IB & IGCSE Chemistry Tutor in Delhi

Name the course before anything else

• Cambridge IGCSE Chemistry 0620. Core or Extended tier, with one practical paper chosen by the school.
• Pearson Edexcel International GCSE Chemistry 4CH1. Untiered, two written papers, no separate practical exam. Practise from Edexcel's own papers and mark schemes.
• IB Diploma Chemistry. Standard or Higher Level, on the course first assessed in 2025.

Past papers and mark schemes from one system mislead students in another. Once we know the course and the tier or level, we look for a tutor whose students sit exactly that.

Cambridge 0620: the three components

Cambridge republished the 0620 syllabus for 2026 to 2028 as version 2 in August 2026 and says the update brings no substantial change to teaching.

Grades on Core stop at C (the range is C to G); Extended runs from A* to G, which is why a likely C-or-better student should be entered for Extended. The assessment objectives give 50 percent to knowledge and understanding, 30 to using information and solving problems, and 20 to experimental skills.

Twelve syllabus topics, grouped for revision

A worked mole example, laid out for full marks

Extended candidates who are otherwise strong most often drop marks on Paper 4 calculations, and this is the area where a few weeks of tutoring show results soonest. Try this: heating 10 g of calcium carbonate until it has fully decomposed, what mass of carbon dioxide is given off?

1. Balanced equation: CaCO₃ → CaO + CO₂. The ratio of CaCO₃ to CO₂ is 1 : 1.
2. Moles of what you know: molar mass of CaCO₃ is 100 g/mol, so 10 g is 0.10 mol.
3. Apply the ratio: 0.10 mol of CO₂ forms.
4. Convert to what is asked: 0.10 mol × 44 g/mol = 4.4 g of CO₂.
5. Sense-check: less mass than the starting solid, which makes sense because calcium oxide is left behind.

The same five steps handle percentage yield, purity and titration questions later, and they are precisely the habit the Diploma course assumes on its first day.

Getting ready for Paper 5 or 6 without chemicals at home

The hands-on and written practical papers test one shared set of skills. Both include printed notes for qualitative analysis, so students look tests up rather than memorise them; what earns marks is using those notes fast and describing results in the expected terms. Practise reading burettes and judging when titres agree closely enough; recording masses, volumes, temperatures and times to a sensible precision; naming colours, precipitates and gases; planning an experiment with its variables, controls and hazards; and spotting a reading that does not fit. None of this needs reagents at home, and none should be attempted there. A tutor works through genuine practical questions, sketches the apparatus with the student, and drills the vocabulary until it is automatic.

The Diploma course: two strands, six parts

The IB's chemistry course, assessed from 2025, recommends 150 hours of teaching at SL and 240 at HL and arranges the content as follows.

Students who learned chemistry as separate physical, organic and inorganic blocks can feel lost in this map. A good tutor keeps linking the parts, for example tracing a functional group from Structure 3 to the reaction it undergoes in Reactivity 3.

DP Chemistry papers and weights

Both papers allow a calculator and the data booklet, and Paper 1A has no negative marking, so every item should be answered. Paper 1B presents something like a titration curve, a rate graph or enthalpy data the student has not met, and expects calculations carried with uncertainties plus a realistic improvement. Paper 2 marks leak through small lapses: an equation left unbalanced, state symbols forgotten, a curly arrow pointing from the wrong place, or a trend named with no explanation. The long HL Paper 2 also needs full-length timed practice, simply to build stamina.

The IA: what a tutor can and cannot touch

Moving into DP Chemistry, and picking SL or HL

A strong Extended grade gives a sound base, but the Diploma covers amounts of substance at speed, extends bonding to molecular shape, polarity and intermolecular forces, and puts data and uncertainty at the centre. CBSE is the board most Delhi students sit, and those arriving from CBSE Class 10 science generally need extra work on written explanation and data questions. HL is a good fit for students eyeing medicine, chemistry or chemical engineering who calculate comfortably; SL fits those who need a science alongside other priorities. A handful of sessions over the summer break before DP1 makes the first term far easier. If your child is instead leaving IGCSE for a Class 11 board course, our Class 11 chemistry tutor page is the better guide.

As a rough guide to frequency: one session a week through IGCSE Grade 9, one or two in Grade 10 once practical-paper work starts, a short bridging block before DP1, one or two through DP1, a handful of skills-only sessions around the IA, and two a week at HL (one or two at SL) in the final year.

Six Delhi routes for a chemistry tutor

Tutors who teach IB or IGCSE chemistry are thinner on the ground than CBSE chemistry tutors, so the journey shapes the match.

• Vasant Kunj, Vasant Vihar and Palam. Dabri is served by Dabri Mor - Janakpuri South on the Magenta Line; floors open onto plotted lanes, and Dabri Mor and Pankha Road are slow at office hours.
• Dwarka. Dwarka Sector 14 has its own Blue Line station; DDA pockets have guarded entries, so register a regular tutor once.
• Janakpuri, Rajouri Garden and Punjabi Bagh. Hari Nagar has no station inside, but Subhash Nagar and Tilak Nagar on the Blue Line and Mayapuri on the Pink are close; Jail Road is busy in the evening.
• Karol Bagh, Patel Nagar and Rajinder Nagar. West Patel Nagar has two Blue Line stations within reach, Patel Nagar and Shadipur; homes are builder floors, so share the floor and a landmark.
• Pitampura, Model Town and North Campus. Kamla Nagar is reached from Vishwavidyalaya on the Yellow Line or Pul Bangash on the Red; the market draws evening crowds, so tell the tutor your block and nearest roundabout.
• Laxmi Nagar, Preet Vihar and Shahdara. Surajmal Vihar is close to the Karkarduma interchange of the Blue and Pink Lines; late-afternoon slots avoid the main-road rush.

The Dwarka and West Delhi and Rohini and North Delhi guides go deeper on travel, and the Delhi home tutors page lists every locality.

Mixing home and online sessions

Drawing mechanisms and molecular structures, and talking through practical apparatus, work most smoothly side by side at a table. Data questions, scheme-based marking and IA conversations work just as well on screen, and going online lets you choose a specialist from anywhere rather than only nearby. Pairing a weekly home visit with a weekly video session, keeping one tutor for both, holds up well, and particularly suits families on the opposite side of the Yamuna from their tutor.

Six checks in the chemistry demo

1. Before teaching, did the tutor pin down the course: 0620 with tier and practical paper, 4CH1, or DP at SL or HL?
2. For DP students, do they teach by structure and reactivity rather than the old chapter blocks?
3. Are official mark schemes part of every week's work, not only mock season?
4. Have them lay out a mole calculation; is it a layout your child could follow?
5. Without being asked, do they mention the IA help they will refuse?
6. What is their metro route to you, and the fallback when they cannot travel?

Unconvinced after the demo? Tell us, and another matched tutor offers a free demo of their own.

Fees and next steps

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. Every tutor prices their own sessions, and the fee is on the profile before you book a demo. Read the pricing guide or the Delhi tuition fees post for what pushes it up or down.

Let us know the course, the grade or DP year, the topics that worry you, your colony or nearest station and when you are free. Two or three matched tutors come back; one gives a free demo class, and changing tutor later is free. Every tutor who joins completes an ID check. In the meantime you can look through tutor profiles, read the national chemistry home tutor guide, or open our Delhi pages on IB physics and IGCSE physics.