PatratuPATRATU, RAMGARH DISTRICT: IB & IGCSE TUTORING AT HOME, ONLINELooking for home tuition for an IB or IGCSE student in Patratu? Tutors do not visit homes here, because home visits run only in Gurugram and parts of Delhi NCR. What a Patratu family gets instead is private, one-to-one tuition from home on a laptop, with a specialist who has taught the exact IB subject or IGCSE code. It suits power-plant and coal-belt households, defence and PSU families who expect to be transferred, and anyone preparing a child for a school in Ranchi, Kolkata or Delhi NCR.
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Patratu is a small power and coal-belt town in Ramgarh district, about 40 kilometres from Ranchi, and nobody here pretends it has an international-school scene. The town's schools are CBSE and Jharkhand board schools: a Kendriya Vidyalaya, a D.A.V. Public School and the O P Jindal School among them. Families who ask about the IB or a Cambridge or Edexcel IGCSE usually have a specific reason, and the reason decides what kind of help is useful.
Some are engineers and officers at the thermal station or in the coal companies who expect a posting to Delhi, Mumbai or abroad and want a child to be ready for an international syllabus before it happens. Some are defence families connected to the Ramgarh cantonment. Others have already enrolled a child in an online international school, or sent one to a boarding school elsewhere and want term-time and holiday support. IB Gram tutors teach the syllabus itself, whichever of those routes brought the family to us.
Everything runs on a laptop. A tutor sitting in Pune or Chennai can teach a Patratu student exactly as well as one in Ranchi, and far better than a generalist who has never opened an IB subject guide. The one thing that does not happen is a home visit: that service is limited to Gurugram and parts of Delhi NCR, so no tutor arrives at a house in Patratu.
A tutor explains, sets practice, marks and coaches. A tutor does not write Internal Assessments, Extended Essays, TOK essays or any coursework that carries a grade. IB Gram is independent and has no tie to the IB, Cambridge, Pearson or any school mentioned here.
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With no IB school in town, a Patratu student meets the programme through a different door: an online school, a move already planned, or a boarding school in another city. The notes below describe what each stage asks for and where a tutor usually earns the fee.
Learning is organised around units of inquiry rather than separate textbooks, and the final-year Exhibition is a small research project. Nothing is externally examined, so tutoring is about reading fluency, number confidence and learning to ask a good question.
In Patratu, PYP help is mostly for children of transferable parents who are about to enter an international primary school and need a smooth landing.
Each subject is assessed against four criteria, there is a Personal Project in the last year, and some schools add on-screen examinations. Children often know the topic yet cannot show it against a criterion, which is the thing a tutor trains.
Students moving from a Jharkhand board or CBSE class into MYP find the criterion language unfamiliar, so early sessions are spent decoding what markers want.
Six subjects, three at Higher Level and three at Standard Level, plus Theory of Knowledge, the Extended Essay and CAS. Internal assessments carry a meaningful slice of each subject grade, and final papers are written in May or November.
A Patratu DP student is usually enrolled elsewhere or online, and wants a steady weekly tutor in Maths, a science or English that keeps pace with the school.
Two or more Diploma courses sit beside a career-related study, a reflective project and personal and professional skills. Few Indian schools offer it, but the Diploma courses inside it still need real subject teaching.
Demand from Patratu is rare; when it comes, we support only the Diploma-level subjects inside the CP the child's school has chosen.
Jharkhand board and CBSE classrooms reward the complete, textbook-shaped answer. IB examiners reward a response built around a command term such as justify, evaluate or discuss. Every match starts from the subject, level and exam session, because two courses with similar names, such as Maths AA and Maths AI, need quite different preparation.
HL / SL
For students who like algebra, calculus and proof-style reasoning. HL Paper 3 asks for extended investigation, so practice should include problems the student has never seen, not only drilled types.
HL / SL
Leans on statistics, modelling and technology. The calculator is a working tool, and the Exploration goes better when a dataset is chosen in the first months, not the last.
HL / SL
Mechanics, waves, fields and, at HL, quantum and nuclear topics. Many marks are lost on units, significant figures and misread data-booklet entries rather than ideas.
HL / SL
Stoichiometry is comfortable for most students. Organic reaction pathways, equilibrium and energetics are where weekly tutoring helps, along with a practical write-up that survives scrutiny.
HL / SL
A large content load with short-answer precision demanded. Students who recite well still lose marks by missing the exact term a mark scheme expects.
