Abhinay Sharma, a former government officer from Uttar Pradesh, has launched Abhinay Maths, a platform providing affordable education to government job seekers in Tier II, III, and IV cities. The platform has helped over 10 million students from small towns and cities across India, with over 10,000 passing government exams.
Abhinay Sharma, a former government officer from Rampur village of Bulandshahar in Uttar Pradesh, has launched Abhinay Maths, a platform that provides affordable education to millions of government job aspirants. The platform targets the majority of government job seekers from Tier II, III, and IV cities, where affordability is a major concern. So far, Abhinay has provided free education to over 10 million students from small towns and cities across the country, with over 10,000 students passing the government exams he teaches for.
The decision to embark on this journey came from his own childhood, most of which he spent in abject poverty. His only strength was his ability to solve Maths problems. He recalls the time he was preparing for the government recruitment examination SSC CGL [Staff Selection Commission – Combined Graduate Level], when there was only one book available and he did not have the luxury to attend free YouTube classes. He would expect help from others, but nobody helped him because of his financial background.
After graduating in engineering, Abhinay began preparing for the competitive examination and moved from his village to Greater Noida to emotionally support him. To emotionally support him, his family moved along with him, and they shifted to a flat at a monthly rent of Rs 1,500. At the time, his father’s construction business was not very stable.
Abhinay started giving tuition and earning Rs 6,000 a month with it, while clearing the competitive examination and getting a job in the Income Tax Department in Dehradun, Uttarakhand. Another tragedy struck when the landlord told the family that he would not be renting the property to them anymore, and asked them to vacate the flat. Abhinay refused the government job offer as it was not close to home and continued to give offline tuitions. With this income, he started buying household appliances such as an air conditioner and oven, their financial condition started improving.
However, in 2013, his family’s condition started deteriorating again when Abhinay fell in love. His career graph slowed and he had to quit the coaching job. He continued to give examinations and in 2016, he got a job opportunity as an Audit officer in Mumbai. However, his father’s business fell through, and he had to struggle for even a Rs 10 recharge.
To make matters worse, his mother suffered facial paralysis, and his father was diagnosed with diabetes. Abhinay realized that the government job was not enough to repay loans and meet household expenses. Four months into work, he resigned and came back home. So far, Abhinay Maths has provided free education to over 10 million students from small towns across India.
Abhinay Maths, a math teacher from Hyderabad, started his journey by selling his phone and moving to a flat on rent with his brother. He started with 20 students and collected nearly Rs 1 lakh in July. In mid-2017, a student suggested he upload a video on YouTube, which received over 1 million views within six days. The video was popular because it simplified answers to mathematical problems, leading to Abhinay earning Rs 5-7 lakh.
Inspired by this, Abhinay started his own YouTube channel, Abhinay Maths, in October 2017. The channel became one of the first few education channels on YouTube to reach one million subscribers in just eight months. He expanded his coaching to a hall with a capacity for 150 students and when he announced the batch in November, around 500 students approached him. They managed to repay loans and buy their first car, a Mercedes Benz, in 2018.
Abhinav saw YouTube as a way to reach out to more students in remote areas. He provides free books and content to watch later for students who cannot afford education. He has taught the entire course three times on YouTube and offers courses on his mobile application, where he also gives a few courses for free. If someone does not have enough money, they are never cross-questioned and given admission with whatever they have.
Naresh Guguloth, a student from Hyderabad, could not afford expensive course material due to his father’s financial condition. He could only pay Rs 2,000 for the course on the mobile application, although the course is for Rs 5,000. Abhinay teaches concepts simply through various methods and has cleared his preliminary examination after studying on YouTube.
Like Naresh, Abhinay has more than 2.5 million subscribers on his YouTube Channel. He believes that education should be a structured curriculum and teaching method, and that money comes after hard work. He will continue teaching for free on YouTube even if he takes retirement.
Conclusion
Abhinay Sharma, a former government officer from Uttar Pradesh, has launched Abhinay Maths, a platform offering affordable education to millions of government job aspirants in Tier II, III, and IV cities. Abhinay has provided free education to over 10 million students from small towns and cities across India, with over 10,000 students passing government exams. Sharma’s journey began with poverty and using Maths problem-solving skills to overcome financial barriers. After graduating in engineering, he moved to Greater Noida to support his family. He started giving tuition and earning Rs 6,000 a month while clearing competitive exams. In 2013, his family’s financial situation worsened when he fell in love and quit his coaching job. In 2016, he found an Audit officer job but faced financial struggles. Abhinay started his YouTube channel in October 2017 and expanded his coaching to a hall with a capacity for 150 students.
