IIT STUDY CIRCLE

IIT Study Circle (a Shriram Group Initiative), a respected name in the field of IITJEE Coaching has come together with the prestigious Vidyamandir Classes and online experts 100Percentile.com to usher in a new era of success in the IITJEE. It has a combined presence in 10 cities across India.
Vidyamandir Classes, a premier IIT JEE coaching institute, started in 1989 is a leading institution helping students to achieve success in IITJEE and also helps in other engineering entrance examinations like AIEEE, DCE-CEE, BITSAT etc. Vidyamandir Classes is known for its quality coaching, highly disciplined teaching methodology, high level of satisfaction among students, its authenticity and transparency. The institute is known for its innovative methodologies and was the first one to introduce a stringent admission test for admission to IITJEE Coaching. Later, the concept of 'Test series' along with Correspondence Course, was also introduced by the institute. Every year, year after year, its students successfully pave their way to leading engineering colleges like IITs and NITs. The growing popularity of Vidyamandir is reflected by the fact that the number of students who appeared for Vidyamandir Admission Test exceeded 12,000 in 2009.
Through our Learning Partnership, Vidyamandir Classes can now offer its famed 2-Year, 12-Pass, Aim-IIT Classroom Courses for IITJEE and Vidyamandir Correspondence Courses to more deserving students, across greater number of cities.

Our Team

Our Leadership Team

Mita Brahma

Mita Brahma has a Master’s in Physics, and an MBA in Systems and Finance from IIT Delhi.

Her first job was with the State Bank of India, where she was responsible for overall branch administration and business areas. She took a break from Corporate schedules for five years, and worked in the area of Physics teaching, coaching several students successfully for the IIT-JEE. Returning to Corporate life with Nucleus Software, she headed the Human Resources function of the company, and undertook several initiatives for process improvements, process automation and organizational development. Ms Brahma then worked with Grow Talent, a Strategic HR consulting company, where she consulted in the areas of Change Management, Business Strategy, Organizational Design, Knowledge Management, Assessment, Executive Coaching, and Team Effectiveness.

At New Horizons, Mita leads the Education teams of IIT Study Circle – a business unit focussed on IIT JEE coaching, and Knowledge Horizon – a business unit focussed on the K-12 sector.

Mrityunjay Narayanan

Mrityunjay Narayanan is a pioneer in the IIT JEE industry. Mrityunjay started teaching Physics courses for IIT-JEE aspirants in 1988, soon after his post graduation, creating himself the courseware and designing courses for IIT-JEE. He founded and was the Chief Operating Officer and Director of Quest Educational Services Ltd., creating one of the most popular brands in IIT-JEE training, IIT Study Circle.

Mrityunjay has also worked with the senior management team of various organizations like Sri Chaitanya IIT-JEE Academy, Narayana Group of Institutions, Edurite Technologies and Tutor Vista.

He brings with him over 24 years of senior management experience in the field of smart learning, and IITJEE coaching. Currently, he heads the business for the IIT Study Circle unit.

Atul Tandon

Atul Tandon completed his graduation in commerce from the Sriram College of Commerce, and MBA in Finance from Faculty of Management Sciences, Delhi. He is also an ICWA and brings with him over 22 years of experience. He has worked with the Indorama group in Thailand, and the Texmaco group of Thailand in senior management positions.

Prior to the above, he worked with the Daewoo Motors and with DCM Toyota. He is currently the Chief Financial Officer for IIT Study Circle.

Lalit Gupta

Lalit Gupta completed his B Tech and M Tech from IIT Delhi in 1992 and 1994 respectively. As a student at IIT, he has coached other prospective IITians in Science and Maths.

After passing out of IIT, Lalit worked as a software professional with Citicorp Overseas Software Ltd., and HCL Technologies Ltd. He was the co-founder and Chief Technology Officer for Procurez Solutions, an internet and software solutions Company started with US venture capital collaboration. Lalit has also consulted independently in technology areas with organizations like CRISIL.

At present, he looks after Academics, Operations and R&D at IIT Study Circle, bringing a strong Quality and Customer focus to its Operations.

Annu Kundlu

Annu Kundlu has done his B.A.(Honours) from Patna University and brings over 19 years of experience in the field of IT and IITJEE Training.

