It is evident that education goes beyond the classroom these days, and students studying even the rarest of courses, can now use educational YouTube channels to their advantage, to crack the hardest of exams.
There are a multitude of educational creators who are not only
well-equipped academically but also digitally, to bring beginners the perfect educational itinerary. Several of these creators have garnered a large following, some for their witty lines and some for their unique presentation. But what’s common amongst all of them is the fact that they help learners from scratch, and they do so, with the highest level of enthusiasm.
So, here are 10 of the best educational YouTube channels from India, that are helping students day in and day out:
Here are 10 of the best educational YouTube channels from India:
01
Physics Wallah
Physics Wallah, founded by Alakh Pandey, has garnered one of the biggest followings in the Indian edu-youtube scene. Starting with help, only from his mother and his sister, this faithful fan following he now boasts, is a result of clear and concise lessons in physics that include real-world examples and captivating visuals, which bring students close to the core of even the toughest of topics.
Over the years, Physics Wallah has accumulated a following of over 13M+ subscribers and a staggering 2B+ views, helping students prepare for competitive exams like NEET and JEE.
Alakh Pandey rejected an offer of 75 crore per annum, all for a
dream of bringing a budget-friendly learning method that has transformed Physics Wallah, into a huge edutech company and has helped the organization to now move out into fully fledged offline classes.
02
Nitish Rajput
Nitish Rajput probes into historical news, geopolitical challenges, and true experiences that require attention. His channel has distinguished itself from other channels via his ability to simplify complex subjects and blend them with clear images and narration.
Nitish combines facts with impact on anything from political aggravations and true crime events to India’s educational system. His videos stimulate interest and knowledge that goes beyond textbooks.
With over 7M+ subscribers and 7B+ views on YouTube, Nitish has cemented his spot amongst the masses as a trustworthy source of information. I mean, almost every single one of his videos has crossed the 2M view mark!
Nitish’s main strength lies in his storytelling and how he tackles sensitive issues with care.
03
Drishti IAS
Drishti – The vision foundation, now widely known as Drishti IAS, was an institute, founded way back in 1999. Even after two decades, their focus is unwaveringly fixed on helping students crack UPSC, state PCS exams, and other competitive exams.
Vikas Divyakirti, an alumnus of the University of Delhi and a former civil servant himself, is the founder and mind behind Drishti. His idea of prioritizing Hindi medium students is nothing short of inspirational.
The main Drishti IAS channel, alongside its English channel, posts regular exam strategies, mock interviews, topic-wise discussions, and most importantly, daily current affairs, which helps UPSC aspirants to stay up to date.
With over 12.5M+ subscribers on the main channel and about 4M on its English counterpart, Drishti IAS has a healthy total sub count of 16M+. These achievements are a result of providing students with reliable, Straight-to-the-point information, experienced faculty members, and most importantly, education in both Hindi and English.
04
Magnet Brains
India’s free ed-tech platform, Magnet Brains was founded by Neeraj Agarwal and Pankaj Agarwal and was to act only as a tutor app for students, back in 2013. Fast forward to 2025, twelve years later, Magnet Brains is now one of India’s leading education channels on YouTube.
Providing seamless education starting from classes 1 to 12, covering both school education and competitive syllabi like NEET, UPSC, IIT-JEE, and Olympiads, Magnet Brains does all this for not even a single penny. Without a 13M+ subcount, there are no paywalls or paid content here; everything is free!
With the advent of bilingual videos, the channel posts regular videos (about 40+ a week) in both English and Hindi to reach a wider audience. Additionally, they also provide relevant PDFs, courses, E-notes, and conduct regular live sessions.
05
Abhi and Niyu
Bragging an impressive subscriber count of 6M+ people, Abhiraj Rajadhyaksha and Niyati Mavinkurve, better known as “Abhi and Niyu”, gained popularity six years ago, with their viral series, “100 reasons to love India”, where they showcased the country and everything it provides, with pride.
