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PerpeX Practical B-School
PlaceXThe HR wing of PerpeX

12-week live online certification · Admissions open

Learn HR by doing HR.

Learn HR the way companies actually run it. Twelve weeks of live, practitioner-led training where every single week ends with a real HR document in your portfolio.

  • Run real payroll on RazorpayX Payroll
  • GCC HR, Excel & RazorpayX specialist tracks
  • 3 certificates incl. CTDS accredited
  • 1-month internship for eligible students
Duration
12 weeks
Mode
100% live online
Deliverables
12 portfolio docs
Fee
₹35,000 + GST

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The gap

You studied HR. But have you actually done HR?

Employers don't ask what you know about HR. They ask what you have done. This course closes that gap one real deliverable at a time, so you walk in with proof instead of promises.

The classroom version

The PlaceX version

Memorise the definition of HRM

Draft an HR policy a company can actually adopt

Read a chapter on recruitment

Write a live job ad, screen résumés, run a STAR interview

Learn what CTC stands for

Run a real payroll on RazorpayX Payroll with PF, ESI & TDS

Study motivation theories

Design an engagement calendar and a retention strategy

Hear about performance appraisal

Build a KRA–KPI framework, an appraisal system and a PIP

Collect a certificate for attendance

Earn 3 certificates through exams, a viva and submitted work

Graduate with a notebook

Graduate with a 12-piece professional HR portfolio

Twelve weeks. Twelve deliverables. One HR-ready profile.

Programme at a glance

Everything you need to know, on one page.

Duration
12 weeks
Four phases, twelve core modules. One module, one week.
Rhythm
5 days a week
Consistent daily sessions that fit around work or college.
Each class
90 minutes
Theory and practical together, live, every single day.
Mode
100% online
Live and interactive. Learn from anywhere in India or the Gulf.
Output
12 deliverables
A portfolio-ready HR document at the end of every week.
Specialist tracks
3 tracks
GCC HR · MS Office & Excel · RazorpayX Payroll.
Certifications
3 certificates
Perpex B-School · RazorpayX Payroll · CTDS accredited.
Internship
1 month
With real client HR teams, for eligible students, at no extra cost.
Programme fee
₹35,000 + GST
Pay in instalments across 3 months. Flexible options available.

Inside every week

  1. Day 1

    Module kick-off

    The business problem this week's HR system solves.

  2. Day 2

    Core concepts

    Frameworks and law, taught through live cases.

  3. Day 3

    Practicals

    Role plays, debates or case studies.

  4. Day 4

    Tools & templates

    Hands-on in RazorpayX Payroll, Excel and live formats.

  5. Day 5

    Deliverable day

    Build, submit on the LMS, get faculty feedback.

Curriculum

Four phases. Twelve modules. One clear progression.

Every module ends with a deliverable: a real HR document reviewed by faculty on the LMS.

Phase 1

HR Identity & Grounding

Understand why HR matters, and where you fit in it.

01Week 01

HR Identity & Mindset

  • HR as a strategic business function
  • Ethics and integrity in HR decisions
  • HR's role in leadership and crisis moments
  • Career clarity workshop

DeliverableHR Career Clarity Report

02Week 02

HR Foundations

  • From personnel to people strategy
  • Scope across the employee lifecycle
  • HRM vs personnel management
  • Soft Skills Lab: workplace communication

DeliverableHR Function Map + SOP

Phase 2

HR Systems & Operations

Build the structures that run a workplace.

03Week 03

Strategic HRM

  • Aligning HR with business goals
  • KPIs, KRAs & OKRs workshop
  • HR's role in change and growth
  • Debate: cost centre or profit centre?

DeliverableKRA–KPI–OKR framework for a real role

04Week 04

HR Policies & Structure

  • Designing policies that hold up in practice
  • Code of conduct, leave & appraisal policies
  • Leave & grievance role play
  • Soft Skills Lab: professional writing

DeliverableHR Policy Document + HR Manual

05Week 05

Organisational Design

  • Tall, flat and matrix structures
  • Span of control and reporting lines
  • HR MIS, reports and dashboards
  • Case study: when org design fails

DeliverableOrg chart, job flow + HR dashboard

Phase 3

HR Execution & People Systems

Hire, document and onboard like a professional.