HL / SL
Diagrams, real examples and evaluation. A Patratu student can draw on the coal and power economy around them, which makes policy and market-failure examples feel concrete.
HL / SL
Case-study based. Marks come from applying a tool to the named business, not from reciting definitions.
HL / SL
Textual analysis, a comparative essay and the oral commentary. Strong Hindi speakers sometimes under-prepare the formal English register this course expects.
HL / SL
Programming logic, data structures and systems. Practice means writing code and tracing it by hand, not just reading about it.
HL / SL
Studies must be remembered accurately and evaluated, and the extended-response paper is a timing challenge.
SL
Systems thinking, with questions drawn from real land use, water and energy cases. The thermal-power and open-cast mining context near Patratu gives students ready local examples.
HL / SL
Case-study depth and fieldwork design, with data-response questions that favour comparison over description.
HL / SL
Source analysis in one paper and a sustained argument in another, two separate skills that need separate practice.
HL / SL
Reading unseen text, writing in the required text types and rehearsing the individual oral. Native speakers still need formal drilling in the assessment format.
DP Core
Coaching on how to structure an argument for a prescribed title and how to build an exhibition around real objects. Tutors guide thinking; they never write the essay.
Cambridge IGCSE and Pearson Edexcel IGCSE share a name but not a mark scheme or an exam calendar, so the board and the tier (Core or Extended, Foundation or Higher) are fixed before anything else. The series a student is entered for then sets the pace.
Core / Extended
Extended candidates lose more marks through missing working than through hard topics. Sessions drill method, algebraic fluency and non-calculator paper habits.
Grade 9-10
Introduces calculus, vectors and trigonometric identities early, which makes it a useful bridge towards IB Maths AA.
Foundation / Higher
The mathematics overlaps Cambridge, yet the way questions are phrased and sequenced differs enough to be practised on its own papers.
Core / Extended
Equation rearrangement under time pressure and the alternative-to-practical paper are the usual weak points.
Core / Extended
Mole calculations, bonding, the reactivity series and organic basics, with practical-skills questions built into the weekly routine.
Core / Extended
Genetics, human physiology and ecology, with long-answer structure taught directly.
Grade 9-10
Definitions are the easy part; the evaluative paragraphs separate the grades.
Grade 9-10
Trace tables, pseudocode and Python, practised against unfamiliar problems.
Grade 9-10
Directed writing, summary and descriptive tasks, practised on passages the student has not met.
Grade 9-10
Comprehension, letter and essay writing, and a speaking component handled online through spoken practice.
Patratu students learn through one format: a private tutor, a live video lesson, both on Indian time. What varies is how often the lessons run and how they are tied to exams.
A fixed hour on a fixed day, with a shared whiteboard and the student's own notes and past papers on screen. Families usually pick evenings that clear the school run and any plant-shift commitments.
The same weekly rhythm, with a proper progress review each month where parent, student and tutor look at marks, gaps and the next four weeks. Useful when a child is in an online school with little teacher feedback.
Three or four lessons a week for a fixed period, with timed papers marked quickly. Blocks are planned around Chhath, Durga Puja and the winter break so that exam preparation does not collide with travel.
These tutors teach from other Indian cities and meet Patratu students by video. None of them visits homes in Patratu; that is offered only in Gurugram and parts of Delhi NCR. Each has taught the syllabus they are listed for.
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The families who still ask about the IB or IGCSE come from a few identifiable groups. There are engineers and managers at the Patratu thermal station and the new generation plant being built beside it, whose employers can transfer them to other states. There are officers and families linked to the coal companies and to the Ramgarh cantonment. And there are households with relatives abroad who want a child to hold a qualification that travels.
Ranchi, forty kilometres away, is the nearest large city, and its schooling market is still dominated by CBSE and ICSE. When Patratu parents look further, they look at Kolkata, reachable by direct train from Patratu station, and at Delhi NCR, where an IB or IGCSE school is not hard to find. Those are the clusters shown on this page, clearly labelled as nearby cities, not Patratu schools.
