13th: Some Lessons Aren’t Taught In Classrooms was released on SonyLiv on October 1. Slowly and steadily the series has started to buzz among viewers as revolves around a student who is a venture capitalist, and how he helps his mentor to set up his business by going out of the way.
Created by Sameer Mishra and directed by Nishil Sheth, 13th: Some Lessons Aren’t Taught In Classrooms revolves around Ritesh played by Paresh Pahuja, and his mentor named MT Sir played by Gagan Dev Riar.
Now, the question arises who is real life MT Sir? Continue reading below to know all about the web series on SonyLiv-
13th: Some Lessons Aren’t Taught In Classrooms is based on true story on the life and work of Mohit Tyagi (MT Sir), a celebrated educator known for democratizing access to high-quality IIT-JEE coaching through free content on YouTube.
The word 13th is a reference to the 'drop year' many students take post-Class 12 to prepare for the IIT-JEE.
MT Sir's real name is Mohit Tyagi. As per Mohit Tyagi's Linkedin profile, Mohit Tyagi is Director at Competishun. Competishun is an EdTech institute that prepares students for competitive engineering and medical entrance exams.
Mohit Tyagi is alumni of IIT Delhi where he studied BTech. Based in Jaipur, Rajasthan, Mohit Tyagi's LinkedIn bio reads, "Experienced Owner with a demonstrated history of working in the e-learning industry. Skilled in Entrepreneurship, Management, Start-ups, E-Learning, and Business Development. Strong business development professional graduated from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. "
Since April 2019, he has been serving as Director at Competishun.
Mohit Tyagi's YouTube channel has a whopping 2.1 million subscribers.
Mohit Tyagi recently shared on his official Instagram a report of Ormax Media in which it stated that 13th is among the most watched series.