06Week 06

Job Design & Competencies

  • Job analysis: tasks, duties, outcomes
  • Drafting JDs and job specifications
  • Competency mapping

DeliverableJob Description + Competency Map

07Week 07

Recruitment & Selection

  • End-to-end hiring and recruitment planning
  • Sourcing on LinkedIn, Naukri, Indeed & campus
  • Résumé screening, ATS and AI in hiring
  • STAR-method mock interviews

DeliverableLive job ad, screening questions + interview evaluation form

08Week 08

Onboarding & Documentation

  • Pre-boarding, induction & onboarding checklists
  • Offer and appointment letters
  • HR notices and official communication
  • Data protection and background verification

DeliverableOffer letter, appointment letter, onboarding plan + BGV checklist

Phase 4

Strategic HR Leadership

Engage, pay, develop and protect people, lawfully.

09Week 09

Engagement & Retention

  • Motivation theories in practice
  • Running an engagement audit
  • Rewards and recognition design
  • Attrition analysis and retention strategy

DeliverableEngagement calendar + retention strategy

10Week 10

Performance & L&D

  • Performance management systems
  • MBO, Balanced Scorecard and 360° feedback
  • PIPs and Training Needs Analysis
  • Soft Skills Lab: feedback & EQ

DeliverableAppraisal system + TNA report

11Week 11

Compensation & Compliance

  • Compensation philosophy and salary structures
  • CTC breakup, gross vs net pay
  • Running payroll on RazorpayX Payroll
  • PF, ESI and TDS in practice

DeliverablePayroll sheet with statutory deductions

12Week 12

Law, Technology & Integrity

  • Key Indian labour laws, gratuity and POSH
  • Statutory registers and HR audits
  • HRMS, HR analytics and AI in HR
  • Employee relations, discipline and exits

DeliverableHR audit + compliance map

Plus the PlaceX HR Practicals Workbook: 30+ practical activities, 20+ topic assessments, and live cases, debates & role plays.

Specialist tracks

Three specialist tracks. Three specialist trainers.

On top of the twelve core modules, you complete three dedicated multi-session tracks, each taught by a different specialist who does exactly this work for a living.

For Middle East careers

GCC HR

A detailed multi-session track for anyone planning an HR career in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait or Bahrain.

  • GCC labour law fundamentals
  • Work visas, onboarding & documentation
  • WPS and Gulf payroll practice
  • End-of-service benefits & leave rules
  • Nationalisation programmes
  • Preparing for Gulf HR interviews

Taught by a GCC HR specialist: a real HR professional who works, or has worked, in the Gulf.

Basics to advanced

MS Office & Excel

Dedicated sessions so every student is fluent in the Excel an HR executive uses daily, from first formula to finished dashboard.

  • Core formulas and functions
  • Lookups, sorting & data cleaning
  • Pivot tables and summaries
  • Attendance, leave & payroll sheets
  • HR dashboards and MIS reports
  • Word & PowerPoint for HR work

Taught by an MS Office specialist, with hands-on, file-by-file practice in every session.

Your primary HRMS

RazorpayX Payroll

Exhaustive, hands-on training on RazorpayX Payroll as your core HRMS, with its own co-branded certificate.

  • Company and employee setup
  • Salary structures and CTC
  • Attendance and leave management
  • Running payroll and payslips
  • PF, ESI, PT & TDS compliance
  • Plus an overview of Keka HR, greytHR & Zoho People

Taught by a RazorpayX Payroll specialist. Perpex Insights is an official RazorpayX partner.

Your portfolio

Walk into interviews with proof, not promises.

Every week ends with one portfolio-ready HR document, built on the same live templates our consultants use with client companies and reviewed by faculty.