In every one of those scenarios the requirement is the same: a tutor who knows the course the child is following, available at times a Patratu household can keep, online, because there is no local teacher with that experience to hire.
| Place | Rough distance from Patratu | What the family typically wants |
|---|---|---|
| Patratu and Ramgarh | Local | CBSE and Jharkhand board schooling; IB or IGCSE only through online tutoring support |
| Ranchi | About 40 km | Capital-city access to colleges and coaching; international curricula limited |
| Kolkata | Roughly 350 km by rail or road | An established IB school, reachable by direct train |
| Delhi NCR | Over 1,100 km | A transfer destination with many international schools and IB Gram's in-person service area |
Put simply, the Jharkhand Academic Council and CBSE ask a student to reproduce a fixed syllabus accurately, while the IB and IGCSE ask a student to apply knowledge to a situation the textbook did not print. A neat memorised answer that earns full marks in a board paper can earn half in an IGCSE Extended question that changes the setting.
Internal assessment is the larger gap. IB students complete investigations, explorations and an Extended Essay under explicit criteria; IGCSE has practical papers or coursework in some subjects. A student who has only known end-of-year board exams usually needs to be taught how to plan a long piece of work over months, which no one in a coaching batch will do.
Depth varies by level. IB Higher Level Mathematics and the sciences run well beyond Class 12 board content in places, while IGCSE Core sits near Class 9-10 difficulty and Extended goes beyond it. Competitive-exam skills built for JEE do carry over to IB Maths and Physics, but not to the essay-heavy subjects.
None of this makes the IB harder overall. Many students find criteria-based marking more predictable than a single high-stakes board examination once they have seen how it works.
| Feature | Jharkhand board / CBSE | IB / IGCSE |
|---|---|---|
| Typical question | Recall a definition or a worked example | Apply a principle to a new situation |
| Coursework | Light, mostly practical records | IAs, Extended Essay, IGCSE practical or coursework in some subjects |
| Grading | Marks out of 100 per subject | IB 1-7 per subject; IGCSE A* to G or 9 to 1 |
| Recognition abroad | Accepted with extra steps | Widely understood by overseas universities |
The fee a Patratu family is quoted depends on four things: the programme and level, the subject, the length and frequency of sessions, and how recently the tutor has taught that exact course. IB Diploma Higher Level Mathematics and Physics sit at the upper end because relatively few tutors teach them well. IB Gram does not publish a price list; the rate is quoted in writing before any booking.
There is no travel component. A tutor logging in from another city costs the same to a family in Patratu as to one in Ranchi, and nobody pays for petrol on the Patratu valley road or a tutor's time lost on it.
The figure matters less than what an hour contains. A session where the tutor pre-marks a past paper, finds that the student drops marks in one subtopic and fixes it is worth more than two hours of re-teaching content the school already covered.
Commitment is light. Progress is reviewed every few weeks, sessions can pause for exam leave or festivals, and a tutor who is not the right fit is replaced after the free trial or later without a penalty.
For an IB or IGCSE syllabus, usually yes, because Patratu and nearby Ramgarh coaching is aimed at JEE, NEET, board exams and government-job entrance tests. Excellent as that infrastructure can be for those goals, it contains no batch for IB Chemistry or IGCSE 0610 Biology.
Private tutors in town are mainly board-exam teachers. A good one can steady a nervous child and fix a weak chapter, but is unlikely to know command terms, IA criteria or the structure of an IGCSE Extended paper, because no local school has ever taught them.
Self-study works for disciplined students in subjects with a clear mark scheme, such as IGCSE Mathematics. It breaks down on long assessed work: nobody tells a lone student that an Exploration question is too broad until the marks are lost.
Online one-to-one tuition is the only one of these options with real syllabus knowledge and individual attention together. The cost is screen time, which is why lessons are kept to a focused hour with proper breaks.
| Option | Syllabus knowledge | Individual attention | Main limitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local coaching centre | Built for JEE, NEET, boards | Group batch | No IB or IGCSE batch available |
| Local private tutor | Strong on board subjects | One to one | Rarely has taught IB or IGCSE |
| Self-study | Depends on the student | None | Weak on IAs, essays and feedback |
| IB Gram online tutor | Matched to the exact course | One to one | Needs a laptop and stable internet |
IB Diploma exams are held in May, with results in early July, and a November session exists for retakes and some schools. Cambridge IGCSE runs in May-June and October-November; Pearson Edexcel sits in January and May-June. Many Indian IB schools start the academic year in April or August, so the Patratu household's calendar depends on which school the child is attached to.
Chhath Puja in October or November is the biggest festival in this part of Jharkhand, and families gather at the Damodar and village ponds for several days. Durga Puja before it, and Karma and Sarhul among the tribal communities, bring travel and visitors. Study plans that ignore these weeks fall apart; plans built around them do not.
