Mentors

Dr. Ajit Singh is the head of international exams at Endeavor. A management graduate from SDA Bocconi, he has been in the education industry for almost ten years now. He has already aced all the exams for which he mentors his students; this therefore gives him an in depth understanding of both the content, and the testing pattern of standardized tests, a combination that is rare in this industry. He also regularly networks with admissions committees of top universities across the world, which is why his guidance on admissions and which programs to select has a 100% success rate.

Akanksha Manchanda is an alumnus of BIT Mesra. She is an eminent trainer for Verbal Ability and has a rich experience of over 10 years in training and mentoring students for various competitive exams like CAT, GRE, GMAT, BBA, CLAT, etc. Also, she is a British Council certified trainer with the prerogative to teach the language to students from all the countries.

Ambika Negi is an Electronics and Communication engineer from the Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology . Post that, pursued an MBA from SIIB, with a specialisation in Human Resource Management. Prior to joining Endeavor, Ambika taught young minds in a CBSE school run by her mother.
The most significant part of her role at Endeavor has been handling the expansion from 80 employees in 7 centers across India to its current volume, while simultaneously controlling attrition through better employee retention mechanisms. Her role stretches right from working on the techno-creative aspect of the Human Resources Information System (HRIS) at Endeavor to designing and successfully implementing Performance Measurement System.

Anil Kumar, a SIBM Pune Alumnus is an expert on Aptitude Building Workshop, Career Counseling, Communication Skills and Personality Development and also possesses an authoritative knowledge of the Marketing function. His philosophical concern in shaping careers proves his passion for the competitive test prep industry.

An alumnus of IIM-Calcutta, this Engineer- MBA has 7+ years of regular and freelance work experience in Marketing, Education, and Telecom. Ashish Chugh is a Career Counselor and Corporate Communications Coach who has helped students and adults find their right calling. He’s a pioneer of Business Communications and his training has helped the middle and senior level managers improve their employee relationships and productivity.

Expert in Lean-Six Sigma, Ashish brings with him a significant understanding of consumer’s perception through his qualitative consumer analysis in India and Europe. Currently, Ashish is the Regional Manager – Academics & Marketing at Endeavor Careers, Delhi. He renders logically driven techniques to master Verbal Aptitude and Communication Skills to the aspirants of CAT, GMAT, CLAT, and BBA. His strong penchant for English language and Communication Skills has brought him back to the education industry after his previous successful stints.

Deepak Dutt Mamgain has very good command over Quant, DI, and LR. He has over 15 years of teaching experience and is known for his expertise, dedication, and sincerity at work. He always aims to produce results of the highest quality in all tasks undertaken.

Dipak Takodara completed Electronics and Communications engineering from Dharmsinh Desai University, post which, he completed his MBA from Symbiosis International University, Pune. Dipak has been with Endeavor for almost ten years now. He is an eminent trainer for Verbal Ability and mentors students for various competitive exams like CAT, CMAT, CLAT, and BBA. He is known for his drive to mentor the students and making them achieve their goals.

Dr. Neelima Jaisinghani is a Corporate Trainer and a Verbal Faculty by profession. Having completed her Doctorate in English Literature from Bhopal University, she is a trained faculty, who has taught at various levels of colleges and schools across the country, over the last 20 years.
She has this distinct ability to teach the nuances of English by getting down to the grass root level, building a strong foundation and then developing upon the subject, as the pace of learning increases. Her forte includes Customised and Innovative Corporate Training, English Language Training, Verbal Ability Training, Personality Development Training, Content Writing and Event Management.

Gourav Gupta, an engineer in CSE from GGSIP University has 8+ years of work experience in the education industry. He began his career as a content developer and later, he worked in diverse roles like teaching Quantitative Aptitude, Data Interpretation & Logical Reasoning, Operations Management and Business Development. This 8 years of ride also ensured that he developed an acumen of understanding the key challenges faced by his students quickly, and rendered effective mentoring & coaching. He was also associated with Naandi Education Support and Training Pvt. Ltd. (N.E.S.T.) for a year, teaching the under-privileged children.

Harsh is an Engineering Graduate from IIT Bombay and a PGDBA from IIM Ahmedabad. A visionary by nature, Harsh has had an extremely fulfilling stint of 6 years at Procter & Gamble in a regional leadership role. Within no time, he has guided a team of highly capable and motivated individuals towards a sincere and heartfelt vision and continues to live his dream of transforming lives, every day.

