Mentors

He is an Electrical Engineer from SKIT, Jaipur and has an experience of 4+ years in the field of Education. Right after his graduation, he started training students for CAT, GRE, CLAT and other entrance exams. Many students trained under him have cleared entrance exams like CAT, SNAP, NMAT, IBSAT, XAT and MHCET. He has consistently been scoring 99+ percentile for the last 4 years in the prestigious CAT Exam.

Abhishek is a Commerce graduate and an MBA from SCMHRD, Pune. He began his stint in the test prep industry as a Verbal and Reasoning faculty. After his MBA, he worked with an HR Consultancy firm as their Business Development Consultant and as a Freelance Verbal Faculty. He now works with Endeavor as the Center Manager for Vashi. He manages the operations and marketing activities of the Vashi center and is involved in the training and mentoring of students. His unique way of introducing GK and Logic into Verbal concepts and relating to the students has earned him respect and admiration of his students.

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.

Alay Shah is a Pharmacy Graduate from Al-Ameen College, Bengaluru and an MBA from Goa Institute of Management, Goa. He has worked with Vadilal Industries before entering the Education Sector.

Over and above being an excellent instructor for Quantitative Area, he is also an expert on Personality Development. This young tutor has been in the field of training for various competitive exams like CAT, CMAT, GRE and CLAT and has been motivating students to think the unthinkable for over six years. His passion to make students dream big and finally help them achieve those has made him scale great heights.

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.

Arundhati Trivedi is a Verbal Faculty with Endeavor Rajkot. She is an M.A. in English Literature. Associated with teaching for various competitive examinations for the last ten years, she has got passion for teaching. She trains students for group discussion and personal interview. She has appeared for exams like CAT and has scored 98+ percentile. Her vast reading and years of experience make her an expert in the field. All in all, she is a passionate and dedicated teacher with the aim of excelling her students in their careers and lives.

Devendra Sharma has done his graduation in Mathematics Honors and has been a topper at the MDS University, Ajmer and his post-graduation is in Mathematics. Right after completing his M.Sc. in the year 2005, he moved into the education and training industry, and has been motivating, mentoring and guiding students towards prestigious B-Schools since then. He has been writing CAT since 2008 and has been consistently scoring 99+ percentile throughout, proving his expertise in the areas of Quantitative, Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning section. His inspiring and motivational classes are quite popular among students.

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.

Dhrubajyoti Banik has done his engineering from NIT CALICUT and his PGDM from XLRI, Jamshedpur. He has been working with the coaching and training industry for the last 18 years. He has worked with prestigious organisations like McKinsey and HT before dedicating himself to the Education Industry. He has mentored more than 10,000 students to achieve their dream institutes. In his free time, he loves reading books and enjoys photography.

Gautam Surana is a Gold Medalist management graduate from NMIMS-Mumbai. He has trained more than 12,000 students for various competitive exams such as CAT, GRE and GMAT. He also has trained students on the grounds of Goal Setting, Problem Solving, Motivation, in several colleges including MANIT, SVNIT, LNCT, OIST, TIT etc.

Along with the students, he has also trained corporate staff of companies such as L&T, Reliance, Kribhco, NTPC, Essar, BPCL, and professors in various national institutes such as SVNIT, SCET, CKP, SDJ, DRV, BRCM Surat, LNCT, Bhopal. Problem identification and solution simplification are the areas where he possesses an expertise. He also holds a keen interest in start-ups and provides seed funding if the ideas appeal to him.

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.

Hardik Yagnik is an Electronics Engineer from Sardar Patel University. He has done his MBA from the Institute of Management, Nirma University. He switched to the Education sector as it motivates him to train and mentor students.

He has an overall experience of five years of teaching and guiding students to score their desired results for competitive exams like CAT, GRE, CMAT and CLAT. He is an avid traveller and enjoys playing tennis in his spare time.

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.

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, Jhumari 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, responsible for concepts, strategy and programming.

With a career graph across various mass media platforms, Jhumari 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.

Kartik Kothari is a computer engineering graduate from Atharva College of Engineering in Mumbai. He has been training students for aptitude for more than 5 years now. Prior to this, he had worked with an engineering college for five and half years teaching programming subjects. He also works extensively with low-income schools in the city of Mumbai. He serves as the trustee of Blue Ribbon Movement, social organisation that creates and nurtures social leaders. He has also represented India at South Asian Youth Conference 2012. His other interests include researching latest pedagogical practices in education.

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.

Minhaz Khan is a commerce graduate from Navyug College of Commerce, Surat. He has completed his MBA from B.K. School of Business Management, Ahmedabad. He has an expertise in conducting sessions on Communications and Career Guidance. He is also an expert in Quantitative Aptitude.

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 Industries, AMUL being one of his precious clients. Currently, he is working with Endeavor as the Regional Manager, Mumbai. He is also involved in student training and development as a career mentor for the students. Many students trained under him have cleared entrance exams like CAT 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, SP Jain, MDI, 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.

Naveen Jannavula is a Management Graduate from BRCM College, Surat & a Vinayak Missions University, Chennai Alumnus.

