Independent · Family-owned · Since 2011

Started by a Georgia Tech grad. Trusted by 15,000+ US families since 2011.

No franchise. No celebrity tutors. No marketing tricks. Just a small team of specialists who've spent 15 years figuring out how to help children walk into exams confident and walk out proud of their score.

Our story

It started with a Georgia Tech alum.

In 2011, Chirag Arya finished at Georgia Tech and started tutoring students on the side. What began as a few sessions turned into a small operation — three tutors, twelve students, and word-of-mouth referrals that wouldn't stop.

Within a year, informal sessions had turned into a small operation — and families across the US started noticing something different: this wasn't tutoring optimized for the company. It was tutoring optimized for the child.

Fifteen years later, AP Guru works with families across 50+ US high schools, has helped 15,000+ students achieve scores they didn't think were possible, and remains stubbornly independent — no investors, no franchise, no shortcuts.

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US families were stuck choosing between Kaplan-style test prep factories and unvetted freelancers. There had to be a better way — real 1-on-1, real specialists, real accountability.

Chirag Arya

Co-founder · AP Guru

Key Milestones

2011

The beginning

First 12 students tutored. Georgia Tech alum turned tutor.

2014

First international student

Online tutoring goes live in Singapore & Dubai.

2017

Crossed 2,000 students

Quality dipped. We rebuilt the entire tutor vetting process.

2020

Online-first reset

Pandemic accelerated our shift to a fully remote model.

2022

Hit 8,000 students

Coordinator program launched. Parent satisfaction jumped 24%.

2026

15,000+ students & counting

15,000+ students, 50+ US high schools, 150 tutors, still family-run.

What we believe

Four principles. No exceptions.

These aren't marketing copy. They're the operating rules we hire against, fire against, and reject revenue against.

One human owns your child's file.

From the first inquiry to exam day, one coordinator and one tutor own your child's progress. No handoffs, no "who's that?" emails, no being passed between departments. Continuity isn't a feature — it's the entire product.

Specialists, not generalists.

A Digital SAT tutor doesn't teach AP Chemistry. An AP Calc BC specialist doesn't teach ACT English. Every tutor does one thing, deeply. The result: they recognize patterns from teaching the same exam 200+ times, not 10.

Honest projections, not promises.

If your child's diagnostic suggests a 1450 SAT is realistic, we tell you 1450 — not 1550 to win the deal. Setting expectations honestly is how we keep families for years instead of months.

We'd rather lose a student than mislead a family.

About 1 in 5 demos end with us recommending a different solution. Sometimes it's a different curriculum specialist. Sometimes it's group classes if that's a better fit. Trust compounds. We're playing the long game.

By the numbers

15 years of quiet work.

Numbers we track because they matter to US families. Not vanity metrics. Not pageviews. The stats that mean something to your child's outcome.

15,000+

Students mentored

15 yrs

Family-run since 2011

150+

Specialist tutors

50+

US high schools represented

120K+

Hours of teaching

1000+

Verified student stories

3000+

SAT 1500+ scorers

500+

AP 5 scorers

Leadership

The people who started this.

Three people lead AP Guru day-to-day. Two of them have been here since 2011. At least one of the three is still involved with every student.

Chirag Arya

Head of technology

Started AP Guru in 2011 after graduating from Georgia Tech. Still teaches a handful of students every year because, in his words, "you stop getting better the moment you stop teaching."

✨Fun fact: Used to coach SATs along with various AP courses

Sneha Arya

Head of operations

Joined Chirag in 2014. Leads the team that designs every program. Built our SAT and AP curriculum from scratch — now used by thousands of students each year, including students at 50+ US high schools.

✨Fun fact: Worked hard for a degree in actuarial science

Anita Arya

Head of Tutor Operations

Runs the four-stage tutor vetting process. Personally screens every new hire. Has rejected over 2,400 applicants in the last three years — our acceptance rate is under 4%.

✨Fun fact: Has personally interviewed every single AP Guru tutor since 2011.

Meet the tutors

The people your child actually learns from.

Not a marketplace. Not a roster of freelancers. Every AP Guru tutor is full-time, specialized in one test or subject, and vetted through a four-stage process.

