Two founders · 35+ years of combined teaching
The minds behind the learning
Payal and Nupur founded Cognitive Node and take most classes themselves, with some taught by teachers they have hand-picked and trained themselves. Between them they have 35+ years of combined teaching experience and have taught 250+ children.
Co-founder & teacher
Payal Bakliwal
Payal has been teaching for 20 years. She started while still a student herself, rose to Vice Principal, Academic Coordinator and PGT (Biology) in school, and now teaches the children of families she first taught years ago. She holds an M.Phil in Parasitology and an M.Sc in Zoology from CCS (Chaudhary Charan Singh) University, and a B.Ed in Life Sciences from Jiwaji University. In 2015 she received the Best Teacher Award from the Government of India, presented by Smt. Smriti Irani.
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Co-founder & teacher
Nupur Jain
M.Com, B.Com, B.Ed. Nupur has spent 15 years helping children find their feet. She has taught a great many students in person and still runs her own offline centre, where children genuinely look forward to every class. In her locality she is a well-known and much-respected teacher. Her classes are calm, structured and full of practice, and children leave them feeling capable.
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