Short Bio
Physics Wallah Private Limited is an educational technology company founded by Alakh Pandey and co-founder Prateek Maheshwari in 2016 in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The company is commonly known as Physics Wallah, or PW. Alakh Pandey started this company as a YouTube channel, and today, by 2022, it will have become a unicorn, raising $100 million at a valuation of $1.1 billion.
Overview
Company Name: | Physics Wallah |
Also Know as: | PW |
Type: | Private |
Industry: | Educational Technology |
Founded: | 2016 |
Founders: | Alakh Pandey |
Headquarters: | Noida, India |
Area Served: | India |
Revenue: | N/A |
Net Income: | N/A |
Number of Employees | 1000-5000 |
Website: | http://pw.live |
History
Physics Wallah was founded in 2016 in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The company started with a YouTube channel where Alakh Pandey used to teach physics. Alakh Pandey started with the aim of providing quality education to every child, including those who cannot afford expensive courses.
Alakh Pandey’s unique teaching style is what is loved by every student, and that’s made Physics Wallah stand out from the crowd. As the subscribers were hitting millions and the company grew, Alakh Pandey started his own physics Wallah institution where students could enrol and learn. Alakh Pandey has helped thousands of students achieve their dreams of getting into prestigious engineering and medical colleges in India.
Services
There are many educational services for students, specifically for those preparing for JEE and NEET, that the Physics Wallah provides, including study material, YouTube videos, paid courses, personalised Personalise Series and test preparation.
- Study Material: At Physics Wallah, the students are provided with every study material that they need: practise papers, notes, study material, and many more. The materials cover topics from classes 11 to 12 in physics, chemistry, and mathematics.
- Paid Courses: Physics Wallah, including free coaching through its YouTube channel, also provides paid courses for JEE and NEET aspirants at an affordable price, providing live and pre-recorded videos, doubt-solving sessions, and mock tests.
- Personalise Series: Physics Wallah makes sure students of every level are getting support. PW conducts one-on-one live doubt-solving sessions so that students can learn at their pace.
Founder
Alakh Pandey was born on 13 November 1992 in a small town called Khagaria in Bihar, India. He completed his schooling from Kendriya Vidyalaya in Muzaffarpur and later pursued a Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) in Mechanical Engineering from IIT-Bombay.
After completing his degree, Alakh Pandey worked for a brief period in the corporate sector. However, he soon realised that his true passion lay in teaching. He quit his job and started teaching physics to students in his hometown.