Today, they are a couple and co-creators, who not only post educational content but also about social events, life skills, career help, and self-development. This Male and Female duo present story-driven content that is well-written and neat, almost always staying within the 5 to 10 minute mark.
Apart from their achievements, most notably, winning the “New India Champion” at the National Creators Awards and also being featured in the “Forbes 30 under 30” edition in the digital creators category, they stand out because they believe in the power of the youth in India and their videos are almost always, solution based, with a philosophy to “change”.
06
Khan GS Research Centre
Founded by Faizal Khan back in 2010, in Patna, Khan GS Research Centre was first providing affordable offline classes for students looking for competitive exam coaching. They were as affordable as Rs 200/subject.
to Only during the COVID-19 lockdown, was the YouTube channel created. This provided the start of a new, refined, source for students to study from, as Faizal Khan, with his down-to-earth personality, was ableshowcase his humour and blend it perfectly with education. The channel creates plenty of popular videos flaunting, storytelling with easy-to-understand content.
The channel appeals highly to the Hindi-speaking audience, and when learning is made fun and free, students willingly hop on. The channel boasts 24M+ subscribers and 2B+ views. Apart from YouTube, the Khan Research Centre, also has an app which is quite popular. The offline classes have branched out now, to places like Delhi and Dehradun.
07
Think School
Think school is an education startup in India that offers affordable world-class business education, business strategies, geopolitical content, all in their own words, “at less than the cost of a pair of jeans”.
Founders Ganesh Prasad and Parsh Kothari, funded everything from their own pockets, when the channel began about 4 years ago. The main focus areas for the channel include- Business, Geopolitics, Economics, Case Studies and Real World Skills.
With a healthy following of 4.5M+ subs, they post 3 to 4 videos a week that include real-world examples like ISRO and SpaceX. After reaching 100K within 10 days of their first viral video, Think School has not looked back and is adamant in providing content that is uncommon in school with high-quality storytelling.
08
Unacademy
What started as a personal tutorial outlet back in 2015, was then further scaled into a YouTube channel, which now offers a vast range of training in various competitive streams like UPSC, NEET, JEE, etc.
Unacademy has over 50 YouTube channels now that focus on separate streams. Examples are Unacademy UPSC, which mainly focuses on the UPSC exams and has a subscriber count of 1.11M+ and Unacademy live SSC with 1M+.
The organisation was founded by Gaurav Munjal, Hemesh Singh, Roman Saini, and Sumit Jain and has attained the prestigious Unicorn status. Additionally, Unacademy has also led initiatives like Educate India and Shikshodaya (girls’ education initiative), with trusted faculty and a system that promotes flexible and growth-based learning.
09
Dear Sir
Probably with the most unique name on our list, Dear Sir, is a channel that was started by Waqqas Malik back in 2016, with only English Language tutorials. Now they include life skills, tips for exams, career guidance, CBSE board exam preparation, and life motivation, all under one umbrella.
Their mission is simple, to give education to every household. Even those who believe they don’t deserve it. They open every video with empathetic narratives and are a grounded channel that concentrates on visual-based learning.
Being one of India’s largest education channels with over 20M+ subscribers, 2B+ views and over 1000+ videos, Dear Sir is a gift to every school/college going student needing confidence and that push to achieve bigger things. They also run a website that offers courses.
10
Let’s Learn
Another grounded Youtube channel that provides genuine help for future educators for teaching exams like CTET, KVS, and NVS is Let’s Learn, which was founded by Himanshi Singh. The channel delves deep into pedagogical training and especially CDP, i.e., Child Development and Pedagogy.
Himanshi Singh, a CTET-qualified teacher, leads the classes both as a mentor and an instructor, involving comprehensive, 6+ hours-long courses covering the CDP syllabus, not just short snippets.
With over 5M+ subscribers, the lessons are clearly delivered in Hindi with tips, and exam strategy tailored specifically for Indian exams. Over the years, Let’s Learn has built a massive subscriber base under a teacher-driven model where students have also reported high CDP scores. These classes, handled concisely by well-trained, CTET- experienced educators, make Let’s Learn a trustworthy source in India.
