How to Select a CAT Coaching Institute?

Choosing a coaching institute can be tricky due to the multitudinous options available. Below are the following parameters as candidates can check to select a coaching centre:

• Candidates should look into the institute's faculty. Candidates can read online reviews about instructors, and talk to their peers and seniors who have studied under the instructor.
• The fees of any program you take would naturally form a large part of your consideration. You can negotiate with the centre to bring down your fees. It is not uncommon for coaching centres to offer discounts of up to 30-40%
• Candidates should need to read the review of the coaching institute by the students, who earlier studied in the institute. Their reviews can provide you with information regarding the quality of instruction, its utility, and any flaws or drawbacks of the institute, which can help for decision.
• Candidates should need to read the toppers' interviews to see whether the coaching from the particular centre has helped them garner success.

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Popular Institutes for CAT 2025

T.I.M.E

T.I.M.E is a premier coaching institute established in 1992 and located across 200 cities in India, which provides extensive coaching for CAT and Other Management Entrance Tests (OMET). The institute provides students with content that is curated by graduates of IITs, IIMs and other premier institutes. The institute gives its students an edge with the latest study material prepared with the benefit of 29 years of experience in closely tracking the test. Its mock test series (AIMCAT) is praised as the closest thing to taking the real thing. In 2020 alone, more than 2700 TIME students got into IIMs which definitely merits consideration in your decision-making.

The institute offers four core programs, of which the first three are particularly important for CAT aspirants:

• Classroom/ online programme,
• Self-study Courses and
• Test Series.

If attending classes in person is a desire for you, then it's recommended that you look into this institute as it has 238 offices spread across 119 cities.

The Classroom/ Online Programme, priced at Rs 34,950, focuses on each area of preparation, from the test to the preparation for the subsequent rounds of admission (which involves Group Discussion/ Written Ability Test/ Personal Interviews). The program also provides students with access to extensive study material, doubt clearing sessions, mentoring, 55 mock tests with video solutions, and around 9000 online sectional Tests.

The institute also provides self-study courses across five price slabs:

1. Material with online practice questions
2. Regular
3. Regular with 100 videos
4. Advanced
5. Advanced with 200 questions

which range from Rs 9,950 to Rs 20,450. The Self Study Courses provide study material, magazines, and several mock tests ranging from 100 to 200 as per the price slab selected, along with a couple of other benefits.

The test series provided by the institute range from

1. Basic - costs Rs. 4950, and providing 35 Mock tests but only two discussion videos
2. Basic with Discussion Videos - costs Rs 5,750 and provides 35 mocks with discussion videos
3. Enhanced - costs Rs 7,450 and provides 45 mocks but only two discussion videos
4. Enhanced with Discussion Videos - costs Rs 8,950 and provides 45 mocks with discussion videos

Career Launcher

This coaching institute was established in 1995 with 110 centres across 20 states. Its course offering includes an array of blended (online + in-person coaching classes) programs, test series and packages, including study materials catering to those who prefer self-study.

Career Launcher Classroom Classes: 

Its classroom coaching packages aid in systematic coverage of syllabus, include 30 CAT mocks, 5000+ practice questions, recorded lectures, video lessons, doubt clearing sessions, coaching for stage 2 of the selection procedure, and several other benefits. The programs under this model include MBA classic extended (weekend/ weekday) and the MBA classic (weekend/ weekday).

Career Launcher Online Classes: 

The online class packages include 90+ live sessions, 30 CAT mocks and 5000+ practice questions. Going against the widespread expectation that online classes can be an isolating experience, CL promises a conducive peer learning environment through interactive live sessions and batch-wise Telegram groups. Another perk of choosing an online program is the option of selecting timings as per your convenience. The packages offered are designed based on the pacing of the lectures, the number of sessions provided, and their suitability for the students based on their familiarity with the test and the concepts. The packages offered under this are

1. MBA 2025 Express Online - Rs. 42,000
2. MBA 2025 Night Classes - Rs. 45,000
3. CAT 2025 Night Classes - Rs. 36,000
4. MBA 2025 Classic Online - Rs. 50,000
5. MBA 2025 Online Classes without PDP - Rs. 42,000

There are two test series programs offered by CL, one without study material but offering 30 CAT and 75 non-CAT mocks (costs Rs. 5000) and the other which provides books and study material and offers the same number of mocks (costs Rs. 12000).

