Comments on: Entrance Coaching Mafia

By: More Work Vs Smart Work

More Work Vs Smart Work — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 07:15:57 +0000

[...] one of my previous posts I mentioned about my cousin who is now repeating the entrance coaching even after getting a good rank. He wants to get into an IIT. He is so dedicated that he is not attending any family functions. Id [...]

By: SAF

SAF — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:02:31 +0000

@Pradeep Kumar p.g
From the first sentense what came to my mind was your last question to yourselves. Are you working for brilliant academy?

About admins cousin, from admins words what I understood was that the guy is lost in entrance and a flying dream about a known word called MBA. It is said that the guy has not yet decided what business he is going to start or any thing about his future. In such a case, do you think this boy can decide so firmly to get in to such a decision without any outside influence? Perhaps the entrance coaching mafia so called brilliants business black magic?

By: Kenney Jacob

Kenney Jacob — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:58:54 +0000

ha ha……. ya ya Kenney Jacob = PC Thomas, your one and only rival.

Nobody can force anyone directly, but persuasion has many other ways my dear friend.

Brilliant is good at what they do, no doubt about that. But it becomes a problem when they try to fit every student into their dream !!!!!!

By: pradeep kumar p.g

pradeep kumar p.g — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:22:19 +0000

why you are blaming entrnce coaching centers ..they are success in their field ..personlally i know they never compel their students to re join there..i think your cosine have confident for winning IIT exam.because he knows with the one year experience with brilliant..he got such a good rank, so if he spends one more year there he may sure about coming with flying colours…in IIT exams.i know atmosphere and teachers there in brilliant are No 1 in the world…and the managers there managing the institute proffessionally ( that is really their success tequniques) i have some doubt about you …that you are part of some other coaching institutes opposing the famous Brillaiant pala……

By: Rubin

Rubin — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:32:30 +0000

Leave the boy alone.He may think independently.If he is confident about his IIT dreams ,let it b flourished.Dont make waves against it.Always remember “Never Pain,Never Gain”.I took my entrace coaching under Brilliant 3 years ago,so I know what they are teaching and what the pressure creates.IITs are not 3rd grade institutions,but the first in India,so getting into it is really a hard one.If anyone has to gain something,he has to leave something and that is the rule of business.
But dont bother about Brilliant,the name says it all. It was my classmate who got first rank in kerala engineering entrance exams and simulataneously got a high rank(under general category) in IIT-JEE.We both were from Brilliant.Now he is in IIT Madras.
In all ways it is the decision of the student that matters, not entrance coaching instituitions or parents.

By: linjo

linjo — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 06:30:38 +0000

Eventhough it seems a little bit Insane it is not at all an odd thing today… I know a person who got rank 120 for Kerala Engineering Entrance,but he spent one more year and achieved IIT! I have a friend who got 600 at first chance and repeated with me at brilliant.As everyone knows about the RAnk system in brilliant (There are weekly exams and Ranklist).MY frnd whch i mentioned above became mad once he got 2nd rank!! (He was first all time) He went to his home and destroyed alll his CDs and didnt even eat food for 1 DAY!!! AT the end he got IIT.He sleeps hardly 1 hour daily!! And finally he got IIT and I asked him whats was his next step… He said he was afraid about IIT and whetehr he would be able to score good marks and from that day he began to study IIT subjects- I had no words!I said to him “JUST GO TO HELL!! and ****** “I achieved good rank and i am presently studying in a GOVT Collg in kerala.Presently I am very much happy! No tensions-Relaxed life on the other side that stupid is still sleeping half an hour daily !
I wont blame Brillant study centre or like that ,To be frank I had an enjoyable 1 year at Brilliant with some good friends also the management is also allows good freedom!

The only cause for these type of INSANES is their HOLY PARENTS!! who feed IIT TExt Books and Entrance guides(Bigger than three BIBLES!!) with their breakfast,Lunch and supper! they are the one’s who creates unnecessary fear and anxiety in children …… Gradually they gets surrendered to these thoughts! and emerges outs as IIT BABYS!!

By: Issac Cheriyathu

Issac Cheriyathu — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 01:53:24 +0000

Kenney,

There is some thing in the free market economy called personal responsibility.

Brilliant has a brilliant business model. I like them better than the Demigod because they have made it a mass market and making tons of money.

It is in their interests to keep the student for one more year so that they make more money. But it is his responsibility to make a judgment based on what he knows and what he hears from different sources, be it the Brillian tutors or his cousin or others. If he is not old enough to make such a decision, his parents can help him.

But the biggest irony is none of these. He surely has a potential to reach the IIT (Maybe) but if you seriously want to reach the IIT and needs coaching for it, you do not go to Brilliant. Come on. I agree they are good for state entrance.

So if he really wants to do it, let him get some quality coaching even if that may mean he has to go outside the state to some premium institute.

By: Shrinidhi Hande

Shrinidhi Hande — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 08:00:18 +0000

Good post. I’ve given a tip off to Desipundit. Lets see if they give some visibility to this issue…

By: JMJ

JMJ — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 07:37:43 +0000

Another thing that I have noted is the craze for MBA. There is a general idea out there that an MBA degree will make people business minded and push you up in management levels.

Let me tell you something – MBA does not teach you about business – MBA only teaches you how to manage things. Be warned – “buying something for x amount and selling it for y amount and making a profit of z” is not business!!!

An MBA might help you get into management level job – but it does not guarantee you growth – what guaranties you growth is your understanding of the whole process and your contribution towards the growth of the company – via your creative ideas…

By: JMJ

JMJ — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 07:16:43 +0000

Institutions like Brilliant are just taking advantage of the general social ego – ie every parent wants to show off that his/her kid is the best.

Kerala has the highest literacy in our country – but this narrow mindedness (Be it Education, girls and boys talking to each other, politics….) of people just baffles me…