Why is SharpMinds the better choice for MBA Entrance coaching

SharpMinds is founded by Mr. Murtuza Gadiwala, author of the bestselling preparatory book ‘MBA Entrance made easy’. Mr. Gadiwala is himself an MBA and has coached over 2500 students for the CAT/CET and GMAT entrance exams.

SharpMinds was founded in March 2001 with the intention of providing MBA aspirants with the best quality training, both in the form of Classroom training sessions as well as Preparatory material. We found that the options available to students as far as coaching was concerned were very limited. There were a few ‘established’ players, whose only claim to fame was that they had been in existence for many years. On the delivery aspect, however, they were severely lacking. Students had to make do with inferior quality material, because it was the only option available to them.

SharpMinds was set-up with the following objectives:

-   Provide students with good quality study material that they can easily comprehend
-   Offer personal attention
-   Reduce the batch size to enhance learning
-   Focus more on weak areas rather than cover topics as a formality that has to be completed
- Restructure the coaching format to ensure that even the weakest student is able to keep up
    with the pace
-   Introduce modern coaching techniques like the ‘mind-mapping technique’ to enable
    students tackle different types of problems
-   Provide replicas of the actual papers that come as close as possible to the real test
-   Provide supporting material that is self explanatory

We have been successful in incorporating the points mentioned above into our programs and our students have been highly appreciative of our efforts. In fact, we have succeeded in having almost 100% attendance in all our lectures till the very last lecture. No other coaching class in Mumbai can boast of this achievement!!

We have given below a summary of points that will give you a better picture of how SharpMinds is unique in its approach.

SharpMinds	Others
We coach only for MBA Entrance exams (CAT etc. / GMAT). This enables us to focus all our attention and resources on these programs only.	Others usually also coach for IIT-JEE, GRE, SAT, TOEFL, Law Entrance, MCA, Hotel Management etc. The attention and focus gets divided and there is no focus on any one program.
We are Mumbai based. We have few students overall. This ensures that each student is given personal attention.	Thousands of students overall. In fact, a few thousand in Mumbai itself. You are just another student out there.
Small batch size of around 20 students per batch.	Large batches of 50-80 students per batch. Hence, no personal attention.
Prof. Murtuza Gadiwala is your main faculty. This helps you know the faculty better and vice-versa.	You do not know who your faculty is when you enroll. Moreover, the faculty that takes a particular topic often depends on who is available that day.
We are young and dynamic. We have a better understanding of student requirements and are well equipped to adapt to changing needs.	They are dyanamic and aggressive when it comes to marketing. The same cannot be said about the coaching though.
We believe in giving a very strong conceptual base to our students. This helps you eventually solve questions better and faster.	The focus is still on conventional teaching. The belief is that if all topics are covered, you are prepared.
Our material is brief and ‘to the point’. This ensures that time is not wasted reading and trying to understand unnecessary voluminous notes	You are loaded with material which would take a lifetime to read and comprehend.
We invest in good quality material.	They invest in advertising and promotion.
SharpMinds is founded by the author of a best-selling book (MBA Entrance made easy). The person at the helm of affairs knows the subject matter inside-out.	Person at the helm of affairs may not be an expert in the intricacies of the various tests for which coaching is imparted. Often, the centre manager is someone who is a good salesman, not a good teacher.
We have very high student retention. Almost 90-100% attendance till the very last lecture.	Students lose interest midway through the course due to large batch size, lack of focus and often unsatisfactory teaching. Attendance drops by at least 50% by the end of the course.