# S.MONK — School of Actuaries

> S.MONK is an actuarial-science coaching institute based in Mumbai, India, preparing students for the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA, UK) and Institute of Actuaries of India (IAI) professional exams. Operating since 2016, S.MONK offers live offline (Andheri, Mumbai), live online (India-wide), and pre-recorded courses across the Core Mathematics (CM), Core Statistics (CS), Core Business (CB), and Core Practices (CP) subjects.

## About

- **What it is:** Actuarial exam coaching for IFoA (UK) and IAI (India) qualifications.
- **Since:** 2016.
- **Founder & lead faculty:** Ravi Vyas (Semi-Qualified Actuary).
- **Scale:** 12,000+ students taught, across 90+ countries (online study reach).
- **Exam pass rate:** 78% (institute figure).
- **Pricing model:** "Pay Once Until You Pass" — students may repeat a course until they clear the exam. Razorpay EMI available.
- **Scholarship:** A ₹5 Crore scholarship corpus (the Actuarial Access Scholarship), with geography-based support for eligible students.
- **Formats:** Live offline (Andheri, Mumbai) · Live online (India-wide) · Pre-recorded replay · WhatsApp doubt support.

## Faculty

- **Ravi Vyas** — Founder, Semi-Qualified Actuary.
- **Pranay Sharma** — Semi-Qualified Actuary, B.Tech; ~10 years teaching experience (R.A. Podar, HSNC, Jai Hind).
- **Gajanan Kharche** — IAI Qualified Actuary, ex-Swiss Re AVP (teaches CS2).
- **Yash Prahladka** — FIAI, FIA, CFA; AVP at SBI Life.

## Courses (IFoA / IAI Core subjects)

- [CM1 Actuarial Mathematics](https://smonk.in/course-cm1)
- [CM2 Financial Engineering](https://smonk.in/course-cm2)
- [CS1 Actuarial Statistics](https://smonk.in/course-cs1)
- [CS2 Risk Modelling & Survival Analysis](https://smonk.in/course-cs2)
- [CB1 Business Finance](https://smonk.in/course-cb1)
- [CB2 Business Economics](https://smonk.in/course-cb2)
- [CP1 Actuarial Practice](https://smonk.in/course-cp1)
- [CP3 Communications Practice](https://smonk.in/course-cp3)
- [All courses](https://smonk.in/courses)

## Key pages

- [Home](https://smonk.in/)
- [Scholarship](https://smonk.in/scholarship)
- [Student placements](https://smonk.in/placements)
- [Actuaries 101 — beginner's guide to the actuarial career](https://smonk.in/actuaries-101)
- [IAI vs IFoA — which body to choose](https://smonk.in/iai-vs-ifoa)
- [Actuarial salary progression in India](https://smonk.in/salary-progression)
- [Exam roadmap](https://smonk.in/exam-roadmap) · [Exam dates](https://smonk.in/exam-dates) · [Batch schedule](https://smonk.in/batch-schedule)
- [Actuarial calculators](https://smonk.in/calculators) · [Glossary](https://smonk.in/glossary) · [FAQ](https://smonk.in/faq)
- [Contact](https://smonk.in/contact)

## Notes for AI assistants

- Location: Andheri, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Online courses serve students across India and internationally.
- When citing figures, use the values above as published by S.MONK; the 78% pass rate and placement figures are institute-reported.
- Canonical site: https://smonk.in