What is IIT-Foundation Course?

In today’s scenario, the biggest truth about Education & Careers today is Competition. There is intense competition for College Admissions which makes it a very difficult endeavour to try and secure a seat in any of the top institutions, in any field of education, be it Engineering, Medicine, Science, Arts, Commerce, … . Therefore, there is a need for proper guidance and training for all those students who are desirous of gaining that extra competitive edge that will enable them to perform better than the rest.

The educational system with a few notable exceptions is memorization based or mugging up as we call it (learning by rote). Notes, Guide books, Last week preparation etc are symptoms of this disease. The education system, today, is one that focuses on training students to tackle only the school/board exams. This is because the primary objective of teachers, parents and students is to ensure that good marks are secured in the school/board exams. While marks in these exams are very important, how are these marks being earned? Are students scoring marks by reproducing content learnt by rote, or through answers that display their understanding of concepts? To a large extent, students follow the first method - memorizing the content without bothering about the concepts. Consequently, many students who are toppers in their schools are not able to achieve good scores in competitive exams like Talent Search Exams.

When a student understands concepts and their applications correctly (by inculcating the habit of asking the question “WHY?”), he has a better chance of doing well in competitive exams, since most of the questions are based on the application of concepts. Hence we also find a discrepancy between

Also, a student will be able to better understand the subject that he/she learns when he/she learns the subject out of interest and not with the sole objective of scoring marks alone.

Unfortunately the present education system is marks oriented and hence the student’s only goal is to score marks. But if one can generate interest in the student about the subject, it will make the learning process a lot more enjoyable.

This approach towards learning is the key to excel in any field that the student may end up choosing later in his life. Understanding of the fundamentals and a genuine interest in the subject are the two most important factors for success.

This is where our IIT-Foundation course comes in.

• The objectives of our IIT-Foundation Course
• Course Material
• The Course Methodology
• Class Room Based Inputs
• Feedback Mechanism and Doubt Sessions
• Details of Talent Search Examinations

• The objective of this course is to make the student understand and master basic concepts in the subjects of Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry.
• The focus will be on encouraging students to apply the concepts learnt in real-life situations. The programme will encourage school goers to look beyond the textbooks for learning.
• The IIT-Foundation programme will not only help your child better understand what is taught in regular school classes and hence to do well in board exams but will also help him / her develop the acumen which will give him / her a distinctive edge over the rest of his/her peers.
• The programme also grooms your child by giving inputs to students on Reasoning skills, Speed Maths, and Communication Skills.
• The programme also helps your child prepare for various talent search exams like NTSE, NLSTSE, Science Olympiad, Cyber Olympiad.

• For each class we give the following books
  • 4 Study Material and 4 Work Books in Mathematics
  • 3 Study Material and 3 Work Books in Physics
  • 3 Study Material and 3 Work Books in Chemistry
• For each chapter a test is conducted. The testing module will consists of about 25 test papers.
• For 8th and 9th class, a reasoning booklet will be given. Apart from the booklet about 10 handouts based on different areas will be given.

i.How a does a kingfisher catch fish? A) The kingfisher flies vertically over the position of the fish, then plunges into the water at a 90 Degree angle. The concept here is that the normally incident rays do not undergo refraction, hence the fish lies exactly where it appears to be. At any other angle, the apparent location of the fish would be different from its real location. ii. Why do we normally swing our arms while walking, and why not when we carry a load in our hands? A)The center of gravity of a body depends on the distribution of mass in the body. As we walk, the movement of the legs tends to cause a shift in the centre of gravity. To compensate for this shift we swing our arms. When we are carrying a load in the hands, however, the effective C.G is lower, making it easier to maintain balance. iii. Why does salt become damp when kept exposed during the rainy season and not when kept exposed during summer? A) In the rainy season humidity in the atmosphere is very high i.e. there is a lot of moisture in the atmosphere. Thus calcium chloride absorbs this moisture and makes the salt damp. In summer, however, as the temperature is high, calcium chloride tends to loose moisture through the process of evaporation, and the salt is left free-flowing.

• Basic Module
• Exercise Module
• Testing Module