What Students say about IBAGrads

“During my stay at IBAGRADS, I appreciated being taught by thoes who had got the real experience to face the challenges required at IBA. IBAGrads offeres a great environment where hard work is put into practice. This allowed me to learn, to listen and to exchange ideas. What's more… the association with it gave me contacts that will go beyond my studies.”

Salman Rashid, MBA-IBA

IBAGrads Alumnus, 2005.

Getting into IBA was a dream for me because I was quite weak in quantitative skills. While I was still in my 1st Year, I knew that if I wanted to go to IBA, I had to start my preparation much earlier. I took admission in IBAGRADS because it is a boys-only institute, which means a place free of distractions. My teachers made it very clear to me right in the beginning that 2^nd year result doesn’t matter a lot and that if I wished to go to IBA I had to accord due priority to test preparation. I took four months gap from my 2nd Year studies and put all my efforts into IBA test preparation. Then, in the last two months I studied for inter and managed to secure 79% in commerce. Now it is a tag of honor for me to be a part of IBA, one of the most prestigious institutes of Pakistan.

Muhammad Umair Jalil.

IBA BBA class of 2014

I gave IBAGRADS 2 months, and they showed me the way to IBA. Through the coaching, mentoring and guidance during these two months, I learned to secure best scores in the IBA admission test. At IBAGRADS, I discovered a new way to solve aptitude tests by gradually sharpening my cognitive skills.

Mustufa Sheikh

IBA

Having heard all the hearsays that crash classes are not helpful, I still went to IBAGRADS for a crash course. The very first class made it quite clear that the major thing to fight in the aptitude test is time and to save time our math’s teacher had lots and lots of time-saving shortcuts to offer.

Experience at IBA grads was a feverish one, 4 hours long classes were tiresome to give ear to but were surely of use because by the end of the course, we were pretty confident about our success at the test. I liked the proficiency of our English teacher. By the end of the course I had memorized over 1000 words of vocabulary but I opine that English must not be worked upon as it has very nominal weight-age in the test.

Key feature of IBAGRADS was small class size. It did create healthy environment and eliminated disturbances in the class. Grand tests were taken regularly which prepared us as to how to manage time in the test and also habituated us with 3 hours long test without gettig exhausted.

Preparation books were relevant and some questions in the NUST entrance test were actually present in our books.

Administration was also supportive, timely informing us about change of schedule and all.

One thing to keep in mind is that you should have positive mindset through out the course and should not be bogged down even if you get low scores in initial tests.

All in all the whole experience was quite good at IBAGRADS we learnt tricks and techniques of all the subjects. Had it not been for IBAGRADS I could not have passed NUST test. Succinct to say that IBAGRADS is one of the finest aptitude test preparation centers in Karachi.

Syed Jasim Ali

NUST

Having spent 4 years in association with IBA Grads, both as a student and as a teacher, I take pride in the fact that this institute has afforded me with a great deal of knowledge and experience that I’ll definitely carry forward to the people around the world. Discipline reigns high and results are tangible as every year major chunk of the students get admissions in the most coveted business schools of Pakistan. I recommend every person who wants to make his or her dreams come true to get enrolled at IBA Grads since  they all at IBA Grads know very well through their experiences what they can contribute to the best of individuals’ interests and how they can elevate students.

Fahad Raza

IBA Grads has been one of the most important institutions that have made me who I am today. I had joined IBA Grads in the summers of 2010 for entry level test preparations for my undergraduate studies. The constant supervision and support from the highly qualified faculty there made me understand complex concepts in a more simpler manner which also improved my time management skills. The teaching methodology was very simple and easy to understand. All aspects for an entry level test preparation were covered in a professional manner. After studying there I got admission in FAST, which was a dream come true!

Thanks for all the support!

Muhammad Haris Azfar

Getting into SZABIST was my target. I knew I had to get prepared for its aptitude test to take edge over others in order to achieve my target in this competitive world. I was late to take preparation course,still I managed to take crash course offered for May/June session. I joined IBAGRADS and it was a great experience learning from highly experienced teachers who gave utmost attention to every individual. Their course material is very appropriate and relevant and if I hadn’t taken this course I wouldn’t have passed the SZABIST test.

Shahrukh Qureshi

I only had one month left for my admission test for the IBA MS Economics program. I wanted to get into IBA,  and I knew that time was a big constraint for test preparation. I approached my old friend (who was my teacher at IBAGRADS later) and had a heart to heart with him regarding the issue. He, along with his team of professionals took it as a challenge to prepare me for the test. And I joined IBAGRADS the very next day for a crash course without giving a second thought. And to this day, I feel proud for my stark and timely decision. I must say, that the teachers at IBAGRADS know their job very well and the form of preparation you get from them; from time management to vocabulary building and from tricks to interview preparation , is wondrous. I wish them the best for their future endevours.

Shah Mohammad Azhar

MS Economics

IBA, Karachi

Devotion to an objective and complete dedication to a cause is the most important thing I have learned from IBAGRADS. The institute gave me the strength to overcome my weaknesses. The motivation and the level of commitment of the teachers in the institute pushed me to go an extra mile and achieve better scores. Moreover, the accuracy of feedback which was given regularly, provided guidelines that helped me overcome my weaknesses. I was a below average student when I came to IBAGRADS and now I am an IBA graduate. All of this was due to the wish of the Almighty Allah and the effort of my teachers.

