Pramod Maheshwari
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Pramod Maheshwari | |
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| Born | 6 May 1971 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | Indian Institute of Technology Delhi |
| Occupation(s) | Educator, entrepreneur |
Pramod Maheshwari (born 6 May 1971) is an Indian educator and entrepreneur and currently Founder Chairman, CEO and MD of Career Point Ltd. a Kota, India-based Education Company that runs Cram school for various examinations.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
An IIT Delhi alumnus and physics teacher, Pramod founded Career Point in 1993 as a professional tutoring company from a small garage and 50 students as a very humble beginning. His company now coaches more than 25,000 students every year.[7][8][9] He has also set-up four private universities, two engineering colleges and numerous schools across India.[citation needed]
Early life
[edit]Born on 6 May 1971, as a second son to a grain trader, Pramod belonged to a traditional Marwari family.[citation needed] He studied at IIT Delhi.[citation needed] Pramod graduated in 1993 the same year he founded Career Point.[citation needed]
Awards and honours
[edit]Pramod Maheshwari was honoured with Star CEO Award during the 3rd BT–YES Bank SME Awards held in 2012 in New Delhi.[10][11]
References
[edit]- ^ "Education: The tale of Kota". The Economic Times. 5 January 2011. Archived from the original on 23 August 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
- ^ "Kota: Where education is an industry". Entrepreneur Magazine. 10 April 2010. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
- ^ "Pramod Maheshwari – Profile". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved 26 June 2014.[dead link]
- ^ "The man who pioneered India's coaching system". educationinsider.net. DC Media. 30 March 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- ^ "India cram schools offer a chance at upward mobility". Los Angeles Times. 10 September 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- ^ "Hothousing their way to the top". BBC. 10 August 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
- ^ "Making education a career". The Hindustan Times Press. 28 July 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
- ^ "The New Coaching Class in Kota". Forbes. 7 July 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- ^ "Career Point Annual report 2012-2013". nseindia.com. Career Point Ltd. 31 March 2013. p. 43. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- ^ "India's Best SMEs: The top four". India Today. 19 February 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- ^ "Little champs". India Today. 19 February 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2014.