India produces about 1.6 million engineering graduates every year. The robust Indian economy keeps raising the demand for more graduates every year. To fulfill a dream of a successful engineering career, these aspirants usually leave their hometown to join the classroom courses of prominent coaching institutes of Kota, Delhi or Hyderabad. But what about a huge number of those aspirants who are not so fortunate to go to a city or lack a good coaching institute in their vicinity?
Here the DLPs (Distance Learning Programs) offered by several coaching institutes come to the aspirants’ rescue. These DLPs ensure that not only the student has access to the best study material but he also has access to the live sessions taken by prominent faculty members of the different coaching institutes. Also, the fact that they can interact with the faculty members and raise their doubts/queries and get a resolution.
Talking about the history of DLPs, the foundations were laid when Isaac Pitman had first begun teaching his shorthand via postcards in the year 1840. His success led to the establishment of correspondence courses. These courses have garnered value, as there are students who find themselves in locations which do not provide a variety of education for some or the other reasons. Today, a majority of distance learning programs are designed in such a way so as to suit different students.
DLP Modes:
DLP can broadly be categorized in the below 3 modes:
- Books (Students get study material in the form of books via post)
- Online (With login Id, a student just needs to get online to access the study material)
- Tablet (A portable device where study material is saved)
Pursuing a Distance Learning Program for JEE
Several premier coaching institutes provide exciting DLP’s with well-explained study material, aiming at covering the entire JEE syllabus. These programmes also encompass elaborate test series package of mock IIT papers. Are you planning to enroll in a DLP? We have done the comparative analysis for you. Below are the flagship DLP programs offered by different institutes for JEE Main & Advanced preparation:
DLP Courses for Students Undergoing Class XI:
Details/Institute | Allen | FIITJEE | Aakash | Motion |
Course Name | Nurture Joint Package (Nurture Test Series + Study Material) with Nurture Online Test Series | Rankers Study Material (Two Year Program) for JEE Main & JEE Advanced, 2019 | Two Years Comprehensive Joint Package (CJP) for JEE (Main and Advanced) 2019 | Complete Study Material with Solutions for JEE |
Features | 20 Unit Tests + Series of Major Full Syllabus Tests & All India Open Test + 14 Minor Tests + 9 Major Tests in Second Year + Study Material | All India Test Series + 5 Full Tests + 7 Part Tests for JEE Main and 5 Full Tests + Concept Tests for JEE Advanced + Study Material | 2 Practice Papers for Board Exam based on CBSE exam pattern + 2 Online Mock Tests of JEE (Main & Advanced) + 12 Tests + 23 tests with online/offline option + Study Material | 5,000+ pages of study material for JEE Main & Advanced + 5000+ Solved Examples + 10,000+ Exercise Questions with Solutions + Six levels of exercises + 2,500+ Problems of IIT-JEE and AIEEE exams from last 35 years + 7 types of questions based on latest JEE pattern |
Study Material Cost (in INR) | 22,200 | 21,240 | 20,164 | 10,000 |
Duration | 2 years | 2 years | 2 years | No duration mentioned |
Booklets/Dispatch schedule | 10 (four times dispatch: Jun, Jul, Aug/Sep & Sep/Oct 2017) | Dispatch is scheduled so as to give sufficient time to the students to put his efforts to study. | The course material will be dispatched over the span of two years | One time dispatch |
Best for | XI undergoing students | XI undergoing students | XI undergoing students | XI/XII Undergoing/ Passed Students |
Scholarship details | Available | Available | Not available | Available |
Language | English | English | English and Hindi | English |
Selection of Students | 15,107 (JEE Main) & 6,289 (JEE Advanced) | 7,263 (JEE Main) & 5,674 (JEE Advanced) | 6,812 (JEE Main) & 2,411 (JEE Advanced) | 2,486 (JEE Main) & 678(JEE Advanced) |
DLP Courses for Students Undergoing/Passed Class XII:
Details/Institute | Allen | FIITJEE | Aakash | Motion |
Course Name | Leader Joint Package (Leader Test Series + Study Material) with Leader Online Test Series | Rankers Study Material (One Year Program) for JEE Main & JEE Advanced, 2018 | One Year Comprehensive Joint Package (CJP) for JEE (Main and Advanced) 2018 | Complete Study Material with Solutions for JEE |
Features | 25 Tests (Approx) + 12 Major Full Syllabus Tests + All India Open Test + Study Material | All India Test Series + 5 Full Tests + 7 Part Tests for JEE Main and 5 Full Tests + Concept Tests for JEE Advanced + Study Material | 2 Practice Papers + 2 Online Mock Tests of JEE (Main & Advanced) + 15 Tests + 11 tests + Study Material | 5,000+ pages of study material for JEE Main & Advanced + 5000+ Solved Examples + 10,000+ Exercise Questions with Solutions + Six levels of exercises + 2,500+ Problems of IIT-JEE and AIEEE exams from last 35 years + 7 types of questions based on latest JEE pattern |
Study Material Cost (in INR) | 18,500 | 17,290 | 22,831 | 10,000 |
