PaGaLGuY

PaGaLGuY
Available in Indian
English
Owner Allwin Agnel
Website www.pagalguy.com
Alexa rank Increase 1,091 (India, 11/2014)
Registration Yes
Users Increase 400,000[1]
Launched Mumbai, India (2002 (2002))
Current status Active

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.

History

The website was founded in 2002 by an Indian 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.

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 a interactive test preparation learning application called Prepathon.[6] The application raised undisclosed Series A funding in May, and in July received media coverage for its use of automated bots.[7][8]

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[9]

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. 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. ↑ "PaGaLGuy's Prepathon To Enhance The Learning Skills Of Students". techstory.in. 2016-01-18. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ "Prepathon raises funds from Blume ventures in pre-series A". economictimes.indiatimes.com. 2016-05-03. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  9. ↑ BOOMING BRANDS– INSPIRING JOURNEYS OF 11’MADE IN INDIA’ BRANDS. TV18 Broadcast Ltd. 2018-07-01. ISBN 9789387860087.
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