For those preferring self-study, CL offers three packages, one of which costs Rs 2,500 and provides 17 MBA e-books. The second package costs Rs. 6,350 and provides MBA books, study materials, practice questions, and 24/7 online support for doubt solving. The third package offers comprehensive study material, video solutions, practice questions and solutions, and 24/7 online support for resolving doubts.

IMS

IMS is one of the oldest coaching institutes in India for management education with around 40 years of experience. IMS too has a wide reach with 90 centres spread across India. IMS offers several packages across three categories; Start (designed for first-time test takers), Advanced (designed for high aptitude aspirants seeking a score in the 99th percentile range), and Test series.

The programs in the Start category include

1. e-CATapult 2025 - which costs Rs. 21,18 Includes 70+ hours of learning videos, 15 masterclass sessions, comprehensive courseware, 12 workshops, 100+ mocks (proctored and non-proctored) and many more benefits.
2. CATapult 2025 Live - costs Rs. 23,541. Contains similar programs as e-CATapult 2025, but also includes 80+ live sessions, more course material and one-to-one mentoring.

The program under the Advanced category is solely for students from 80 identified colleges who are already well versed with the basic concepts and costs Rs. 11,601.

The institute provides three test series packages:

1. SimCAT 2025 – costs Rs. 5450. Provides 15 proctored SimCATs, 25 non-proctored tests and 30 section tests.
2. SimCAT Plus 2025 - costs Rs 7451. Provides 15 proctored SimCATs, 25 non-proctored tests, 30 section tests and 70 full-length non-CAT tests.
3. SimCAT Comprehensive 2025 – costs Rs. 8950. Provides 2000+ practice questions, 15 proctored SimCATs, 25 non-proctored tests, 30 section tests and 70 full-length non-CAT tests.

2IIM

2IIM was founded by IIM Bangalore alumni Rajesh Balasubramanian and the content has been created chiefly by Rajesh Balasubramanian, who has taken the test every year since 2010 and scored 100 percentile in four years and above 99.7 in three years.

2IIM has only one in-person coaching centre which is located in Gopalapuram, Chennai with the in-person classes costing Rs. 39,000.

However, they offer a number of online packages.

1. The Green CAT 2025 package - costs Rs. 18,000, provides 100+ classes, revision classes, 25 mocks + 9 mocks of the past years, 5000 questions and 3000 drill questions.
2. The Comprehensive CAT 2025 package - costs Rs. 22,000, which is similar to the earlier Green CAT 2025 package but includes hard copy books.
3. The Live Online Course - costs Rs. 34,000 is similar to the Comprehensive CAT 2025 package, but in addition to the hard copy books also included 200+ interactive live sessions.

They also provide a number of free resources including a Question Bank, preparation blogs, Reading Lists, etc.

iQuanta

While this institute is one of the newest players in the CAT coaching field, its results are nothing to sneeze at in just four years, iQuanta has achieved 10,521 + IIM calls and 1000+ IIM converts. Currently, it provides 5 online CAT courses;

1. MBA Brahmastra Course (costs Rs. 49,999)
2. CAT 2025 Full Course (costs Rs. 24,999)
3. CAT 2025 Full Course + IIM ABC (costs Rs. 29,999)
4. GMAT full course (costs Rs. 25,000)
5. CAT Full Course 2025 (costs Rs. 34,999).

The courses provide 15 mock tests, a number of practice questions, doubt clearing sessions, concept clearing videos and other benefits as per the package selected.

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