By the Online Coaching 4u team
These two brands follow a similar starting point, a former institute faculty member leaves to build an independent CAT coaching business, but they've grown in different directions. Rodha has built out a structured, faculty-per-subject ecosystem with its own mock and doubt-support platforms. MBA Pathshala has built a compact, named mentor team. This comparison looks at where they've actually diverged: pricing structure, faculty depth, and what's included in each fee.
TL;DR
Rodha, founded by ex-TIME, Career Launcher and IMS faculty member Ravi Prakash, runs a faculty-per-subject teaching model backed by the larger of the two mock libraries here (30 full mocks, 50 OMET mocks, 105 sectionals), plus dedicated doubt-support and interview-prep products, at ₹24,999 at checkout.
MBA Pathshala, founded by ex-Unacademy and ex-T.I.M.E. faculty member Udit Saini, names six mentors individually with stated prior institutional affiliations, publishes a dated results "Hall of Fame," and prices its Fast-Paced Batch at ₹16,999. It holds 4.6 stars from 452 Play Store reviews.
What Rodha offers
Rodha was founded around 2017-18 by Ravi Prakash, who taught at TIME, Career Launcher and IMS in Delhi and Bangalore between 2012 and 2016 before building a structured, faculty-per-subject ecosystem of his own: Prakash teaches Quantitative Aptitude, dedicated instructors lead Logical Reasoning & Data Interpretation and Verbal Ability & Reading Comprehension, and a wider named bench is credited on Rodha's dedicated mock-test platform. Its comprehensive CAT 2026 batches, run through a Graphy-based platform, are priced at ₹24,999 at checkout, and its separate mock platform adds 30 full-length CAT mocks, 50 OMET mocks and 105 sectional tests, the larger combined test library of the two brands here, alongside a dedicated doubt-support community of roughly 13,000 members and a GD-PI interview-prep programme.
What MBA Pathshala offers
MBA Pathshala was founded by Udit Saini, who taught Quantitative Aptitude at Unacademy and T.I.M.E. before building his own YouTube channel during COVID-era classroom shutdowns, a channel that now runs past 250,000 subscribers. MBA Pathshala names its mentors individually and in detail: alongside Saini (self-reported 99.50 percentile), Vijay Singh (ex-T.I.M.E. and IMS), Himanshu Singh (99.74 percentile VARC, M.Phil in English from JNU), Hitesh Hariramani (ex-iQuanta), Suman Shekhawat (ex-Unacademy) and Abhishek Kalra (ex-Career Launcher's National Head of VARC). Pricing is published transparently: a Self-Paced Batch at ₹11,999, a Fast-Paced Batch at ₹16,999, and several named cohort batches from roughly ₹17,000 to ₹23,000 across Pro, Elite and Legend tiers. Its public "Hall of Fame" page names specific CAT 2024/2025 converts with percentiles and destination schools. On the Play Store, MBA Pathshala holds 4.6 stars from 452 reviews, a small but real, checkable independent data point for a niche, CAT-only brand.
Head-to-head comparison
| Factor | Rodha | MBA Pathshala |
|---|---|---|
| Founder's prior institutes | TIME, Career Launcher, IMS | Unacademy, T.I.M.E. |
| Named faculty team | Faculty-per-subject, plus a wider named bench on its mock platform | Six named mentors with stated prior affiliations |
| Published pricing | ₹24,999 at checkout (includes classes plus a separate mock platform) | ₹11,999 (Self-Paced) to ~₹23,000 (Legend tiers) |
| Mocks included | 30 full + 50 OMET + 105 sectional | Bundled into cohort tier pricing |
| Results page | Individual success-story content across channels | Public "Hall of Fame" with named converts and percentiles |
| Independent app/review rating | Reviews spread across course and community channels | 4.6★, 452 Play Store reviews |
| Community | ~13,000-member Telegram channel plus dedicated doubt support | Telegram channel + WhatsApp group + 250K+ YouTube subscribers |
Same starting point, different structure
Both founders left established institutes to build something of their own, and both used free YouTube teaching as an entry point. Where they've diverged is in the shape of what they built next. MBA Pathshala has assembled a compact, named team of six with individually stated prior affiliations and a public, dated results page. Rodha has grown into a broader ecosystem: a subject-wise faculty team, the larger of the two mock libraries here, a dedicated doubt-support community and a separate interview-prep programme, bundled into a single, clearly published checkout price. Which matters more depends on whether you'd rather have a compact named team or a fuller ecosystem around your prep.
What we could and couldn't verify
MBA Pathshala's Hall of Fame results are self-published and not third-party audited, though they name specific, real students rather than only aggregate figures, which is at least individually checkable in principle. Rodha's course structure, faculty and pricing are confirmed directly from its own official course and mock-test pages; its results content is spread across individual success stories rather than one consolidated page. MBA Pathshala's 4.6-star, 452-review Play Store rating is a genuine, directly checkable data point; Rodha's reviews are spread across its course pages and community channels rather than a single aggregated third-party listing.
Which one should you choose?
Choose Rodha if…
You want a fuller ecosystem: a subject-wise faculty team, the deeper of the two mock libraries here, and dedicated doubt-support and interview-prep products, all under one clearly published price.
Choose MBA Pathshala if…
You want a compact, individually named team of six mentors and a public, dated results page you can check before enrolling.
Compare both against every other online CAT coaching option we've verified on our online CAT/MBA coaching page.
Frequently asked questions
What do Rodha and MBA Pathshala have in common?
Both were founded by individuals who taught at larger institutes before going independent. Rodha's founder Ravi Prakash taught at TIME, Career Launcher and IMS. MBA Pathshala's founder Udit Saini taught at Unacademy and T.I.M.E. Both built their following through free YouTube content before launching structured paid courses.
Which is cheaper, Rodha or MBA Pathshala?
MBA Pathshala's Fast-Paced Batch is ₹16,999 and its Self-Paced Batch is ₹11,999. Rodha's comprehensive batches are priced higher at ₹24,999 at checkout, but that includes a broader bundle: live classes across Quant, LRDI and VARC plus a separate mock platform (30 full mocks, 50 OMET mocks, 105 sectionals) that MBA Pathshala doesn't offer as part of its base price.
Which has a bigger named faculty team?
MBA Pathshala names six mentors individually with stated experience and prior institutional affiliations. Rodha runs a faculty-per-subject model of its own, founder Ravi Prakash on Quant, dedicated instructors on LRDI and VARC, plus a wider named bench credited on its mock platform, giving both brands genuine multi-instructor depth.
Does either brand publish a results page?
Yes, MBA Pathshala runs a public 'Hall of Fame' page naming specific CAT 2024/2025 converts with percentiles and destination IIMs. Rodha publishes individual success-story content across its channels rather than one consolidated page.
How do their mock-test libraries compare?
Rodha's dedicated mock platform offers 30 full CAT mocks, 50 OMET mocks and 105 sectional tests, the larger combined library of the two. MBA Pathshala includes several named cohort tiers with its own mock inclusions bundled into course pricing.
