Aptech Q1 Results: 100% growth in system wide booking.
- Global System Wide booking at Rs.341.38 crores up 103% from Q1 2006 (167.98 crores)
- Profit (Before exceptional item & tax) at 7.33 crores, up 181% from Rs.2.61 crores
-PAT at 6.80 crores ( Q1 2006 – Rs.1.56 crores.).

Mumbai, Apr 27, 2007: For the quarter ending March 2007, Aptech Limited, the Global Learning Solutions Company, posted an impressive Global System-wide booking of Rs.341.38 crores, registering a growth of 103% over the same quarter of year 2006. The Profit before exceptional items & tax similarly registered a very impressive growth from Rs. 2.61 crores in 2006 to a high of Rs. 7.33 crores in Q1 2007. The PAT stood at 6.80 crores.

The unaudited reviewed financial results were taken on record at the Board Meeting held in Mumbai.

Commenting on Aptech’s performance, Mr. Pramod Khera, CEO & MD – Aptech Ltd., said “Aptech has earmarked the Year 2007 as the year of growth and all our businesses, systems & process are geared up to take up the challenge.”

Highlights Q2 2007:

• International Expansion: Creating depth - 8 New Centres in existing geographies: Aptech Computer Education centres at Iran, Nigeria & Vietnam. Arena Animation centres at Mongolia, Jordan & Vietnam. 17 new centres signed up in H1-2007.

• China: Aptech Beida Jadebird wins China's ‘Top 10 Outstanding Franchise Brand’ Award, given by Ministry of Commerce, Govt. of China. Aptech is the only education company to get this award.

• Arena Animation: 8 new centres of Arena Animation launched in Q2 in India.

• Aptech Computer Education: Opened two company owned centres in Kolkata & Bangalore.

• Avalon Aviation Academy: 9 New centers added in the quarter, taking the total to 20 centres. Penetration in South & North, besides strengthening network in West.

• Global System wide Booking Growth: Domestic Retail - 82 %, International Retail : 53%.

• New Product launches: N Power – Certified Hardware & Networking course launched across select centres this quarter. CompTIA Seminars to mark the launch in select cities.

• SSI JQ series launched to address the requirement for vendor certified courses.

• Upgraded courses: New Versions of the Power packed ACCP 2007 from Aptech Computer Education & AAASP 2007 & DAE 2007 from Arena Animation launched.

• Perspectives series of Animation Symposiums, conducted at Delhi, Bangalore, Kolkata & Nasik, draw resounding response from audiences. Over 6,000 people attended these symposiums.

• Accolades :
      - Ranked amongst TOP 20 Global Companies in the Training Outsourcing Industry for the second consecutive year.
      - Lauded as the Global Guru by Dataquest, carving its place amongst top global IT training players.

• Aptech Learning Services, the learning content development arm of Aptech, further penetrated into Europe successfully, while strengthening its relationship with its existing clients in other geographies. Established an R&D cell this quarter.

• ATTEST conducted close to 2, 00,000 assessments in Q2. It has conducted close to 4, 50,000 online assessments in H1 2007. It strengthened it’s base in Academic vertical and consolidated it’s leadership position in this segment.

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• International Expansion – New Centres in new & existing geographies: Aptech Computer Education centres at Ghana, Vietnam, Nigeria, & Iran. Arena Animation centres at Syria, Jordan & Saudi Arabia.
• New centres in Mongolia, Kuwait, Dubai, Iran & EL Salvador made operational.
• China – Captured 32.10% market share (IDC Report) of the IT Training & Education Market. Retained the highest market share for 5th consecutive year .Established 6 new centres offering Software Testing programmes (BTEST) in China . Launched a brand new version of the Network Engineering programme (BNET).
• Growth - Domestic Retail - 65%, International Retail : 122%
• Avalon 4 New centers added in the quarter.
• Accolades - Indian Franchising Awards 2007 – Winner of the Indian Global Franchiser of the year Award & Win – win Franchising Partnership of the Year Award. Arena Multimedia bagged the Franchise Growth Driver of the year Award.
• Honored with IT People Award for Leadership in IT Education - 2007
• Featured amongst India’s Top 10 Biggest Newsmakers in IT Companies category for 2006 in the Business Today & Cirrus survey.
• Aptech Training Solutions tied up with Infosys to deliver end user training on FINACLE.

About Aptech Limited:

Aptech’s various business lines include IT & Animation Education & Training (Aptech Computer Education & Arena Animation); Aviation Training (Avalon Aviation Academy); Offshore Learning Content Development (Aptech Learning Services); e-Learning (Onlinevarsity.com); Training & Assessments Solution for Corporates & Institutions (Aptech Training Solutions & ATTEST) and Developer Training & Consultancy (Synergetics).

Aptech commenced its IT education & training business in 1986 and has trained over 4.5 million students – globally. Aptech is an ISO 9001:2000 organization and the first IT training and Education Support Services in 1993.

For further information on Aptech Limited please do visit our website at www.aptech-worldwide.com.

For further details contact:
Delhi:
Sonia Narula
Vice-President,
Corporate Communications,
Aptech Limited
Telefax : 011 516 466 46(D)
E-mail : sonian@aptech.ac.in