Looking back has never been the attitude that arihant wears at any point of time. We neither boast what we did nor do we count, as it is all about always to begin. But when the year is about to end, as an individual I would love to recall the year so to see and analyze up to which extent we changed the lives of the ones who we are connected to.Beyond the accretion of new products, it is the on-going development of the quality of products Arihant develops that is the signature element of its transformation.
Let’s remember the big events of 2013 and measure where we have been and how far we have come. Let’s take a look at the snapshots of the products, achievements, new releases and applauds that made us feel special.
It was a year when a 16 year old boy showed the whole nation that the best does not come always from being perfect through his 160 page book to solve the mysteries of getting admitted to IITs. Arihant went beyond the spectrum of its operations with the launch of ‘My Encounter with IIT JEE’ authored by Arpit Agarwal. The book which depicts the journey of an average student, who aspired to study at an IIT and the one who with his hard work & dedication emerged as IIT JEE 2012 AIR-1. In the book, Arpit has discussed his 2 years journey of JEE preparation, the hindrances he came across and his own secrets which led him to achieve the top rank and admission to India’s premier engineering institutes.
To help other JEE aspirants taste success just like Arpit did, we came up with especially designed Practice Sets for JEE Main & JEE Advanced preparation. Those practice sets were worked out after broad research on the pattern of questions asked in the Joint Entrance Examination (Main & Advanced). Those impeccable practice sets were designed for thorough practice and to achieve perfection which would ultimately lead to success in the examination.
After JEE was the turn to help banking recruitment aspirants perform their best in the Probationary Officers’ Exams. Within days of their launch, large numbers of copies of SBI PO and IBPS PO Study Guides were sold. Thus they were considered as the most sought after study guides for preparation of SBI and IBPS PO exams.
And how could we have left the aspirants of the premier administrative services entrance test in a lurch. To cater to the ever increasing needs of in-depth study while preparing for the Civil Services Exam, we came out we a set of three books designed especially for preparation of Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT) conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). Indian Art & Culture, Environment & Ecology and Reading with Meaning Comprehension was developed to give in-depth knowledge of India’s glorious tradition & heritage, the environment and how to deal with comprehension asked in Civil Services exam.
Then during the mid of the year, we took a step further into the publication of a new set of books for UGC NET/SET preparation, adding to the already existing collection of books. UGC NET/SET Tutors for English Literature Paper II & III, Home Science Paper II & III, Political Science Paper II & Paper III, Public Administration Paper II & III, Mass Communication & Journalism Paper II & III were launched after we received huge demands for books on these subjects. With number of UGC NET/SET Tutors already popular, this new collection of books will also make their way to the preferred list of the aspirants.
After catering to various competitive and recruitment examinations for several years in line, we decided to cater to the school books segment at the grass-root level. A year of development and came the launch day of exquisite and exhaustive resources for the school segment, the ‘All in One’ series for the students of Class IX, X and XII. These learning resource books for school students like never before intend to provide guidance to the students starting from the stage of learning, to practicing what has been learnt and assessing the concepts learnt & practiced. After its launch, the acceptance and appreciation for the content came in from nooks and crannies of the country and this series became one of the fastest products to be accepted in the education domain. Today, All In One is not a new name anymore, it is a well known brand amongst the teaching fraternity and the students.
To evolve with the growth of E-Commerce Industry we decided to take a step further into developing of a new look for our website. Months of dedication and we realized the juice was worth the squeeze. The journey with a fresh and wider look in mind to have the most user friendly website came to an end after five months with the launch of the new arihantbooks.com. The aim was to develop a website that would match the class of Arihant and we worked out to present the best and the new look. Getting positive feedback from our competitors has boosted our confidence and we strive to make it the best ever website anyone would come across.
Coverage of the most popular entrances conducted across India was the next major development with introduction of 3 Edge Advantage Series for preparation of CMAT, CLAT, NIFT, MBA, BBA and Hotel Management. This series aims at real practice through practice sets which have been divided into three stages to help boost the knowledge, to set the goals and to achieve success.
After being the market leader in the publication of competitive and recruitment exam books in India for the last 17 years, we decided to venture into the E-Learning and E-Testing domain with the introduction of examwitharihant.com.With examwitharihant we intend to measure the right knowledge, skills and abilities of students, by virtue of which we shall guide them through our flagship online programmes.
Following the western pattern of open book exam, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) took an initiative to banish the rote learning concept prevalent in the Indian education scene. The Open Text Based Assessment (OTBA) was a whole new term right from its introduction to the recent release of the text material that would be used for assessing the analytical abilities of the students. Based on the text material issued by CBSE, we became the first publisher to launch resource books for Class IX and XI OTBA examinations. These are the only books in the market giving the detailed study of CBSE text material having analysis of open text material along with explanation of key terms, graphs, tables, etc. This first of its kind initiative by us for sure will help the students about the maiden OTBA concept.
To end the year with glitters, we decided to gift the students studying in Class 9th to 12th a monthly dossier of latest CBSE & NCERT updates, exclusive topic material, subject experts’ opinion, updates from Science & Technology and much more from the world of education in the form of ‘CBSE-n-YOU’. It is a pool of knowledge designed for the young minds with an attempt to impart not just academic knowledge but overall knowledge of various aspects, which is required for complete development of the personality.
It feels great while recounting the developments of the year but it comes with a greater sense of responsibility towards the students and the teaching fraternity. Recounting the events and accomplishments encourages us to work better and better in the years to come so as to connect with and benefit a larger number of students.
A Very Happy and Prosperous New Year from the entire Arihant family to all our well-wishers who are connected to us. May this coming year bring lots of Joy and Prosperity into your lives.
HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!
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