Weather matters less than in the plains. Patratu sits on the Chota Nagpur plateau, with hot, dry May and June days, monsoon downpours that can interrupt the electricity supply, and clear, cool winters that are the best weeks for steady work.
For a Diploma student the heavy weeks are predictable: internal exams in Class 11, IA drafts in the second year, mocks around January and the May papers. Tutoring is most effective when the heaviest sessions land two or three weeks before each of those.
| Period | What is happening | How sessions adapt |
|---|---|---|
| April-June | Summer heat; IB May papers and IGCSE May-June series | Early-morning or late-evening slots; heavy revision before papers |
| July-September | Monsoon, new term, IB results in July | Sessions can shift when power or internet is unreliable; build habits for the year |
| October-November | Durga Puja, Chhath, Cambridge Oct-Nov series | Lighter loads around festival days; exam blocks planned early |
| December-February | Cool, dry weather; mock exams, Edexcel January series | The strongest stretch for steady sessions and full mocks |
A Patratu student who completes the IB Diploma can apply to universities in the UK, Canada, Australia, the US and Europe, using predicted and final grades. Indian universities accept the IB through the Association of Indian Universities equivalence, which recognises the Diploma as comparable to Class 12.
For Indian entrance exams, CUET-UG is open to IB and IGCSE-plus-A-Level students, with subject choices that need planning early. Engineering aspirants should know that JEE Main and Advanced eligibility rules refer to Class 12 or equivalent with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics, and that NEET needs Biology, Physics and Chemistry with English, so subject selection at 16 matters.
Locally, the aspiration is often Ranchi University, BIT Mesra, IIM Ranchi, NIT Jamshedpur or XLRI, and many students aim further to Delhi, Pune or Bengaluru. An IB profile built around Maths, a science and English is compatible with most of those routes, subject to each institute's current rules, which families should confirm directly.
Where the plan is study abroad, tutoring should aim at specific university entry grades in Higher Level subjects, with the Extended Essay and TOK handled by the student, supported by coaching on structure rather than content written by someone else.
| Goal | Route | Points to check |
|---|---|---|
| Indian universities | IB Diploma with AIU equivalence; CUET-UG | Subject combinations and each university's admission page |
| Engineering in India | JEE Main or Advanced after PCM at Class 12 level | Eligibility wording for IB and A Level candidates |
| Medicine in India | NEET-UG with Biology, Physics, Chemistry | Whether the school offers the required subject set |
| Study abroad | IB Diploma or IGCSE then A Level | Predicted grades, English test, application deadlines |
IB Maths comes in two courses. Analysis and Approaches suits students heading to engineering, physics or pure maths, with calculus and proof at the centre. Applications and Interpretation suits those drawn to economics, social science or data, with statistics and modelling at the centre. A Patratu student choosing between them should look at what degree is likely, not which looks easier.
A typical online Maths lesson uses a shared whiteboard. The tutor poses a problem, the student writes the first steps, and the tutor corrects reasoning on the spot. That is closer to a classroom than a recorded video, and it catches the habit of skipping lines of working that costs marks every year.
For Physics, Chemistry and Biology, lessons alternate between concept clarification and exam-style questions. Practical work is covered through the Internal Assessment: the tutor helps a student choose a feasible question and structure the report, but does not conduct or write it.
Because Patratu has no local lab-based coaching for these courses, students are encouraged to use their own school's practicals where they exist, and to document everything carefully, since the IA is judged on the student's own method and data.
Most IGCSE candidates take five to nine subjects. English, Mathematics and the sciences are almost universal; a language, a humanity and one or two applied subjects usually complete the set. The Core and Extended choice in Cambridge, or Foundation and Higher in Edexcel, caps the grade a student can reach, so it should be made on evidence from mock results, not hopes.
A student aiming for the IB Diploma afterwards should take Extended Mathematics and ideally Additional Mathematics. A student heading for A Levels in sciences should consider taking all three sciences separately rather than a double-award combination, if the school offers it.
Hindi is available as a first or second language at IGCSE, and it is a natural scoring subject for Patratu students whose home language is Hindi, Bengali or one of the tribal languages of the region. The speaking component needs real conversation practice, which a tutor can supply over video.
Coursework or alternative-to-practical papers differ by subject and board. We check the syllabus code, tier and exam series before the first lesson, so the practice papers match what the student will face.