Naveen has been working with Endeavor Careers since 2014 and has interacted with multiple colleges and thousands of students across all academic branches. He has conducted over 3 dozen seminars on diverse topics such as communication skills, career alignment, resume building, etc. His expertise is in counselling and mentoring the students and he has motivated numerous students to make the right career choices. He is known for putting in relentless effort and displaying a totally different brand of commitment not seen in everyone.

Pragyan Anand Misra has done his MA in English literature and MBA from Newcastle Business School at Newcastle-Upon-Tyne in England. He started his career as an editor and moved on to corporate training and development. Subsequently, he moved to the test-prep industry to mentor students preparing for management entrance exams. With a passion to provide better quality education to the students and to give them a better environment, he joined Endeavor.  He is an avid reader, singer, poet, philosopher, and a true friend of all his 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 behavioral 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

Rama Jakhi is a Verbal Faculty at Endeavor Careers. She studied at D.G. Ruparel College, Mumbai and graduated from the Mumbai University with a B.A. in Economics. She completed her M.A. in Applied Linguistics from S.N.D.T. University. She holds a B.Ed degree from Clara’s College of Education, Mumbai University and is also a qualified Yoga teacher from The Yoga Institute, Santacruz, Mumbai. She has trained students in language and verbal skills since 2008 and has worked with different levels of learners.

With an MBA from AIMA, Ravi Bharti brings along a comprehensive and rich experience in leadership roles across the sunrise sectors of Insurance, IT and Education. His prior career milestones include building a national business portfolio at IndiaFirst and driving business acquisition through Banking channels at Metlife India and ICICI group, over a career spanning more than 14 years. Ravi holds the position of a CEO with Endeavor HRO2.

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.

Shakti Prasad Mishra did his mechanical engineering from ITER Bhubaneswar and worked for Odisha Milk Federation as a project engineer. He went on to complete his PGDM from XIM Bhubaneswar and thereafter joined the insurance industry and worked with companies like Bajaj Allianz, L&T, SBI General in the risk management sector, moving on to join Jindal Stainless Ltd. handling their insurance portfolio.  He left his corporate life to start his entrepreneurial journey and currently is one of the directors at Endeavor Bhubaneswar. He is a great speaker, motivator, and an entrepreneur.

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.

Sheila Sharma is a Post Graduate in English from Kurukshetra University. She has been a part of the education industry for more than 15 years now. She began her tenure in the test prep industry as a Verbal faculty and later moved to a bigger role as an Assistant Manager. During the tenure, she was also involved in designing and delivering classroom based training, to equip students with skills and knowledge, to qualify for super selective entrance exams such as CAT, LSAT, BBA, and HM to name a few. She now works with Endeavor as a Senior Verbal Faculty, Delhi.

After completing her graduation from H.R. College of Commerce and Economics, Mumbai, she came back to Jaipur to work in the corporate sector. She started off her career by working for BMW as a Relationship Manager in Jaipur and later realized her calling for the Education industry. She thereafter trained aspiring law students for CLAT preparation, as a Verbal Faculty and has joined Endeavor in 2016.

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.

A teacher by heart, Tridal Upadhyay is a Civil Engineer and an MBA, Gold Medalist, from MSU, Vadodara by qualification and has also served Othello group as an E.A. to the M.D. An Engineer-MBA combination, he is associated with Endeavor as a versatile CAT trainer. He is a 99+ percentiler in his area in CAT, XAT and CMAT. He is popular for his ‘Making Math Easy’ techniques and always being there for the students.

An academician by choice, Ujjwal Nagar is an Engineer in Computer Science from DDU, Nadiad. Seeing a dearth of good people in education and with the will to stay connected to people, he decided to quit his lucrative job in the IT industry and took up entrepreneurship in the education industry. He has trained over 12,000 students in his 9+ years of career.

Being one of the Directors and guiding source of Endeavor across 3 cities and 2 states, he firmly believes in the power of youth.  A keen reader, he has delivered talks at various colleges and conferences. He is a visiting faculty for soft skills at colleges of various universities across Gujarat and Maharastra. He has been recognized as one of the top career counselors in the state and is frequently invited by many top schools for career guidance of students every year. As he would like to call himself, ‘A story-teller’, he loves to create interest in his GK & Logical Reasoning classes through the concept of storytelling. He has been a mentor and inspiration to various budding entrepreneurs and has been associated with various incubator cells including that at IIMA. Apart from leading a team of over 30 people, he is an avid adventure & endurance sports enthusiast.

Vipul Tyagi did his Engineering in Electronics and Tele-communication from BVM, Vallabh Vidhya Nagar and was a Gold Medalist in Mathematics, for three consecutive years during graduation. Post that, he took up entrepreneurship in education and has trained over 12,000 students during his career. As a believer in practice what you preach, he takes the CAT exam each year & has been a ‘Serial 99 percentiler’!

He has been a visiting faculty on various topics ranging from aptitude training to entrepreneurship at various colleges. He has been a mentor and inspiration to various budding entrepreneurs and has been associated with various incubator cells including that at IIMA.

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.