He has worked with organizations like Brilliants, STG International heading their centres and looking after its marketing and business development. He has worked for more than 7 years with FIITJEE looking after Marketing and Admissions. Currently he looks after Marketing, Operations and Administration.


Our Faculty

PHYSICS

Dr Y. S. Parmar completed his MSc five years integrated program in Physics as well as Phd in Physics from IIT Kanpur. He has more than fifteen years’ experience in the field of IITJEE coaching including Narayana Institute, and Career Launcher.

P. Kamarasu is a post graduate in Physics, and has spent more than seventeen years in the field of Physics teaching. Four of these years were spent at Narayana, and two years at Sri Chaitanya. He has also worked for three years earlier at IIT Study Circle.

Hemant Kumar completed his B. Tech from IIT Kharagpur, and worked in the manufacturing sector for about fifteen years before he returned to his passion area of teaching. He has worked with FIITJEE for five years, and also with Brilliant, before joining the team in IIT Study Circle.

Daljeet Singh completed his B. Tech from IIT BHU. He has been in the field of IITJEE coaching since then. Some of his previous experiences are with Sri Chaitanya Academy where he spent about five years, also with Erose Educational Infotech where he worked for more than a year.

Satwik Das did his integrated M.Sc. from IIT Kharagpur. He has more than 4 years of experience teaching students for the IITJEE. He has earlier taught with institutes like Career Launcher.

Shekhar Kumar Singh MSC/UGC NET,He has around 14 years of experience. Prior to this he was associated with Narayana IIT Academy.

Rakesh Choudhary has done his M.Sc. in Physics from Magadh University and Mechanical Engineering from the Insititution of Engineers. He has been teaching Physics for IITJEE for more than 13 years and has experience teaching with institutions like Sri Chaitanya IIT Academy and Career Point

Deepak Pant has more than 10 years of experience in teaching Physics for the IITJEE. He has teaching experience with institutions like Resonance and Sri Chaitanya IIT Academy.

G. Anil Kumar has done his M.Sc. in Physics from IIT Chennai and has more than 7 years of teaching experience in the field of IITJEE. He has taught at institutes like Sri Chaitanya.

Manoj Dwarpudi has done his Post Graduation in Physics from Pondicherry Central University and has more than 7 years of experience teaching Physics for the IITJEE. He has taught at institutes like Narayana and Career Point.

Vivek Kumar Srivasatava completed his B.Tech in Civil Engineering from IIT Roorkee. Previously He has been working as a Physics faculty in Career Launcher for about six years.

Gaurav Singhal completed his B.Tech from IIT Kanpur had been working with a software company before.

CHEMISTRY

Seema Chaudhary completed her MSc in Chemistry, and is also UGC-NET qualified. She has been coaching for the IITJEE for more than sixteen years. She has been a senior professor in Aakash Institute where she worked for about three years, and also FIITJEE where she worked for another three years. Seema was the senior faculty in Chemistry at these organizations, and also headed the Training function.

Vakul Goswami completed his B Tech from IIT Kanpur, and has been in the field of IITJEE coaching since then. He ran his own coaching classes for some time, and also worked with Bansal Classes, Jaipur, and Resonance, Kota. He has about eighteen years’ of experience in this field.

Gaurav Sharma has done his B.Tech. and M.Tech. from IIT Delhi from the department of Computer Science and Engineering. He has more than 7 years of experience in teaching Chemistry to students preparing for IITJEE. He has earlier taught in institutes like Brilliant Tutorials.

Balbir Lal has done his B.Tech from IIT Kanpur and has more than 7 years of teaching experience in the field of IITJEE.

Asha Singh completed her MSc in Chemistry from IIT Roorkee. She has been teaching Chemistry for IITJEE for over 6 years and has experience teaching with institutions like Career Launcher and FIIT JEE.

Krishna Kant Pandey has done his PG Diploma in Chemical Sales and marketing Management and Msc from Jiwaji University, Gwalior. He has been teaching Chemistry for IITJEE for over 9 years and previously teaching with Career Launcher.

Ajay Kishor Tripathi has done his B.Tech from HBTI Kanpur. He has been teaching Chemistry for IITJEE for over 9 years and has taught with institutes like Krishnamurthy IIT Academy and Narayana IIT Academy.