A lesson is the same wherever the laptop sits, but the neighbourhood shapes timing: power-plant shift patterns, the school run along the Ranchi road, the power cuts that occasionally hit smaller colonies, and the festival weeks that empty or fill a house.
The residential township of the thermal power station, home to engineers and staff whose postings may move them to other cities, so international-syllabus readiness matters to them.
The town centre, where families of traders and shopkeepers live, many of whom send children to Ranchi for school and coaching.
The area around the reservoir on the Nalkari river, quiet in the evenings and a regular weekend walk for families.
The winding ghat road towards Ranchi, whose curves and traffic make the daily school journey slow and shape afternoon timetables.
A railway junction and coal-company town in Ramgarh district, with its own school and rail-linked commuting culture.
A military station with regimental centres, where defence families move often and value syllabus portability.
The district headquarters, connected to Patratu by State Highway 2, with a wider range of coaching centres.
A town on the road towards Bokaro, with households linked to coal and small business.
Known for the Chhinnamasta temple at the confluence of the Bhera and Damodar; visitor crowds on festival days can crowd the roads nearby.
Coal-company colonies where family timetables follow mine and office shifts.
The local schools we know of follow CBSE or the Jharkhand board; no IB or IGCSE school is confirmed in Patratu. Local options for these syllabi are limited.
A long-established destination for eastern India families who want an international school within a night train of home.
The region where IB Gram's own in-person service operates, and where many transferred families end up.
No school in Patratu is confirmed to run the IB Diploma or a Cambridge or Edexcel IGCSE course, so the clusters below are in other cities that families consider. They are listed for orientation only. IB Gram is an independent tutoring service with no contract with, or endorsement from, any school named here, the International Baccalaureate, Cambridge University Press and Assessment or Pearson.
Send the programme or board, subject, level, exam session and your child's current school or online programme. A message on WhatsApp is enough.
We suggest a tutor who has taught the exact syllabus recently, with a short background note, so you can see why they were chosen.
The student sits a real lesson, online, on a topic they are working on. No payment is taken at this stage.
If you wish to continue, the weekly rate and timetable are sent in writing before any booking.
Lessons begin, each followed by a written note, with a review every few weeks and a free tutor change if the fit is wrong.
Tutors are chosen for the exact course and exam board, not only for general subject knowledge.
There are no home visits in Patratu. Lessons are online, and we say so before you commit.
After each lesson the parent receives a short note on what was covered and what comes next.
A complete trial lesson lets the student judge the tutor, not a sales pitch.
If the chemistry is wrong, we find another tutor without argument.
Tutors coach and mark, but never write IAs, Extended Essays, TOK essays or coursework.
Practical feedback on tutor fit, revision structure and communication from IB and IGCSE families, including those studying in Patratu.
“Every session has been a positive learning experience. The students are progressing well, becoming more confident, and showing a genuine interest in learning.”
Priya Vivek
Gurugram
“The students have developed a much better understanding of the concepts through regular practice and guidance. Their confidence and participation have improved noticeably.”
Priya Vivek
Gurugram
“Watching the students progress from one session to the next has been very satisfying. They are learning with confidence and showing genuine interest.”
Priya Vivek
Gurugram
“The sessions provide a good balance of explanation, practice, and feedback. Students are steadily building their skills and confidence.”
Priya Vivek
Gurugram
“The students are showing a positive attitude toward learning and are becoming more independent with each session. The progress has been very encouraging.”
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Gurugram
“Personalized support and regular practice have helped the students make excellent progress. Their confidence has improved significantly over time.”
Priya Vivek
Gurugram
“The learning process has been smooth and engaging. Students are asking better questions, understanding concepts more clearly, and improving consistently.”
Priya Vivek
Gurugram
“It is rewarding to see students become more confident in their abilities. The sessions are productive, engaging, and focused on meaningful learning”
Priya Vivek
Gurugram
“The students are making steady progress and developing a stronger foundation. Consistent practice and individual attention have helped a lot.”
Priya Vivek
Gurugram
“I have seen noticeable improvement in the students' understanding and participation. Their enthusiasm for learning is truly encouraging.”
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Gurugram
“A supportive learning environment makes a big difference. The students are responding well to personalized guidance and regular feedback.”
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Gurugram
“The overall learning journey has been very positive. Students are becoming more confident, curious, and comfortable with new concepts.”
Priya Vivek
Gurugram
“The students have shown great progress with regular practice and guidance. It is wonderful to see their confidence grow with every session.”