A BBA from BJVM Vallabh Vidya Nagar & an ICFAI Business School, Bangalore Alumnus, Hemang is an expert on Career Counseling, Communication Skills and Personality Development and also possesses an authoritative knowledge of the Human Resources function. A master of all, Hemang has an expertise in Marketing as well and he works to market the brand Endeavor to a higher and higher level. His philosophical concern in shaping careers proves his passion for the competitive test-prep industry.

Hemant Kumar brings along an experience of 6+ years in teaching. He completed his BE from KJ Somaiya and also worked in the IT sector for 2 years, along with working as a part-time faculty. Popular among the students, he leaves an indelible impact on everyone around him. QA, DI, and LR being his forte, he is equally comfortable teaching for both Indian (CAT, NMAT, SNAP, CLAT) as well as international management (GRE, GMAT) exams. His passion for teaching is evident in the scores of his students. Aside from academics, he is an avid traveler.

Hitesh Devalia, an admired name in the student community, is a BBA graduate from BJVM (Vallabh Vidya Nagar) and the Director of Endeavor Careers Pvt. Ltd. Over and above strategic decision making, he is also a passionate teacher and delivers quality sessions on Quantitative & Reasoning Ability at Endeavor and has more than 16 years of experience in the education services industry. He is appreciated for his drive to make students reach their dreams and also conducts sessions on personality improvement and is an excellent orator.

Jhumari Nigam is a Communications expert with around 15 years of experience, having worked with esteemed media houses in the country. She started her career as a journalist with The Times of India and went on to become a Special Correspondent in Gujarat for India Today magazine. After a long stint with Print media, she explored the world of music and led a team of RJs, audio designers and copywriters as the Head of Programming for Radio Mirchi in Baroda. Before joining Endeavor, Jhumari was working with Radio Mirchi in Mumbai as the Creative Content Head for their Online Radio Stations. With a career graph across various mass media platforms, she brings in her experience to lead the Branding and Communications as also the Online Learning Product for Endeavor Careers.

Kishan Pratap Singh is a well known public speaker, Indian legal educator & human rights activist and he heads the legal product of Endeavor Careers. He firmly believes that ‘a mentor in classroom’ is similar to ‘an artist in his workshop’ and the ‘students’ are similar to his ‘artwork’. In the past years, he has successfully guided thousands of students for various competitive examinations. Kishan has won several awards, International and National Moot Courts, Parliamentary Debates, Model United Nations and Conferences and he believes ‘legal awareness’ is the best tool for empowerment. He is an alumnus of the most prestigious law school, NUJS Kolkata.

K. Sanmukha Patra did his metallurgical engineering from NIT Rourkela and worked in the steel industry with PSUs like SAIL and RINL. He subsequently did his MBA from XLRI Jamshedpur and returned to work in the steel industry at Jindal for many years. With a passion to provide quality education to the students of Odisha, he left his lucrative corporate life to venture into the test-prep sector and started operations of Endeavor in Odisha and is one of the founding directors. He teaches quantitative aptitude with equal jest, is a great career counselor, and passionate entrepreneur.

Kalyan Singh has been an English language facilitator for more than 20 years. In the capacity of a  school teacher for almost a decade, he mentored young minds in  ICSE and CBSE schools. As luck would have it, his school students drew him to test prep, because they needed guidance for cracking the verbal ability section in their entrance tests. Encouraged by the success of his students, he moved to the world of test prep as a Verbal Faculty. For about 10 years now, he has been successfully mentoring test takers for CAT, GMAT, GRE, SAT, IELTS and TOEFL examinations. A number of his students have pursued or are pursuing higher studies in globally reputed institutions in both, India and abroad. Very much a school teacher at heart, he is an ardent believer in the idea of making learning a joyous exercise.

Manish Shah is an Electronics and Communications Engineer from Gujarat Technological University, post which, he pursued his MBA in Finance. He has 7 years of work experience behind him, which consists of a year long stint at Adani Ports. He has been associated with Endeavor since 5 years and holds the position of Deputy General Manager, Ahmedabad center. Apart from training the aspirants for entrance exams, he is also responsible for recruitment and training of Academicians. He is known for his drive to mentor the students and making them achieve their goals.

