Soonicorn Unacademy launches three new categories under Plus Subscription
Unacademy that recently closed $50 million funding, launches three new categories- LAW, CA and NEET PG (Medicine) under Plus Subscription
- Launched three new categories- LAW, CA and NEET PG, increases the number of categories to 30
- More than 1000 live classes conducted every day by 400+ educators
- Unacademy backed by Sequoia India, SAIF Partners, Nexus Venture Partners, Steadview Capital and Blume Ventures. Has raised a total of $88.6 million in various rounds of funding
Bengaluru, 25th September 2019 – Unacademy, India’s largest learning platform, today announced the launch of 3 new categories under Plus Subscription- Law, CA and NEET PG. With huge scope and demand in these categories, they also demand a lot of focus for preparation along with determination and perseverance to crack the competitive exams in these categories.
CLAT saw nearly 60,000 candidates appeared for the exam this year as compared to 58,000 last year. The increase in the number of applicants clearly shows the increase of interest and demand of Law courses across the country. NEET saw a rise of 14.52% rise in registration, with around 1,48,000 candidates participating for the exam this year. MCI (Medical Council of India) has also notified that 2019 onward NEET is compulsory for all candidates who want to pursue medical courses abroad. CA CPT saw a drop-in pass percentage by 7.71% as compared to the pass percentage of last attempt (Dec-2018). With a total of 28,303 students appearing for the exam, only 5764 cleared the exam.
Unacademy aims at giving the aspirants access to the best teachers and complete their entire preparation online without any financial or geographic barriers. The launch will help Unacademy to build the world’s largest education platform and provide quality education by leveraging the power of technology. The educators at Unacademy teaching these categories are highly experienced and are well-known faces across the country. These categories will have complete subjects’ coverage, topic wise courses including rapid revision, last-minute revision strategies, test series and more.
Commenting on the launch of these new categories, Gaurav Munjal, Co-Founder and CEO, Unacademy said, “Many candidates end up losing the chance of getting into their dream college due to lack of focus and time-management skills. These categories have the toughest competitive exams and the preparation can be plain-sailing through the teachings of expert educators. Plus Subscription gives the learners a more streamlined and holistic learning experience.”
Currently,Unacademy Plus has more than 50,000 subscribers. Already available for 30 exam categories, it gives learners preparing for various examinations unlimited access to live classes by the best teachers in the country. Learners get a personalised learning experience that is augmented by doubt-clearing sessions with the educators, interactive classes and a live test series.
Currently, the Plus Subscription is available for 30 categories – UPSC CSE, IIT JEE, NEET & AIIMS, SSC Exams, CAT, NTA-UGC NET, Bank Exams, IELTS, MPPSC/VYAPAM, MPSC, Railway Exams, RPSC, UPPSC/UPSSSC, TNPSC, CDS/AFCAT/CAPF, GMAT, GATE, Karnataka PSC, APPSC/TSPSC, Kerala PSC, WBPSC, Ujian Tulis Berbasis Komputer, CSIR-UGC NET, Teacher Eligibility Test (TET), NDA/Airforce X and Y/Navy, ESE, Foundation & NTSE, CA Exams, Law Entrance Exams and NEET PG. More than 1000 live classes are conducted every day on Plus by 400+ Educators.
Founded by Gaurav Munjal, Roman Saini and Hemesh Singh in 2015, Unacademy is changing the way India learns. Unacademy’s Educator App helps educators create high quality educational lessons, that learners’ access via the Learning App.
The platform currently has more than 10,000 registered educators and 13M learners. The company has raised a total of $88.6 million from Steadview Capital, Sequoia India, Nexus Venture Partners and Blume Ventures, and others.
Unacademy has the largest distribution for educational videos on its free platform. YouTube and Unacademy lessons have more than 160M monthly views across these platforms. Unacademy’s YouTube channels currently have more than 18M subscribers.
About Unacademy:
Unacademy is an education technology platform founded by Gaurav Munjal, Roman Saini and Hemesh Singh in 2015. It was started as a YouTube channel by Gaurav Munjal in 2010. Headquartered in Bengaluru, Unacademy is India’s largest learning platform that brings expert educators together with millions of students in need of quality education. With a growing network of 10,000 registered educators and 13 million learners, Unacademy is changing the way India learns. The Unacademy group consists of Unacademy, Unacademy Plus, Wifistudy, Chamomile Tea with Toppers, Unacademy Studios. The company is backed by prominent investors such as Sequoia India, SAIF Partners, Nexus Venture Partners, Steadview Capital and Blume Ventures.
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