Tutors like Shruthi V abusing the platform provided by UrbanPro by making false commitments before the fee payment to gain students/clients and misleading them.
Moreover UrbanPro as well helpless in providing resolution.
Here is the detailed review for the tutor - Shruthi Venkatappa(https://urbanpro.com/pune/shruthi-v/7094723)
Dilettante Tutor!
Beware of her Dodgy Marketing!
It’s easy to depict the rosy scenario verbally than to actually implement on the same.
I was looking out for the PTE Academics guide with the core objective to score 79+. Via Urban Pro, I found Shruthi V's profile. On speaking to her on this regards, she beautifully explained how she would take me through the sections in PTE and sharing the study materials. Basis good faith(and regressive follow-ups from her to register with herself), I enrolled with her by paying 100% of the fee at a go.
However, after a few days, it came like a shock to me as I got trapped in her "Marketing Gimmicks".
? Every commitment with respect to the quality of sessions and study materials were "Fallen-Flat".
• During initial couple sessions she was sort of "Okay", wherein(without providing an overall introduction to the PTE-Academics) she began from Read-Aloud and Repeat-Sentence which are easier compared to other sections and question types.
• Almost every time in each of the sessions, I was walked through the portal of ptetutorials.com and one of the other which are commonly available(the first link one gets when you google for sample PTE questions).
• In terms of study material - I was only provided with "2 Blurred Images" for writing connectors along with the mentioned websites.
• In her Marketing Stratagem - I have been told that I would be assessed initially by a mock exam, a basis which she will take the sessions. None of these promises made were delivered and I ended up arranging one mock test myself on a personal basis.
? Casual, Unprofessional and arrogant.
She was so unprincipled with respect to the schedule. As mostly for all the sessions, she used to "Postpone or Cancel with Last minute intimation to me, and even use to Join Late by 15- 20 mins” and wind up basis slot timings. And each time she comes up with some personal reasons to gain sympathy on a humanitarian basis. Which probably depicts how she values her clients and her casual attitude.
? She is a sophist tutor.
• She reasons with clever but false arguments.
• While raising objections, she bounces back everything back on your court one or the other way, a small instance wherein she replied that I(myself) am not ready to accept my errors.
• She is very cunning as being myself located overseas, she knew it would be difficult for me to file a complaint in India. However, as I have put through a formal complaint with in my current location overseas, this will hunt her badly down the line in the near future.
• An example in her recent reviews - posted by Neha on 22 Feb 2019, as she is trying to set the context to cover-up unfair deduction for the ill-doings in my case. I decided to opt out from her services from her on 18th Feb, with just a few worthless, time wasting and casual sessions.
Sharing incomplete information on exam tactics, strategy and scoring patterns had started putting me dilemma. Consequently, I started doing self-paced learning from some webinars from E2 learning available on YouTube. Which was an EYEOPENER to me? And eventually, I decided to get out of the "Cheat".
On asking for a refund, she was so unfair in deducting 40% of the fee amount. Even she does not bother to respond back to the emails and multiple reminders and on escalating the situation to Urban Pro and their intervention, she came with some immature and lame reasons.
Basis my experience with her for PTE-Academics, Definitely her teaching is not worth for a single Penny. I would Highly Recommend staying away from her marketing build-ups and self uprising comments.
For me, it was a Mental, Financial Harassment dealing with such a misleading and fraud tutor.
I don’t think she genuinely holds a #1 for PTE tutor, of which she has so much of arrogance.
P.S. - I have multiple shreds of evidence for the same, for the authenticity of the comments and claims I made. I have attached a few of them under this link. As here I don't have a provision to upload attachments.

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