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How to Choose a Coaching Institute: 9 Questions to Ask Before You Pay

Fees, batch size, faculty stability, refund policy — the checklist we use when we verify institutes on SahiPadho.

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Coaching is the second-largest expense most families make for a child's education, and the least transparent. These are the questions we ask institutes during verification — ask them yourself.

  1. What is the batch size, and who teaches the batch I'm joining? 2. Has that faculty been with the institute for more than two years? 3. What is the total fee including tests, material and taxes? 4. What is the refund policy if I leave in the first month?

  2. How many students from last year's batch of my type (dropper / Class 12) crossed the cut-off? 6. Are results counted per student or per enrolment? 7. Is there a doubt-clearing system outside class hours? 8. What happens if I fall behind — is there a bridge batch? 9. Can I attend a demo class with the actual faculty?

Any institute that hesitates on questions 5 and 6 is telling you something. Our verified badge means we have seen answers to all nine.

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