How to choose right coaching institute for engineering entrance exams

The rat race has started........

With new comers tending towards engineering education many coaching centers are coming to their assistance. Coaching institutes across India for AIEEE, IITJEE etc are growing in number significantly.

These coaching institutes claim high success ratio in many newspapers and other form of advertisements with photos of students and their ranks. They do so to attract more and more students into their institutes. It is highly advisable to follow up and check the truthfulness of their claims. Always remember one thing in mind that hefty fees do not guarantee superior ranks. Some folks are tempted to think that since so and so institute demands bulky fees for their coaching they must be offering best standard coaching. They are wrong in thinking so.

How to choose right coaching institute

This is one of the most important subjects which often decides your rank and hence your career. Hence discussion on this topic is indispensible. IIT- JEE coaching has become far too commercialized. Hundreds of coaching centers have come into existence, claiming hundreds of ranks. It is the student who falls prey to all these gimmicks and often ends up with either a poor rank of failure at JEE. So before selecting any coaching institute you should check that the institute should have a strong reputation.

It is advisable to consider some factors before plunging into selection of apt coaching institute for Engineering.

Study Material:

The several engineering coaching institutes in India for IIT/AIEEE provide dissimilar and discrete study materials for assistance in studies.

But it is important to look into the depth of these study materials and to confirm that the so called unique study materials are actually unique or just copy pasted from other books.  It is also important to double check coaching institutes for collection of good quality and edifying books.

It is always important to choose a coaching institute that provides you appropriate guidance and offers you individual attention.

Test Series:

Coaching institutes for Engineering Entrance exams also usually have a series of mock tests and evaluations that help students in identifying their strength and weaknesses. It is very good to track the progress of every student to make him fit for the competition. All the endeavors are usually based up on the student's aptitude and attentiveness on important studies.

It is also imperative to check the faculties of the coaching institute you are planning to join. Faculties that are alumni of reputed institutes themselves can offer you in depth insights into the entrance exam patterns.

Competitive Environment:

It is very important to create a competitive environment in institutes to keep students motivated all the times. The foremost thing to be focused in this direction is forming batches of reasonable strength to ensure that every student gets ample time to interact with teachers. There should be some special sessions at colleges to address students’ queries regarding critical aspects other than exams like Group Discussions/Personal Interview.

Some tips for choosing the right institute are:

• See how old the institute is.
• How many students of the institute got into IIT last year? Ask the institute to give phone nos. of the successful students, so that you can confirm.
• Talk to 3 or 4 students (should be studious) who are already studying in that institute. Ask them what they feel about the teachers and the management (very important!) of that institute.
• See the level of problems in the assignments and whether the study material is regularly updated or not.
• Finally, see if your parents can pay the fees (generally very huge).

For students living in areas with no coaching institutes or transportation problems, a postal coaching is a must. Some tips for postal coaching are:

• Most important tip is that the coaching institute that you choose should have a very strong reputation.
• See whether the sets are dispatched on time.
• Talk to students who have already enrolled for that institute, and what they feel about the depth of coverage and problem sets.
• See how many postal tests, on-the-spot tests and lecture sessions are there. These are must for removing doubts and strengthening the concepts.