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Successful Quarter Veranda IAS Soft Launch

Edureka Acquisition Go-Live

(Excerpt from The Hindu)
“ Kalpathi Group’s Veranda Learning Veranda IAS

acquires Edureka $ “ 18 B O OK S R E L E A S E

Veranda Learning Solutions on Thursday announced 100% acqui-
sition of Bengaluru-based edtech firm Edureka for ₹245 crore. As
part of its strategy to accelerate its foray into the edtech space, the
Kalpathi AGS Group-owned firm said it had set aside $100 million
for buyouts over the next six months.

“Veranda is planning an outlay of about $100 million for acquisitions
over the next 6 months to seize opportunities in the edtech space,”
said executive chairman Kalpathi Suresh. “With the current acquisi-
tion, we are poised to expand our footprint in the Europe and North
American markets,” he added.”

$ The Hindu, “Veranda buys Edureka for ₹245 crore”,
23 September 2021, accessed on 28 October 2021

Congratulations to the entire team on the
CA Launch Go-Live of the IAS Vertical!
(Excerpt from prnewswire.com) The IAS Vertical and the Tech Team were locked in a race against time, to launch
“ Veranda Excel*, India’s Most Comprehensive CA Coaching Program, Launched** the programme before the world woke up. It was a marathon effort and a phenomenal

job to launch two programmes, platforms, a helpdesk and all the other infrastructures
At Veranda Excel*, students will learn from the best tutors’ detailed lectures, attend daily required for the soft launch within such a short time frame.
live sessions for solving doubts, and take daily tests to ensure they retain what they learn. Keep up the good work everyone, without each one of you and your passionate
They will get access to more than 1500 hours of high-quality lectures and 20,000 practice support, this would not have been possible.
questions — including chapter tests, mid-term exams, and mock exams. Veranda Excel
will provide a detailed Daily Study Plan to guide students on completing these activities Special thanks to Chander’s team for Content and Prasanth’s team for Marketing.
well ahead of their CA exams. Good Luck Saravanan and Veranda IAS Team! - Prabhakaran N

Suresh Kalpathi, CEO, Veranda Learning Solutions, said, “ICAI has set rigorous stan-
dards to ensure high quality of CAs. Syllabus is vast and students typically struggle to get
through after attempting multiple times. Veranda Excel is our effort to help aspiring CAs to
fulfil their dream. Through Veranda Excel, we seek to bring Veranda’s 360-degree
integrated coaching approach to CA exam preparation. We have handpicked the best
tutors from across the country and I am sure their lecture videos will inspire and better
prepare the students for one of the toughest exams in the country. “

*Veranda Excel is now Veranda CA.

**PR Newswire, “Veranda Excel, India’s Most Comprehensive CA Coaching Program,
Launched”, 22 July 2021, accessed on 7 October 2021

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