Kota Factory

• Mayur More as Vaibhav Pandey
• Ranjan Raj as Balmukund Meena
• Alam Khan as Uday Gupta
• Jitendra Kumar as Jeetu Bhaiya, Founder of AIMERS Institute
• Ahsaas Channa as Shivangi Ranawat
• Revathi Pillai as Vartika Ratawal
• Urvi Singh as Meenal Parekh

{{cast listing|* Naveen Kasturia as Dhruv

• Vipul Singh as Mahesh (interviewer)
• Rohit Sukhwani as Rohit
• Arun Kumar as Deepak
• Harish Peddinti as Bablu, CEO of AIMERS
• Sanyam Bafna as Aayush
• Loveleen Mishra as PG Aunty
• Jasmeet Singh Bhatia as Parminder sir
• Shivankit Singh Parihar as Awasthi sir
• Gaurav Mishra as Batla sir
• Visshesh Tiwari as Piyush
• Jyoti Gauba as Vaibhav's mother
• Amitabh Krishna Ghanekar as Vaibhav's father
• Saurabh Khanna as Vice Principal Mehta, Modern Heart School
• Deepak Kumar Mishra as Autowala
• Sameer Saxena as Maheshwari sir
• Vaibhav Thakkar as Shushrut Patel
• Abhaya Sharma as Vernali
• Rajesh Kumar as Gagan Rastogi
• Tillotama Shome as Pooja Aggarwal

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|ShortSummary=Vaibhav joins Prodigy classes in Kota mid-academic year, assigned to the struggling A10 batch after Maheshwari classes reject him. At his homestay, Meena advises against joining A10. Vaibhav appeals to Deepak, Prodigy's Head Manager, but is denied a batch transfer.

Determined, Vaibhav meets Jeetu Bhaiya, Physics lecturer, who gives him a 50-question challenge to complete overnight. With Meena and Uday's help, Vaibhav solves 42 questions by copying solutions. However, he struggles with the remaining 8.

The next day, Jeetu Bhaiya exposes Vaibhav's cheating, but impressed by his effort, offers a second chance. Despite the infraction, Jeetu Bhaiya promotes Vaibhav to the elite A5 batch, recognizing his hard work and potential.

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|DirectedBy=Raghav Subbu

|WrittenBy = Saurabh Khanna & Abhishek Yadav

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|ShortSummary=Vaibhav struggles to sleep, eat food at mess, drink water (which he finds salty) and study for long hours at Kota. Uday and Meena try to help their new friend but all in vain. One day, Jeetu Bhaiya acknowledges about his problems and helps him with the solutions. Eventually, within 21 days, Vaibhav has all the struggles sorted with all the help he has.

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|DirectedBy=Raghav Subbu

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|Viewers=41{{cite web|title=Kota Factory - EP 03 - Optimization - YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIwgSpEg6ZY&app=desktop|access-date=2 August 2020|website=www.youtube.com| date=30 April 2019 }}

|ShortSummary=Vaibhav is not able to cope up with Inorganic Chemistry and blames the teachers who teach the subject. But even after changing 3 teachers for the subject, he bursts out all his anger and frustration in front of Meena, who then takes him to Jeetu Bhaiya. He advises Vaibhav to drop the subject.

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|Viewers=36{{cite web|title=Kota Factory - EP 04 - Shutdown - YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaCgKXQiXGE&app=desktop|access-date=2 August 2020|website=www.youtube.com| date=7 May 2019 }}

|ShortSummary=Jeetu Bhaiya advises students to take a break from JEE studies and attend school practicals. Uday plans to explore Kota with Shivangi and invites Vaibhav and Vartika. Meena, initially planning to study with Vaibhav, changes her mind and joins Uday's outing instead.

Vaibhav and Vartika study together, developing unspoken feelings. To be closer to Vartika, Vaibhav takes the Maheshwari exam, despite his reservations. They study together for 12th-grade exams.

Meanwhile, Meena realizes wandering Kota was pointless, developing feelings for Meenal. However, she reveals plans to move to the US, leaving Meena regretful for neglecting studies.

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|ShortSummary=Vaibhav is surprised to be selected for Maheshwari classes. Deepak, Batla Sir, and Jeetu Bhaiya address the selected students, including Vaibhav. Initially, Vaibhav refuses, having settled into Prodigy. However, Jeetu Bhaiya convinces him to join Maheshwari for its larger student body and better focus.

Vaibhav consults his parents, following Uday's advice, and decides to make the switch. Bidding farewell to friends Shivangi, Meena, Uday, and Vartika, Uday drops him off at Maheshwari. Vaibhav is allotted to A3, where he meets Sushrut, a nervous student from A7.

