The Deshpande Koutilya Fellowship (Kautilya) program is geared towards enhancing applied skills for potential accountants and commerce students. within Koutilya, the Deshpande Educational Trust creates quality accountants in third tier cities, which is critical in building new social enterprises. Koutilya strengthens the ecosystem by producing ready and efficient accountants for new entrepreneurs to employ. This five month residential program equips students with skills necessary for lucrative accounting and business careers in both the private and public sectors. Our custom designed, method based curriculum includes a number of modules that are taught in a practical manner by professionals in the field. Students graduating from the Deshpande Koutilya Fellowship are skilled in the following: Accounting, Institutional accounting, Finance, Banking, GST, Tally ERP-9, Information Technology, Aptitude and Reasoning, Soft skills, Life skills, English Communication and much more!.