CAT Coaching is offered in two modes – Offline class room and Online CAT coaching on digital platforms. Most of the top CAT coaching institutes like TIME, CL, IMS, Mindworkzz among others offer CAT coaching through both the modes – Cassroom as well as Online. While Cost of Classroom coaching is higher, the Fees for Online CAT coaching is less. Due to rising popularity of Online programs, traditional Classroom Coaching Institutes have started offering Online coaching in a big way. In last few years, Online Coaching Institutes like 2IIM, Cracku have improved their offering by incorporating student feedback. Then there is free CAT online coaching material available also.
So, with so many Online Coaching programs to choose from, how do you decide! This article by MBAUniverse.com research team will try to answer all your queries, including what are the best online coaching for CAT 2024 and how to choose among the top institutes. Read the Table of contents below:
Let us start with top 5 CAT online coaching institutes. Among the best institutes for online CAT Coaching, are included TIME, IMS, CL, 2IIM, Mindworkzz. Most of the top CAT coaching institutes which offer Classroom Coaching, also offer CAT Online Coaching programs. Many students prefer these coaching institutes because they have decades of experience in CAT coaching, have good faculty and have a lot of preparation material. After in depth review of programs offered, their delivery model, and past results, here are our Top picks for best online CAT Coaching with Fees in India
1.1 T.I.M.E.: One of the Best CAT Coaching Online in India
Headquartered in Hyderabad, TIME4education is largest CAT Coaching Institute in India. They are known for relatively difficult Mock-test series. TIME is considered as one of the Best Online Coaching for CAT 2024 as well. Their ‘Online CAT 2023’ is the course which has all the CAT Online Coaching Material and is offered at a competitive price.
Institute Name |
Online CAT Coaching Courses |
Live CAT online Classes |
Mock Tests |
Recorded Videos |
Hardcopy Material/Books |
Email/ Online Support |
GDPI Support |
Online CAT Coaching Fees |
TIME |
Online Program for CAT |
Yes- 130+ |
Yes- 50 |
Yes |
Yes- 18+ booklets |
Yes |
Optional |
34,950 |
1.2. IMS Learning: Best CAT Online Coaching – Value for Money
Mumbai based, IMS Learning is the pioneer of CAT coaching in India. IMS is offering 2 types of CAT 2024 online coaching programs. IMS CATapult Live Extensive 2024 has a lot of Live Sessions but comes at a higher cost. IMS CATapult Live Focused 2024 has lesser number of live classes and comes at a lower cost and is a value for money package.
Institute Name | Online CAT Coaching Courses | Live CAT Online classes | Mock Tests | Recorded Videos | Hardcopy Material/Books | Email/Online Support | GDPI Support | Online CAT coaching fees for MBA |
IMS | CATapult Live Extensive 2024 | Yes - 105 | Yes - 95+ | Yes, 30+ | Yes-Books & other study material | Yes | Yes- Online interviews | INR 39,950 |
IMS | CATapult Live Focused 2024 | Yes- 70 | Yes- 95 | Yes, 30 | Yes- Books & other study material | Yes | No | INR 34,950 |
1.3. Career Launcher (CL): Many Courses through Online CAT Coaching
Delhi based Career Launcher (CL) has been focusing a lot on Online CAT Coaching for last few years. They are offering many courses with CAT online coaching material for different segments.
Institute Name
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Online CAT Coaching Courses
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Live Session
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Mock Tests
|
Recorded Videos
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Hardcopy Material / Books
|
Email/Online Support
|
GDPI Support
|
Online CAT Coaching Fees
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Career Launcher
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MBA Express Weekday
|
Yes- 80+
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Yes-65
|
Yes with ebooks
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Yes-22
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Yes-22
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Optional
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INR 59,380
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MBA Express Weekend
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Yes 70+
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Yes 65
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Yes
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Yes-22
|
Yes
|
Optional
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INR 45,220
|
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CAT 2024 Online Classes (With PDP)
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Yes- 80
|
Yes-30
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes-3 Mock PI
|
INR 44,999
|
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CAT 2024 Online Classes (Without PDP)
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Yes-80
|
Yes-30
|
No
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
INR 38,999
|
1.4. 2IIMs: Best Online CAT Coaching Institute-Offers Coaching with More Mocks
Chennai based 2IIM was founded by IIM Bangalore MBA Rajesh Balasubramanian. 2IIM has a Teaching Philosophy that focusses a lot on fundamentals and basics. Many 2IIM students have successfully cracked CAT with high score, and are studying at top IIMs. 2IIM offers coaching for CAT only in following formats:
Institute Name |
Course Name |
Live Session |
Mock Tests |
Recorded Videos |
Hardcopy Material /Books |
Email/Online Support |
GDPI Support |
Course Fees |
2IIM.com |
Live Online CAT 2024 |
Yes-450+ |
Yes- 50; Prev Test-12 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
INR 52,000 |
1.5. Mindworkzz: Online CAT Coaching by Arun Sharma
Set up by IIM Bangalore Alumnus Arun Sharma, Author of Best Selling CAT Prep Books published by McGraw Hill, Mindworkzz runs both Classroom and Online CAT Coaching. It runs Online Comprehensive CAT Coaching program which offers a comprehensive suite of prep tools as well as test series and DILR exclusive CAT preparation programme. Here are the highlights:
Institute Name |
Course Name |
Live Sessions |
Mock Tests |
Recorded Videos |
Email/Online Support |
GDPI Support |
Course Fee |
Mindworkzz |
CAT 2024 Comprehensive Course (With Personal Mentorship by Arun Sharma) |
