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About the company

YouTube channel started

2010

Platform launched

2015

Headquarters

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Industry

Education technology

Active learners

More than 50 million

Top educators

More than 1,000

Minutes watched

More than 1 billion

Daily live classes

More than 2,000

2020 acquisitions named

Kreatryx, PrepLadder and CodeChef

Unacademy is an Indian education-technology platform for live classes, recorded lessons, written material and test preparation across a range of academic and competitive-exam categories.

The project began as a YouTube channel in 2010 and became a full learning platform in 2015. Its official site now reports more than 50 million active learners, over 1,000 top educators and more than 2,000 daily live classes.

The platform is operated in India by Sorting Hat Technologies Private Limited from its registered office in Bengaluru. Its careers site highlights opportunities across product, engineering, design, content and business functions.

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Unacademy Interview Questions & Answers

Q: Explain Kadane's algorithm and solve a medium array problem.

A: State the running-sum invariant, cover all-negative input and walk through a sample before discussing time and space complexity.

Answer by AI
  • Explain the invariant.
  • Cover edge cases.
  • State complexity.

Q: Explain SQL joins and write a query using them.

A: Define the required row set first, choose the join that matches it and discuss duplicates, nulls and indexing.

Answer by AI
  • Clarify table relationships.
  • Choose the join deliberately.
  • Test null behavior.

Q: Design a service and explain its APIs.

A: Start with requirements and scale, define clear resources and contracts, then cover storage, caching, failure handling and observability.

Answer by AI
  • Estimate scale.
  • Define API contracts.
  • Discuss failure cases.

Q: Explain pointers in C.

A: Describe addresses, dereferencing, pointer arithmetic and ownership, then use a small example to show common safety errors.

Answer by AI
  • Use precise terminology.
  • Show one example.
  • Mention memory safety.

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Unacademy Salaries in India (Updated 2026)

Senior Business Development Executive

Employee-submitted annual pay

₹6 lakh to ₹8 lakh per year

142 Salaries submitted

Business Development Executive

Employee-submitted annual pay

₹5 lakh to ₹7 lakh per year

137 Salaries submitted

BDE - Business Development Executive

Employee-submitted annual pay

₹4 lakh to ₹6 lakh per year

99 Salaries submitted

Software Engineer

Employee-submitted annual pay

₹16 lakh to ₹24 lakh per year

89 Salaries submitted

Sales Manager

Employee-submitted annual pay

₹8 lakh to ₹13 lakh per year

86 Salaries submitted

Category Manager

Employee-submitted annual pay

₹10 lakh to ₹17 lakh per year

79 Salaries submitted

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Benefits

Mentorship from experienced leaders
Accelerated career growth
Timely reviews and feedback
Insurance for employees and family
Practo, Ultrahuman and one-to-one support
Monthly wellness programs
Creche support
National Pension Scheme
Flexible benefit plan
Competitive compensation
Maternity, paternity and adoption leave
Period leave

Latest News & Updates

July 15, 2026

UNSAT 2026 Registration Opens

Unacademy's scholarship-test portal opened registration for exams running from August 23 through October 25 across more than 70 cities.

#UNSAT #Scholarships

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July 7, 2026

CCI Approves Proposed upGrad-Unacademy Combination

India's competition regulator approved the proposed transaction involving upGrad Education and Unacademy parent Sorting Hat Technologies.

#Acquisition #Regulation

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May 19, 2026

Sumit Jain Steps Down From Test-Prep CEO Role

Sumit Jain will leave the operating role at the end of June and continue as an advisor, according to a company note reported by ETtech.

#Leadership #TestPrep

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March 15, 2026

upGrad Signs Term Sheet to Acquire Unacademy

The companies announced a proposed all-stock transaction, with Gaurav Munjal expected to continue leading Unacademy.

#EdTech #Deal

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February 27, 2026

Unacademy Starts ₹50 Crore ESOP Buyback

The company created a cash pool for a buyback intended to provide liquidity to eligible current and former employees.

#ESOP #Employees

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Unacademy FAQ

It began as a YouTube channel in 2010 and became a learning platform in 2015.