Prerana

Empowers underprivileged students to pursue education by providing financial support and also helps them with employable skills and consequent placement support

  • Bronze Certified 2023
  • FCRA
  • 80G
  • 12A
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Geographies Served

Programs

  • SKF Scholarship for Girls

    States

    Karnataka

    Partnering with SKF, Prerana runs an exclusive scholarship programme for underprivileged girls. This scholarship provides financial support to these girls to help them pursue education and fulfil their dreams. It also conducts classroom sessions, online mentoring and a residential programme to supplement their academic progress.

  • Skills Training Programme

    States

    Karnataka

    To enable the students to secure employment in the future, Prerana conducts skill training for the students, hand-holding them with foundational skills including English speaking and aptitude, professional skills including digital and financial literacy certifying their competence with citations from NIIT and NCFM respectively.

    Final-year students who are on the threshold of passing out are put through preparatory classes to help with resume writing and appearing for interviews. The students are regularly taken out on excursions to visit industries and educational institutions like planetariums, museums and art galleries, to provide them with fun and learning at the same time.

  • Career Connect Programme

    States

    Karnataka

    Industry experts, recruitment agencies and consultants are frequently invited over to the organization’s premises to guide the students. Career guidance is provided to final-year students to help them identify their areas of interest and match professions based on their performances and inclinations.

    The industry experts, consultants and recruitment agencies provide valuable input to the students informing them about industry expectations, conducting mock interviews and generally orienting them towards the next step of searching for employment.

  • Scholarship Programme

    States

    Karnataka

    Prerana support meritorious underprivileged students with financial assistance to pursue their academic dreams. It follows a three-step process of selecting deserving students, conducting a test followed by an interview. The volunteers next visit the homes of successful candidates to find out their living conditions and liabilities.

    The assistance package is duly presented to candidates at a formal ceremony attended by sponsors. Prerana is constantly in touch with the students and institutions to remain updated with their academic progress and also through letters that the students are supposed to write back sharing their thoughts and any issues that they are facing.

Leadership Team

  • Ram Sastry

    Chief Executive Officer & Secretary

  • S.Yegneshwar

    Chairman

  • Chitra Phadnis

    Vice Chairperson

  • Anand Poojary

    Member

  • Chitra Talwar

    Member

  • Dr.Girija Gopalratnam

    Member

  • T.S.Venkataramanan

    Member

  • Ramesh Ajjampur

    Member

  • Prof. Rishikesha Krishnan

    Advisor

  • Rajiv Kuchhal

    Advisor

  • Naganand Doraswamy

    Advisor

  • Prasanna Raghavendra

    Advisor

Registration Details

  • PAN Card

    AAATP2233N

  • Registration Number

    S.O.R:119:90

  • CSR Form 1

    Not Available

  • 80G

    88/80G/CIT-GLB 2009-10 Dated 31-8-2010

  • 12A

    718/10A/VOL/AIII/P-223

  • FCRA

    094610014

About

  • Headquarters

    Bangalore, Karnataka

  • Since

    1990

Impact

Prerana has made an impact, benefiting over 5000 students throughout the years, with ongoing programmes currently involving more than 2000 students, of which 80% come from rural colleges, and 70% represent girls.

Vision and Mission

Prerana's vision is that every student should have access to education, skill development and employment regardless of their background. Their mission is education-to-employment (e2e) of 100,000 deserving students by 2030.

Political & Religious Declarations

  • Political Affiliation

  • Religious Affiliation

Location

  • Headquarters

    #452, 44th Cross Jayanagar 8th Block , Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, 560070, Bangalore, Karnataka

    Directions
  • Offices in Cities

Other Details

  • Type

    Non-profit

  • Sub Type

    Society

Technology Adoption

  • SOC 2 Compliant

    No

  • Financial Management

  • Beneficiary Management