1. The main issue is of Locality. Karol bagh is in central delhi. Everything is costly. Need to decentralise. Rent spaces in other areas of Delhi ( especially North Delhi, area around Rohini,Pitampura). Allocate each student to one centre. Have classes there. Ask teachers to reach different centres. Karol Bagh can be Main office.
2. Make an association of Coaching Institute with representation from leading institutes. Talk to Delhi govt/ Union govt and work towards PPP for rennovating/refitting Karol Bagh, ORN. Something Like CSR for corporates.
2. Make an association of Coaching Institute with representation from leading institutes. Talk to Delhi govt/ Union govt and work towards PPP for rennovating/refitting Karol Bagh, ORN. Something Like CSR for corporates.
1. What people who take online classes feel is sense of loneliness and isolation despite being in the batch. Offline coaching allows you to see familiar faces daily, even if u dont talk to them. For online students city/area wise groups can be created so that those who wish to connect with each other can do so. (off course, with proper privacy concerns of students esp females.) Right now me and my neighbour's child would be taking the same class and we wont even know.
2. For students who dont want to come to ORN, Forum can go to them. Fortnitely/Monthly/bimonthly visits (depending upon the city/area) to places having significant strength of online students. a 2 day/ 1 day workshop to guide, mentor, clarify doubts in person. It would bring extra cost, but i think would be worth it. For online students in NCR region, weekly sessions can be held at locations on the border areas. for eg- Ghaziabad, Noida, Faridabad, gurgaon. Visit to these centres may bring regularity in studies. All this can be done with prior planning and interest of students. this would be something like Open Schools/college.
3. To manage expectation of students, take only those who have some merit based on entrance,etc. I remember Vidyamandir classes used to have entrance for coaching. They were consistently giving results. For a lot of students money is not the issue. It is the value for money that matters. Spending 700-900 per test for evaluation when evaluator is an aspirant like us doesnt seem reasonable. I understand that the money is needed to run the institute and attract talent, but value for money still bothers us.
4. Innovation in courses can be brought. For eg Dipin Sir is an excellent teacher. He does a lot of research for his content. He and others can share their sources and methods for students to become self reliant. It would be something like "teaching a student to fish ". Focusing on the "How" rather than the What. Focus on "How" is there in courses , but it is not the central aspect of courses.
5. Let the student know your team. For online students , the biggest problem in mentorship is trusting the mentor. I have seen you and Dipin sir on screen , teaching. I know you guys are good at teaching. But you are not the ones answering mentorship calls. I need to see my mentor on screen teaching, clearing doubts to believe in him. I am sure the mentors you have are good, but it just becomes difficult to trust especially when there is a flood of YT/Telegram mentors.
At the end, you are responsible for students you enroll. Limit enrollment. Focus on quality. Personal attention is what students want, but dont get in big coachings. I remember being scared to ask doubts in class and after class because there were too many students around. teachers expected specific pin-pointed questions because they had little time for each student.
Make me believe that Forum cares for my result as much i do.
