
About Director
The Top Coaching Institute for Science Olympiads, Guidance Centre for Competitive Examinations (G.C.C.E.), was founded in 1999 by Shri Chaitanya Shankar Vaze (Director & Founder). An esteemed alumnus of Ramnarayan Ruia College (Matunga, Mumbai), he completed his post-graduation in Organic Chemistry and has six research papers published in international journals. With 24 years of experience in teaching and coaching, Shri Chaitanya Vaze has been instrumental in training students for various school-level competitive examinations in Dombivli, making G.C.C.E. a premier institute for Science Olympiad preparation.
He has been appreciated for his technique of effective coaching and very innovative teaching methods. His teaching was based not on bookish knowledge but on pure logic and fundamental concepts, and this approach in a very effective manner made the students enjoy his sessions and get a fundamental understanding of even very complicated concepts.
He made it clear that even the toughest of questions in any competitive examination could be solved using the right logic and fundamentals. He has written more than 25 books for various school level
The Top Coaching Institute for Science Olympiad
competitive examinations, which are available in the market. He developed a smart kit which helps the students to perform the experiments at home too. His seven articles have been published in Chhatra Prabodhan magazine published by Dnyan Prabodini, Pune. He has worked as a resource person for various teachers training workshops. He has developed many teaching aids and experiments, which help to clear basic concepts. He has worked as Examiner and Moderator for 10th and 12th board exams.
History
Welcome to our website, where you can explore our journey since 1999. In 1999, during my third year of under-graduation, I was also the guardian of my younger brother, who was in the 9th standard. He was preparing for the prestigious Homi Bhabha Balvaidnyanik exam and was determined to succeed. However, there were no reference materials or classes available to guide students for this exam.
To help my brother and his friends, I took it upon myself to write a comprehensive guidebook for the Homi Bhabha exam. When I completed the book, I sought advice from my teachers and mentors. To my surprise, they praised the book highly, as there was no other reference material available that matched its standards. Encouraged by their feedback, some of my teachers advised me to get the book published. Despite being an undergraduate, I faced many obstacles in publishing it, with many publishers refusing to take a chance on an inexperienced author.
However, after much effort, Mr. Shyam Halbe, the owner of Shraddha Publications Dombivli, agreed to publish the book. The grand launch of the book was followed by requests from parents to start classes for their children. And so, our journey as a coaching center began. Just 8 days after the book’s publication, we held our first class in my residence with approximately 40 students preparing for the Homi Bhabha exam. With no infrastructure except for a simple blackboard, we began using unique teaching methods that set us apart.
We demonstrated experiments with everyday materials from the kitchen, taught biology in outdoor settings, and made the learning process both enjoyable and effective. This approach made it easier for students to understand complex topics and sparked their interest in science. Our teaching methods quickly gained popularity, and in our first batch, we achieved two gold medals and several silver medals. Word spread quickly, and more parents enrolled their children in our classes. To accommodate the growing number of students, we expanded to new premises, developed our own lab, and built a library. This steady growth allowed us to introduce courses for other competitive exams such as scholarships, MAT-JMO, and more. By 2008, we had established our own premises and laboratory for conducting classes. We began developing our own course materials for every exam, ensuring that our students had access to the tag
Best reference books for the Homi Bhabha exam
and other competitive exams. This focus on content development became one of the key reasons for our success.
Today, over 20 books authored by our teachers and myself are available in the market. Our reputation has grown over the past 24 years purely through word of mouth. We continue to maintain our legacy of excellent results, thanks to our talented and experienced faculty, the trust and cooperation of parents, and the dedication of our students. We consider ourselves a family, and everyone works as a team to ensure our success. Students from all across Maharashtra attend our sessions for the Homi Bhabha exam and seek our help for projects and interviews. There is also a growing demand for our books, question paper sets, practical handbooks, and smart kits for practicals, making our reference materials highly sought after. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we expanded our offerings to include online coaching, and now our students can access our materials through e-books. Moving forward, we plan to continue offering both offline and online coaching, ensuring that we can reach students from anywhere for their preparation for the Homi Bhabha exam.