Abhishek Leela Pandey — widely known as ALP Sir — is an award-winning entrepreneur, mathematician, and polymath whose work bridges ancient logic, social impact, and futuristic technology. Known to his students as the "Number Whisperer" and the "GOAT" of entrance prep, ALP has built a cult following on radical transparency and intellectual rigour.
He is a rare triple-threat educator — 99.93 percentile in CAT and 770 on the GMAT — who personally teaches all three sections of CAT: VARC, DILR, and Quantitative Ability. In an industry where faculty are almost universally siloed into a single section, ALP applies a unified thinking mindset that treats every exam as a structured system to be decoded, not a syllabus to be memorised.
Credentials at a Glance
| CAT Percentile | 99.93 |
| GMAT Score | 770 |
| CAT Sections Taught | VARC, DILR & QA — all three personally |
| Books Published | 8 (fiction, philosophy, mathematics, strategy) |
| Original Theorems | 9 (Brahmaganita v1.0 treatise) |
| Academic Credentials | Kyoto University (advanced certification) · RUSA Tamil Nadu · MHA Bastar |
| Previous Roles | Chief Academic Officer — iQuanta · Senior Faculty — PrepLadder, T.I.M.E., IMS |
| Recognition | TradeFlock 40 Under 40 (2024) · Insights Success EdTech Leaders (2025) |
| Published Author | All books on Amazon → |
| X (Twitter) | @i_m_alp → |
| Cohort Size | 27 students — strictly capped |
The Mathematical Foundation — Brahmaganita
ALP Sir's teaching is not built on exam hacks. It is built on mathematics. His treatise Brahmaganita v1.0 contains 9 original theorems that simplify complex numerical relationships — the intellectual foundation for how he approaches Quantitative Ability at GRADSKOOL. This work earned him an invitation to deliver advanced Vedic Mathematics sessions under RUSA (Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan), Tamil Nadu — validating his methods at the state academic level.
The theorems are not exam tricks. They are derived mathematical structures that reveal why certain numerical operations behave as they do. Students who understand the why find that the how becomes obvious — and permanent.
The Thinking System
Most coaching teaches content. GRADSKOOL teaches thinking. The distinction is ALP Sir's central thesis — and it manifests across everything from how RC passages are read to how DILR sets are entered to how QA problems are structured before solving.
His Cognitive Apprenticeship model — developed after senior roles as Chief Academic Officer at iQuanta and faculty positions at PrepLadder, T.I.M.E., and IMS — is the architecture of every GRADSKOOL session. The model holds that expertise is not transmitted through content delivery but through observed and practised reasoning. Students do not watch ALP Sir solve problems. They watch him think — and then they do it themselves, in the session, in real time.
Social Impact — Bastar & Tribal Education
ALP Sir's commitment to human systems extends well beyond the exam ecosystem. He has worked extensively under Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) projects in Bastar — one of India's most challenging administrative regions — delivering educational programmes for schoolchildren in tribal terrain. This work sits at the intersection of anthropology, pedagogy, and social infrastructure, and informs the same first-principles thinking that defines his teaching at GRADSKOOL.
The 8 Books
A mathematical love story.
His logic-building masterwork.
9 original theorems on numerical systems.
All 8 books available on Amazon →
Beyond the Classroom
ALP Sir is simultaneously an AI Filmmaker (leading the @BetterCallALP9 YouTube channel), an Actor, and a Coder who personally builds the tools and platforms his students use — including a library of 600+ videos. He founded GRADFLIX, a premium intellectual journal that attracted 350+ dedicated visitors in its first month. A sought-after speaker at Toastmasters and premier colleges, his work consistently sits at the intersection of education, technology, and philosophy.
The GRADSKOOL Numbers
Media & Recognition
Named among India's most impactful young leaders in education and edtech.
Read feature →Featured among leaders changing the face of education in India.
Read feature →Fiction, philosophy, mathematics, and strategy — spanning mythology to management.
View all books →The GRADSKOOL Team
GRADSKOOL is not a solo operation. Every cohort is supported by a team of specialists — each with deep subject expertise and years of classroom experience.
Educators
IIM Ahmedabad Alumna · Psychologist · Dentist · 10+ years teaching experience. One of the few educators who brings both clinical precision and elite academic pedigree to reading comprehension training.
CELTA Certified — University of Cambridge · 15+ years experience. CELTA is the gold standard in English language teaching certification. Nehil brings structured language pedagogy to CAT verbal preparation.
12+ years of VARC teaching experience. A seasoned practitioner whose classroom insight spans multiple student profiles, exam cycles, and question-type evolutions in CAT verbal.
99.98 percentile in Quants · IMO National Rank Holder · Tech enthusiast. Kavya brings competition mathematics pedigree to QA and LRDI — a rare combination of raw scoring ability and teaching clarity. Acting COO at GRADSKOOL.
Mentors
99.61 percentile in Quants · Engineer. Aritra mentors students on QA and LRDI — translating engineering-grade analytical thinking into exam-ready problem-solving frameworks.
99.9 percentile in VARC. Akhil mentors students in Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension — offering a student-perspective on what it actually takes to score at the highest level in VARC.
Industry Experts
Real-world practitioners from Fortune 500, IIT Delhi, and BITS Pilani — contributing professional perspective to PI-WAT-GD preparation and career mentorship.
Software developer bringing real-world tech industry perspective to PI preparation and career mentorship.
Quality Assurance professional contributing analytical rigour and industry depth to GRADSKOOL's expert mentorship network.
IIT Delhi Alumna with Fortune 500 career experience. Brings the IIT-to-corporate trajectory perspective to PI and GD preparation.
BITS Pilani Alumnus and Data Scientist. Provides data-driven career mentorship for aspirants targeting tech and analytics roles post-MBA.
Experienced speaker and GD & PI coach. Brings structured communication frameworks and real interview preparation to GRADSKOOL aspirants targeting IIM and top B-school admissions.
Courses at GRADSKOOL
- CAT 2026 — flagship programme, 30 full-length mocks, 400+ hours of live teaching
- GMAT Focus Edition — live coaching targeting ISB, IIM PGPX, and global MBAs
- GRE — targeting 320+ for MS and MBA programmes in the US, UK, and Canada
- IPMAT — 89 full-length mocks across 12 programmes
- XAT, SNAP, NMAT, CMAT, MH CET — all major MBA entrance exams
- CLAT & Law UG — mocks and books for NLU aspirants
Want to learn from ALP Sir?
27 students per cohort · Live two-way sessions · Structured mentorship from foundation to final result