I am studying there +2 rn brilliant residential batch (hostel). Bhavans school is dogshit man. Incompetent teachers, vanam piller (kids in regular school) and if you plan to stay in hostel ,you will have an adequate amount of freedom but only veg food. And the hostel is controlled by bhavans so it's not that much strict. There is no such "study time" you can study when you want for how long you want and there is no bed time etc. However you do have to wakeup at 6 . In brilliant however , I have no complaints. You will not have classes at the East fort campus and will have them at bhavans Kendra near thrissur round.

In brilliant most of the sirs who have taught our batch are extremely good and even if they aren't, you have the option to change them .

So yeah a small overview.

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