Kalyan Chamarthi

Reviewed on 21 Jan, 2016

GMAT Coaching

"I took 1-to-1 tutoring at Csquare ( Kalyan's institute). I must say, Csquare is an expert in GMAT question types and pattern. I had decided to take GMAT in within 10 days since I wanted to submit my new scores after the deadline. No choice, but to get up 4:30 am, drive 20 KMs and attend class at 5:00 am. Rush to office by 8:30am phew! (Remembered my 12th class timings). Didn't have much time but to follow his rules. SC: Csquare made SC very simple with few basic rules like when is -ing, having + ed, were, had been etc. are correct / incorrect. Just follow blindly and apply it! This led to easy elimination of many choices within seconds. I was now more looking for the rules, instead of, spending time in what sounds good. CR: Nothing new, Csquare gave a trick to paraphrase CR in a new style and to write down the conclusion before looking at answers. This worked amazingly especially for assumption and weakness type questions. RC: His RC approach (FIRE) is nice; Again the key in RC is to paraphrase and identify the trigger points. Followed the rules for each question type and I could see improvement in practice tests. Quant: I hardly touched for 15 hours in this attempt. Just revised GMAT prep 175 questions in VIP section and solved all practice questions. I was more focusing on verbal to cross the 80% barrier. On the test day: Completed all the practice questions for the month. Do it religiously! Quant: Found tougher than my previous attempt. Was surprised to see quite a few DS questions. After completing math, I knew, it was not a 50. Verbal: Started great. First 3 questions, I knew, I got it right. This time, I spent more time on RCs (pretty similar to Sets and GMATprep standard). My approach to RCs was different this time - Kalyan explained that in RCs the answer is in front of you, just we need to paraphrase and identify the trigger points. In SC and CR, with the new rules, I was now pretty confident on choices I was selecting. If I was not sure on some question, then I made sure that for the next question I gave attention to avoid consecutive errors (heavy penalty on GMAT!). Struggled in last 3 to 4 questions. Had just 4 minutes left. Completed the survey. Could not believe, when the screen flashed - 700 and V – 38: 83%. "

Verified Student

Reviewed on 02 Dec, 2015

GMAT Coaching

"I would like to rate him 5 out of 5.He is excellent teacher carrying good teaching skills with him. "

Reviewed on 16 Nov, 2015

GMAT Coaching

"I am convinced that anything I say cannot do full justice of truly reflecting what a great learning experience it has been for me personally and of course with respect to all aspects of GMAT. I am fortunate to have met and and been tutored by Kalyan.I hit jackpot with with him as you have not only given me your undivided attention and equipped me to able to ace the test but in the process you have made me realize my true potential by instilling in me the confidence to take on any kind of challenges that life may throw at me. This very approach , as you said, can be reflected on GMAT too and I hope that I can very soon accomplish a top score as a testimony to his inspiring guidance and mentorship. "

Reviewed on 10 Nov, 2015

GMAT Coaching

"The GMAT is a game”. It isn't about math skills or knowledge of grammar. It's a combination of time management, intelligent guessing, mentally moving past short-term failures on individual questions and an attitude that you can and will crack this test. Kalyan teaches you exactly those skills in his course. The first time I took the GMAT, I got a respectable score (690), but felt I could do better. The problem, of course, is that it's a lot easier to raise a low score than a reasonable one. It's not so much that Kalyan teaches techniques and strategies that you can't find by buying prep books and going online. What he does put you through is a program that makes you look at a GMAT problem and quickly zero in on the most probable answer. You learn how to rapidly diagram a problem so that you realize what information you need - the entire basis of data sufficiency. The assigned homework is structured in such a way that applying the basic concepts the GMAT tests becomes second nature. And the entire time Kalyan impresses upon you that you are your own worst enemy when it comes to the GMAT; that the problems really aren't hard, and that the worst thing you can do when faced with a question you can't immediately deconstruct is to let it prey on your mind through the next few questions. I took the test again after spending about a month with Kalyan and boosted my score to a 750. "

