The teachers
Every teacher here is full-time and holds a postgraduate degree in the subject they teach. Nobody is hired for one season.
Meera Kulkarni
Maths, Classes 8 to 12
Started the centre in 2009 with one batch of 11 students. Still checks every Class 10 prelim paper herself.
- Teaching
- 18 years
- Qualification
- M.Sc. Mathematics, B.Ed.
Arvind Deshpande
Physics, Classes 9 to 12
Teaches every formula from the experiment that found it. Keeps a box of springs, prisms and magnets under the desk.
- Teaching
- 14 years
- Qualification
- M.Sc. Physics
Farah Shaikh
Chemistry, Classes 9 to 12
Turns reactions into short stories students can retell. Runs the Saturday doubt hour at Kothrud.
- Teaching
- 9 years
- Qualification
- M.Sc. Organic Chemistry
Rohan Iyer
Biology, Classes 9 to 12, NEET
Draws every diagram on the board, slowly, so students learn to draw it too. NCERT line by line before anything else.
- Teaching
- 7 years
- Qualification
- M.Sc. Zoology
Sunita Pawar
English and Social Science, Classes 6 to 10
Marks answers the way board examiners do, and shows students where the marks went.
- Teaching
- 16 years
- Qualification
- M.A. English, B.Ed.
Nikhil Jain
Accountancy and Economics, Classes 11 and 12
Worked in a CA's office before teaching. Brings real (anonymised) ledgers to class.
- Teaching
- 8 years
- Qualification
- M.Com., CA Inter
What every teacher here does
- Checks every notebook and test paper in their own hand, in red.
- Takes the weekly doubt hour for their subject.
- Calls the parent after every unit test in Classes 11 and 12, and after every term test below that.
- Teaches the same batch from the first week to the board exam.