MATHEMATICS

Anchal Das completed his MSc in Applied Maths from REC Rourkela, and has been in the field of IIT JEE Coaching since. Apart from working with Narayana IIT Academy for five years, he also ran his own coaching academy successfully for more than eleven years.

Sanjiv Vij completed an M. Phil in Mathematics and had been teaching in the Delhi University for five years, before joining IIT Study Circle where he taught for nine years. He was also with the Manav Rachna Educational Institute for five years, where he set up their coaching division before joining New Horizons.

S. Sudheer Kumar completed his MSc in Mathematics from Bharathidasan University. He has worked as a Mathematics faculty in Narayana College for about three years, and also with the Sri Chaitanya College for more than five years.

Anurag Goyal has done his B.Sc.(Honours) and MCA from the Delhi University. He has more than 7 years of experience in teaching students for the IITJEE. He has earlier taught at institutes like the Career Launcher.

Sujit Kumar has more than 11 years of experience in teaching students for the IITJEE. He has earlier taught at institutes like the Sri Chaitanya IIT Academy and Narayana IIT Academy.

Chittranjoy Roy M.Phil from Delhi University. Having 20 yrs of experience, taught in Bansal, Narayanan Academy,toppers tutorials.

R. Easwaran has graduated in the area of operations research and analysis from Delhi. He has more than 9 years of teaching experience, having worked as a Senior Lecturer at Srichaitanya IIT Academy. He has worked as the Head of Department IIT mathematics at Vikas Institute, Vishakhapatanam. He has taught in various DPS branches including Mathura Road, Noida, Faridabad, Dhanbad, Bokaro, Bulandshehar. He has also conducted IITJEE classes at Sanskriti, New Delhi.

Pawan Kumar Thakur has done his M.Sc. in Mathematics from Agra University. He has more than 7 years of teaching experience and has taught at institutes like Sri Chaitanya IIT Academy.

Puneet Garg has done his B.Tech from IIT Delhi and PGDM from IIM Lucknow. He has more than 8 years of experience. Prior to this he was associated with IMS Learning Resources Pvt. Ltd. & T.I.M.E.

Tapas Yogi has done his engineering from NIT, Jamshedpur and has nearly 9 years of experience in teaching for iitjee. He has earlier worked with PIE Education, Narayana IIT Academy and Sri Chaitanya IIT Academy

Dr. S.L. Saini has done his Ph. D in Mathematics from Magadh University. He has been teaching Mathematics for IITJEE for 10 years and has experience teaching with institutions like Rao IIT Academy, Naryana IIT Academy, Sri Chaitanya IIT Academy and Pie Education.

Alok Kumar Jha completed his Msc in Mathematics from Bhagalpur University. He has been teaching Mathematics for IITJEE for 10 years and has experience teaching with Career Launcher and Paragon Classes.

Jeetendra Dixit is a B.Tech from IIT Kanpur. Previously he has been teaching Mathematics with FIIT JEE.

Why IIT Study Circle

Pioneers in the field of IITJEE Coaching since 1981. Many reputed institutes in the field of IITJEE Coaching have been setup by ex-IIT Study Circle faculty.

Vast experience and high success rate in IITJEE and other engineering college entrance examinations.

Vidyamandir Classes, having the highest success rate in IITJEE for the last 19 years, is now our Learning Partner.

Being part of New Horizons, we have access to global best practices, learning technology and training experience of New Horizons having more than 300 centres, 2000 classrooms, 2700 instructors in 60 countries.

Rare blend of experience in education with commitment to technology, R&D and innovation.

Online Support for our students through our online partners 100Percentile.com. Students can now get their doubts cleared by speaking to our expert faculty or learning from issues discussed in our discussion forums.
o Online doubt clearing
o Online Tests and Assessments
o Online Results and Analysis Reports
o Online Discussion Forums

Hi-tech and plush study centers, equipped with the latest digital learning aids, giving students an opportunity to study in an excellent environment conducive to learning, unlike the cramped classrooms in unhygienic environments provided by most players in the industry.

Students attending the course at IIT Study Circle will have access to customized course material developed by Vidyamandir Classes for IITJEE.

About New Horizons India Limited

New Horizons India Ltd, a joint venture of New Horizons Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ: NEWH) and the Shriram group, is an Indian company operational since 2002 with a global foot print engaged in the business of knowledge delivery through acquiring, creating, developing, managing, lending and licensing knowledge in the areas of IT, Applied Learning, Technology Services and Supplementary Education. The company has pan India presence with 15 offices and employs 750 people.

