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Updated on: Feb 2026
Unacademy Announces Massive ESOP Payouts Despite Lower Valuation
Compensation

Unacademy Announces Massive ESOP Payouts Despite Lower Valuation

Feb 28, 2026

Unacademy Slashes ESOP Exercise Window to Days

Unacademy, once valued at . billion, has sparked significant controversy by drastically reducing ...

Compensation
Dec 22, 2025
Unacademy Slashes ESOP Exercise Window to Days

Unacademy Promotes Arooshi Singh as Head- Human Resources

In a strategic move aimed at strengthening its human resources function, Unacademy, the Bengaluru-ba...

Appointments
Oct 8, 2024
Unacademy Promotes Arooshi Singh as Head- Human Resources

Unacademy appoints Sandhydeep Purri as Chief People Officer

An Indian multinational educational technology company, Unacademy has appointed Sandhydeep Purri as ...

CHRO Move
Nov 2, 2023
Unacademy appoints Sandhydeep Purri as Chief People Officer
Unacademy is inviting applications for various remote Internships
Hiring

Unacademy is inviting applications for various remote Internships

An Indian educational technology company, Unacademy is inviting applications for various internship roles. The company is hiring for the following internships:- 1. Educator / Faculty Internship – GRE: The candidate with Experience teaching for GRE Exams across Analytical Writing, Verbal Reasoning, and Quantitative Aptitude may apply. 2. Educator / Faculty Internship – Polytechnic: The candidate […]

Apr 18, 2023
Unacademy builds LinkedIn competitor NextLevel, 40 people fired
Industry

Unacademy builds LinkedIn competitor NextLevel, 40 people fired

In another round of layoffs, an Indian educational technology company, Unacademy will let go of around 40 people. NextLevel, which was launched last month as a product that would ‘disrupt LinkedIn’ and make resumes irrelevant.   Unacademy has laid off more than 1,200 employees since the start of 2021. The company has halved its team […]

Jan 11, 2023
Byju’s staff reveal harsh work conditions at the Indian Edtech giant
Work Model

Byju’s staff reveal harsh work conditions at the Indian Edtech giant

According to Reuters reports, Indian multinational educational technology company, Byju’s employees have revealed harsh work conditions at the Indian edtech giant. They said, Byju’s success is built on the back of an abusive and exploitative work environment and unscrupulous sales practices that involve profiling, pursuing, and pressuring potential customers from poorer backgrounds to buy its […]

Dec 14, 2022
Unacademy has slashed 350 employees in another round of layoffs
Layoffs

Unacademy has slashed 350 employees in another round of layoffs

Ed-tech firm, Unacademy has slashed 350 employees which are 10 percent of its workforce due to harsh economic conditions. According to an internal memo, written by Group cofounder and CEO Gaurav Munjal to employees,” I want to apologize to everyone sincerely since we made a commitment of no layoffs in the organization but the market challenges have forced us […]

Nov 8, 2022
Unacademy Cuts Down ‘Unnecessary Expense’ To Focus On Profit
Industry

Unacademy Cuts Down ‘Unnecessary Expense’ To Focus On Profit

Edtech unicorn Unacademy has announced that it will be cutting down ‘Unnecessary Expenses’ so that the company can focus on profit. Founder and CEO Gaurav Munjal said in an employee note that for Unacademy staff there will be few changes moving forth such as Pay Cut, No Free Meals, and No Biz Class Travel. The […]

Jul 12, 2022
Unacademy lays off 150 employees from its PrepLadder team
Layoffs

Unacademy lays off 150 employees from its PrepLadder team

The Edtech platform, Unacademy has recently fired a small fraction of its workforce which is 150 employees (2.6% of the workforce). The workforce has been asked to leave as part of a performance improvement programme (PIP). These layoffs currently affected the PrepLadder team that is based out of Chandigarh. This is the company’s second round […]

Jun 20, 2022
Unacademy lays off 600 employees as part of a cost-cutting measure
Industry

Unacademy lays off 600 employees as part of a cost-cutting measure

Edtech unicorn Unacademy, which recently launched an experience centre- Unacademy Store, has laid off nearly 600 employees, almost 10% of its workforce. The SoftBank-backed start-up employs over 6,000 people, and this firing is said to be a cost-cutting measure. Sources familiar with the development said nearly half of the employees fired were educators, and they were […]

Apr 8, 2022