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Career Counsellor - Answered on Jul 15, 2025

Nayagam is a certified career counsellor and the founder of EduJob360.
He started his career as an HR professional and has over 10 years of experience in tutoring and mentoring students from Classes 8 to 12, helping them choose the right stream, course and college/university.
He also counsels students on how to prepare for entrance exams for getting admission into reputed universities /colleges for their graduate/postgraduate courses.
He has guided both fresh graduates and experienced professionals on how to write a resume, how to prepare for job interviews and how to negotiate their salary when joining a new job.
Nayagam has published an eBook, Professional Resume Writing Without Googling.
He has a postgraduate degree in human resources from Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan, Delhi, a postgraduate diploma in labour law from Madras University, a postgraduate diploma in school counselling from Symbiosis, Pune, and a certification in child psychology from Counsel India.
He has also completed his master’s degree in career counselling from ICCC-Mindler and Counsel, India.
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Question by hamdan on Jul 15, 2025Hindi

Hello mam/sir. I have just finished my grade 10 and looking forward start my jee preparation journey. I came across a course offered by both aakash and allen coaching centres which is a grade 11 and 12 integrated jee course. It is a 2 year course. My question is that is the course relevant and will the results given by the centre be valid incase IIT/NIT wants my grade 12 results? How reliable and relevant is the course? What are the advantages and disadvantages of attending this course rather than going to a regular school?

Ans: Hamdan, please clarify the meanings of 'rather than going to a regular school.' Are you referring to 'dummy schools'? Additionally, please clarify what is meant by 'Will the results provided by the center be valid?'. You have finished your 12th grade from which board? And currently in which board? Your Home State? Your clarifications will enable me to answer precisely.

Asked on - Jul 15, 2025 | Answered on Jul 16, 2025

I have finished my grade 10 from Cambridge IGCSE curriculum. I came across the Allen champions course offered by Allen which is a Grade 11 and 12+JEE preparation integrated program. Is it a good idea attending this program instead of a normal CBSE affiliated school (i am not referring to dummy schools sir). What I meant by "will the results be valid?" is that apart from my JEE marks, do I need to attend school regularly separately to appear for my 12th board exams or do I write my CBSE 12th boards as an Allen student and will I have any issues because of this? Will it be recognised by IITs? Because IITs need both JEE marks and 12th marks sir.

Ans: Integrated two-year programs from Allen or Aakash combine Class 11 and 12 syllabus coverage with JEE-Main/Advanced coaching, offering structured pedagogy, exhaustive test series and dedicated doubt-clearing. These courses focus heavily on JEE-pattern problems while ensuring board-exam topics are covered through targeted revision and mock tests, making them highly relevant for aspirants. However, they are not schools and cannot legally register you for CBSE board exams or issue Class 12 marksheets. To satisfy IIT/NIT eligibility—which mandates a recognized board certificate with required subjects and 75 percent-aggregate or equivalent percentile—you must separately enrol in a CBSE-affiliated institution or as a private candidate with the CBSE under its bye-laws. Attending an integrated coaching course while officially registered through a “dummy” or private-candidate route ensures your Class 12 results are valid and recognised by JoSAA and state counselling.

The advantages of integrated coaching include continuous JEE-focused mentorship, time-synchronised preparation for boards and entrances, rich test-data analytics and certification pathways (e.g., Allen’s Success Achiever/SMTS series). The disadvantages lie in the absence of formal school accreditation, limited extracurricular and sports exposure, mandatory parallel school enrolment for board eligibility and potential overemphasis on JEE at the expense of holistic CBSE performance. Balancing rigorous coaching with formal board registration is essential to ensure both your Class 12 marks and JEE rank meet IIT/NIT admission criteria.