Company’s mission is to provide world class innovative and customized knowledge products and services for local markets globally. The key differentiator for New Horizons has been its wholesome focus on Training and Education. In India New Horizons has a close working relationship with some of the world's leading technology companies, who have certified New Horizons as their preferred training partners. Some of these companies are Oracle, Red Hat, and Microsoft.

NH India offers a full spectrum of knowledge in the areas of IT, Applied learning, Supplementary Education and Technology Services

Business Associates Program

IIT Study Circle is glad to launch its Business Associate Program. The program is open to organizations which are connected with the education field and have a passion for spreading academic excellence, helping the student community achieve success in the prestigious IITJEE examinations, to gain admission in their dream institutes.

Our Business Associate Program is available under two streams.

1. Partner Classroom Programs

Under this program we are looking for established schools, who would like to partner with us, to provide IITJEE coaching classes for its students on the school campus itself.

The students will gain from our excellent Vidyamandir Course Material and Pedagogy which has matured over the last two decades; from our experienced faculty, which has been teaching in the specialized area of IITJEE coaching; from the online tests and online doubt clearing support available to all students registered with our programs; and from the carefully structured practice tests in the form of a Test-Series which provide them a near-live experience of appearing in the IITJEE.

Besides increased revenues, our Partners gain from greater publicity and a boost in image, due to the higher success rate of its students in the IITJEE. As a by product, the performance in the board examinations has also been observed to improve by leaps and bounds. This acts as a magnet in attracting the best students to our Partner’s Institution during its regular admission cycle.

2. Correspondence Reseller Programs

Under this program we are looking for established schools or coaching institutes who would like to partner with us, to provide the famous Vidyamandir Correspondence Course for its students.

The students will gain from the excellent Vidyamandir Course Material which has been successfully used by thousands of students to gain admission into the IITs; from the online tests and online doubt clearing support available to all students, which is the same as for students of the famed Vidyamandir Classes classroom program; and from the carefully structured practice tests in the form of a Test-Series which provide them a near-live experience of appearing in the IITJEE.

The discounts available to our Partners, for making bulk sales, would lead to increasing profits, without having the need to invest further in infrastructure or faculty. Leave all the investment in upgrading and printing the course material, providing subject and online support to students, setting up schools for Test-Series to us. Also benefit from increased success rate of your students in the IITJEE.

HOW DO YOU BECOME A BUSINESS ASSOCIATE
If you are interested in becoming a Business Associate, just write to us at partners@iitstudycircle.org. In case your application is short listed, we shall call/invite you for a personal discussion and after mutual consent we shall sign the legal agreement.

About IITSC

IIT Study Circle is a division of New Horizons India Ltd, a joint venture of New Horizons Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ: NEWH) and the Shriram group, an Indian company operational since 2002 with a global foot print engaged in the business of knowledge delivery through acquiring, creating, developing, managing, lending and licensing knowledge in the areas of IT, Applied Learning, Technology Services and Supplementary Education.

IIT Study Circle has established itself as one of the premier organizations training students for IIT-JEE. This has been achieved, by retaining the primary focus of providing all the necessary inputs for a student to help him achieve his aspiration. This year nearly 3.2 lakh students appeared for the IIT-JEE across the country. Approximately 3 out of every 100 students who appear for this exam make it through the IIT-JEE and approximately 25-30 students out of every 100 make it through IIT-JEE from classroom program of IIT Study Circle. This has been consistent achievement year after year.

IIT Study Circle has always recognized that the quality of the faculty and of teaching is central to providing quality training. The belief is good teaching does not merely impart knowledge, but should also inspire, guide and motivate to raise the overall performance of the student. IIT Study Circle attaches greatest value and importance to its faculty, who are not only eminently qualified, but have specialized experience in preparing students for the IIT-JEE. There is an exclusive panel of full time faculty members, besides a number of experienced qualified professionals as visiting faculty.

IIT Study Circle is a division of NHIL, a professionally managed company constantly improving and innovating to keep in step with the changing needs of the students’ community.

Admission Procedure

Classroom Courses

2-Year Classroom Course

Vidyamandir Admission Test: Students wanting to enrol in our regular 2-Year classroom course will need to first appear in the Vidyamandir Admission Test on 5th April, 2010. Qualified students will be called for counselling and faculty interaction.

