Biology tutors across Bengaluru for PUC, CBSE, ISC, IGCSE, IB and NEET, at home or online, with fees shown before a free demo.
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Teaches Physics · Chemistry · Biology
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Teaches Chemistry · Biology · Science
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Teaches Physics · Chemistry · Biology
From Shimla · online
Shimla
Teaches Biology · Science
From Uttar Pradesh · online
UTTAR PRADESH
Teaches Biology · English
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tumkur
Teaches Biology · English
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Vellakovil
Teaches Biology · English
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Shrirampur
Teaches Biology · Science
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Book a free demo classAcross NXTutors, most home-tuition sessions fall between ₹800 and ₹2,500 an hour; Classes 11–12, IB/IGCSE and JEE/NEET sit toward the upper end; specialists for IB HL or JEE Advanced can charge more. Tutors set their own fee, and you see each tutor's fee before the demo class.
Monthly example: 3 one-hour classes a week ≈ ₹9,600–₹32,500 a month (12–13 classes at ₹800–₹2,500 an hour). An example, not a quote: your tutor's own fee decides the real figure.
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Senior biology is where a lot of Bengaluru students discover that "just learning it" stops working. The PUC or Class 11 syllabus is large, answers are marked on precise terms and labelled diagrams, and for anyone aiming at medicine, biology is half of NEET. A tutor earns their fee by building understanding that holds up months later and by teaching the student to write the way their examiner marks. This page sets out what each board asks, how NEET fits in, and how to get a biology tutor to your part of the city. The national biology home tutor guide covers the subject in more depth.
| Board or exam | Shape of the assessment | Where a tutor helps most |
|---|---|---|
| Karnataka PUC | Two pre-university years on the state board's own textbooks and papers | Keeping pace with the state chapters and practising the board's model papers |
| CBSE (044) | Each year, a three-hour theory paper of 70 marks and a practical of 30 | Genetics problems, diagrams and case-based questions |
| ISC (863) | Class 12 theory of 70, a practical of 15, project work 10, practical file 5 | Detailed answers with named structures |
| NEET (UG) | 90 of 180 objective questions are biology, per the 2026 bulletin | Line-by-line recall, mock analysis, negative-marking discipline |
| IGCSE | Cambridge 0610 (Core or Extended, with a practical paper) or Edexcel 4BI1 (untiered, grades 9 to 1) | Command words, data questions, the alternative to practical |
| IB Diploma | SL or HL; exam papers 80%, scientific investigation 20% | Linking the four themes; guidance, not authorship, on the investigation |
Before Class 11, biology sits inside general science for CBSE and the Karnataka SSLC, so a science home tutor in Bengaluru is usually the right person until then.
On the state board, biology is taken in the pre-university course as part of the science stream. We keep our advice general here: the board sets its own syllabus and paper, and the scheme and dates should be taken from its official notices each year.
What we ask of a PUC biology tutor is practical. Teach from the state textbooks your child's school or college uses. Keep the diagrams and definitions in the form the board's papers expect. Use past board papers for timed practice. And if the student is also preparing for NEET, show clearly where the state chapters line up with the syllabus the National Medical Commission notifies for NEET, and where extra reading is needed. A tutor who has taught only CBSE may teach excellent biology and still miss what the state paper rewards, so ask about recent PUC students at the demo.
CBSE's 2026-27 curriculum weights Class 11 towards Human Physiology (18 of 70 marks), with Diversity of Living Organisms and Cell at 15 each. In Class 12, Genetics and Evolution carries 20 and Reproduction 16. The Class 12 paper design puts about half the marks on knowledge and understanding, 30% on application and 20% on analysis and evaluation, so a student who can recite the textbook but not reason from a pedigree chart or a data table leaves marks behind.
ISC Biology in Class 12 splits its 70 theory marks as Reproduction 16, Genetics and Evolution 15, Biology and Human Welfare 14, Biotechnology 10 and Ecology and Environment 15, with 30 more from the practical exam, project and file. Both boards reward the same habit: draw it, label it, then explain it in the examiner's vocabulary.
Whatever the board, the Class 11 or first-year PUC chapters come back in the final year and again in NEET. A workable pattern with a tutor looks like this:
NEET (UG) is run by the National Testing Agency. The 2026 information bulletin set 180 compulsory questions in 180 minutes, with 45 each in physics and chemistry and 90 in biology across botany and zoology, for 720 marks; a right answer scored four and a wrong one cost one. Biology was also the first subject used to break ties. The 2027 bulletin had not been released when this page was written, so check neet.nta.nic.in for the current pattern.
Some families add a one-to-one tutor to NEET coaching. That combination works when the tutor's role is clear: find the chapters and question types that lose marks in each mock, test NCERT-level recall line by line, and keep board or PUC answer-writing on track so it does not slip while the student chases rank. See our NEET home tutor guide and the article on NEET biology with an NCERT-first approach.
For IGCSE, the first question is which board: Cambridge 0610 has a multiple-choice paper, a theory paper and either a practical test or an alternative to practical worth 20%, while Edexcel 4BI1 has two written papers and assesses practical skills inside them. The alternative to practical, where students describe methods and plot results without apparatus, is where a tutor who drills past papers makes a clear difference. Our comparison of Cambridge and Edexcel IGCSE sets the two side by side.