Priya Vivek
Gurugram
“It has been a rewarding experience working with the students. Their confidence and understanding have improved significantly through consistent guidance, practice, and personalized attention.”
Priya Vivek
Gurugram
“The learning experience has been wonderful. The students are engaged, confident, and showing consistent improvement. The teaching approach is supportive, clear, and focused on building strong fundamentals.”
Priya Vivek
Gurugram
“We were stuck on Math AA HL paper 3 sample questions. The matched tutor walked through the syllabus depth and IA strategy, and our daughter's confidence shifted in three weeks.”
Priya R.
Gurugram
“Physics HL felt scary before mocks. The tutor mapped my weak topics and gave a realistic command-term plan. Mocks went up by two grade boundaries.”
Aarav K.
DLF Phase 5
“We wanted Economics HL support that matched the actual paper command terms. IB Gram matched us within a day with a specialist who understood our school's IA timeline.”
Sneha M.
Sector 57
“Cambridge IGCSE Chemistry past-paper practice made the difference. The tutor was honest about pace and progress, and the lesson notes were structured.”
Reema S.
Sushant Lok
There are no IB Gram tutors based in Patratu, because tutors teach online from elsewhere in India. A Patratu student gets live private lessons from home on a laptop with a specialist in the exact subject. The matching is done on programme, level, board and exam session.
No. Home visits run only in Gurugram and parts of Delhi NCR. In Patratu, lessons are online one-to-one, taken from your own home, so the child gets private attention without travel along the valley road.
The rate depends on programme, level, subject, session length and the tutor's experience with that syllabus. We do not publish prices; a written quote comes before booking, after the free trial, so you decide with the number in front of you.
None that we can confirm. Patratu's schools follow CBSE or the Jharkhand board. Families who want an IB or IGCSE school usually look at Kolkata or Delhi NCR, or use an online school while living in Patratu.
Only through an IB World School, whether in another city or an authorised online provider. IB Gram does not run a school. We tutor students already enrolled, and we can explain what the Diploma involves if you are still deciding.
Mathematics (both AA and AI), Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Economics, English A and Computer Science come up most often. Families linked to engineering jobs tend to lean towards Maths and Physics.
Yes, across the continuum. MYP sessions centre on criterion-based writing and the Personal Project; PYP sessions are shorter and focus on reading, number sense and the Exhibition. Younger children get shorter, more frequent sessions.
IGCSE questions are structured differently, with command words, extended tiers and a separate set of practical-style papers. A CBSE tutor can help with content, but a specialist knows the mark scheme, which is why syllabus-matched tutoring is worth seeking.
They can interrupt a session, so we agree a backup plan at the start: a rescheduled slot, a phone hotspot, or a recorded summary. Most families keep a UPS or inverter for the laptop and router, which is enough.
We coach, we do not write. A tutor can help choose a workable research question, explain the criteria and give feedback on structure. The words, data and conclusions must be the student's own, as the IB and Cambridge require.
IB Diploma May and November sessions, Cambridge IGCSE May-June and October-November, and Pearson Edexcel IGCSE January and May-June. We plan backwards from the date, with mocks about eight weeks before.
Private candidates can sit IGCSE through a registered exam centre in some cities, which usually means travelling for papers. Tutoring covers the syllabus; entry arrangements are made with the centre. We can help you understand the steps.
As early as the course begins: Class 11 for the Diploma and Grade 9 for IGCSE. A late start still helps if sessions concentrate on high-value topics and past papers, though the gaps may take longer to close.
Tell us and we will find another one. We review progress every few weeks, and re-matching is routine. There is no long contract, so pausing or stopping carries no penalty.
Yes. Slots pause or move around festival days, and exam blocks are booked early enough that no one has to study through a family occasion. Tell your tutor the dates when you book.
No. IB Gram is an independent tutoring service with no affiliation to any school named here, nor to the International Baccalaureate, Cambridge or Pearson. Tutors work for families, not for exam boards.
Write to support@ibgram.com or message +91 7439 368 115 on WhatsApp with the programme, subject, level and exam date. We reply with a tutor suggestion and trial times, with nothing to pay at that stage.
Send the board or programme, the subject and level, and where your child is studying now: an online school, a school in another city, or a plan you are still forming. We will reply with a shortlisted tutor and trial times that fit a Patratu evening, free of charge and without obligation. Write to support@ibgram.com or message +91 7439 368 115 on WhatsApp.