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Forty-eight engineering students cleared JLPT N4 in nine months — flat.

Anna University's mechanical and electronics departments wanted to open up Japan-bound placements but had no in-house Japanese capability. Existing weekend coaching produced a sub-30% pass rate on JLPT N5 and zero N4 candidates.

Anna University · Japanese94% pass rate48 learners certified9 months programmeStarted 2023Anna University · Japanese94% pass rate48 learners certified9 months programmeStarted 2023Anna University · Japanese94% pass rate48 learners certified9 months programmeStarted 2023Anna University · Japanese94% pass rate48 learners certified9 months programmeStarted 2023

01 · Outcomes

94%
JLPT N4 first-attempt pass rate
48
Students placed into the cohort
9 mo
From kana to N4 certified
12
Job offers from Japanese firms

02 · How we did it

  1. 01

    Diagnostic placement test for the full 48-student cohort, splitting into two parallel batches

  2. 02

    Twice-weekly on-campus sessions with Triqora faculty + a third weekly online drill

  3. 03

    Custom textbook adapted from Minna no Nihongo with engineering vocabulary inserts

  4. 04

    Mock JLPT every six weeks with item-level analytics shared back to the department

03 · Curriculum modules

  • 03.01

    Hiragana / Katakana intensive (week 1–2)

  • 03.02

    Core grammar through Minna no Nihongo I–II

  • 03.03

    Engineering vocabulary modules (drawings, materials, processes)

  • 03.04

    JLPT N5 sit (month 4)

  • 03.05

    JLPT N4 prep & sit (month 9)

04 · In their words

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Anna University

Dr. P. Sundararajan

Head, Department of Mechanical Engineering

We had tried weekend coaching with three vendors before Triqora. Their cohort model — clear milestones, real assessments, and an instructor who'd actually taught at a language school in Osaka — was the difference between a hobby and a programme.

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