Top coaching institutes in India for MBA entrance preparation

A good coaching institute provides appropriate study material to the aspirant and guides them on how to perform well in the MBA entrance exam.

With more than three lakh MBA seats up for grab in various colleges and over triple the number of students appearing for the entrance exam on an average, the competition for cracking the entrance exam with a good score can be tough. To make it to the top business schools of the country, such as the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs), an aspirant has to do it all – from cracking the entrance tests to acing the WAT, GD and PI rounds. With such immense pressure to perform well in various MBA entrance exams and B-School interviews, aspirants often turn to external agencies for help.

This is where coaching institutes come into play.

A good coaching institute provides appropriate study material to the aspirant and guides them on how to perform well in the exam. The journey doesn’t end here. Most coaching centres also help students prepare for the second stage of MBA admission, including cracking group discussion (GD), personal interview (PI) and written ability test (WAT).

Shiksha takes a look at some of the popular coaching institutes in the country. There are thousands of coaching institutes in India. A handful of these institutes stand out due to their success stories (such as toppers or number of students making to good MBA colleges) or good study material.

Please note: The following coaching institutes have been listed alphabetically and not in any rank or order.

Bulls Eye

Bulls Eye was started in 1996 in Pune by a group of IIM and XLRI alumni. The institute claims to have trained more than 100,000 students over the last 17 years, producing various CAT and XAT toppers on the way. They have both regular classroom preparation and online preparation products.

Career Launcher

One of the largest MBA coaching institutes in India, CL has a wide network of 168 test prep centres in 75 cities. Led by a team of IIT-IIM alumni, CL produces various CAT and other MBA exam toppers every year.

Endeavour Careers

Just ten years into existence, Endeavour Careers has produced several success stories. It offers training and coaching for MBA entrance exams. The institute has a presence in 10 states. They offer both online and offline coaching.

Erudite

Set up in 1998, Erudite offers training to students to crack MBA entrance tests like CAT, MAT, and XAT. The mentors at the institute are alumni from IIMs, XLRI & other leading business schools of India. The faculty members are from top B-Schools.

IMS

Established in 1977 in Mumbai, IMS is one of the oldest higher education entrance exam training institutes of the country. The institute, which has over 75 centres in 44 cities, believes in acting as a mentor, motivator and guide to students. IMS Learning Resources offers coaching and training for MBA entrance tests. Students are mentored for entrance tests like CAT, GMAT, CMAT, NMAT by GMAC, etc.

MBAguru

Focused exclusively on MBA prep material, MBAguru provides classroom coaching to aspirants. Founded by IIT and IIM alumni, the institute teaches through ‘Adaptive Prep’. It claims to have achieved 22.5 IIM calls per 100 students.

PT Education

PT Education was established in 1993 in Indore. The institute believes in delivering knowledge which is result-oriented as well as interesting through its classroom teaching modules. The institute trains the students through both offline and online teaching modules and follows the motto, ‘’formal qualifications are not indispensable, positive attitude necessarily is not.’’

TIME

Established in 1992, Triumphant Institute of Management Education Pvt Ltd (TIME) is considered to be one of India's leading test-preparation institutes. Headquartered at Hyderabad, TIME is led by a team of more than 40 IIT and IIM graduates. It has an all-India presence with 236 offices in 112 towns and cities. TIME has constantly produced various CAT and other MBA entrance exam toppers.

Genesis Mentors

Genesis Mentors’ was launched in 2010 in Pune and has trained over 200 students in both classroom preparation and online preparation. The institute claims to have some of the best records of highest calls-to-students ratio in India.

These are just some of the good coaching institutes. Candidates can also check out some other popular coaching centres:

• Tathagat
• Prudence Academy
• Mindworkzz
• Georgeprep
• Alchemist 

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