✓Top 1% exam scorers

✓Full-time educators

✓Single-subject specialists

✓5+ years experience

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Georgy

English Tutor

I teach English with a literary eye — close attention to how a text actually works. That habit builds the deep analytical skill that carries students through IB, IGCSE, and competitive exams alike.

📘 IB & IGCSE English Specialist
🏆 6+ Years of Teaching Experience

✓

Aakash

Math, Physics Tutor

Maths and physics are the same language spoken two ways. I teach them together, so the logic a student builds in one subject quietly strengthens their thinking in the other.

📘 IB & IGCSE Mathematics Specialist
🏆 8+ Years of Teaching Experience

✓

Saira

English Tutor

Strong essays have a voice. I help students develop their own analytical perspective and write with real conviction, instead of repeating what they think the examiner wants to hear.

📘 IB & IGCSE English Specialist
🏆 8+ Years of Teaching Experience

✓

Upasana

English Tutor

Students do better once they can actually see what a top-band response looks like. I'm precise and warm, and I show them exactly how to produce that standard themselves.

📘 IB & IGCSE English Specialist
🏆 8+ Years of Teaching Experience

✓

Shraddha

Physics Tutor

Complex physics becomes manageable when it's built stage by stage. I develop coherent understanding for IB and IGCSE students, so each new topic rests on one they already genuinely grasp.

📘 IB & IGCSE Physics Specialist
🏆 4+ Years of Teaching Experience

✓

Swarnava

Computer Science Tutor

I came to teaching from real software work, and I bring that to the classroom. IGCSE and IB students get practical insight into algorithms and programming, not just textbook theory.

📘 IB & IGCSE Computer Science Specialist
🏆 4+ Years of Teaching Experience

✓

Maharnab

Physics, Math, Statistics Tutor

Physics, maths, and statistics all reward the same thing: clear quantitative reasoning. I teach that thinking directly, so students handle rigorous problems instead of hoping the right formula appears.

📘 IB & IGCSE Physics Specialist
🏆 7+ Years of Teaching Experience

✓

Prasanth M

CS Tutor

Computer Science is about thinking, not just syntax. I build computational thinking alongside programming for IGCSE and IB students, so they understand the logic before they write a line of code.

📘 IB & IGCSE Computer Science Specialist
🏆 7+ Years of Teaching Experience

✓

Vedanshi

English Tutor

I'm warm but precise. I build genuine competence in both language and literary analysis at IB and IGCSE level, so students write with real understanding rather than borrowed phrases.

📘 IB & IGCSE English Specialist
🏆 7+ Years of Teaching Experience

✓

Arpit

Math Tutor

The hardest concepts become easy the moment they stop feeling like punishment. I keep sessions energetic and concrete, so students stay curious right up to the day of the exam.

📘 IB & IGCSE Mathematics Specialist
🏆 10+ Years of Teaching Experience

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Jainish

Math Tutor

After a decade teaching quantitative reasoning, the lesson repeats: logical, step-by-step problem-solving beats memorised tricks every time. That's the habit I drill until it becomes second nature.

📘 Mathematics Specialist
🏆 10+ Years of Teaching Experience

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Konika

English Tutor

I teach English as a set of repeatable moves: read closely, analyse with purpose, write with precision. Once students see the method, the marks stop feeling like luck.

📘 IB & IGCSE English Specialist
🏆 10+ Years of Teaching Experience

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Tell us the curriculum, subjects, and target — we'll recommend the right tutor and timeline.

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Started by a Georgia Tech grad. Trusted by 15,000+ US families since 2011.

It started with a Georgia Tech alum.

Four principles. No exceptions.

One human owns your child's file.

Specialists, not generalists.

Honest projections, not promises.

We'd rather lose a student than mislead a family.

15 years of quiet work.

The people who started this.

Chirag Arya

Sneha Arya

Anita Arya

The people your child actually learns from.

Georgy

Aakash

Saira

Upasana

Shraddha

Swarnava

Maharnab

Prasanth M

Vedanshi

Arpit

Jainish

Konika

Tell us your curriculum. We'll handle the rest.

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