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|ShortSummary=Vaibhav prepares for his first day at Maheshwari classes, accompanied by his new friend Sushrut. During their journey, they notice a billboard featuring Jeetu Bhaiya. At the orientation, Mr. Maheshwari gives a demoralizing introduction, followed by an oath. The Physics class is unengaging, with the teacher simply writing on the whiteboard while students mindlessly copy it down. Meanwhile, at Prodigy classes, Vaibhav's former friends learn that Jeetu Bhaiya has left the institute. Concerned about Sushrut's well-being, Vaibhav discovers that his friend is depressed and questioning the importance of appearing for the JEE exam. They seek help from other seniors and realize that many others share similar concerns. When they meet Jeetu, who is focused on building his own institute, Vaibhav's friends address Sushrut's concerns to him.

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|ShortSummary=In Jeetu's class, Meena is absent, and Vaibhav finds his Chemistry class at Maheshwari engaging. Jeetu discusses concerns about the teaching abilities of the Physics faculty at Maheshwari, despite their qualifications. Vaibhav tries to attend Jeetu's classes during the day but is stopped by the guard. He convinces his Physics teacher to excuse him from attending the class. Jeetu secures funding for his institute from an old friend who is an investor. Shivangi addresses Meena's issues with females, introduces him to masturbation, and encourages Vaibhav to confront Mr. Maheshwari about his Physics class. Instead, he attempts bribing the security guard, Vaibhav ends up meeting with Mr. Maheshwari. Meena develops an addiction to masturbation and feels guilt and shame, and Jeetu Bhaiya helps him address it. Finally, Mr. Maheshwari allows Vaibhav to attend Jeetu's classes.

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|DirectedBy= Raghav Subbu

|WrittenBy= Manoj Kalwani, Saurabh Khanna

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|ShortSummary=At Maheshwari, many other students are now raising concerns about teaching abilities of the Physics Faculty. Jeetu hires a female teacher for teaching Chemistry.

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|ShortSummary=When a bout of jaundice slows Vaibhav down in his studying, Jeetu insists he calls his only hope to get well quickly: his mother.

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|ShortSummary=JEE results send Kota Especially Maheswari Classes ,into celebration mode as the AIR 1 is from their institute and give Vaibhav, Meena and Uday glimpses into their own futures. but the occasion comes with sad truths knowing they took more time to solve only class 11 questions. Jeetu starts celebrating with his Students encouraging and motivating them

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|ShortSummary=Jeetu struggles to cope with the loss of a student. Vaibhav doubts his own path to success when Everyone Else Starts Celebrating his cricket-playing cousin getting selected to IPL

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|ShortSummary=Facing financial stress, Meena begins tutoring an eager student to earn extra cash. Vaibhav's attitude forces Vartika to find a new study partner and both separate on their own study ways

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|DirectedBy= Pratish Mehta

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|ShortSummary=A clash with Gagan causes Jeetu to spiral. Shivangi feels the strain of the NEET prep, while Vaibhav and Meena compete for ranks in a test series.

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|DirectedBy= Pratish Mehta

|WrittenBy= Puneet Batra and Mahesh Chandwani

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|ShortSummary=Jeetu receives an offer that affects the future of Aimers. Uday’s error in judgment leads to serious trouble. Exam pressure takes its toll on Vaibhav.

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|ShortSummary=Prayers and prep take hold as the final countdown to the exam approaches. Jeetu makes a startling announcement to his students.

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The screenwriter Saurabh Khanna who worked on The Viral Fever's Yeh Meri Family, started the scriptwriting process of his another project for TVF, after the release of Yeh Meri Family in July 2018.{{cite web|date=28 February 2020|title=Download The Script Of TVF's Kota Factory|url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/fc-pro/download-the-script-of-tvfs-kota-factory/|access-date=23 February 2021|website=Film Companion|language=en-US}} It was reported that the series is based on a teenager who joins a coaching institute that prepares students for the Indian Institute of Technology entrance examination (JEE Advanced), and deals with intense academic pressure and a colourful hostel experience. While Khanna compared the script of the series to Biswa Kalyan Rath's Laakhon Mein Ek, a similar web show released in late 2017, and a documentary An Engineered Dream, by Hemant Gaba, Khanna stated that the script is distinctively different from both the works as this show is set in India's coaching hub of Kota in Rajasthan.