Duration | 1 year | 1 year | 1 year | No duration mentioned |
Booklets/Dispatch schedule | 10 (four times dispatch: Jun, Jul, Aug/Sep & Sep/Oct 2017) | Dispatch is scheduled so as to give sufficient time to the students to put his efforts to study. | The course material will be dispatched over the span of one year | One time dispatch |
Best for | XII undergoing students | XII Undergoing/ Passed Students | XII Undergoing/ Passed Students | XI/XII Undergoing/ Passed Students |
Scholarship details | Available | Available | Not available | Available |
Language | English | English | English and Hindi | English |
Selection of Students | 15,107 (JEE Main) & 6,289 (JEE Advanced) | 7,263 (JEE Main) & 5,674 (JEE Advanced) | 6,812 (JEE Main) & 2,411 (JEE Advanced) | 2,486 (JEE Main) & 678(JEE Advanced) |
For Students who are Confident Enough to Take On the Test Series at Their Home:
Details/Institute | Allen | FIITJEE | Aakash |
Course Name | Major Test series for JEE (Main + Advanced) with Major Online Test Series | One Year All India Test Series for JEE, 2018 (by Correspondence) | All India Aakash Test Series (AIATS) for JEE (Main and Advanced) 2019 |
Features | 24 tests in this test series | 1 Year Test Series + 5 Full Tests + 7 Part Tests for JEE Main and 5 Full Tests + Concept Tests for JEE Advanced + Concept Strengthening Classroom Program + Marks on web for each test with analysis chart | 23 tests with an option of Online/Offline mode on JEE (Main & Advanced) + 2 Open Mock Tests on JEE (Main) + 2 Open Mock Tests on JEE (Advanced) (answers and solutions of these tests will be available online) |
Test Series Cost (in INR) | 2,200 | 9,559 | 10,018 |
Duration | 1 year | 1 year | 1 year |
Booklets/Dispatch schedule | One-time dispatch | One time dispatch | One-time dispatch |
Best for | XII undergoing/passed Students | XII Undergoing/ Passed Students | XII Undergoing/ Passed Students |
Scholarship details | Not available | Available | Not available |
Language | English | English | English (online/ offline) Hindi (offline) |
Selection of Students | 15,107 (JEE Main) & 6,289 (JEE Advanced) | 7,263 (JEE Main) & 5,674 (JEE Advanced) | 6,812 (JEE Main) & 2,411 (JEE Advanced) |
For Students who are flexible enough to learn by a Tablet anywhere anytime:
Details/Tab | Allen | Motion | Motion | BYJU’S | BYJU’S |
Course Name | ALLENtab Nurture Joint Package | Motion Edu-Tab For Target 2018 (A Complete Device for JEE Aspirants) | Motion Edu-Tab for Target 2019 (A Complete Device for JEE Aspirants) | JEE Preparation – 2018 – BYJU’S | JEE Preparation – 2019 – BYJU’S |
Screen Size (in inches) | 7″/11″ | 7.5″ | 7.5″ | 7″ | 7″ |
Features | Study Material and Online Test Series | Video Lectures, Video Solutions, Classroom Study Material and Online Test Series, Over 35 years of JEE Main and JEE Advanced previous year papers and More than 300 tests with All India Ranking | Consisting of Video Lectures, Video Solutions, Classroom Study Material and Online Test Series, Over 35 years of JEE Main and JEE Advanced previous year papers and More than 300 tests with All India Ranking | Over 200 chapter-wise and full-length tests with tips and tricks for revision with solutions. Get your doubts cleared by experts, and interact with a personal online teacher (extra cost). | Over 200 chapter-wise and full-length tests with tips and tricks for revision with solutions. Get your doubts cleared by experts, and interact with a personal online teacher (extra cost). |
Price (In INR) | 7″ tablet: 12,500 | 40,000 | 45,000 | SD Card with Lenovo Tablet: 35,000 | SD Card with Lenovo Tablet: 50,000 |
11″ tablet: 17,450 | SD Card with Samsung Tablet: 40,000 | SD Card with Samsung Tablet: 55,000 | |||
Validity | 2 years | 1 year | 1 year | 1 year | 1 year |
Language | English | English | English | English | English |
Selection of Students | 15,107 (JEE Main) & 6,289 (JEE Advanced) | 2,486 (JEE Main) & 678(JEE Advanced) | 2,486 (JEE Main) & 678(JEE Advanced) | No info provided in BYJU’S website | No info provided in BYJU’S website |
There isn’t any doubt that technology has been helping the students in great ways. How else would otherwise, the students from remote areas get access to the best study material and live lectures by the Best faculty members of the country? These DLPs save the aspirants’ time and money of commuting apart from giving them the flexibility to learn at their own pace in a guided environment. Other benefits are less cost (compared to classroom programs), studying sitting anywhere in the world etc. A number of working professionals opt for DLPs because of these benefits.
However, like every coin has its flip side, the DLPs come with their own set of disadvantages. Aspirants may feel lonely or isolated and be missing out on the benefits which a classroom program offers like classroom discussion, immediate feedback etc. Aspirants have to have enough self-motivation to ensure that they align themselves with the prescribed schedule of their courses.
So keep all the above factors in mind when choosing a program and ace JEE Main/Advanced with flying colors. Let us know in the below comments section about your experience while pursuing a DLP.