  1. Week 01HR Career Clarity Report
  2. Week 02HR Function Map + SOP
  3. Week 03KRA–KPI–OKR framework for a real role
  4. Week 04HR Policy Document + HR Manual
  5. Week 05Org chart, job flow + HR dashboard
  6. Week 06Job Description + Competency Map
  7. Week 07Live job ad, screening questions + interview evaluation form
  8. Week 08Offer letter, appointment letter, onboarding plan + BGV checklist
  9. Week 09Engagement calendar + retention strategy
  10. Week 10Appraisal system + TNA report
  11. Week 11Payroll sheet with statutory deductions
  12. Week 12HR audit + compliance map

12 weeks + 12 deliverables = 1 HR-ready profile.

HR starter kit, tools & LMS

Your HR Starter Kit. Yours to keep.

Full drive access to the templates, trackers, references and documents an HR desk runs on: a ready-made kit for your first job.

  • DOCHR policy & HR manual templates
  • DOCJob description & job specification sheets
  • XLSPayroll calculator with PF, ESI & TDS
  • XLSEmployee engagement & attrition trackers
  • DOCOffer letter & appointment letter formats
  • FORMInterview evaluation & screening forms
  • FORMBGV checklist & onboarding checklist
  • DOCWarning letter, PIP & disciplinary formats
  • XLSHR audit & metrics workbook
  • REFReference guides on labour law & compliance

Platforms you'll work with

  • RazorpayX Payroll

    Primary HRMS · exhaustive hands-on

  • Keka HR

    Overview & walkthrough

  • greytHR

    Overview & walkthrough

  • Zoho People

    Overview & walkthrough

  • MS Excel & Office

    Basics to advanced

  • LinkedIn, Naukri, Indeed

    Sourcing & job posting

  • ATS & AI for HR

    Screening, drafting & analytics

In-house LMS · tech-backed learning, built by us

  • Classes

    Live class delivery and session resources

  • Assignments

    Submit deliverables and track feedback

  • Assessments

    20+ topic tests to check your progress

  • Leaderboard

    See where you stand and push further

Certifications

Three certificates. Each one earned.

One for the programme, one for the payroll platform, and one accredited certificate you earn by clearing an exam and a viva.

Sample Perpex Practical B-School certificate of completion
01

Perpex Practical B-School Certificate

Awarded on completing the programme: weekly deliverables, assessments and practical work.

Complete the course & deliverables

RazorpayX certificate of partnership awarded to Perpex Insights LLP
02

RazorpayX Payroll Training Certificate

Co-branded with RazorpayX, for completing the RazorpayX Payroll track. Perpex Insights is an official RazorpayX partner.

Complete the RazorpayX Payroll track

Specimen CTDS accredited course certificate
03

CTDS Accredited Course Certificate

From CTDS (Council for Technical Development Continuing Academic Educational and Scientific Studies), an ISO 9001:2015 certified body. Each certificate can be verified online at ctds.in.

Attend · clear the exam · clear the viva

A PlaceX student writing the certification exam
A student sitting the practical HR certification exam

The CTDS route

Accreditation you have to earn.

The CTDS certificate is not handed out for attendance. You attend the course, sit a written certification exam, then clear a viva with the examiners.

  1. 01Attend
  2. 02Exam
  3. 03Viva

+1Internship certificate. Eligible students who complete the one-month internship with our client HR teams receive an additional certificate, at no extra cost.

Career readiness & internship

From fresher to confident HR professional.

ATS-friendly résumé

Built in class around your 12 deliverables, so it gets past the software and in front of a person.

LinkedIn personal branding

A profile that positions you as a practising HR professional, with your portfolio attached.

STAR-method mock interviews

Practise on both sides of the table, as the candidate and as the interviewer.

Placement assistance by PlaceX

Opportunities and referrals through PlaceX, Perpex's recruitment and HR wing, and its hiring network.

Internship

Work inside real client HR teams.

Eligible students get a one-month internship on live HR work for Perpex Insights' consulting clients. Your first real HR experience happens before your first HR job.

  • No extra cost
  • Real client HR teams
  • Additional internship certificate

1

Month internship

Placed with PlaceX

Real students. Real HR desks.

