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Portrait of Payal Bakliwal, co-founder and teacher at Cognitive NodeBest Teacher Award 2015
  • 20 yrsTeaching
  • 2015Best Teacher Award
  • 150+Students taught

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.

  • M.Phil
  • M.Sc Zoology
  • B.Ed
  • Vice Principal
  • Best Teacher Award 2015

How Payal runs a class

  1. First 10 min

    Warm-up

    A quick question or story to switch the brain on.

  2. Middle 40

    Think it through

    Concepts explained through questions, examples and discussion.

  3. Last 10

    Prove it

    A short task to lock it in, plus a peek at the next class.

What families say

  • “My child really enjoys the classes. The teachers are kind, supportive, and make learning fun. We've seen a big improvement in confidence.”

    Rated 5 out of 5

    SandhyaParent
  • “I like joining my classes because the teachers explain everything clearly. The activities are fun, and I've learned a lot.”

    Rated 5 out of 5

    AaravStudent
  • “Great classes with caring teachers. Every class is well planned, and my child gets good attention. Highly recommended.”

    Rated 5 out of 5

    AartiParent

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