Rajendran Dandapani, Director of Technology of Zoho and president or Zoho Learning Schools
Kumaresan M graduated from the Government Higher Secondary School in Pullukatttuvalasai, a small town near Tirunelveli. As the son of a daily salary worker, he was not in a position to invest in a conventional title and, therefore, joined Zoholes of Learning (ZSL) of Zoho in 2015. Today he is a Front-End Developer in Zoho. “What could have been a future in local jobs became a race in Zoho that has sustained me since 2016,” he says.
In the last 20 years, about 10 percent or the current workforce of the Saas Zoho firm (2,000 people) are such high school students who found races with Zoho with titles just by going through the 2 -year program in ZSL. ZSL, which has a Chennai and Tenkasi center today, is now expanding to two new locations in Tamil Nadu – Tharuvai and Kumbakonam.
ZSL began in 2005 with only six students and two teachers, as an alternative to university education. It provides a two -year training program for high school graduates, which includes the first year of classroom and the second year is the internship in Zoho. The program does not charge a fee, but Insead sacrifices a stipend to the students.
ZSL classroom
“Right from ur inception in 1996, we as a company do not believe in credentials and degrees. Real True Learning is one that that sticks with you for a long time and is best learn on the job Campuses and We Are Now Setting Up New Centers There, “Rajendran Dandapani, director of Technology at Zoho and President or Zoho Schools Learning Schools, he said Business line. Approximately 1-2 percent or ZSL graduates choose to look for a job outside or not qualify for placement, he adds.
Software engineering
ZSL was launched with a specialization, school of technology, to train for software engineering. The program has expanded the years to include a design school, the Business School, the School of Postgraduate Studies and the School of Advanced Study. The Tharuvai Campus will organize the technology and business schools, while the Kumbakonam campus will begin with technology, with a lot of 15-20 students each.
Currently, the program receives around 20,000 applications annually and Zoho chooses candidates for a lot of around 220. This is done through an income test and also exam evaluation methodologies. ZSL students contribute to several roles in Zoho-From leadership positions to get involved in R&D projects of deep technology and leading products development.
Dandapani says that ZSL’s expansion derives from the fact that the world of technology is changing much faster than we can imagine. While universities cannot adjust the curricula at this rhythm, we have the flexibility of interacting directly in the industry [Zoho] And it only teaches relevant skills, he adds.
Posted on April 22, 2025
