Unisoft Technologies opened in Dharampeth in 2000 and has taught from Nagpur ever since. This is the record: what was built, what was authorised and what was recognised, in the order it happened.
- 2000 Founded in Dharampeth, Nagpur
- 25+ Years, with the silver jubilee in 2025
- 80,000+ Students trained
- 4 Companies in the Unisoft group
Awards and authorisations
- 2012Best Training Institute in NagpurRecognised for the quality of the training delivered from the Dharampeth centre. Awarded by Brand Media
- 2025Best Director AwardAwarded to founder Pratigya Thakur in the year Unisoft completed twenty-five years. The silver jubilee year
- 2001 Prometric authorised testing centre, the first exam authorisation, a year after opening.
- 2011 Pearson VUE Select test centre, as exam owners moved from Prometric to Pearson VUE. The GMAT is delivered here too.
- 2022 ETS authorised exam centre at NS Mentors, the group’s sister company, for the TOEFL iBT and the GRE.
Year by year
1999 – 2002
Foundation
A hardware shop, two certifications, and a training company built on them.
- 1999The beginning
The journey started with P. Computer & Peripherals, net café services and hardware assembly, laying the foundation for a future in technology.
- 2000Unisoft Technologies is born
Established after achieving the OCP-DBA and RHCE Linux 7 certifications, with a vision to deliver IT education that matched what the industry actually used.
- 2001Authorised testing centre
Unisoft became a Prometric Testing Centre, so students and professionals could sit global certification exams here.
- 2002Expansion begins
The first franchise centres were launched in Visakhapatnam and Raipur, the beginning of Unisoft’s expansion beyond Nagpur.
2004 – 2009
Reach
Franchise centres in other states, a widening course list, and a school.
- 2004Growing national presence
Franchise centres established in Hyderabad and Gwalior, and a centre of excellence opened at MIET Gondia.
- 2005Continued growth
New franchise operations launched in Indore and Dehradun, widening the network of Unisoft training centres.
- 2007Industry-relevant courses introduced
Professional certification programmes in Cisco CCNA, Sun Java and Microsoft .NET, aligning the training with global IT industry requirements.
- 2008Educational vision expands
With the support of Unisoft, The Pride School, Hingna was founded, extending the vision of quality education beyond IT training.
- 2009Oracle Java certification
Oracle Certified Java training launched, with candidates sitting their certification exams at Unisoft’s Prometric test centre.
2010 – 2014
Recognition
Pearson VUE Select status, the Best Training Institute award, and the course list turning toward the web.
- 2010Admission tests
Unisoft began working with ETS, and conducted the CAT and NMAT entrance exams at its test centre.
- 2011Pearson VUE Select test centre
As exam owners moved their certifications from Prometric to Pearson VUE, Unisoft became a Pearson VUE Select test centre, able to deliver exams including the GMAT.
- 2012Recognised for excellence
Honoured as the Best Training Institute in Nagpur by Brand Media. Unisoft also moved to new premises in the same year.
- 2014Full stack development
Full Stack Development courses introduced, to meet what the industry had started hiring for.
2016 – 2025
Today
Two more cities for a time, the move into data, a sister company, and twenty-five years completed.
- 2016–17Pune and Bangalore expansion
The Unisoft Pune office opened in 2016, and a Pearson VUE centre was established in Bangalore in 2017. Both have since closed, and Unisoft teaches from Dharampeth, Nagpur.
- 2021Entry into data technologies
Data Analytics and Data Science programmes introduced, to prepare students for a data-driven economy.
- 2022Formation of NS Mentors
A sister company, set up as an ETS authorised exam centre for the TOEFL iBT and the GRE, with overseas admissions guidance for students who want to study abroad.
- 2025Silver jubilee and Best Director Award
Unisoft completed twenty-five years of IT education, and founder Pratigya Thakur was honoured with the Best Director Award.