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Alakh Pandey
Born (1991-10-02) October 2, 1991 (age 33)
NationalityIndian
CitizenshipIndian
Alma materHarcourt Butler Technical University (dropped out)
Occupation(s)Entrepreneur, YouTuber
Years active2016– present
OrganizationPhysics Wallah
TitleCo-Founder and CEO of Physics Wallah
Spouse
Shivani pandey
(m. 2023)
Parents
  • Satish pandey (father)
  • Rajat pandey (mother)
Websitepw.live

Alakh Pandey is an Indian entrepreneur and teacher. Alakh is the co-founder and CEO of Physics Wallah, an Indian educational technology company based in Noida, Uttar Pradesh. [1][2][3][4]

Early Life

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Alakh was born in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, on October 2, 1991, the son of Satish Pandey, a private contractor and Rajat Pandey, a teacher. Alakh did his schooling at Bishop Johnson School and College, Prayagraj, till 2010 and later, he went to study Mechanical Engineering from Harcourt Butler Technical University, Kanpur in 2011. But, he dropped out of university in his third year.

Career

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While Alakh was in 11th standard, he started giving tuition at an educational institute in Allahabad at Rs.5000 per month.

In 2016, Alakh started his YouTube channel, Physics Wallah and started uploading lectures of physics and chemistry for classes 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th and pan-Indian exams like JEE, NEET and boards exams of CBSE and ICSE. In 2019, he launched the website and mobile application of Physics Wallah. As of 2022, his channel has more than 9 million subscribers.

In 2020, Alakh incorporated his youtube channel to Physics Wallah, an Indian educational technology company and co-founded it with Prateek Maheshwari, an IIT-BHU alumni.[5]

Physics Wallah, became India's sixth edtech unicorn company, in 2022.[6][7]

In media

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A web series, 'Physics Wallah' based on Pandey and journey of PW via his YouTube Channel, was streamed on Amazon miniTv.[8][9]

He was also seen in a popular Indian sitcom, Taarak Mehta ka Ooltah Chashmah in a guest appearance. (Ep-3507)[10]

Awards and Honors

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References

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  1. ^ "Meet PhysicsWallah founder Alakh Pandey: I am like an unstable atom, hum hain toh insaan". Moneycontrol. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  2. ^ Raja, Vidya (10 June 2022). "Alakh Pandey: Lost His Home, Dropped Out of Engineering & Built a $100 Million Startup". The Better India. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  3. ^ Staff, Entrepreneur (11 July 2022). "The Unicorn Youtuber: Alakh Pandey". Entrepreneur. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Edtech unicorn PhysicsWallah sees FY23 revenue to top Rs 1,200 cr; to launch new offerings". Moneycontrol. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  5. ^ Rawar, Aman (2022-12-26). "PhysicsWallah earmarks $40 million for M&As". mint. Retrieved 2023-03-01.
  6. ^ "Work, Force, Energy & PhysicsWallah: Meet 'Robinhood' Pandey, And His Freshly Minted Edtech Unicorn". Forbes India. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  7. ^ Shinde, Shivani (10 June 2022). "Teaching is still my first love: Alakh Pandey, CEO & founder PhysicsWallah". www.business-standard.com. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Physics Wallah Web Series Review:". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 2023-03-07.
  9. ^ "Physics Wallah Amazon OTT New Release: Watch Alakh Pandey Web Series Online". HT Tech. 2022-12-20. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
  10. ^ Alakh pandey in Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah - Ep 3507 - FE - 11 July 2022, retrieved 2023-03-07
  11. ^ "Alakh pandey receiving award from CM Arvind Kejriwal". YouTube. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
  12. ^ "Alakh Sir on Zee News || Awarded by Shri Piyush Goyal (Cabinet Minister) 🙏 Physics Wallah". YouTube. Retrieved 2022-06-30.
  13. ^ "Times 40 Under 40 North -2022 Leaders: Honouring Excellence!". The Times of India. 2022-07-05. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-03-01.