Shriwas and Thakre attended the FIDE trainer seminar held in Bangalore and passed the FIDE trainer examination.
On the basis of performances in the examination and coaching experience . Bhushan Shriwas was awarded FIDE instructor title and Jitendra Thakre was awarded National instructor title.
Apart from strong trainers and a well-thought-out curriculum, other things which stood out in the seminar were the enthusiasm of the head coaches GM R B Ramesh and IM Neeraj Kumar Mishra .