Reviewed on 09 Nov, 2015

GMAT Coaching

"I was very weak in Verbal section of GMAT. After taking classes @ kalyan, I have really improved on my verbal. Kalyan thought us from basics, which was required for me .Thanks Mr. Kalyan for all patience and the awesome strategies. Thanks for answering all my silly questions with so much of patience. "

Reviewed on 21 Mar, 2015

GMAT Coaching

"His techniques are very effective and he is very clear in his teaching and his approach . Also he makes it very simple and easy to understand . "

Reviewed on 02 Feb, 2015

GMAT Coaching

"Mr Kalyan is very focused and dedicated tutor for Gmat. I started his classes through online via webex ,And I feel confident now as he encourages me ,how to tackle questions on gmat with Verbal and Quants , He is totally committed to Gmat he also helps me with the strategics to be quick on answering questions on Gmat, I feel his teaching is quite different from other tutors ,the best thing about him is that he is always patient if you don't understand the question he will develop strategies to help you with an example to make you understand in a very easy way which is rare with the other tutors. So I would recommend Mr Kalyan for students who want to prepare for Gmat. "

Reviewed on 15 Jan, 2015

GMAT Coaching

"Kalyan Sir possess extreme knowledge about GMAT. I took his online class which are more understandable. He is really very patience teacher/coacher. His GMAT tips are great. "

Reviewed on 27 Dec, 2014

GMAT Coaching

"His teachings are precise and clear. The approach is well designed and neatly taught. Regularly he provides with homework and stuffs, which would definitely helps in repeated learning of concepts. He is an easily approachable person for queries and discussions. "

Reviewed on 26 Sep, 2014

GMAT Coaching

"I joined the online GMAT coaching with Kalyan in Sept 2014 as I wanted to improve my score on GMAT. But my remote location really didn't allow me to take in-person classes, which prompted me to go for online coaching. I must say that I had reservations about online coaching but Kalyan exceeded all my expectations with his experience and amazing use of Cisco Webex software. So here I was, out of the realm of reading Official Guide without any weapons or strategies to score in the higher 700's and this is exactly where Kalyan comes good. He doesn't mess around with perfections of English or Math, he sticks to what GMAT requires, in turn, delivers for the exam. His mechanical ways of teaching proved to be very effective as I had spent all my energy reasoning every question and reinventing the wheel on GMAT. Thus for every area on GMAT, whether SC, CR, RC, or Math, he has a way of solving problems, cutting short time and increasing accuracy. With a very simple methodology of either framing a RC question on paper, or diagramming a CR argument, or even mechanically eliminating answer choices in SC, he sets up a clear strategy to attack the problem and quickly reach the solution. Apart from these strategies, it was very important that he could deliver it online, and he managed to do so without a glitch. I guess, online coaching is not very popular in India, but with software platforms like Webex, it is definitely surging ahead and I would recommend anyone looking for GMAT coaching to consider this option. It's very convenient, you can shuffle your time easily, do the assignments and clear doubts, and leave all the class going charade behind. Especially with a short time span I had to prepare, it turned out to be a blessing and with Kalyan as a tutor, it doesn’t get better! "

Reviewed on 01 Sep, 2014

GMAT Coaching

"I am availing GMAT online classes from Mr. Kalyan. He is an enthusiastic and committed teacher. He has a flexible teaching style and motivates me to study hard. Even though I attend an online class, it feels like a normal classroom session as he gives his 100% attention and the instructions are very clear. I recommend him to anyone preparing for GMAT. "

Verified Student

Reviewed on 30 May, 2014

GMAT Coaching

"Kalyan makes things very easy to learn and apply. It is fun learning with him. "

Verified Student

Reviewed on 16 Mar, 2014

GMAT Coaching

"He is very dedicated and professional. He has developed an specific plan or order for me to target my desired score. "