college or work. Faster or slower is fine; finish each project before moving on.
- Weeks 1–16: Tally Prime (80–110 h)
- Weeks 17–19: Advanced Excel (24 h)
- Weeks 20–37: MS Office / Office Automation (24–128 h)
- Weeks 38–90: Business Accounting & Taxation (256–370 h)
Not sure what to pick for Athoor?
Tell a counsellor your background and goal. You get the right course, the syllabus, the next batch and a free demo class.
03Your learning path
From Athoor, step by step
Tally Prime 80–110 h
You will learn to
- Record accounting and inventory vouchers, invoices and bill-wise details
- Secure, back up, split and move company data to a new financial year
- Set up payroll with PF and ESI and process monthly salary
Project to build: GST billing and returns data. Create GST masters, raise intra- and inter-state invoices and check the GST reports.
Tools covered: Backup, restore, import and export, TallyPrime, Cost centres, budgets and scenarios, Migration from Tally.ERP 9, TDS and Challan 281.
Master level: Commerce students and accounts staff who want the complete TallyPrime foundation and advanced syllabus in 80 hours, including the newer release features.
Advanced Excel 24 h
You will learn to
- Record, run and manage macros to automate repeated tasks
- Apply SUMIFS, COUNTIFS, nested IF, IFERROR and text and date functions
- Build dependent drop-down lists and custom validation rules
Project to build: Sales dashboard with pivots. Summarise a year of sales by region, product and month with pivot tables, charts and slicers.
Tools covered: Excel Tables and named ranges, Data validation and dependent lists, Lookup functions: VLOOKUP, HLOOKUP, XLOOKUP, INDEX-MATCH, INDIRECT, Solver add-in, Goal Seek, Data Tables, Scenario Manager.
Foundation level: Students, job seekers and office users who want to go from Excel basics to lookups, pivot tables, arrays, Solver and macros in 24 hours.
MS Office / Office Automation 24–128 h
You will learn to
- Use styles, tables, headers, citations and mail merge for letters and reports
- Record transactions, GST and payroll in TallyPrime (Advanced Certificate)
- Build clear PowerPoint presentations with tables, SmartArt, media and animations
Project to build: Access library database. Build tables, forms and reports for books, borrowers and transactions.
Tools covered: Pivot Tables and Charts, Microsoft Access, Mail Merge, Macros and VBA, TallyPrime (Advanced Certificate).
Foundation level: Learners who want the core Office trio plus 24 hours of Advanced Excel with macros and VBA, in 40 hours.
Business Accounting & Taxation 256–370 h
You will learn to
- Manage inventory, orders, bill-wise receivables, cost centres and budgets in TallyPrime
- Prepare financial statements, ratio analysis and MIS reports
- Handle TDS, income tax, advance tax, ESI and EPF calculations and filings
Project to build: MIS dashboard. Build a monthly sales and expense MIS report with pivot tables, charts and ratio analysis in Excel.
Tools covered: TDS (Form 26Q, ITNS 281 challan), Payroll in Excel, E-way bill and e-invoice, Income tax and advance tax computation, MS Office (Masters).
Master level: Learners who want the most complete 370-hour programme, including advanced TallyPrime, GST e-invoicing, TDS, Gulf VAT and SAP S/4HANA Financial Accounting.
04Careers
Roles that fit work around Athoor
Accountant / GST Practitioner
An accountant records a business's daily transactions, maintains ledgers, reconciles bank statements, manages payables and receivables and prepares financial statements.
Day to day: reconcile input tax credit with GSTR-2B; calculate and deduct TDS and assist with payroll entries.
Skills employers ask for: Tally Prime vouchers, ledgers and reports; Advanced Excel for accounts; TDS and income tax basics.
Where careers start: Accounts Assistant.
Planning Engineer / Project Planner
A planning engineer, also called a project planner, builds and maintains the schedule that tells everyone what must happen, in what order and by when.
Day to day: prepare progress reports, S-curves and look-ahead plans; load resources and costs and set the baseline.
Skills employers ask for: MS Project scheduling; Reporting with Excel and dashboards; Primavera P6 scheduling.
Where careers start: Junior Planning Engineer.
Quantity Surveyor (5D BIM)
A quantity surveyor measures the materials and work in a construction project and turns them into costs, bills of quantities, contractor bills and cost reports.
Day to day: check and certify contractor running bills; prepare bills of quantities and cost estimates.
Skills employers ask for: Bill of quantities preparation; Revit model reading and schedules; Negotiation and documentation.
Where careers start: Junior QS / Billing Engineer.
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Athoor – FAQ
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Ask on WhatsAppWhich course should I start with in Athoor?
Farm traders and local shops use billing and Excel skills. A sensible order is Tally Prime first, then Advanced Excel once you are comfortable.
What is TallyPrime?
TallyPrime is accounting software from Tally Solutions used to record transactions, manage stock, handle GST and TDS, run payroll and produce financial statements. It replaced Tally.ERP 9.
How long is each Tally level?
Proficient in Tally Prime and the Advanced Certificate in TallyPrime Complete are 80 hours each. Professional in TallyPrime is 110 hours. Weekday and weekend batch timings decide how many weeks it takes.
Can I learn online from Athoor?
You can. Every course is available as a live online class, and learners in Athoor who want lab time can add an occasional visit to one of the centres in Tamil Nadu.
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