Pick the course by the student’s present grade, not by how soon the family wants a rank. Foundation is Grade 9 and 10. The two-year course is Grade 11. The one-year course is Grade 12, for a student who already has Physics, Chemistry and Biology. Hours and Middle East INR fees are on the course cards above. Local-currency figures are in the fee table under those cards.
Grade 9 and Grade 10
Foundation NEET course
This is the early start, beside a Gulf school week, not instead of it. Grade 9 is Course 17. Grade 10 is Course 100. Both sit after school on a confirmed local slot.
What is covered, and to what depth
Physics, Chemistry and Biology at the Class 9-10 level first: units, diagrams, definitions, and the NCERT wording the later paper still uses. Numericals start simple. The aim is a clean science habit, not a Class 12 mock in Grade 9. Once the school chapter is stable, we raise the same topic one step toward NEET MCQ language so Grade 11 does not feel like a different subject.
CBSE school versus NEET, even at this age
A CBSE school in Dubai or Abu Dhabi already teaches PCB. School tests check whether the chapter was read. NEET later checks whether the same chapter can be used under time and negative marking, against a national pool. The topics look similar. The difficulty is not. A Biology line that is a short school answer can become a two-step MCQ on NEET. Foundation is where we start training that difference, without stealing the school evening.
How TestprepKart works at this grade
Live class, then a short test on that chapter, then an error log. We watch accuracy first (wrong because of a gap, or wrong because of hurry). Problem-solving is taught as a method: read the stem, mark what is asked, eliminate, then calculate. The parent dashboard shows attendance and those scores so the family in the Gulf can see the trail.
Challenge
Waiting because Grade 9 feels too early
Families often wait for Grade 11, then discover the child can read a chapter but cannot finish a timed set. British and IB schools add a second gap: NCERT was never the school book.
How we handle it
NCERT habit now, full NEET later
Foundation builds the language and the accuracy habit. The two-year course still does the full Class 11-12 syllabus. Starting here is insurance, not a replacement for Grade 11 work.
Grade 11
Two-year NEET course
This is the usual serious start. The student is in Grade 11 and will sit NEET after Class 12. This is Course 16. Classes run three days a week, after school hours or early morning on the Gulf clock.
What is covered, and to what depth
The full Class 11 NEET syllabus first, then the Class 12 syllabus, in NCERT order. Physics, Chemistry and Biology are taught to NEET MCQ depth: same chapter as school, more combinations, more exceptions, more numericals, and negative marking in tests. For a CBSE student in the Gulf, this same layer is the Class 11-12 PCB board syllabus. English and other school subjects stay with school. A second PCB tuition is usually not required.
CBSE curriculum versus NEET difficulty
CBSE and NEET share the same NCERT chapters. That is why families think school marks will convert. They do not. A CBSE Biology question often asks the student to recall or explain. A NEET question on the same topic (say photosynthesis, genetics, or human physiology) is written to rank a national field. It is longer, tighter, and punishes a half-remembered line. Chemistry has the same split: board numerical versus multi-concept MCQ. Physics adds speed. TestprepKart teaches the school chapter, then drills the NEET form of that chapter until accuracy and problem-solving hold under time.
How TestprepKart works at this grade
Live PCB on the three weekly slots. Recordings for a genuine miss. Chapter tests, then full-length papers, with an error log. We do not only count marks. We sort mistakes: concept gap, formula slip, misread stem, or slow method. That is how accuracy rises, and how problem-solving becomes a habit instead of a lucky day. Doubt slots are for the exact stuck question, not a second full lecture.
Challenge
School homework plus an India-morning batch
A Grade 11 student in Dubai or Doha already has a full school day. An India 6 a.m. class, or a local tutor who only repeats the school book, leaves NEET speed untrained.
How we handle it
After-school live class, NEET-depth tests
We confirm an evening or early-morning slot on the local clock. Tests use negative marking. The counsellor file (AIQ versus NRI quota, MCC versus state) stays beside the score so the family does not plan the wrong door for two years.
Grade 12
One-year NEET course
We take Grade 12 students who already have Physics, Chemistry and Biology. This is Course 15. It is a full NEET syllabus year, not a shortcut past NCERT, and not a crash after boards. Evenings have to be protected.
What is covered, and to what depth
The complete NEET Physics, Chemistry and Biology syllabus, Class 11 revision plus Class 12, to exam depth. For a CBSE student we also cover the CBSE PCB board requirement inside the same NCERT sequence. Tests are heavier than in foundation: chapter papers, part syllabi, then full-length papers with negative marking. British or IB Grade 12 students still need the NCERT layer taught on purpose. We map what school already gave, then teach the missing CBSE Class 11-12 sequence.
Why the same topic is harder on NEET than on CBSE
Take Biology. The CBSE paper may ask a direct question from a unit the student has just finished. NEET can ask the same unit as a ranked MCQ, mixed with a neighbouring chapter, written so two options look plausible. The syllabus overlap is real. The competition is not a school cohort in one Gulf campus. It is a national paper. That is the difficulty jump. Chemistry and Physics show it as well: more steps, less time, negative marking. School marks do not measure that jump.
How TestprepKart works at this grade
Live class after school, recordings for revision, and a test cycle that is meant to raise two things: accuracy (fewer avoidable wrongs) and problem-solving (a method that still works when the stem is unfamiliar). The error log is the working tool. The parent dashboard shows whether the Grade 12 evening is actually being used. Admission guidance runs in parallel, because a Grade 12 Gulf family is already close to the counselling year.
Challenge
Treating Grade 12 as a second school tuition
Families sometimes add a local PCB tutor, wait for CBSE or British results, then expect a short NEET burst. The paper does not wait. A student without a PCB base also cannot use this one-year course as a first science class.
How we handle it
Confirm PCB, then full syllabus plus tests
We check that Physics, Chemistry and Biology are already there. Then we run the full NEET syllabus and the CBSE PCB layer together, with timed papers. If the base is missing, we say so and point to the two-year or foundation course instead of selling a one-year seat.