Mohd Anas Khan has completed his B.Tech in ECE from Ambedkar Institute of Advanced Communication Technologies and Research, Delhi and eventually developed a love for teaching and took up a full-time role in the education sector. With a total experience of more than four years, he has touched many lives of students of all age groups by training students for CAT, GMAT, GRE, CLAT, etc, where QA, DI, and LR are the subjects he has specialized in. Testimonials reflect how much he is adored in the student fraternity for his flair in teaching these subjects.

Parasharan Chari is an Electronics Engineer from BVM Vallabh Vidya Nagar by qualification and has served Tech Mahindra as a Software Programmer. Post that, he has pursued his MBA from SP Jain and re-entered the IT sector and served it as the youngest Siebel Certified Business Consultant to have represented the consulting practice of TCS. A perfect Engineer-MBA combination, he is associated with Endeavor as a versatile CAT trainer. He is popular for his expertise in career selection and guiding the students across different spectrums. He is an expert speaker on various subjects and is known for his witty ideas to guide students.

Sanket Bhatia is an Engineer from Sardar Patel University and an MBA from Symbiosis International University, Pune. He has contributed in many industrial projects especially in Food Processing / FMCG Sector, AMUL being one of his precious clients. Currently, he is working with Endeavor as a General Manager. He is a versatile speaker and has delivered seminars and workshops at more than 200 Institutes across the country. He is also involved in student training and development as a Mentor for the students. Many students trained under him have cleared the entrance exams like CAT, XAT, SNAP, NMAT and MHCET and have touched the pinnacle by getting admissions to one of the Top B-Schools in India including IIMs, IITs, XLRI, FMS, JBIMS, Symbiosis, SPJIMR, MDI, etc.

He is also the co-author of the Undergraduate Handbook, ‘The Way Up – Direction For Life’ which involves different career options for a student after std. XII. He also holds a position of a Mentor for all the in-house team and students targeting Undergraduate Courses like Law & Management via entrance exams like CLAT, AILET, IPMAT, SET, NPAT, etc.

Vijitha Kamath is an academician with a rich experience, spanning 22 years in the education industry. Her experience as a communication specialist coupled with a flair for languages makes her a great mentor for undergraduate and post graduate students. A recipient of the Rotary Foundation Group Study Exchange Scholarship, she has extensive exposure to education systems in India and abroad. Over and above being a renowned verbal faculty and soft skills trainer, she is also very popular amongst the students for her counselling skills and pedagogy. Currently, she is the CAT Verbal Product Head at Endeavor.

Mukesh Joshi is a honed professional with over 20 years of experience in teaching English for CAT and various other examinations. He has worked in LIC Kanpur as AAO from 1993 to 2005. He has a rich experience in training and mentoring students at IIT (Roorkee), Pant Nagar, NIT Srinagar, etc.

Nidhi Kumari holds three years of work experience that involves teaching, mentoring, and content creation.  A literature post graduate from The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, she started her stint with a CBSE school and has worked as a test preparatory in the education industry from the past two years.  Having been trained by the British Council, she has also mentored students for IELTS and GRE. Her belief lies in commingling innovation with mainstream pedagogical methods, which has helped her build camaraderie with her students.

Preet Kaur carries 13+ years of experience in the realm of training and mentoring. She has a proven track record in handling lectures on competitive English, facilitating activity based learning and conducting sessions and workshops on employability and behavioural skills. She strongly advocates that every individual has a latent and innate potential to achieve and a little hand holding brings a sea change. She strives to live this belief.

Punit Padnani has completed his graduation in Electronics from St Xavier’s College, Ahmedabad. After graduation, he had worked in the software industry with companies like Elitecore Technologies and Wipro Technologies before making a shift towards his first love – teaching.
He has been training and mentoring students in the areas of Verbal Ability, Reasoning and Communication Skills since 2007 for various competitive exams including CAT, CET, GMAT, GRE, CLAT, etc.

Rakhi Ahlawat is an IT engineer from Uttar Pradesh Technical University. She has more than 4 years of experience in teaching and mentoring. Presently, she is working as a Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning faculty at Endeavor Gandhinagar. She is involved in teaching and development as a career mentor for the students. She is also responsible for conducting knowledge sessions in an effective manner, so as to improve the general knowledge of the students.

