Maths isn’t memorised. It’s understood.
Teaching mathematics since 2011
About
I head the JEE Division at Xylem Learning, part of the PhysicsWallah group, where I own the outcomes of the JEE Main and Advanced vertical: faculty, curriculum, content, test series and results.
I studied Electrical Engineering at IIT Madras (dual degree, 2007–2012) and graduated as branch topper and medallist. I began teaching in 2011 as a teaching assistant there, and in 2013 left a campus-placement engineering role to teach mathematics full time.
- Reliance Foundation Teacher Award
- Two-time recipient, 2019 and 2020
- AIR 2, Teaching Professionals’ Olympiad
- Senior Secondary Mathematics, CENTA, 2019. Two-time topper
- Branch Topper & Medallist, IIT Madras
- B.Tech & M.Tech, Electrical Engineering, 2012
- Co-author, Cracking the JEE Code
- Notion Press, 2020
Fifteen years.
One
Xylem Learning (PhysicsWallah group), Kozhikode
May 2026 – present
- I own the outcomes of the JEE Main and Advanced vertical: faculty, curriculum, content, test series and results.
- I lead early adoption of new exam patterns, reasoning-based assessment and AI-led teaching.
Xylem Learning, Kozhikode
Feb 2023 – May 2026
- Built and led the mathematics faculty for the JEE batches.
- Designed the teaching order, question banks and test-design framework.
- Led the mathematics olympiad track for the top JEE batch.
Xylem Learning, Kozhikode
May 2021 – Feb 2023
- Taught JEE mathematics to online and hybrid batches.
- Built the structured video content for the Xylem app.
Unacademy, Online
2019
- Taught JEE mathematics on Unacademy Plus alongside the academy.
Coach India IITians Academy, Thrissur
Feb 2016 – May 2021
- Co-founded an IIT/NIT/IISER-focused institute and set its academic, admission and assessment policy.
- Taught JEE, KVPY, olympiad and ISI mathematics; built tools with GeoGebra, Wolfram Alpha and LaTeX.
Prof. P. C. Thomas Classes, Thrissur
Feb 2013 – Feb 2016
- Taught the institute’s top batches: regular, repeater and NRI.
- Prepared its JEE course materials.
Amada Soft India, IIT Madras Research Park, Chennai
Jul 2012 – Feb 2013
- CAD/CAM software development in Visual C++ and C#.NET.
- I left this campus-placement role to teach full time.
What I work on
- I teach mathematics for JEE Main and Advanced, from regular batches to the top rank batch.
- I lead the mathematics olympiad track for Xylem’s top JEE batch, and earlier taught KVPY, ISI and olympiad aspirants.
- I built question banks and a test-design framework from a systematic study of past JEE Advanced papers.
- I run hands-on AI training for 100+ faculty and subject-matter experts: prompting, verification and LaTeX-first content.
- I build AI-assisted pipelines for question banks, solution books, slide decks and question-paper verification.
- I built and led the mathematics department, and now lead the whole JEE division.
Understand the idea, examine the reasoning, find the smarter route. A problem a day, handwritten notes, and videos, built around intuition, rigour and multiple methods. Start learning
AI across Xylem’s academic departments
Alongside the JEE role, I lead AI adoption across Xylem’s academic departments: training the faculty, putting AI into content and assessment workflows, and getting more from the same academic resources.
Train
I train 100+ faculty and subject-matter experts in prompting, verification and LaTeX-first content production.
Deploy
I put AI-assisted pipelines into question banks, solution books, slide decks and question-paper verification, with custom agent skills built to each department’s standards.
Optimise
I use AI on routine academic work (content, verification, analysis) so faculty time goes into teaching and outcomes.
Turn AI possibilities into everyday academic practice: faculty capability, dependable workflows, and honest evaluation of what actually helps. AI in Education
Books
Cracking the JEE CodeWith Ladheedha Nasrin K A. Notion Press, 2020
NCERT Formula Book, Mathematics XI–XII29 chapters
Students
“When I look back at my JEE preparation, I can confidently say that Iqbal Sir, whom we lovingly call MIQ, was one of the most important people in my journey.
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His training is quite rigorous. In the beginning, it can honestly feel very tough, but gradually you start noticing your graph improving. That is what makes his teaching different. He focuses strongly on conceptual clarity and has a very clear understanding of what a JEE aspirant actually needs to learn and, equally importantly, what they don’t need to waste their time on. The way he presents concepts is very unique and makes us think beyond simply memorising formulas.
Another thing I really appreciate is how updated he is. He actively uses the latest tools, including AI, to create new model questions and generate questions similar to PYQs. He constantly adapts his teaching to the changing nature of JEE, while keeping the fundamentals strong. At the same time, he is very easy to communicate with, which makes it comfortable for students to approach him with doubts or difficulties.
But for me, there is another side of Iqbal Sir that I value even more than his teaching, the way he supports his students mentally. He genuinely cares about every student individually. There were times when I felt very low during my preparation, and I used to call him even at night. He would listen, talk to me, and help me get back on track. That personal support is something I will always remember and, honestly, my favourite part about him.
One small memory that perfectly describes his character is that whenever he travelled somewhere for a longer trip, he would usually bring chocolates back for his own child, and for his students too. It may sound like a small thing, but to me it shows how he sees his students. He doesn't treat us merely as students attending his class; he treats us like his own children.
Today, being a student at NIT Calicut is a very proud moment for me, and when I look back at the journey that brought me here, I’m genuinely grateful that I had Iqbal Sir as my Mathematics teacher and mentor.
Thank you, MIQ, not just for teaching me Mathematics, but for believing in me, pushing me when I needed it, and standing by me when I needed support the most.”