JEE (Joint Entrance Examination) is arguably the toughest examination in the country granting access to crème da le crème i.e., the best engineering institutes of the country, IITs (Indian Institute of Technology), NITs (National Institute of Technology), IIITs (International Institute of Information Technology) and other CFTIs (Centrally Funded Technical Institutions). Along with this, it also serves entry into many other premium institutions.
JEE is divided into two phases Main and Advanced with the later providing admission in IITs and the former for the rest. The slant selection percentage and the huge amount of competition every year have left no scope for the students to slack but to bring their best game. There are plenty of coaching institutes in the industry both global and local with the sole aim to serve to this cause and help the students fulfill their ambition. It is thus, important to bring into notice some coaching institutes and compare them to help the student steer clear and achieve success with the right kind of assistance.
This article discusses the best distance learning programs of both e-learning/online coaching platforms and traditional coaching alike to help provide a clear view. The aim is to find a solution for different groups as well as for the mass & enable them to make better decisions to safeguard their future.
FIITJEE
FIITJEE was created in 1992 by the vision and toil of Mr. D. K. Goel, a Mechanical Engineering Graduate from IIT Delhi. It had a very humble beginning as a forum for IIT-JEE, with a vision to provide an ideal launch pad for serious JEE aspirants. Along the way to the realization of this vision, it has garnered massive success with the vision to make a difference in the thought process of a student.
The entire DLP of FIITJEE is available in the Ideal Correspondence Course Package. The package contains Comprehensive Study Material, Computer-Based All India Integrated Test Series, Concept Strengthening Classroom Program of about 66 hours, Phase Tests & Problem Package, and my PAT Online Test Series. The entire package is very well made for students who remain in the top section of their batch. The entire package costs around Rs. 29,200.
VIBRANT
Vibrant Academy is a cram school in Kota, Rajasthan, which was co-founded in 2010 by Mr. Jain, alumni of BITS Pilani and Mr. Neel Kamal Sethi of IIT Kharagpur (Hons.) to coach aspiring engineers for engineering entrance examinations JEE, and other state-level competitive exams. It delivers comprehensive solutions to the masses in order to succeed in their respective fields and cope up with the modern challenges.
The entire Vibrant Combo Pack for JEE Main and Advanced contains study material package, solutions in PDF, Question Bank cum Revision Package of PCM in 2 parts for a cost of Rs. 15,000. It’s Online Test Series comes at a cost of Rs. 5500.
CAREERPOINT
Founded in 1993 by IIT Delhi alumnus and physics teacher, Mr. Pramod Maheshwari, CareerPoint had started from a humble beginning to coach tens of thousands now. It’s vision is to exemplify excellence and leadership In education. It is vested in the mission to aim to define, and continually refine, the absolute standard of excellence in the area of academics.
Careerpoint has a slightly segregated mode of distributing it’s distance learning program. The Video Lectures & Online Test Series together comes at a cost of Rs. 20,000. The study material package costs Rs. 9500. The All India Test Series and Online Test Series together comes at a cost of Rs. 8000. The Ranker’s package for top notch preparation costs around Rs. 3,000. However it has the provision for the subscription of free Daily Practice Papers. All the features combined together costs around Rs.40,500.
KAYSONS
Established in 2009, Kaysons Education started with an objective to provide detailed, comprehensive guidance to students aspiring for different competitive examinations across India. With the use of cutting edge technology, expert guidance and online support, its aim has been to guide students all over India, while reaching out to students in the remote corners of the country. It accomplishes all the above with the help of solutions not offered elsewhere such as doubt clearance and complete support with tier-base levels.
Kaysons’ IIT JEE 2021 DLP program contains the benefits of Video Lectures (360 Hours), Test Series with Computer Based Tests, Question Bank (30,000 questions with solution), Doubt Clearing, Study Material, Ranker’s Level and Make Me IITian. The entire package comes at a cost of Rs. 20,000 in USB and SD card mode while getting the above features in a tablet costs Rs. 25,000. The price along with the complete support makes it one of the best solutions.
With all the features brought into the scenario, we can see that the cost moves from Rs. 20,000 to Rs. 40,000 with provision of different features. As offline coaching institutes FIITJEE and VIBRANT has a lot more to offer than CAREERPOINT and are better in terms of performance. However VIBRANT’s distance learning package lags behind in terms of an All India Test Series essential for mock preparation, doubt clearance and daily practice papers.
Doubt clearance remains a problem not met with a solution in all the three traditional coaching institutes. Video Lectures have been introduced by CAREERPOINT but all the features combined cost around Rs. 40,000 with doubt clearance as a visible problem. FIITJEE has the best all-round package along with Kaysons covering concepts till revision, even going to the length of introducing concept strengthening course which is a major plus. All of it costs around 30,000 without video lectures and doubt clearance.
The reason Kaysons has been able to come up with a comprehensive solution is because of its focus. Others have the offline domain to manage and hence falls short of certain features which are covered by their classroom teaching. But while enrolling a distance learning program, it of huge importance to clear doubts or else the doubts pile up and demotivates the students causing frequent burnouts.
Kaysons has managed to cater to the need at an affordable price and is in constant improvement which shall lead to the student getting acquainted with the format of the exam and scoring better. The need of every student is distinct and their ability to attain resources as well.
The discussion is out in the open for the students to reap benefits from and aims at making a neutral judgement to find out the best DLP for JEE Main & JEE Advanced.
