Khan Sir is a well-known educator on YouTube, with more than 20 million subscribers to his official channel Khan GS Research Center. Khan sir YouTube's most famous teacher was born in July 1988 in the Gorakhpur district of Uttar Pradesh to a middle-class Muslim family. And he is best known for teaching students preparing for general competitive exams such as 'SSC, CHSL, CGL, BPSC, RAILWAYS, GROUP D, MTS, and UPSC,' among others.

Khan Sir is well-known not just in Bihar but throughout India. He discovered this through his YouTube channel. Before the year 2019, Khan Sir only operated an offline coaching center in Patna, Bihar, and was less well-known for it. Khan sir is a professional teacher. Khan Sir, who instructs students for government jobs both offline and online, is now well-known throughout India due to his entertaining teaching style.

Education

Khan Sir’s school name is Parmar Mission School, Bhatpar Rani, Deoria, U.P. Khan Sir's college name is Allahabad University, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. Khan Sir has graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree. Khan Sir’s highest qualification is Post Graduation with a Master of Science degree.

Family

Khan Sir was born into a middle-class family. His entire family abides by the Islamic faith and worships in the presence of Allah. Khan sir Patna's father's name is unknown, but he is a contractor, and his mother's name is unknown as well, but she is a housewife. Khan Sir has an elder brother who is serving in the Indian Army. Iqbal Ahmed Khan, Khan sir's grandfather, was a teacher. He was a teacher at the Parmar Mission School in Bhatpar Rani.

Career

Khan Sir began his offline coaching institute in 2010-12, but he began his online coaching center in 2019 by creating his own YouTube channel. Khan GS Research Center is the name of his official YouTube channel.

Since then, he has taught lakhs of students in Bihari in a fun and engaging manner. The most important aspect of Khan sir's offline coaching is that he accepts admission at a very low or no cost, and to take admission in his offline coaching institute; you must pass at least intermediate.

Khan sir discusses tuition fees for UPSC exam preparations in the most recent episode of Kapil Sharma's Show. By reducing the tuition costs for students from low-income families, he nevertheless contributed.

Controversies

 FIR Against Khan Sir

In 2022, students protested across Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, and Jharkhand for the cancellation of the Railway Recruitment Boards’ Non-Technical Popular Categories (RRB-NTPC) examination. Many students burned the trains and damaged the Indian Railway's property at the Gaya Station in Bihar. Police arrested many protestors and kept them in their custody for questioning. Police recorded the statements of protestors and many of them revealed that allegedly Khan sir and some other teachers incited the students to protest. On 27 January 2022, an FIR was lodged against Khan Sir, five other teachers, and 16 students of his coaching institute, at the Patrakar Nagar police station in Patna. According to sources, Khan Sir went underground after hearing the news of an FIR being filed against him. Khan Sir and five other teachers named S. K. Jha, Navin, Amarnath, Gagan Pratap, and Gopal Verma, were charged with sections 147, 148, 151, 152, 186, 187, 188, 323, 332, 353, 504, 506, and 120 (B) of IPC. 

 Controversial ‘Suresh-Abdul’ Video

In December 2022, he stirred controversy when in one of his tutorial videos he explained how the meaning of a sentence changes when a Muslim name, such as Abdul is used instead of a Hindu name, such as Suresh. In the video, he said,
“There are some sentences which have two meanings. For example, if you say Suresh was flying an aeroplane, then it will have one meaning. But if you say Abdul is flying a plane, then it will mean different to people…”
Ashok Kumar Pandey, an author and historian, tweeted the video and wrote,
"This is called the limit of meanness. Such people are cheap businessmen who spread hatred in society while doing the business of education. This man should be arrested immediately." 
Surpiya Shrinate, an Indian National Congress leader, and many other leaders demanded his arrest. 

Call for Ethnic Cleansing in Kashmir

In 2023, he sparked another controversy after a video of him talking about the ethnic cleansing of Kashmir went viral on social media. In the video, he was teaching about how China occupied Tibet in 1959. He added that China tortured the people of Tibet, separated the members of their families, and sent them to different parts of China due to which they kept focusing on finding their family members rather than coming together to protest against China and fight for their independence. He compared Kashmir with the China-Tibet situation and said that Kishmir would also become a peaceful place if the Indian government had sent stone-pelting Kishmiris to various parts of India.

Social Work

Most of Khan Sir's income is donated to the economically disadvantaged and public welfare. The most significant aspect of Khan Sir's offline coaching is that he offers free or extremely affordable admission into his offline coaching institute, with the requirement that you have at least an intermediate position.

Interesting Facts

• He began his teaching career at a coaching institute with only six students. Later, the number of students increased to 40 and 50, and eventually, more than 150 students began receiving tutoring from Khan Sir.
• In an interview, he stated that he had become so popular among his students that the coaching institute owner was afraid that if he left, the students would follow.
• In 2019, he launched the Khan GS Research Centre YouTube channel, where he began uploading videos about various issues, particularly current events. His channel quickly gained popularity due to his distinct teaching style.
• In 2020, he released Khan Sir Official on the Google Play Store. He has written numerous books on various competitive examinations.
• In an interview, he stated that he wanted to join the Indian army but was unable to do so due to his physical inability.
• Khan Sir appeared on Sony TV's 'The Kapil Sharma Show' in 2022. He appeared on the show with Vivek Bindra, the CEO and founder of Bada Business Pvt Ltd and a motivational speaker, and Gaur Gopal Das, an Indian monk, lifestyle coach, and motivational speaker.
• He says the fee for preparing for the UPSC examination is approximately Rs 2.5 lakhs, whereas he charges his students only Rs 7500.
• In an interview, he shared his life mantra, saying that even if you are late in choosing the right career path, don't give up and work hard to achieve your goal. He also provided some real-world examples and stated,
• Consider Baba Ramdev. He was the last to enter the race to sell Ayurvedic products. Although Hamdard and other Ayurvedic companies were already selling these products, it was Baba Ramdev who came out on top. The same is true for Reliance Jio. They, too, were the last to enter the telecom sector and beat everyone.'