Our Story

We didn't Read About
Converting IIMs.

We did it.

MBA Safar was built by people who've sat in the same chair you're
sitting in — and figured out what actually works in GDs, PIs, and finance
interviews.

Our founding

Why We Built
MBA Safar

MBA Safar started with a simple observation: most MBA prep is generic, passive, and disconnected from how real GDs, PIs, and finance interviews actually work.

We saw too many smart, well-prepared students not convert — because they'd never practised in a real setting with someone who could give them honest, specific feedback. YouTube videos and test series can only take you so far.

So we built something different — small cohorts, real mentors, live sessions, personal feedback. A programme we wish had existed when we were preparing.

How we work

Our 4 Principles

01

Small Batches Only

Max 10–20 students per cohort. You're not a number. You get real attention.

02

Live Sessions Only

No recordings replacing the experience. You show up live, you get live feedback.

03

Practitioner-Led

Everything taught comes from real corporate, consulting and finance experience. Not theory.

04

Personal Feedback

Your resume, your answers, your GD style. Every session is built around you specifically.

Meet your mentors

Taught by Practitioners,
Not Professors.

Both mentors have been through the exact interviews and processes you're
preparing for. Their lessons come from real experience.

Aaryan Narula

Co-founder & Programme Mentor · Managing Director, DC Plastics

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MDI Gurgaon XLRI Jamshedpur SP Jain Mumbai Triple Convert

Aaryan brings board-room-level business experience and a rare ability to make complex financial and strategic concepts click instantly. His modelling pedagogy is built on the same first-principles approach used at top investment banks and consulting firms.

TEACHING APPROACH
“Every GD topic, every case, every model is grounded in something that actually happened in a real business. Not hypotheticals — real situations with real stakes.”

Tanya Batra

Co-founder & Programme Mentor · Senior Manager, Capgemini Invent

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IIM Calcutta FMS Delhi IIM Kozhikode MDI Gurgaon Quad Convert

Tanya brings deep consulting and B2B strategy expertise, specialising in CXO-level stakeholder engagement, pre-sales, and GTM strategy. She helps students translate their experience into compelling narratives that interviewers and recruiters actually respond to.

TEACHING APPROACH
“I focus on how you communicate, not just what you say. Presence, framing, and making every answer land with clarity and confidence — that’s what converts interviews.”

Aaryan Narula

Co-founder & Programme Mentor · Managing Director, DC Plastics

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IMT Ghaziabad XLRI Jamshedpur New IIMs Triple Convert

Aaryan brings board-room-level business experience and a rare ability to make complex financial and strategic concepts click instantly. His modelling pedagogy is built on the same first-principles approach used at top investment banks and consulting firms.

TEACHING APPROACH
“Every GD topic, every case, every model is grounded in something that actually happened in a real business. Not hypotheticals — real situations with real stakes.”

Tanya Batra

Co-founder & Programme Mentor · Senior Manager, Capgemini Invent

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IIM Calcutta FMS Delhi IIM Kozhikode MDI Gurgaon Quad Convert

Tanya brings deep consulting and B2B strategy expertise, specialising in CXO-level stakeholder engagement, pre-sales, and GTM strategy. She helps students translate their experience into compelling narratives that interviewers and recruiters actually respond to.

TEACHING APPROACH
“I focus on how you communicate, not just what you say. Presence, framing, and making every answer land with clarity and confidence — that’s what converts interviews.”

Why MBA Safar

What Makes Us Different.

01

We’ve been through it

Our mentors collectively hold calls from IIM C, FMS, IIM K, MDI, XLRI, and SP Jain. We don’t teach what works in theory — we teach what worked in the room.

02

Real corporate experience

Between our mentors — Managing Director-level business leadership, senior consulting at Capgemini Invent, CXO stakeholder management. We bring the outside world in.

03

Finance internship pipeline

Top performers in our IB and Placement Lab cohorts are directly nominated for internships with our partner IB, PE and consulting firms. No other prep programme offers this.

04

500+ students trust us

Across CAT GDPI prep, financial modelling, and SIP preparation — our students have converted IIMs, landed finance internships, and walked into SIP season fully prepared.

Ready to Work With Us?

Explore our programmes or reach out directly — we'll help you find the right fit.