Meet the Team

The Collective

We Don't Hire Tutors. We Assemble Experts.

The Collective is our faculty of researchers and subject experts from leading universities in India and abroad. Together they build every course with one method of our own: the Synthesis Protocol.

  • International faculty
  • Research-backed teaching
  • Olympiad-level practice
  • NEET and JEE from Class 9

Global learning for local roots

The People Behind Every Lesson

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Dr Susnata Karmakar
Founder and Academic Director

Dr Susnata Karmakar

From Haldia to the University of Cambridge.

Background

Dr Susnata Karmakar

PhD in Biological Sciences from IISER Kolkata. More than a decade in research, including at the University of Cambridge, studying how genes build the developing brain.

At Karmakar Klasses

Sets the academic direction and leads the Synthesis Protocol.

Dr Aparajita Chakraborty
Head of Production

Dr Aparajita Chakraborty

From a Bengali-medium government school to Auckland and Dartmouth.

Background

Dr Aparajita Chakraborty

Research in the labs of the University of Auckland and Dartmouth College.

At Karmakar Klasses

Runs production: the films, study guides and systems that turn each chapter into a course.

Dr Souvik Sarkar
Course Developer

Dr Souvik Sarkar

Research Associate at the University of Cambridge.

Background

Dr Souvik Sarkar

Research Associate at the University of Cambridge.

At Karmakar Klasses

Builds our lessons, from the first idea to the final check.

Anuvab Kayaal
Lead Visualist

Anuvab Kayaal

Scientist and filmmaker, IISER Kolkata.

Background

Anuvab Kayaal

BS-MS in Science from IISER Kolkata, with a second craft in cinematography.

At Karmakar Klasses

Leads the visuals: the 3D models and scenes that show how a structure works.

How we build every chapter

The Synthesis Protocol

Our own five-phase method, from the textbook to exam-ready practice. Choose a phase.

Phase 01

Structural Deconstruction

Every chapter, broken down to first principles.

  • Each NCERT chapter becomes a clear map of ideas, from the basics up.
  • Every idea is connected to the exams that test it: the boards, NEET, JEE and the Olympiads.

Phase 02

Exam Mapping

Every topic, mapped to how the exams ask it.

  • Each topic is mapped to how it shows up in past board, NEET, JEE and Olympiad papers.
  • Lessons give most weight to what the exams test most, and nothing in the textbook is skipped.

Phase 03

Foundation Linking

NEET and JEE preparation, from Class 9.

  • Real NEET, JEE and Olympiad questions that a Class 9 or 10 chapter can already answer are brought into that chapter.
  • Students see early that the foundations they are building are the ones the big exams test.

Phase 04

Narrative Encoding

Every idea told as a story, and shown as it really is.

  • Short, interactive lessons that stop to ask questions, with captions on every video.
  • 3D models, voiced study guides and a voiced mind map for every chapter, so students see how it all fits together.

Phase 05

Tiered Mastery

Exam-ready, one level at a time.

  • Practice climbs in three levels: the board exam, then NEET and JEE Main, then JEE Advanced and the Olympiads.
  • A knowledge check after every lesson, and ideas come back for spaced revision.

Global standards, from Class 9

Built to Go Beyond the Board Exam

The board syllabus is the spine. These three things take every chapter further.

International faculty

Our courses are built by researchers and subject experts from leading universities in India and abroad, including the University of Cambridge.

Research-backed teaching

Built on some of the best-evidenced methods in learning science. See the Science of Learning

Olympiad-level practice

Practice climbs from the board exam to NEET and JEE Main, then to JEE Advanced and Olympiad-level questions.

Our question bank CBSE board papers NEET JEE Main JEE Advanced Science Olympiads

See the Protocol in Action

Try Class 9 Science free for 5 days, or read the questions parents ask us.

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