Application Forms: Application Forms for the Admission Test are available at all centres of IIT Study Circle and Vidyamandir Classes. They are also available through select branches of Axis Bank. Click here for details of the Axis Bank Branches.

Submission of Application Form: The filled up application form needs to be sent to the following address, to reach us latest by 31st March, 2010:
IIT Study Circle
30 Hauz Khas Village, 3rd Floor Powerhouse Complex,
New Delhi – 110016. Tel: 91-11- 44160000

Admission Test Centres: Delhi, Ghaziabad, Bhilai, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Bokaro, Chandigarh, Cuttack, Dehradun, Faridabad, Gwalior, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Jamshedpur, Kanpur, Karnal, Kota, Lucknow, Ludhiana, Patiala, Patna, Ranchi, Rourkela.

Admission Test Results: Results for the test will be declared on the 11th of April, 2010. The results will be available at http://www.iitstudycircle.org / http://www.vidyamandir.com.

Admission Test Format and Syllabus: The Admission Test paper will be of 3 hours duration, containing Objective Type questions in Mathematics from the syllabus given below.

Admission Test Syllabus
Algebra Exponents of Real Numbers, Rationalization, Algebric Identities, Factorization of Polynomials, Remainder and Factor Theorem, Ratio and Proportion, Percentage and its application, Profit and Loss, Work and Time, Speed, Distance and Time, Linear Equations in 2 and 3 variables, Quadratic Equations, Rational Expressions, Arithmetic Progressions.
Geometry Lines and Angles, Triangles and its Angles, Congruent Triangles, Quadrilaterals, Area of Parallelograms and Triangles, Similar Triangles, Circle, Tangents to a Circle.
Mensuration Area of Plane Figures(Triangles, quadrilaterals, circle, sector and segment of a circle), surface area and Volume(Cubes, cuboids, spheres, hemispheres, right circular cylinders, cones, frustum of cone).
Trigonometry Trigonometric Identities, Trigonometric Ratios, Complimentary Angles, Heights and Distances.
Statistics Mean, Median, Mode, Data-interpretation of various graphs.
Analytical and Logical Reasoning

1-Year Classroom Course (12-Studying)
(For students moving from XIth to XIIth)

Admission Test: Students wanting to enrol in our regular 1-Year classroom course will need to first appear in the Admission Test conducted by IIT Study Circle. Contact our centres for the admission test date.

Admission Test Centers: The Admission Test will be conducted at our centers in the following cities: Delhi, Chandigarh, Ranchi, Hyderabad, Bhubaneswar, Faridabad, Jaipur, Lucknow, Kota.

Admission Test Format and Syllabus: The Admission Test paper will be of 3 hours duration, containing Objective Type questions in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics from Class XI syllabus.

Application Forms: Application Forms for the Admission Test are available at all centres of IIT Study Circle.

Submission of Application Form: Submit the filled up application form at any of our classroom centres or mail them to:
IIT Study Circle
30 Hauz Khas Village, 3rd Floor Powerhouse Complex,
New Delhi – 110016. Tel: 91-11- 44160000

Admission Test Results: Contact our centre for details.

AIEEE 2010 Crash Course

Please contact us at 011-44160000 for further details.

1-Year Classroom Course (For XIIth-pass students)

A separate announcement will be made for the admission test date and process for this course.

3-Year Classroom Course (For students moving from Class IX to X)

A separate announcement will be made for the admission test date and process for this course.


Correspondence Courses

You can register for our correspondence courses through any of the following three modes.

Online: Students can enrol and purchase the Correspondence courses online by clicking here.

IITSC Centers: Alternatively students can enrol for the course by visiting any of our Centers. Students will need to make the necessary payment through a Payorder/Demand Draft in favour of Vidyamandir IITSC Correspondence A/c, payable at the city where registration is being done.

Postal Application: Students can also download the application form by clicking here and write to us directly at the following address:
IIT Study Circle
30 Hauz Khas Village, 3rd Floor Powerhouse Complex,
New Delhi – 110016.

Students need to send us their address of correspondence along with a Payorder/Demand Draft for the appropriate amount in favour of Vidyamandir IITSC Correspondence A/c, payable at New Delhi.