Rameshwar Kamble navigated many challenges as he went from speaking broken sentences in English to gaining language proficiency, understanding technical jargon and becoming a Software Development Engineer.

KEF’s Communicative English Future Readiness (CE-FR) Project paved the way for Rameshwar to code a new script for his life.

Faced with faculty low on involvement and motivation, and a negative learning environment in his school, Founder-Headmaster Rajaram Kale joined KEF’s School Leadership Development Project.

Trained in cutting-edge leadership practices, equipped with new skill sets, his team guided students towards academic success.

The journey from a remote village in Telangana to the corridors of IIT Bombay was not easy.

But with a Kotak Kanya Scholarship, hard work and the will to succeed, Bhavana Palle is pursuing B.Tech. Computer Science and Engineering, setting new academic benchmarks and making her family proud.

Shreedhar Dhopat was born into a simple farming family in a small village in Maharashtra. Life was a constant struggle with hunger and hardship.

He dreamt of becoming a doctor and studied hard to achieve his goal. With the Kotak Junior Scholarship, sincere effort and extraordinary determination, he surpassed all expectations.

Dnyanada Sachin Patil, a student pursuing an engineering degree with specialisation in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning at St. John College of Engineering and Management, faced sudden adversity when she lost her father to COVID-19. As he was the sole breadwinner, his passing left the family in financial distress.

When Pranali had passed HSC and was looking for work, she came across KEF’s Vocational Education & Livelihood Project with courses offered free of charge. She embraced opportunity with both hands and overcame challenges to secure a job at global home furnishing giant, IKEA.

Working hard, Pranali soon booked her dream home.