PaGaLGuY

PaGaLGuY is a Mumbai, India-based educational services company. The company hosts a social media site for students, and produces an educational app called Prepathon for online learning.

PaGaLGuY
Available inIndian
English
OwnerAllwin Agnel
URLwww.pagalguy.com
RegistrationYes
Users 400,000[1]
LaunchedMumbai, India (2002 (2002))
Current statusActive

History

The website was founded in 2002 by an India's MBA student Allwin Agnel. Initially, the website was an easy to use education discussion forum.[2]

In 2009, PaGaLGuY launched India's largest B-school rankings initiative. The project was a response to a growing need of both MBA aspirants and recruiters for a credible rating of B-schools.[3]

On December 12, 2009, community members announced a protest against the government for a scam involving medical exams held in India.[4] The students called the test unfair, inconsistent and chaotic, and alleged that the questions were leaked even as the examination was underway.[5]

In 2010, PaGaLGuY created and launched an MBA affiliate program, allowing students to register on the website and apply to multiple colleges thorough a single platform. An applicant's status can be tracked, and he or she can correspond with institutes and pay application fees via the portal.[6]

In July 2012, the website was relaunched incorporating social networking features to its platform, changing from a forum website to a social network.

In January 2016, the company launched an interactive test preparation learning application called Prepathon.[7] The application raised undisclosed Series A funding in May, and in July received media coverage for its use of automated bots.[8][9]

In July 2018, PaGaLGuY was covered as one of the top 11 brand by CNBC as a part of its book "Booming Brands - The Inspiring Story of 11 'Made in India' Brands[10]

References
  1. "PaGaLGuY aims to reach out to 10 million students". Indian News & Times. 30 October 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  2. Kamat, Sameer (12 July 2012). "PaGaLGuY reinvents MBA networking". MBA Crystal Ball. Archived from the original on 2014-09-04. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  3. "Stockpile: PaGaLGuY.com launches online B-school rankings initiative". The Times of India. 4 December 2007. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  4. "Medical Entrance Exam 2018 - NEET, AIIMS, JIPMER UG & PG Exams". Admission Guidance & Career Solutions. Retrieved 2017-12-01.
  5. "CAT aspirants to take protests to cyber world". Hindustan Times. 12 December 2009. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  6. "~~direct admission in BMS college of engineering 2020~~". www.pagalguy.com. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
  7. "PaGaLGuy's Prepathon To Enhance The Learning Skills Of Students". techstory.in. 2016-01-18. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  8. "Ed-tech firms like Smartivity and PaGaLGuY using bots, augmented reality to enhance learning experiences". economictimes.indiatimes.com. 2016-07-22. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  9. "Prepathon raises funds from Blume ventures in pre-series A". economictimes.indiatimes.com. 2016-05-03. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  10. BOOMING BRANDS– INSPIRING JOURNEYS OF 11'MADE IN INDIA' BRANDS. TV18 Broadcast Ltd. 2018-07-01. ISBN 9789387860087.
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