Instead, there is Aman. Standing in front of a whiteboard. Wearing a hoodie. Holding a marker that squeaks.
"My parents don't believe in me. My college professors don't know my name. But Aman bhaiya says if I solve 400 problems, I will get a 40 LPA job," says Rohan Verma, a third-year student in Bhopal. "I have nothing else to believe in." The rise of Apna College signals a tectonic shift in the Indian ed-tech landscape. apna college.
When a student gets placed at Amazon or Microsoft, they don't tag the HR. They tag @ApnaCollege. They post a picture with the caption: "From 2 backlogs to 22 LPA. Thanks, bhaiya." However, the phenomenon is not without its shadows. The "Apna College" approach has been criticized for promoting a one-size-fits-all solution. Not everyone can become a software engineer. Furthermore, the pressure to replicate Aman's "Sigma" energy has led to burnout among his most devout followers. Instead, there is Aman
This is the voice of , the 27-year-old founder of Apna College, who has inadvertently built a movement that challenges every assumption about how Gen Z learns. The Accidental Empire To understand Apna College, you have to forget everything you know about Coursera or Byju’s. There are no shiny CGI animations, no celebrity endorsements, and no phone calls from sales agents pressuring parents to buy a ₹50,000 course. Holding a marker that squeaks
Every video is a ritual. The "like" button is a vow. The comment section is a confession box where students post their ranks, their failures, and their job offer letters.
He started in 2019, frustrated by the gatekeeping of quality education. While IITs and NITs hoarded the best resources, Dhattarwal—a former software engineer—began uploading free videos on data structures and algorithms. The production quality was amateur. The editing was non-existent. But the delivery was revolutionary.
As Aman Dhattarwal would say before signing off, his voice cracking with energy: "Toh chalo, aaj ki class khatam. Milte hai agle video mein. Tab tak... code karte raho."
