PaGaLGuY
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| Available in | Indian English |
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| Headquarters | 228, Champaklal Industrial Estate, Next to Sion MTNL Exchange, Sion (East), Mumbai |
| Country of origin | India |
| Owner | Inzane Labs Private Limited |
| Founder(s) | Allwin Angel |
| Key people | Sandeep Kalidindi (CTO) |
| Industry | EdTech |
| URL | pagalguy |
| Registration | Yes |
| Users |  400,000[1] |
| Launched | 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
[edit]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 12 December 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
[edit]- ^ "PaGaLGuY aims to reach out to 10 million students". Indian News & Times. 30 October 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ^ Kamat, Sameer (12 July 2012). "PaGaLGuY reinvents MBA networking". MBA Crystal Ball. Archived from the original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ^ "Stockpile: PaGaLGuY.com launches online B-school rankings initiative". The Times of India. 4 December 2007. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ^ "Medical Entrance Exam 2018 – NEET, AIIMS, JIPMER UG & PG Exams". Admission Guidance & Career Solutions. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
- ^ "CAT aspirants to take protests to cyber world". Hindustan Times. 12 December 2009. Archived from the original on 9 June 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ^ "~~direct admission in BMS college of engineering 2020~~". www.pagalguy.com. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ "PaGaLGuy's Prepathon To Enhance The Learning Skills Of Students". techstory.in. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ "Ed-tech firms like Smartivity and PaGaLGuY using bots, augmented reality to enhance learning experiences". economictimes.indiatimes.com. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ "Prepathon raises funds from Blume ventures in pre-series A". economictimes.indiatimes.com. 3 May 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ BOOMING BRANDS– INSPIRING JOURNEYS OF 11'MADE IN INDIA' BRANDS. TV18 Broadcast Ltd. 1 July 2018. ISBN 9789387860087.
