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Courses in Egmore – online, hybrid or classroom
Short courses in accounts, Excel and web design fit the area’s office and retail jobs.
Egmore · Chennai districtOnline · HybridClassroom: Katpadi · Vellore · Ranipet
DistrictChennai
Taluks in district17
Start withTally Prime
Ways to studyOnline · Hybrid · Classroom
Classroom centresKatpadi · Vellore · Ranipet
WhatsApp repliesMon–Sat 9:30–6:30, Sun 9–2 IST
02Egmore
Learning from Egmore
Egmore is in central Chennai around the railway terminus, the government museum, the children’s hospital and many courts and government offices.
Short courses in accounts, Excel and web design fit the area’s office and retail jobs.
How learners from Egmore 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 Chennai district
Chennai is the largest job market within reach of Vellore, roughly two to three hours away along the Chennai–Bengaluru corridor with Katpadi Junction on the main rail line. The software belt along Old Mahabalipuram Road and the parks at Siruseri and Taramani sit beside the engineering estates of Guindy and Ambattur, the auto-component plants to the south and west, and a steady flow of building and infrastructure projects around the city.
Guindy, Ambattur and Thirumudivakkam estates
Small and mid-size engineering units look for AutoCAD, SolidWorks and CNC programming.
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. | Inventory with godowns and batches |
| 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. | Salary and attendance sheet |
| Web Design | 48 h | Learners who want the same 48-hour HTML-to-hosting path certified through Livewire, CareerKraft's IT training partner. | Image slider and effects page |
| Software Testing (Selenium) | 80 h | Beginners, manual testers and IT students who want an 80-hour, hands-on route into web test automation with Python and Selenium. | Web table data check |
07Study plan
Your first 37 weeks from Egmore
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 20–26: Web Design (48 h)
- Weeks 27–37: Software Testing (Selenium) (80 h)
Not sure what to pick for Egmore?
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 Egmore, step by step
Tally Prime 80–110 h
You will learn to
- Secure, back up, split and move company data to a new financial year
- Record accounting and inventory vouchers, invoices and bill-wise details
- Apply the golden rules of accounting and double entry to real transactions
Project to build: Payroll for a small office. Set up employees, salary structure, attendance and PF/ESI, then process monthly pay.
Tools covered: Bank reconciliation, TDS and Challan 281, GST configuration and reports, Cost centres, budgets and scenarios, Backup, restore, import and export.
Professional level: Students and job seekers who want a full 80-hour grounding in accounting, inventory, GST, TDS and payroll in TallyPrime.
Advanced Excel 24 h
You will learn to
- Use absolute, relative and mixed references correctly in formulas
- Protect sheets and workbooks and prepare them for printing
- Look up data with VLOOKUP, XLOOKUP, INDEX-MATCH and INDIRECT
Project to build: Loan EMI and scenario model. Use PMT, Data Tables and Scenario Manager to compare loan options.
Tools covered: Goal Seek, Data Tables, Scenario Manager, Solver add-in, Excel Tables and named ranges, Macro recorder, Pivot tables, pivot charts and slicers.
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.
Web Design 48 h
You will learn to
- Write JavaScript with data types, operators, decisions, loops, functions and arrays
- Structure web pages with HTML5 elements, semantic tags, lists, tables, links, images and forms
- Add jQuery effects such as hide/show, fade, animate and sliders
Project to build: Personal portfolio site. Build a multi-page site about yourself with a photo gallery, skills list and contact form.
Tools covered: JavaScript fundamentals, Website hosting and publishing, HTML5 and semantic elements, Bootstrap framework, jQuery effects and sliders.
Foundation level: Learners who want the same 48-hour HTML-to-hosting path certified through Livewire, CareerKraft's IT training partner.
Software Testing (Selenium) 80 h
You will learn to
- Read and validate data from dynamic web tables and find broken images
- Build keyword-driven tests with Robot Framework, including a login page test
- Automate text boxes, check boxes, radio buttons and navigation commands
Project to build: Broken image and link report. Scan a web page for broken images and report their count and URLs.
Tools covered: XPath and CSS selectors, PyCharm IDE, Selenium WebDriver, Robot Framework, Robot class.
Foundation level: Beginners, manual testers and IT students who want an 80-hour, hands-on route into web test automation with Python and Selenium.
04Careers
Roles that fit work around Egmore
Office Administrator / Data Entry
An office administrator keeps the day-to-day work of an office running: handling documents, maintaining records, scheduling meetings, managing correspondence, coordinating with vendors and supporting managers.
Day to day: manage emails, calls and appointments; type and format letters, reports and documents in Word.
Skills employers ask for: Typing speed and accuracy; Time management; File and record management.
Where careers start: Data Entry Operator / Office Assistant.
MIS Executive
An MIS (management information systems) executive collects data from different departments and turns it into regular reports that managers use to run the business.
Day to day: share reports and answer queries from managers; collect data from departments, ERPs and spreadsheets.
Skills employers ask for: Power BI reports; Excel dashboards; VLOOKUP, XLOOKUP and INDEX-MATCH.
Where careers start: MIS Assistant.
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: record sales, purchases, receipts and payments in Tally Prime; calculate and deduct TDS and assist with payroll entries.
Skills employers ask for: GST registration, invoicing and returns; Accounting principles and double-entry; Input tax credit reconciliation.
Where careers start: Accounts Assistant.
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Egmore – FAQ
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Ask on WhatsAppWhich course should I start with in Egmore?
Short courses in accounts, Excel and web design fit the area’s office and retail jobs. A sensible order is Tally Prime first, then Advanced Excel once you are comfortable.
Is there a free demo class?
Contact your chosen centre on WhatsApp or phone. The counsellor can arrange a demo or counselling session where possible.
What does an Advanced Excel course cover?
It covers conditional and lookup formulas, data validation, Excel Tables, pivot tables and charts, what-if analysis, protection and macros, including how to record, run and manage them.
Can I learn online from Egmore?
You can. Every course is available as a live online class, and learners in Egmore who want lab time can add an occasional visit to one of the centres in Tamil Nadu.
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