Top Coaching Institutes in India for Engineering Entrance Exams

By Aneeket Barua

Ever wondered how difficult it is to get admission in a college you have always dreamt off; especially when you are one among the millions of students who appear for numerous competitive exams.

In a country like India, where every parent wants their child to be either an engineer or a doctor and that’s not it, in fact the cherry on the cake (for the parents) is that they want their ward to achieve the same from the best institute. Isn’t that unfair, especially when you have only 16 IITs and 30 NITs in case of engineering aspirants, along with few other top institutes.

Now, let’s talk about one of the most talked about entrance exam last year. The Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) for which nearly 14, 00,000 students appeared. The total number of seats available in IITs and NITs was around 25,370 (IITs- 9885 + NITs- 15485). This means only 2% of the total applicants who applied for JEE 2013 made it through to the IITs and NITs.

So now you can understand how much time, patience and hard work it requires to qualify these exams and how essential it is for a student to start preparing as early as possible. Preparing for such highly competitive and challenging exams is not easy as one needs necessary guidance and a perfect mentor. However, it often becomes quite a task to figure out the perfect coaching institute that can actually help you prepare to get through to one of the elite education institutes in India.

In an effort to make this task little easy and less hectic, here are 10 coaching institutes which one can consider enrolling in for such competitive exam preparation.

(α)          Vibrant Academy

An academy founded to facilitate IIT aspirants, Vibrant has emerged as a strong contender among the top coaching institutes. And with a record selection percentage of 43.2% (1243 out of total 2836) from regular classroom courses in the 2013 JEE Advance, this coaching institute has definitely set a benchmark for itself and its competitors.

(∑)          Resonance

With its inception in 2001, this coaching institute has really come a long way. With 12 classroom program study centres across the country, 300+ full time faculty members out of which 25% faculty members are from the IITs, and with the highest number of students qualifying for JEE Advance from a single institute in India; this coaching institute definitely has the caliber to provide future IITians and doctors to the nation.

(*)       Bansal Classes

As they say, “Form is temporary but class is permanent”, Bansal classes, one of the oldest; in fact a pioneer in the coaching industry has never failed to prove its worth when it comes to various competitive entrance exams. With two students in Top 10 All India Rankers and 19 in Top 150 All India Rankers in JEE Advance 2013, Bansal Classes is definitely a class apart.

(β)          FIITJEE, Delhi

With nearly 4,000 students achieving an All India Rank in JEE (Mains) 2013, and 3,729 students achieving a rank in JEE (Advance), FIITJEE has been a favourite student destination for various competitive exams.

(±)          Narayana

Narayana has been one of the renowned names when it comes to engineering coaching institutes. With centres in nearly 17 major cities including Delhi, this institute offers extensively researched study materials along with experienced teachers. With nearly 400+ selections in JEE Mains and 200+ selections in JEE Advance, this institute never failed to impress.

(-)           Allen Career Institute

Accounting for nearly 45,000 student admissions in classroom courses in Kota for the 2012-13 session says a lot about this coaching institute. With 990 total selections (37 students in top 1000) in JEE Advance 2013, 380 total selections (11 in top 20) in AIIMS 2013 and 23189 total selections (34 in top 100), the success rate of Allen can be easily seen. Thus, if you are eyeing any such exam, then Allen Career Institute is the place to be.

(÷)          Vidya Mandir Classes

Providing classroom courses in more than 30 cities, Vidya Mandir has made its name as one of the premier coaching institutes for IIT aspirants. With nearly 48 top scorers through classroom course and 9 top scorers through correspondence course in the JEE Advance, Vidya Mandir is definitely worth a thought.

(%) IITiansPACE

If you are a Mumbaikar with a dream to enter the IITs, then this coaching institute could be your alma-mater. IITiansPace was established in 1999 with a sole motive to guide students in Mumbai who wanted to get through good Engineering and Medical colleges. Now 15 years down the line, IITiansPace has not only made its mark in Mumbai but has expanded hugely by opening its centres in various cities in India including one centre in Dubai.  Students of this institute have not done wonders only in IIT entrance but performed outstandingly in various Olympiads.

(π)     Super 30

Fascination towards Mathematics and a will to help economically poor students with IIT dreams paved the way for Super 30. Based in Patna, Super 30 comprises of 30 talented students with a goal to make it big. So far, Super 30’s track record has been amazing by delivering 100% success rate as all its 30 students cracked IIT for three consecutive years: 2008, 2009 and 2010.