  • Success story · placedAnaghaHR Executive at Floreo Evolved Ventures
  • Success story · placedReshmaHR Executive at Royal Assets & Companies (RAC)
More placement stories on @plac.ex ↗

We don't promise you a job. We build the proof that gets you hired.

Placement is not guaranteed. What you are guaranteed is a practitioner-built portfolio, real tools experience and the confidence to defend every page of it.

In their words · video stories

More student stories on Instagram:Placement story 1 ↗Placement story 2 ↗

Roles our graduates prepare for

  • HR Executive
  • HR Generalist
  • Talent Acquisition Executive
  • Recruiter
  • HR Operations Executive
  • Payroll & Compliance Executive
  • HR Coordinator
  • GCC HR roles

Who it's for

Designed for the start of a serious HR career.

Age 20–25

Fresh graduates & post-graduates

BBA, MBA, MCom, MSW or any degree. You have the theory; you need hands-on experience and a portfolio to get your first HR role.

0–3 years' experience

Early-career professionals

Admin, recruiter or operations roles that touch HR. Formalise what you do and step up into a full HR generalist role.

Students & interns

HR and MBA aspirants

Get a working head start before campus placements or an HR specialisation, and stand out in internship interviews.

New direction

Career switchers

Moving into HR from another field, or aiming for an HR role in the Gulf? Build a credible, practical foundation in twelve weeks.

Honestly, this is not for you if…

We'd rather tell you now. The course works because everyone in the batch does the work.

  • You are a senior HR professional with 5+ years of experience looking for advanced specialisation.
  • You only want a certificate and aren't interested in building real skills.
  • You're not willing to complete weekly assignments and deliverables.
What you need
A laptop or desktop, a stable internet connection and basic MS Excel / Word skills.
Time commitment
90 minutes of live class, five days a week, plus time for your weekly deliverable.
Prior HR knowledge
Not required. Phase 1 grounds everyone before the systems work begins.

Faculty & specialists

Learn from the people who run HR for real businesses.

This course was reverse-engineered from the HR systems our consulting team builds for client companies every month. Your faculty hire, pay, appraise and manage people as their day job.

Navas Shereef P V

Navas Shereef P V

Co-founder & CEO · Operations & HR Specialist

Operations and strategy expert and team-development specialist with 9+ years in organisational growth and talent management. Leads operational excellence and people-centric culture at Perpex.

Shahinsha Thasveer

Shahinsha Thasveer

Co-founder & Director · People & Curriculum Specialist

Curriculum architect and education innovator. Leads the B-School and PlaceX, designed curriculum for 550+ trainees and pioneered the execution-driven BXP model.

Afnidha Mahmood

Afnidha Mahmood

HR & Compliance Specialist · Academic Head, Perpex B-School & PlaceX

Aflah Muhammed

Aflah Muhammed

Senior Corporate Trainer · Curriculum Head, Perpex B-School

Sukanya Surendran

Sukanya Surendran

Senior People & Policy Specialist · Department Head, Perpex Insights

Vineesh V N

Vineesh V N

Industry Specialist · Human Resources

Vishnu M V

Vishnu M V

Industry Specialist · Strategic HR

Nizamudheen K

Nizamudheen K

NLP Specialist & People Trainer · Director, NAITER

Nidha Farheen

HR Specialist

Plus specialist faculty

A dedicated expert for every specialist track.

  • RazorpayX Payroll

    Payroll & HRMS specialist

  • MS Office & Excel

    Office tools specialist

  • GCC HR

    Gulf-experienced HR trainer

  • Guest sessions

    Industry leaders, across topics

Moments at PerpeX B-School

The people you'll learn with.

Full gallery →
Students taking notes during a practical HR course class in Calicut
PlaceX HR course students during a practical session in Kozhikode
PlaceX HR training students working on laptops in class, Kerala
Students in a live practical HR course class at PerpeX, Kozhikode

Your investment

A career skill set, priced like a smart decision.

