The story behind SIR

ONE CLASSROOM. TWENTY YEARS. THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS.

Before there was SIR, there was a classroom — and a teacher learning what students truly need to move forward.

It began in Latur.
Sanjay Suryawanshi, Founder of Suryawanshi Institute for Rankers
The man behind the journey

Sanjay Suryawanshi

Founder — Suryawanshi Institute for Rankers

Twenty years ago, he entered a classroom as a Biology teacher. Today, he carries everything those classrooms taught him into a new chapter.

The knowledge. The experience. The lessons from thousands of students. And the understanding that every student may need something different — but every student needs direction.

Every student has potential. But potential needs direction.
Where it started

A classroom became a journey.

Twenty years ago, Sanjay Suryawanshi stepped into a classroom to teach Biology.

There was no SIR then. No institute. No bigger vision. Just a teacher, a subject, and students carrying dreams of their own.

Year after year, batch after batch, teaching became more than completing chapters. It became about understanding the student sitting in front of you.

What do they understand? Where are they struggling? Why are they making the same mistake? What do they need to do next?

Teacher working with students in a classroom
The classroom was the beginning.
20+ YEARS OF TEACHING
10,000+ STUDENTS MENTORED
AIR 10 AMONG THE OUTCOMES OF HIS MENTORSHIP
The realisation
Potential was everywhere. But the right direction wasn't.

Some students had the ability but didn't know how to channel it.

Some worked hard but kept repeating the same mistakes.

Some understood the concepts but struggled to perform.

The lesson was simple: teaching had to go beyond the syllabus.

Then came a question

What if a student didn't have to leave their city to find the direction they deserved?

What if two decades of classroom experience could be brought closer to them — and preparation could become a continuous process of knowing what to learn, how to practise, where they stand and what to improve next?

That question became SIR

Preparation
needs direction.

Suryawanshi Institute for Rankers was built around a simple belief: preparation should not stop at teaching a concept. It should keep moving until the student is ready.

THE SIR PREPARATION CYCLE
LEARN PRACTICE TEST ANALYSE IMPROVE

Because the journey does not end with a completed syllabus.

It ends when the student is ready.

WHERE POTENTIAL FINDS DIRECTION