From being the only student in his class who’s never worked with computers to founding a successful web portal, Alex Andrews George, has come a long way indeed. He’s the founder of ClearIAS™, a UPSC coaching website that gets 15,00,000 page views monthly and with around 4,00,000 followers on its Facebook page. Read on to discover how he faced rejections in life with ease and grace, in his quest to give something back to the society.
You turned an adversity into a major success Can you tell us about your journey so far?
My name is Alex Andrews George and I am the founder of ClearIAS™ web portal. Basically, I am an Engineer (B.Tech in Biotechnology) by profession. I come from a rural background and I had no experience with computers until the second year of my B.Tech studies. The exposure to computers piqued my interest in websites and by the time I was doing my final year B.Tech., I started a few web projects. However, I was....