TARA Akshar is a program which teaches illiterate people how to read and write. It uses new technologies for learning, including advanced memory techniques. It works on kids and on adults. It works in cities and in rural areas. It uses computer software and an instructor, as well as special playing cards and writing books. The instructor does not have to be a trained teacher, but does have to do our authorised training course. It is run in a room with the instructor and the students; it is not an online self-taught class. TARA Akshar has been running successfully in the states of Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, NCR and Madhya Pradesh for more than 2 years.
Our combined drop-out rates and failure rates are extraordinarily low - less than 3% of all starters fail to graduate. To pass the program, students have to pass a written comprehension test with 100% correct answers.