{{Blockquote|text="The popular narrative surrounding Kota and IIT preparation in Indian pop culture is that parents torment their children by pushing them through the process and it’s a one-sided representation. It’s not like everyone is in Kota with a passion other than clearing the exam. There are also studious kids, but people who study aren’t celebrated in the country. We make films on mavericks, but never something like A Beautiful Mind. We have developed this tendency to portray people who study and get nine-to-five jobs as these drones whose passions have been sucked away. It’s like there’s not a story in their life unless they quit their jobs and climb the Himalayas."|source=Saurabh Khanna in an interview with the Scroll.in about the scripting of Kota Factory.{{cite news |last1=Ghosh |first1=Devarsi |title=TVF's 'Kota Factory' rallies against 'one-sided representation' of Kota's coaching class culture |url=https://scroll.in/reel/920195/tvfs-kota-factory-rallies-against-one-sided-representation-of-kotas-coaching-class-culture |access-date=23 February 2021 |work=Scroll.in |date=21 April 2019}}}}

Khanna drew the inspiration of the series as he and the creative team of TVF (Arunabh Kumar, Amit Golani, and Biswapati Sarkar) were IIT graduates. The series star Jitendra Kumar in a principal character as Jeetu Bhaiya, as like all the TVF series and sketches featuring Kumar. He was also an ex-IIT graduate studied in Kota, and his experience made them easier for him to work in the series.{{cite web|last=Ghosh|first=Devarsi|title='Loved seeing myself on the big screen': How TVF's 'Jeetu' went from IIT to web series to films|url=https://scroll.in/reel/922067/loved-seeing-myself-on-the-big-screen-how-tvfs-jeetu-went-from-iit-to-web-series-to-films|access-date=23 February 2021|website=Scroll.in|date=4 May 2019 |language=en-US}} Khanna stated about his role, adding that, "Teaching is a very humble, underrated profession, where those who practice it are not that high up on the social ladder. That's not how it is in Kota. Teachers are heavily paid and they are, consequently, under pressure to extract the best from students. Jeetu is one such teacher, a well-to-do guy with a taste for fine things in life. He is a motivator, a friend, a guide, students' 'agony aunt' and does not do lip service to make a student feel good. When Vaibhav requests to be allowed to move up to the elite students’ batch, Jeetu snaps at him to not beg."{{cite web|date=10 May 2019|first=Suhani|last=Singh|title=Here's how Jitendra Kumar aka Jeetu Bhaiya prepared for his role in TVF's Kota Factory|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/television/web-series/story/here-s-how-jitendra-kumar-aka-jeetu-bhaiya-prepared-for-his-role-in-tvf-s-kota-factory-1521902-2019-05-10|access-date=23 February 2021|website=India Today|language=en}} One of the characters Uday, is played by Alam Khan, who also appeared in Laakhon Mein Ek, having the similar storyline and role as of Kota Factory, but Khanna conveyed it as unintentional.{{Cite news|last=Puri|first=Anjali|date=31 December 2015|title=How Kota became India's capital for educational coaching|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/india-s-garish-free-market-in-education-115123100033_1.html|access-date=23 September 2020}}

Kota Factory was shot in colour and graded into monochrome later during post production (black-and-white). The shooting was kickstarted in January 2019 and ended within 30 days.{{cite web|last=Farzeen|first=Sana|date=19 April 2019|title=Ahsas Channa on Kota Factory: It's the first black and white web series in India|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/ahsas-channa-tvf-kota-factory-black-and-white-5684653/|access-date=7 May 2019|website=The Indian Express}} After the announcement of the series' second season being renewed, the makers started their works of writing in July 2019.{{Cite web|date=1 December 2020|first=Rahul|last=Noronha|title=Why Bollywood, OTT projects are making a beeline for Madhya Pradesh|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india-today-insight/story/why-bollywood-ott-projects-are-making-a-beeline-for-madhya-pradesh-1745814-2020-12-01|access-date=23 February 2021|website=India Today|language=en}} The team initially planned to shoot the series in March 2020, but the shooting was delayed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in India. The makers later started the shooting process in September 2020, and was filmed across two to three months in and around Madhya Pradesh. The crew shot the series under the supervision of a special team designated as in order to observe the crew members abiding the COVID-19 protocol. In January 2021, the makers announced that the shooting of the series had been wrapped.{{Citation needed|date=November 2021}}