Yes-330+ (Daily Doubt Clearing; On demand Live sessions) |
Yes, 31 Full Length; 18 Sectional
|
Yes, 400 (QA); 350 (DILR); 350 (VARC) |
Yes |
Yes |
INR 44,700 |
Mindworkzz |
CAT 2024 Comprehensive Plus Course (With Personal Mentorship by Arun Sharma)
|
Yes-330+ (Daily Doubt Clearing; On demand Live sessions |
Yes, 31 Full Length; 18 Sectional
|
Yes, 400 (QA); 350 (DILR); 350 (VARC) and access to previous batch class videos |
Review meeting per week; Profile Building & Evaluation
|
Yes, till March 31, 2025
|
INR 54,700 |
Mindworkzz |
CAT 2024 Complete Course
|
Yes-330+
|
Yes, 31 Full Length; 18 Sectional
|
Yes, 400 (QA); 350 (DILR); 350 (VARC) |
Doubt Clearing on Telegram & Live sessions |
No |
INR 34,700 |
1.6. Cracku: CAT Online Coaching by IIT-IIM Alumni
This Hyderabad based CAT Online Coaching Institute was set up by IIT-IIM alumni. They claim 250+ IIM ABCL Calls for their CAT Students. Their most sought after CAT coaching online 2024 course ‘CAT 2024 Complete Craku’ is offered at 24,999. Apart from this comprehensive course, Cracku offers other online courses also. Details below.
Institute Name |
Course Name |
Live Session |
Mock Tests |
Recorded Videos |
Hardcopy Material/Books |
Email/Online Support |
GDPI Support |
Course Fees |
Cracku |
CAT 2024 Complete Cracku |
Yes, 2 every week |
Yes-60; 18000 solved questions |
Yes- 1000+ |
No but 100 Concept Notes |
Yes, Doubt solving by Experts |
No |
INR 24,999 |
Cracku |
CAT 2024 Exclusive Course
|
Yes, 2 every week |
Yes-20; 15000 solved questions |
Yes- 1000 |
No but 100 Concept Notes |
Yes, Doubt solving by Experts |
No |
INR 16,999 |
Other well-known Classroom Coaching institutes like Bulls Eye and MBA Guru are offering CAT 2024 coaching online too.
Let us also compare CAT Online Coaching with Offline Coaching:
CAT Online Coaching
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Off-Line coaching
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No commuting required. One can take classes from anywhere in the world
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Have to go to the coaching center
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Classes through internet system
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Have to be present in the class room
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One to one interaction Batch size immaterial
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If the batch size is large, will be a part of crowd
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Facility to go through the recorded class, if the class is missed
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Should be present in class, same class may not be repeated.
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Time saving
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Consumes more time – travelling, batch attendance etc.
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Students feeling shy may ask the questions sitting before his/her computer-no one to ridicule at.
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Shy ones remain silent for the fear of being ridiculed at.
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Every class may be reviewed any number of times
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Facility is not available
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Absolute punctuality-as class begins on time
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The teacher/student may be late. Class will start when the teacher comes; if the student is late, he will miss the session
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More cost effective-will save money
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Costlier than on-line classes. Sometimes the difference is more than 5-6 times.
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Youtube is also one place where there is a wide variety of free video content available, topic-wise, subject-wise and even exam-wise. Given below is a list of some of the most famous youtube channels for MBA preparation:
CHANNEL
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LINK
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SUBSCRIBERS
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2IIM
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100,000
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TAKSHZILA SHIKSHAK
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1,60,000
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ENDEAVOR CAREERS
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75,000
| |
CAREER LAUNCHER
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85,000
| |
CETKING
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1,80,000
| |
ARUN SHARMA MINDWORKZZ
|
30,000
| |
BYJU’S
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39,000
|
With this huge amount of content available online for CAT preparation, it might get really difficult for you to focus and boil your choices down to a few better ones, so follow religiously, as otherwise it may get very complicated and confusing.
Whenever you decide on any online platform, you should always ask for the following things before proceeding to pick one:
CAT coaching programs in online mode offer a lot of advantages over conventional classroom programmes. However, as the program is self-driven a few things like Time Management and Self- Motivation need to be taken care of during the course of online coaching. As there would be no faculty member to gauge the performance, so you need to be proactive in clearing doubts also during the virtual class room sessions.
In this article, we have tried to cover an in-depth analysis of the top CAT online coaching institutes and their preparation courses. We have duly researched and have also provided a comparison of the online coaching courses offered by the best CAT coaching institutes and explained in detail about the key benefits of CAT coaching online. It may be noted that most of the coaching institutes offering class room coaching for CAT have also started offering online coaching post Covid 19 pandemic. Hope you found this article helpful for cracking CAT 2024. MBAUniverse.com will continue to update this article with latest information about the CAT online courses, fee, for the top coaching institutes, so book mark this page
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