Programme fee

₹35,000

+ 18% GST · fully online, live

Programme fee
₹35,000
GST @ 18%
₹6,300
Total payable
₹41,300

3 months

to pay, in instalments

≈ ₹2,917

per week of training

Flexible payment options available. Ask our admissions team for an instalment plan that works for you.

What your fee includes

  • 12 weeks of live online classes: 90 minutes a day, 5 days a week
  • 12 guided, portfolio-ready HR deliverables
  • Specialist tracks: GCC HR, MS Office & Excel, RazorpayX Payroll
  • Overview of Keka HR, greytHR and Zoho People
  • HR Starter Kit: full drive of templates, trackers, references & docs
  • In-house LMS: classes, assignments, assessments & leaderboard
  • HR Practicals Workbook with 30+ activities
  • Guest sessions with industry leaders
  • 3 certificates: Perpex B-School, RazorpayX Payroll & CTDS accredited
  • 1-month internship + certificate for eligible students
  • Résumé, LinkedIn, mock interviews & placement assistance
Typical 2-year HR degreePractical HR Management Course
Time to job-readyAround two years12 weeks
CostOften several lakhs₹35,000 + GST, in instalments
Learning styleLecture and exam-ledPractice-led, one deliverable a week
Taught byMostly academic facultyHR practitioners + specialist trainers
ToolsRarely hands-onRazorpayX Payroll, Excel & HRMS overview
What you leave withA marksheet12-piece portfolio + 3 certificates
Keep your job?Usually difficultYes: 90 minutes a day, fully online

Questions, answered

Frequently asked questions.

Try before you join

Free practical HR sessions

  • Payroll Week
  • HR Tools Session
  • Recruitment Practical

Still have a question? Talk to the PlaceX admissions team.

+91 90379 13428
01How long is the course, and how much time does it take?

Twelve weeks, five days a week. Each day is one 90-minute live class combining theory and practical, plus time for your weekly deliverable.

02Is it really 100% online?

Yes. Classes, specialist tracks and guest sessions are all live and online, so you can join from anywhere in India or the Gulf.

03I have no HR background. Can I join?

Yes. Phase 1 grounds you in HR fundamentals before the systems and execution work begins.

04Can I do this while working or studying?

Yes. That's who it's designed for. Ninety minutes a day fits around a job or a degree.

05Which certificates will I receive?

Three: a Perpex Practical B-School course certificate, a RazorpayX Payroll training certificate co-branded with RazorpayX, and a CTDS accredited course certificate.

06What does the CTDS certificate require?

You attend the course, clear a written certification exam and then clear a viva. It is earned, not given for attendance.

07Is there an internship?

Yes. Eligible students get a one-month internship with real client HR teams, with an additional certificate, at no extra cost.

08Do you guarantee placement?

No, and we won't pretend to. We provide résumé, LinkedIn and interview support, plus placement assistance through PlaceX. Your portfolio does the rest.

09Which HR software will I learn?

RazorpayX Payroll in depth as your main HRMS, plus an overview of Keka HR, greytHR and Zoho People. Excel is covered from basics to advanced.

10I want an HR job in the Gulf. Will this help?

Yes. A dedicated multi-session GCC HR track is taught by an HR specialist who works, or has worked, in the Gulf.

11How can I pay the fee?

₹35,000 + 18% GST (₹41,300 in total), payable in instalments across 3 months. Flexible options are available.

12Can I try it before I join?

Yes. Ask about our free practical HR sessions, such as Payroll Week, the HR Tools Session and the Recruitment Practical.

13What is the fee for this HR course in Calicut / Kerala?

₹35,000 + 18% GST (₹41,300 in total) for the full 12-week programme, including all three certificates, the specialist tracks, the HR Starter Kit and placement assistance, payable in instalments across 3 months.

14Is the HR course available in Calicut (Kozhikode)?

Yes. PlaceX and Perpex are based in Kozhikode, and the course runs live online, so you can join from Calicut, anywhere in Kerala, the rest of India or the Gulf, with the same faculty, projects and certificates.

Your HR career starts with doing HR.

Seats are limited in every batch so faculty can review every deliverable personally. Book a counselling call to get the next batch dates and an instalment plan.