Unknown, IBA

IBA Grads has helped me in stretching my limits, discovering and channelizing my potentials on the tight track for personal and professional dynamic excellence.

M. Hasan Amir

BBA, IBA

Getting into one of the most prestigious business schools like LUMS seemed to be a distant dream. IBAGrads holds credit for turning it into reality for me. I now realize the diligent effort that the teachers at IBAGrads put in to make me succeed; from the tests to grand tests to vocabulary quizes and extra hours put in by the teachers, all helped me in paving a sound and secure path for me to LUMS.

IBAGrads helped me not only in studies but also in the application process by bringing current students of LUMS to guide us in different steps like choosing the majors. IBAGrads continued to help me even after I reached LUMS. In the early days while I was still adjusting in the new environment far from home where home-sickness had caught most of us like a disease, my fellow students at IBAGrads and also the seniors who were from IBAGrads helped me adjust more quickly in the seemingly hostile environment. I have never regretted the fact that I was and will always be a part of the IBAGrads family.

Shan e Ahmed

Current student of LUMS

Some people dream of getting in IBA or LUMS, I wasn't one of them. I had this misconception in mind that places like IBA or LUMS are for the students who are school or college toppers, I wasn't one of them either. However, later I found out that this wasn't true its just a matter of right timing and dedication on both sides of the coin (i.e. you and your aptitude test training center)

I started my preparation with the 2nd batch at IBAGRADS; which commenced in Early October. Starting early helps! It provides you ample time to prepare for the aptitude test and then work hard on your board exams.

Trying on my luck I sat for LUMS entry test(LCAT), on 2nd march 2008, quite sure that i won`t make it since I had just prepared for IBA but one of my instructors once said "If you get the base right the building is never going to fall" that's what happened. I was able to do well in LCAT because the material I had covered at I IBAGRADS was very comprehensive. Soon the challenge for which I had done all the hard work was there: the IBA entry test. I was confident about this one because of the extensive hard work that I had put. I did well in this test as well.

When the results were announced,  I made it to both IBA and LUMS.

Danish Abbas

Student- Bsc Honors (Economics) 2012
Lahore University of Management Sciences

Getting into a top engineering university was my dream. I had started my preparation for Engineering College Apptitude Test (ECAT) in Nov-Dec, 2010 at IBAGRADS. First I was a little confused that if I started the preparation earlier, then my inter studies would get disturbed. But then I realized that by joining IBAGRADS, alongwith ECAT preparation I'd also get help regarding my intermediate course. And my concepts would become clearer.

I joined the IBAGRADS ECAT full-length course in November, 2010. Then I took a break from March to May 2011 for my intermediate preparation. After my intermediate exams, I rejoined the IBAGRADS for revision of the course. And now, by the grace of Almighty Allah, I am enrolled in ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING at National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST). If I hadn't started the preparation earlier, then it would be difficult to pass the entrance exam of NUST (B.E Program).

KHURAM RAZA,

National University of Sciences and Technology(NUST),

PNEC,

B.E Electrical.

I used IBA grads services in 2008 for the preparation of IBA aptitude test. At that time, the reason to choose IBA grads was that the IBAGRADS' superior results outmatched the performance of any other institution. Where performance or success rate of other institutions was about 40%, the performance of IBAGRADS was well above 90%. Not only is there a guarantee of clearing the tests but the advices and lessons that I learned at IBAGRADS helped me a lot  during my stay at IBA and for various employment tests and are still very useful. Hence the services of IBAGRADS are more than recommended, as the performance of IBAGRADS is very much consistent.

Tajammul Hussain Qureshi

CEO - GroEmpire (Pvt.) Ltd.
info@groempire.com

MBA - Class of 2010
IBA Karachi

Being a Luminite and getting into ACF programme was my dream. Though with time it began to seem that it was not as easy as it seemed. I had no clue where to start my preparation for the LCAT. At that time IBAGRADS served as a guide to lead me to LUMS. I joined IBAGRADS in November and three months were enough to turn my dream into a reality. Although O level and AS level grades matter a lot in your admission for LUMS but LCAT has its own importance and IBAGRADS helped me achieving a decent score in that. Success never comes without any price, it is the result of hard work, courage and will. If you have a dream and you have a perfect guide then hardwork & strict follow of teachers guides for just 3 months will surely lead to wherever you want to without any hinderances.

Mansoor Akber Dars

BSc Accounting and finance (Batch of 2015)

Lahore University of Management Sciences

Being an alumnus of IBA Grads, I can proudly claim that this is an institution for those who want something out of their life. IBAGRADS is equipped with capability to take you to what you want for yourself. Professional counselling and qualified teaching is what makes IBAGRADS a unique institution. Being a student of F.s.c system, I knew that getting into lums won't be a piece of cake for me but IBAGRADS made it possible. Rigorous study and intense course material gives the confidence of appearing in the test.

Waqas Rehmat

Student of BSc (Hons) Economics

Lahore University of Management Sciences.

Lahore, Pakistan