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Dr. Aparna Khastgir
BA (Hons), MA (Cal), DELT (Cal), PhD (Lond)
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Advanced Centre for English (ACE) has been providing training both in Functional and Communicative English as well as in entry examinations like IELTS, TOEFL, PLAB, GRE, GMAT, CAT and SAT to students for more than 15 years now. Here, we constantly endeavour to bridge the gap between the educational and professional world by motivating our students to realise that learning Business English is no different from ordinary English that we use in our daily lives. The only difference is that Professional English is focused on training students within a professional setting as opposed to a casual, everyday set-up. Our training sessions are peppered with videos, PPTs, story-telling, active participation, role-playing, exchanging views, sharing anecdotes and news reading in order to help students achieve fluency. In this way, striving for perfection becomes a way of life for them. This gradually makes them industry-ready as they start to benefit from our light, bright and informative course.

 

INSPIRE is the offshoot of ACE - the mother concern. The idea to incorporate INSPIRE was born after students requested that we address other areas of Competitive Examinations too. The frequent complaint was that they had to run around in search of institutes which could meet their expectations in terms of quality of teaching and staff. INSPIRE was thus created to incorporate several areas of study under one roof to facilitate students and assist them to reach their potential. Besides English, it also trains students in Maths, Logical Reasoning, Current Affairs and General Knowledge.


ACE INSPIRE has also partnered with BIRTH, the busiest fertility centre of Eastern India, with the view to being the primary support system in the field of education for medical professionals like doctors, nurses and paramedics. Together, we have created the BIRTH INSPIRE Foundation, where meritorious students of ACE INSPIRE are awarded half and full scholarships to pursue their choice of course. We deeply feel that the secret of getting ahead is getting started.

BA (Hons)

MA (Cal)

PhD (Lond)

DELT (Diploma in Foreign Language Teaching)

Has been involved in teaching for more than 30 years

Published articles in peer review journals, both national and international

Currently editing the manuscript of her book on Closure in Shakespeare's Classical Works

Gives motivational talks to students, parents and teachers in close association with various publishing houses

English Examiner for The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, UK

Founder-Director of ACE INSPIRE and AGK Apollo MedSkills

Did a Doctorate from Kings' College London

Recipient of the Charles Wallace Trust Award, the Northbrook Society Award and the Kings' College London Bursary in the UK

Graduated from Calcutta University through Presidency College, Calcutta

Lectured at Jadavpur University, Victoria College and Rani Birla Girls' College, Calcutta