Meet Eastern India’s Fastest-Growing EdTech Company That Has Helped 5,000+ Students Land High-Paying Jobs in Top MNCs

Even though India has witnessed a slight drop in unemployment rates recently, generating quality jobs for its expanding workforce remains a critical area in the country's economic agenda. 

“One of the most concerning things about the employment scenario in India is that there's a very evident skill gap in young adults who wish to join the workforce. While they're educated, they aren't necessarily job-ready. This is exactly what EME Academy seeks to address,” says Kazi Mahasin Azim, founder of EME Academy, in an exclusive interview with Startup Pedia. 

Founded in 2016, EME Academy is a professional training institute in Kolkata. It has helped more than 5,000 students land high-paying jobs and positions in some of the world's top multinational companies, enterprises, and organizations. 

With a wide variety of courses to choose from and mentors who offer personalized feedback, the Kolkata training institute believes that everyone, regardless of where they come from, deserves a respectable job and a fine standard of living.

HOW IT ALL BEGAN

Kazi Mahasin Azim comes from a village near Murshidabad. After school, he dropped out of college in the first year of his degree. 

“I wasn't very interested in going to college. I felt like I should do something else. So I put together some money and went to Bengaluru,” the entrepreneur tells Startup Pedia.

After attempting to join courses like LLB and BCM, he realized he couldn't push himself to earn a degree.

Kazi then reached Dubai and began looking for jobs. Eventually, he worked his way up, saved money, and set up a mobile and computer sales and service showroom. 

The showroom was doing well and Kazi was satisfied.

But he still yearned to come back to India. He also noticed a problem statement that he would later address.

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“In Dubai, I saw that young students after their graduation would land very high-paying jobs in the corporate world. I knew it was different back in India. In my country, I had seen how becoming “job-ready” meant a whole different thing,” the startup founder shares. 

In 2016, Kazi Mahasin Azim returned to Kolkata, India. He saw a troubling pattern—talented students from small towns and villages arrived in Kolkata with big dreams but faced repeated rejection in job interviews.

This was despite the fact that they would display an unwavering passion to study, learn, and absorb concepts.

“I realized the real problem wasn’t their intelligence or hard work—it was the skill gap. Even though these students are academically brilliant, they initially struggle in the private sector due to a lack of guidance and in-demand skills. That’s when I decided to launch the EME Academy,” the training institute founder says. 

In 2016, EME Academy began with the simple hope that it would change some lives and bring the corporate world closer to students and young adults who are right out of college. 

Kazi Mahasin Azim used his savings for the training venture. 

CHALLENGES

When EME Academy started, one of the first challenges that Kazi Mahasin Azim had to battle was that of unawareness. 

Back in 2016, very few students coming from rural and suburban schools and colleges knew that a training institute could expedite their job search and employment.

“They only knew the conventional way—apply to jobs, wait for calls, give interviews. And do it all over again the next day,” the startup founder tells Startup Pedia. 

Kazi Mahasin Azim, now a training institute founder, started making people understand the need for job-ready skills and held long conversations with students and teachers.

Meanwhile, he also brought together a team of teachers, mentors, and back-end staff. 

“In the first two years, EME Academy didn't see many admissions. I think it was just 200 students. But I knew what I was doing solved a critical gap in the market. Despite incurring losses initially, I didn't stop,” Kazi explains. 

Eventually, positive word-of-mouth publicity and recommendations started flowing for the Kolkata training institute.

The first couple of batches, although small, saw success with the training and skills provided and honed by EME Academy. 

Kazi Mahasin Azim began hiring teachers and mentors on a freelance basis. 

“This decision went on to become one of the most distinguishing factors of our Indian edtech company. I specifically hired people who already held positions and jobs in the corporate world. I knew the kind of experience and lessons they had would be unmatched, and my students could greatly benefit from them,” the training institute founder explains.

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EME ACADEMY: BRINGING HIGH-PAYING JOBS CLOSER

The Indian edtech company, EME Academy, offers more than 30 job-oriented courses that develop students’ skills in highly marketable areas like data analytics, cyber security, graphics design, web development, digital marketing, artificial intelligence and machine learning, cloud computing, HR management, UI/UX design, business accounting, and data science.

Throughout the course, students receive one-on-one mentorship support, flexible batch timings, and daily doubt resolution sessions. 

They also attend interview sessions hosted by Artificial Intelligence (AI) mock tests to help prepare them for difficult interviews.

“We don't believe in encouraging students to just cram theoretical knowledge. We know exactly what happens inside a job interview and want students to get a glimpse of it, prepare for it, and ask us to solve their problem areas,” says entrepreneur Kazi Mahasin Azim.

“Our laser focus is on vocational and skill-based training that directly helps a student position themselves as a potential asset to a large company, MNC, or organization,” he adds. 

The growing Indian edtech company sets itself apart from the sea of other training institutes in the country by connecting students directly with industry leaders and professionals who have worked in the same fields where students seek employment.

For example, the graphic design course at the Kolkata training institute is led by an experienced professional who has held a senior position at a top Indian firm.

“This is what sets EME Academy apart. Our mentors come from the industry, bringing real-world expertise to the classroom. Instead of just theory, they offer a practical, vocational approach—giving students a clear understanding of what the corporate world demands and how to align their skills accordingly,” says training institute founder Kazi Mahasin Azim.

GROWTH AND IMPACT

What started as a small initiative with just 200 students has now grown into a leading institution, training 1,000+ students every year.

Having just completed a decade in the teaching and training line, EME Academy has a track record of helping more than 5,000 students land jobs in companies like TCS, Genpact, Capgemini, IBM, Wipro, Infosys, Tech Mahindra, and other renowned companies.

Currently, the Indian edtech company clocks an annual revenue of Rs 4 crore. It aims to achieve a revenue figure of Rs 10 crore next year.

Apart from launching EME Academy in cities like New Delhi and Ranchi, the edtech company is looking to scale to a global presence with centers in the USA and UK.

“When a student graduates, especially from Tier II and Tier III colleges, he fights with insecurity. He is conditioned to believe that he won't fit in the corporate world, that he will end up doing something small, and that the MNC dream is not for him. At EME Academy, we want to erase this notion and make high-paying jobs and career opportunities more accessible for everyone,” Kazi Mahasin Azim signs off.

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