The first season's soundtrack is composed by Karthik Rao and Simran Hora, and was produced by Ankur Tewari. It features twelve original compositions with two songs "The Gentleman" sung and written by Simran Hora and "Main Bola Hey!" sung by Abhishek Yadav, Manish Chandwani and Karthik Rao. The soundtrack album was released on 23 May 2019, through media streaming platforms and in YouTube through the official channel of TVF, where the songs are independently released without launching a separate jukebox format.{{cite web|title=Kota Factory: Season 1 (Music from Tvf Original Series)|date=23 May 2019 |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/kota-factory:-season-1-music-from-tvf-original-series/RJZi,o-ALKs_|publisher=Saavn}}{{cite web|title=Kota Factory: Season 1 (Music from Tvf Original Series)|url=https://music.apple.com/in/album/kota-factory-season-1-music-from-tvf-original-series/1465327093|publisher=iTunes}} In addition to the original soundtrack, Kota Factory also features two songs composed by Ankur Tewari, Karsh Kale and his rock band The Ghalat Family, whereas the songs were written by Ankur Tewari.{{cite web|title='Kota Factory' gets Ankur Tewari's musical touch|url=http://www.radioandmusic.com/entertainment/editorial/news/190413-kota-factory-gets-ankur-tewaris-musical|publisher=Radio and Music}}{{cite web|title=TVF Originals' Kota Factory to feature Ankur Tewari's hit singles|url=http://www.tellychakkar.com/tv/tv-news/tvf-originals-kota-factory-feature-ankur-tewari-s-hit-singles-190415|publisher=Telly Chakkar}} The songs were released as a part of the additional soundtrack released on 3 June 2019.{{Citation|title=Yaaron {{!}} Music video {{!}} feat. Ankur & The Ghalat Family {{!}} Kota Factory|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zODUbZA0Cw|language=en|access-date=23 February 2021}}{{Citation|title=Mohabbat Zindabad - TVF Kota Factory Song Lyrics Video {{!}} Ankur Tewari| date=28 May 2019 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAa977bXrko|language=en|access-date=23 February 2021}}{{Infobox album

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| title4 = Jeetu Bhaiya

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The second season's soundtrack is also composed by Karthik Rao and Simran Hora. It features nine original compositions with two songs "Tere Jaisa" sung by Vaibhav Bundhoo and Kamakshi Khanna and "Umbilical" sung by Jazim Sharma and written by Alok Ranjan Srivastava. The soundtrack album was released on 24 September 2021.

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Kota Factory drew inspiration from the life of aspiring engineering students, who join the coaching institute in Kota, to crack the IIT entrance exam. This plot has been found similar to the 2009 film 3 Idiots, the web series Laakhon Mein Ek and the docu-drama An Engineer's Dream. But, Tanul Thakur of the British magazine The Wire, deploys the realistic portrayals of the series as compared to the feature films based on the same theme. Thakur stated that the first half of the series is interesting due to the "intellectual curiosity about the city, and its people". He added that apart from the realistic portrayals, it also added the acceptance to abnormalities in the coaching life, as instead of critiquing the coaching institute. The series also has the theme of how the life of a student in Kota goes it tells the hardships of a student.

Kota Factory sponsored with Unacademy in order to promote the series, based on its storyline. In December 2018, TVF released the official teaser through its YouTube channel which received wide response from audiences.{{Citation|title=TVF's Kota Factory {{!}} Teaser|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7HBWx4OJxs|language=en|access-date=23 February 2021}} Later, the official trailer of the first season was unveiled on 28 March 2019.{{Citation|title=TVF's Kota Factory {{!}} Trailer| date=27 March 2019 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNZQ6msbOvM|language=en|access-date=23 February 2021}} The series consisting of five episodes was released simultaneously through TVF Play and YouTube from 16 April 2019, with each episode being aired per week. The series finale premiered on 14 May 2019.

After the second season being renewed Netflix acquired the distribution rights of the series;{{Cite news|title=Netflix India announces 41 new titles for 2021|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/netflix-india-announces-41-new-titles-for-2021/cid/1808411|access-date=20 March 2021|work=The Telegraph|date=4 March 2021}} an official announcement regarding Season 2 was made on 3 March 2021, where Netflix released several other original contents in their 2021 slate.{{Cite news|last=Jain|first=Arushi|date=4 March 2021|title=Netflix announces 41 titles: Fabulous Lives 2, Delhi Crime 2, Madhuri Dixit's Finding Anamika in pipeline|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/netflix-new-slate-2021-kapil-sharma-dhamaka-delhi-crime-2-7212144/|access-date=20 March 2021|work=The Indian Express|language=en}} This marked TVF's second collaboration with the platform after Yeh Meri Family.{{Cite news|last=Arora|first=Akhil|date=3 March 2021|title=Netflix India Announces 41 Titles for 2021: 13 Movies, 15 Series, and More|url=https://gadgets.ndtv.com/entertainment/news/netflix-india-madhuri-dixit-anushka-sharma-sonakshi-sinha-dhanush-raveena-tandon-2382273|access-date=20 March 2021|work=NDTV Gadgets 360|language=en}} On 30 August 2021, Netflix announced that the second season of the series will premiere on 24 September 2021.

