Alakh Pandey (Physics Wallah) Age, Wife, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Other name	Physics Wallah [1]Twitter - PhysicsWallah - Alakh Pandey
Profession(s)	Educator, Motivational Speaker
Famous For	Being the founder and CEO of Physics Wallah, an online ed-tech platform
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	5' 6" (168 cm)
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Career
Awards, Honours, Achievements	• 2021: Rising EdTech Startup of India’ at ZEE Rise Startup by Piyush Goyal • 2022: Received an Award from Arvind Kejriwal for his contribution in the field of education • 2022: Times 40 Under 40 North -2022 Leaders • 2022: e4m D2C Revolution Summit and Awards 2022
Personal Life
Date of Birth	2 October 1991 (Wednesday)
Age (as of 2023)	32 Years
Birthplace	Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh
Zodiac sign	Libra
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh
School	Bishop Johnson School & College, Allahabad (2010)
College/University	Harcourt Butler Technical University, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
Educational Qualification	BTech in Mechanical Engineering (dropped out in 3rd year) (2011-2014) [2]LinkedIn - Alakh Pandey [3]Outlook India
Controversy	Accused of Poaching Aman Dhattarwal's Teachers and Students On 30 October 2022, the Indian YouTuber Aman Dhattarwal uploaded a video on his YouTube channel in which he accused Alakh of poaching Dhattarwal's teachers and students. He even presented a few proofs to support his allegations. As soon as the video was uploaded, a comments war started between the fans of Aman Dhattarwal and Alakh Pandey. [4]The Sports Grail
Tattoo(s)	• On his right bicep- π (Pi) • On his left bicep- h (Planck constant) • On his Right forearm- m=e/c² • On his left hand- A picture of Albert Einstein
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Marriage Date	22 February 2023
Affairs/Girlfriends	Shivani Dubey
Family
Wife/Spouse	Shivani Dubey (freelance journalist)
Parents	Father- Satish Pandey (private contractor) Mother- Rajat Pandey (teacher in Vishnu Bhagwan Public School, Uttar Pradesh)
Siblings	Brother- None Sister- Aditi Pandey (works in a software company)
Style Quotient
Car Collection	• Hyundai I20 • Ford EcoSport
Money Factor
Net Worth (approx.)	Rs 4000 crore (as of 2022) [5]Live Hindustan

Some Lesser Known Facts About Alakh Pandey

• Alakh Pandey (Physics Wallah) is an Indian online educator and motivational speaker. He is known for his unique style of teaching physics techniques.

• When he was a child, his family’s financial, his family’s financial condition was not good. When he was in class 3, his father sold half a portion of his house to meet the financial expenses, and later, his whole house was sold. He then shifted to a rented apartment in a slum area along with his family. When he was in class 6, he started giving tuition and used to travel around 5 kilometres on a cycle every day to earn Rs. 200 for his family. ^[6]The Times of India

• When he was in class 8, he started taking tuition for class 5 students, and when he was in class 11, he taught class 9 students at an academy in his area named Achievers Academy.

• While he was in class 10, he started developing an interest in acting. He used to participate in various nukkad nataks and plays.
  

  Alakh Pandey performing in a nukkad natak

• When Alakh was in his third year of BTech, he decided to drop out of college as he realised that engineering was not his passion. Also, he was not happy with the teaching style of his college teachers.
  

  Alakh Pandey during his college days

• He then started working as a tutor at a training institute in Allahabad for mere Rs 5000. He worked there for almost four years. While working there, he realised that the reach of offline classes to the students was less, so in 2016, he started a YouTube channel named Physics Wallah – Alakh Pandey where he uploaded his free physics lecture videos. Initially, his videos did not gain many views. He then went to Kota, Rajasthan, to buy study material, and taught that study material through his YouTube videos. Gradually, his videos started gaining views.
  

  Alakh Pandey’s YouTube channel Physics Wallah- Alakh Pandey

• In 2021, he started a self-titled YouTube channel on which he uploads videos of his personal life.
  

  Alakh Pandey’s YouTube channel

• As of December 2022, his YouTube channel Physics Wallah – Alakh Pandey has more than 9.25 million subscribers, and his self-titled YouTube channel has more than 2.3 million subscribers.
  

  Alakh Pandey with his YouTube play buttons

• Alakh has also started an educational institute in Kota, Rajasthan.

• In 2018, he launched a mobile app Physics Wallah App on which the study materials for class 10, class 11, class 12, and IIT JEE/NEET exam are provided. Within four days of its launch, around 35,000 persons enrolled in the courses available on the app.
  

  Physics Wallah mobile app

• In 2022, his start-up Physics Wallah became the 101st Indian company to enter the Unicorn list.

• Apart from providing study material and videos on Physics, he has ventured into other subjects also and uploaded videos like MBA Wallah, GATE Wallah, and Teaching Wallah on his channel.

• On 15 December 2022, a Hindi web series titled ‘Physics Wallah’ was released on the OTT platform Amazon Mini TV. His role in the series was portrayed by the Indian actor Shreedhar Dubey.
  

  Physics Wallah web series

• In an interview, he shared that once he received a job offer of Rs 75 crore salary, but he rejected the offer as he wanted to provide education to students with less fees instead of making more money. ^[7]The Times of India

• He has been featured on the cover of various magazines like Outlook (Hindi) and Entrepreneur’s Startups.
  

  Alakh Pandey featured on cover of Entrepreneur’s Startups magazine

• He has been invited as a motivational speaker at various events like TEDx Talks.

• In June 2024, he highlighted the irregularities in the NEET-UG exam conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) and questioned the testing agency on its silence over the paper leak issue. 1,500 candidates had reportedly been awarded grace marks by the testing agency which resulted in 67 candidates securing the top rank (720 marks), including six from the same exam centre in Haryana.