The story of Sagar Joshi, founder of Law Prep Tutorial, began very differently.
In the early 2000s, when law was still not considered a mainstream career choice by many Indian families, Joshi started teaching law aspirants in Jodhpur, Rajasthan. Law Prep Tutorial states that it began in 2001, while other profiles place Joshi’s initial teaching activity around 2002. The common thread is clear: the business started years before the Common Law Admission Test, or CLAT, was introduced.
What began with a small classroom eventually developed into a nationwide education brand. Today, Law Prep Tutorial has 60+ centres across 18 states and has trained more than 150,000 students.
But the numbers are only one part of the story.
The more interesting question is: How did a small law coaching initiative in Jodhpur become a national education business?
Who Is Sagar Joshi?
Sagar Joshi is an Indian education entrepreneur, lawyer and the founder and director of Law Prep Tutorial.
According to Law Prep Tutorial’s official founder profile, Joshi holds a B.Sc. LL.B. and became involved in law education and student mentoring during the early 2000s.
His business journey was built around identifying a problem in the education system.
Students interested in law entrance examinations often had limited access to specialized preparation. At the same time, law did not have the same social popularity as engineering, medicine or other established professional paths.
Joshi saw an opportunity to build focused preparation around law entrance examinations rather than treating law as an afterthought.
That idea eventually became Law Prep Tutorial.
Starting Before CLAT Existed
One of the most interesting aspects of the Law Prep Tutorial story is its timing.
When Sagar Joshi began teaching law aspirants, CLAT did not yet exist. The Common Law Admission Test was introduced in 2008 as a centralized entrance examination for participating National Law Universities.
Law Prep Tutorial says it began operating in 2001, several years before CLAT.
This meant Joshi was working in a market that was still developing.
Instead of waiting for law entrance coaching to become a large industry, he focused on the underlying student problem first: helping aspirants prepare specifically for competitive law admissions.
This early positioning later became important when CLAT created a more standardized national examination ecosystem.
The Borrowed Basement in Jodhpur
The origin story of Law Prep Tutorial is closely associated with a small basement classroom in Jodhpur.
Recent Law Prep Tutorial material describes the beginning as a modest setup, while the company’s LinkedIn presence has highlighted the journey from a borrowed basement in Jodhpur to a network spanning 18 states.
According to the company’s recent account of its early history, Joshi’s first students came through a newspaper advertisement. The reported fee was around ₹25,000 per student, and eight students from that initial batch eventually entered NLU Jodhpur.
That early result gave the business something more valuable than publicity: proof that the teaching model could work.
The business did not start with hundreds of students.
It started by solving a specific problem for a small group of students.
Anupama Joshi’s Role in the Journey
The story of Law Prep Tutorial is not solely about Sagar Joshi.
Anupama Joshi, who is identified by Law Prep Tutorial as the company’s co-founder, has also played an important role in the organisation’s academic development. The company highlights her experience in academic planning and personalised mentorship.
Her involvement illustrates another important part of the company’s growth: building a coaching business requires more than one strong teacher or founder.
It requires curriculum development, mentorship, faculty, student support and a system that can be repeated across different locations.
CLAT Changed the Law Entrance Landscape
The introduction of CLAT in 2008 created a much more standardized pathway for students seeking admission to participating National Law Universities.
By that point, Law Prep Tutorial had already spent years working with law aspirants.
The company therefore had an opportunity to adapt its existing teaching experience to the new examination format.
This is an important business lesson from the company’s history.
Being early can create an advantage when an emerging market eventually becomes mainstream.
Law Prep Tutorial did not create CLAT, but it had already been building expertise in law entrance preparation before the examination became the dominant national pathway.
From One City to a Nationwide Network
The next stage of the company’s journey was geographical expansion.
Law Prep Tutorial expanded beyond its original Jodhpur base and gradually established centres in multiple cities and states.
Its current centre directory lists locations across 18+ states, with centres in cities including Jaipur, Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Bengaluru, Lucknow, Patna, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Chennai, Kolkata and several others.
The company currently reports:
- 60+ offline centres
- 18+ states
- 150,000+ students trained
- 250+ mentors
- 6 CLAT AIR-1 achievements, according to its current official figures.
The scale demonstrates how the original classroom-based model evolved into a larger education network.
Expansion Beyond CLAT
Law Prep Tutorial has also expanded its educational offerings beyond traditional law entrance coaching.
Its current ecosystem includes preparation for examinations such as:
- CLAT
- AILET
- other law entrance examinations
- Judiciary examinations
- CLAT PG
- CAT
- IPMAT
- CUET
The company has also developed online learning systems alongside its physical centres. Its franchise information describes an ecosystem involving learning management technology, student tracking, academic resources and marketing support.
This represents a major change from the original classroom model.
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