On 26 September 2021, Raghav Subbu confirmed that the third season was in the works. It was confirmed in Feb 2024 when Netflix dropped a first look teaser on their Instagram page. It was released on June 20, 2024.{{cite web| url=https://about.netflix.com/en/news/kota-factory-season-3-arrives-on-netflix-june-20 |title=JEEtu Bhaiya is Back: The third season of 'Kota Factory' was released on Netflix on June 20. | date=20 June 2024}}

Devasheesh Pandey of News18 praised the cinematography, art direction, sound design as well as the acting performances of the show and gave it a rating of 3.5 out of 5 saying that, "Kota Factory maintains an edge over other shows in the genre, courtesy of its on-point, deadpan humour and a relatably bittersweet aftertaste of existential battle that the protagonist is facing."{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/kota-factory-season-1-review-this-educational-satire-is-tvfs-best-since-pitchers-2141477.html |title=Kota Factory Season 1 Review: This Educational Satire is TVF's Best Since Pitchers |publisher=News18|date=15 May 2019 }} Ishita Sengupta of The Indian Express found the show to be engaging and applauded it saying that, "The ingenuity of Kota Factory lies in its ability to deal with different narrative strands and coalesce them effortlessly." Ishita also felt that the performances of the actors, specially Mayur More and Ranjan Raj, add a lot of value to the show.{{cite news |last1=Sengupta |first1=Ishita |title=Kota Factory review: An engaging web series |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/web-series/tvf-kota-factory-review-573337 |access-date=8 March 2021 |work=The Indian Express |date=18 May 2019 |language=en}} Rahul Desai of Film Companion was impressed with the mature depiction of the subject at hand and praised the acting performances as well as the writing of the show saying that, "Kota Factory’s biggest asset is its writing which somehow maintains a semi-dramatic progression without compromising on the factual tone of the series."{{cite news |last1=Desai |first1=Rahul |title=Kota Factory Review: TVF's Most Evolved Show Since Pitchers |url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/streaming/kota-factory-review-tvfs-most-evolved-show-since-pitchers/ |access-date=8 March 2021 |work=Film Companion |date=17 May 2019}}

Gautam Batra of Koimoi praised the direction and the acting performances of the show and gave it a rating of 4 out of 5 saying that, "the web series has taken a very less dramatic route to narrate the story which makes it extremely relatable watch."{{cite web|last=Batra|first=Gautam|url=https://www.koimoi.com/reviews/web-reviews/kota-factory-review-the-new-tvf-web-series-is-as-magical-as-it-gets/ |title=Kota Factory Review: The New TVF Web Series Is As Magical As It Gets! |publisher=Koimoi|date=15 May 2019 |access-date=8 March 2021}} Priyanka Bansal of The Quint praised the show for presenting a fresh perspective on the education system in India. Impressed with the acting performances, production quality and music of Kota Factory, Priyanka gave the show a rating of 3.5 out of 5 and said that, "If you are looking for something worthwhile, The Kota Factory can be a nice watch that will make you think not about death and gloom but leave you with optimism."{{cite news |last1=Bansal |first1=Priyanka |title=Away From Gloom, 'The Kota Factory' Is A Breath of Fresh Air |url=https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/hot-on-web/the-viral-fever-the-kota-factory-coaching-centres-review |access-date=13 February 2021 |work=TheQuint |date=21 May 2019 |language=en}} Tanul Thakur of The Wire praised the show for being realistic and relatable but felt that the show shies away from criticising the culture of coaching institutes prevalent in the Indian society.{{cite news |last1=Thakur |first1=Tanul |title='Kota Factory' Fails to Critique the Culture of IIT Coaching Institutes |url=https://thewire.in/the-arts/kota-factory-tvf-review-iit-jee |access-date=13 February 2021 |work=The Wire |date=28 May 2019}} Dilip D'Souza writing for The Caravan praised the storytelling, as well.{{cite web|url=https://caravanmagazine.in/perspectives/web-series-gets-heart-kotas-coaching-industry|title=A web series gets at the heart of Kota's coaching industry.|last=D'Souza|first=Dilip|date=1 June 2019|website=The Caravan|language=en|access-date=7 December 2019}}

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