IB Biology is built on four themes, unity and diversity, form and function, interaction and interdependence, and continuity and change, with 150 teaching hours at SL and 240 at HL. The strongest tutoring makes the links between themes explicit and practises data-based questions. On the scientific investigation, a tutor may question the method but the work must stay the student's own.
The right senior biology specialist may live across the city from you, so the travel question matters. The metro now reaches much further than it did, and some zones still depend on road travel. One neighbourhood per zone is shown for six zones.
| Zone | Rail or road | At the door |
|---|---|---|
| Koramangala, HSR and Bellandur (e.g. Sarjapur Road) | Road for the Sarjapur Road corridor; Central Silk Board on the Yellow Line is the western edge | Towers register visitors; keep the same weekly slot so guards know the tutor |
| Jayanagar, JP Nagar and Banashankari | Green Line, including the Kanakapura Road extension | Mostly houses, so a doorstep visit |
| BTM, Bannerghatta Road and Electronic City (e.g. Electronic City) | Yellow Line stations down Hosur Road to Electronic City | Society gate entry arranged in advance; avoid shift times |
| Indiranagar and Old Airport Road (e.g. Indiranagar) | Purple Line, with two stations in Indiranagar | Houses and apartment buildings; early evening slots |
| Whitefield, Marathahalli and KR Puram (e.g. Brookefield) | Purple Line to the eastern stations, then an auto | Some societies ask for photo ID on the first visit |
| Hennur, Kalyan Nagar and Banaswadi | Road only for now; Blue Line under construction | Gated complexes in Thanisandra need the tutor's name and phone |
| Hebbal, RT Nagar and Yelahanka (e.g. Yelahanka) | Road; Yelahanka also has a railway junction | New Town houses are doorstep visits; share the stage |
| Malleshwaram, Rajajinagar and Yeshwanthpur | Green Line from Sampige Road to Yeshwanthpur | Few society desks; larger houses may have a guard |
| Vijayanagar, RR Nagar and Kengeri (e.g. Vijayanagar) | Purple Line west along Mysore Road | Plotted layouts have space for a two-wheeler |
| Frazer Town, Richmond Town and Ulsoor | Purple Line at Halasuru and Trinity; Frazer Town by road | Entrance guards in newer buildings |
The full list of zones and areas is on our Bengaluru home tuition page.
Online works well for most senior biology: diagrams can be drawn on a tablet or held up to the camera, and mock analysis suits a shared screen. It also opens up IB and NEET specialists anywhere in India. Home lessons suit a student who loses focus on screen, and a family that wants the tutor to check the practical record and project on paper. In zones where the commute is long, one home lesson and one online test session each week is a sensible split.
If the fit is wrong, we arrange a demo with the next tutor on your shortlist, and switching later is free.
Across NXTutors, most home-tuition sessions fall between ₹800 and ₹2,500 an hour; Classes 11–12, IB/IGCSE and JEE/NEET sit toward the upper end; specialists for IB HL or JEE Advanced can charge more. Senior biology and NEET work generally sits in that upper part. Each tutor sets their own fee, and you see it before the demo. More on how fees vary is in our Bengaluru fees guide.
Tell us the class, board or exam, the chapters causing trouble, your neighbourhood and the slots that work. We shortlist two or three matched biology tutors with their fees, your first class is a free demo, and you can switch tutor later at no cost. Tutors who join go through an ID check before their profile is marked Verified. Browse tutor profiles or book a free demo class.
Students with chemistry or physics alongside biology can see our chemistry tutors in Bengaluru and physics tutors in Bengaluru. Biology teachers in the city can see open requests on Bengaluru tuition jobs.
Yes, on request. Say PUC clearly and name the college's textbooks, and we look for tutors who have taught the state syllabus recently. They should practise with past board papers, and any detail of the paper or dates should come from the board's official notices rather than messages passed around.
Under the NEET (UG) 2026 information bulletin from the National Testing Agency, 90 of the 180 compulsory questions were biology, split between botany and zoology, out of 720 marks in total. Correct answers earned four marks and wrong ones lost one. Check neet.nta.nic.in for the 2027 pattern once it is announced.
Often, if the role is clear. Coaching sets the pace; a one-to-one tutor finds the chapters and question types that lose marks in each mock, tests NCERT-level recall and keeps board or PUC answer-writing on track. The tutor should not repeat the coaching timetable, but fill the gaps it leaves.
Under CBSE's 2026-27 curriculum, Genetics and Evolution carries 20 of the 70 theory marks and Reproduction 16. Biology and Human Welfare and Biotechnology carry 12 each, and Ecology and Environment 10. A further 30 marks come from the practical exam, which includes the record and an investigatory project.
Yes. The Yellow Line now runs down Hosur Road to Electronic City, so a tutor from anywhere along it can ride in and take a short auto. Register the tutor with your society gate before the demo, and choose a slot away from office shift changes, when local roads are slowest.
Either works. Online widens the choice of tutors who know Cambridge 0610 or Edexcel 4BI1 well, and past-paper practice suits a shared screen. Home lessons help a student who drifts on screen. Whichever you choose, confirm the board and, for Cambridge, whether your child sits the practical test or the alternative.
Across NXTutors, most home-tuition sessions fall between ₹800 and ₹2,500 an hour, and Classes 11–12, IB/IGCSE and NEET sit toward the upper end. The board, travel to your area and the number of sessions shape the figure. Tutors set their own fees, shown before the free demo.
Tell us the class, board and your area. We share two or three matched tutors, and the first class is a free demo.