An IIMA Alumnus, MBA from AIMA, Ravi Bharti brings along rich experience in leadership roles across sunrise sectors of Financial Services, Insurance, IT and Education. His career prior milestones include building national business portfolio at IndiaFirst and driving business acquisition through Banking channels at Metlife India and ICICI groups. He has an impressive track record of setting up new distribution channels and driving profitability. Ravi holds the position of a CEO with Endeavor HRO2.

Samrat Roy is a Mechanical Engineering graduate with a proven track record of scoring 99 percentile in CAT. From the very beginning of his career, he has been extremely interested in guiding young minds towards their career goals. With this object in mind, he has carved out a niche for himself in the education industry, where he is much beloved of the students. Over the last 15 years, he has personally mentored more than 15000 students. He specializes in Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning and Data Interpretation for competitive examinations. Besides this, he is extensively involved with the students in helping them crack the interview process through Group Discussions and Personal Interview sessions. In his spare time, he loves to travel to different places and is extremely passionate about photography.

Sawan Rathi is an MBA from IIM-Lucknow with around 10 years of global exposure in the field of Education Consulting, IT services and Project Management. He has been working as an educationist towards the benefit of a wide range of students from school to graduate level, since last 10 years.
Presently working as a Centre Manager at Endeavor Careers Ahmedabad, he is responsible for the performance of Academics and Operation departments of the region. Ahmedabad being the Head Office of Endeavor, he is also responsible for recruitment and training of new employees across all centres of the company and holds a key responsibility of supervising the development of the upcoming centers across India.

Sazeal Shah is an entrepreneur and a trainer. After concluding his engineering in Electronics & Communication, he pursued an MBA from TAPMI Manipal. He began his career as a Sales Manager for UB Group and later, as a Trade Marketing Manager for West India. He is the Center Director of Endeavor, Gandhinagar.

He is involved in training and development as a career mentor for the students. His effortless way of enrapturing the audience with his knowledge and attitude has brought him great acclaim as a speaker. He is an expert lecturer in a plethora of subjects and is popular for delivering the ‘Value Sessions’ as we call them in the industry.

Sharat Mayank is a graduate in Commerce with more than 14 years of experience in the test preparation industry. During the spread, he has managed to make a difference in the lives of thousands. He works with a strong conviction that true effort brings about holistic transformation in aspirants, equating with their true potential. He has handled a multitude of roles. His career journey presents a broad spectrum of responsibilities from being an educator, to a content developer, to a facilitator at workshops and seminars and a motivator in a real sense.

Sunil Kishtwal is a Post Graduate in History. He is pursuing a Ph.D. in History. He has very good command over History, Polity, and Geography. He is best known for his innovative, adaptive approach of teaching methodology. He has been in the education industry for more than 20 years.

Surbhi Jagetiya completed her management post-graduation (MMS) from Chetna’s RK Institute of Management, Mumbai.  She also holds a diploma in advanced management accounting from Chartered Institute of Management Accounting, U.K.  She also passed her NET and JRF conducted by AICTE.  She has an industry experience of more than 10 years wherein she has mentored management aspirants in the subject areas of quantitative aptitude and reasoning and also taught financial management at MBA colleges.

Tanveer Iqbal Ahmed is a Verbal Faculty with Endeavor Kolkata.  He is a graduate of St Xavier’s College, Kolkata. He started his career with stints with Encyclopedia Britannica and Genpact before moving to the education industry to satisfy his desire to interact with students and assist them in reaching their goals. He has over ten years of experience in training students for aptitude examinations. He specializes in Verbal Ability preparation for competitive examinations. He also takes sessions on Group Discussion and Personal Interview grooming in order to handhold the students through the Personality Development process. In his spare time, he loves to read across different genres.

Vivek Tuteja is the Chairman & CEO of Endeavor Careers Pvt. Ltd. and an IIM-A Alumnus of the batch of 2004. After his graduation, he was associated with Times Now in a strategic role as the chief contributor. He has been associated with the Education and Media industry for a long time and after accumulating an authoritative experience, he said goodbye to his salaried profession and jumped into entrepreneurship with Endeavor Careers Pvt. Ltd. Today the Endeavor Group boasts of 4 companies with a diversified portfolio including Education, Hospitality, and Human Resources Consulting.