Physicswallah (PW) is planning to open offline centres for UPSC exam preparation in 10 cities in the next three years, said PW OnlyIAS CEO Sumit Rewri. 

OnlyIAS has opened its first offline centre in Delhi. It is planning to open the centres in Pune, Allahabad, Indore, Jaipur, etc. PW co-founder Alakh Pandey told businessline that the company plans to invest about ₹100 crore towards building its UPSC prep vertical over the next three years.

“We have invested this amount on developing the technology, teaching pedagogy, offline expansion, etc. The vertical has 75,000 online enrollments as of now and we have also opened our first offline centre in Delhi,” he added. 

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PW is already offering online classes for exams conducted by State Public Service Commissions (SPSCs) in States such as Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. The edtech company is planning to launch similar online classes for exams conducted by West Bengal Public Service Commission.

PW launched courses specific to SPSCs a month ago.

“In the next three years, our aim is to teach 3 lakh students online and 30,000 students offline. In the Delhi offline centre, PW has already enrolled 500 students,” added Rewri. 

On the launch of OnlyIAS, Pandey said, “I have been teaching since 2016 on a digital platform, and so many of my students are now in college second year, third year, final year or have passed out. Now they have started requesting course material for the UPSC exam.”

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PW launched UPSC Wallah the Youtube channel in Oct 2022 and was offering free courses to about 6 lakhs UPSC aspirants. Later, PW partnered with OnlyIAS to further strengthen its offerings.

According to Pandey, PW’s UPSC course is 50 per cent lower than the cheapest course in the market.

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