Sometimes, the most powerful lessons don’t come from textbooks—they come from stories.
In India’s high-pressure academic culture, students face challenges beyond syllabi: career confusion, mental health, peer pressure, and emotional burnout. These Indian web series capture those realities, helping students feel seen and helping parents understand what their children might not always say aloud.
Whether you’re preparing for boards, JEE/NEET, or simply navigating school and life—these 5 shows are a must-watch.
1. 🎯 Aspirants by TVF
📺 Watch Season 1: YouTube – TVF
📺 Watch Season 2: Amazon Prime Video
🧭 What It’s About:
Set in Delhi’s Rajinder Nagar, Aspirants follows three close friends chasing the UPSC dream. It explores ambition, sacrifice, friendship, and heartbreak—both during the preparation and after results.
👥 Who Should Watch:
UPSC, NEET, JEE aspirants
Parents of competitive exam students
Anyone who’s ever struggled to balance dreams and reality
2. ⚫ Kota Factory by TVF
📺 Season 1: YouTube – Kota Factory Playlist
📺 Season 2+: Netflix – Kota Factory
🧭 What It’s About:
Inside India’s IIT coaching hub, this black-and-white series follows Vaibhav as he navigates studies, hostel life, and the iconic mentorship of Jeetu Bhaiya.
👥 Who Should Watch:
Class 10–12 students in coaching
Parents planning to send their child to Kota or similar centers
Educators looking for student empathy-building content
3. 🧳 Laakhon Mein Ek – Season 1
📺 Watch Now: Amazon Prime Video – Laakhon Mein Ek
🧭 What It’s About:
Aakash wants to create mimicry videos. His parents want him to crack IIT. What follows is a haunting look at forced dreams, isolation, and toxic competitiveness in elite coaching classes.
👥 Who Should Watch:
Parents making career decisions for their kids
Students who feel trapped in someone else’s ambition
Career counsellors and school mentors
4. 🎓 Engineering Girls
📺 Season 1: YouTube – Girliyapa
📺 All Seasons: ZEE5 – Engineering Girls
🧭 What It’s About:
Three girls tackle coding labs, placement stress, hostel drama, and gender stereotypes at a co-ed engineering college.
👥 Who Should Watch:
Teen girls interested in STEM careers
Parents of daughters in Class 9–12
Anyone who thinks “engineering is a boys' field”
5. 🧠 Class of 2017
📺 Watch Now: ALTBalaji – Class of 2017
🧭 What It’s About:
This gritty high-school series deals with real teenage issues—addiction, identity, love, loneliness, and rebellion—inside a posh school backdrop. Think 13 Reasons Why, Indian edition.
👥 Who Should Watch:
Teens aged 16+ (with parental discretion)
Parents looking to understand Gen Z's world
Teachers and school counsellors
🧠 Final Thought: Stories Can Spark Change
These aren’t just shows. They’re conversation starters.
✅ For students, they offer comfort and clarity
✅ For parents, they offer understanding and empathy
✅ For educators, they offer emotional insight into the learner’s world
So next weekend, skip the binge-worthy fluff and stream something meaningful.
🔎 Bonus Tip:
After you’re done watching, hop on Quizly.app—India’s smartest quiz-based learning platform.
Turn motivation into action with AI-powered micro-assessments, progress tracking, and parent-teacher collaboration tools.
Because stories inspire. Quizly prepares.
💬 We're Not Promoting—We're Supporting
At Quizly, we’re not here to promote shows or platforms.
We’re here to open-heartedly support today’s generation—the students, the dreamers, and the parents walking this journey with them.
These stories aren’t just entertainment. They’re mirrors—showing what students go through, what parents often miss, and what educators need to hear.
Because life is all about learning, no matter where it comes from.
And when it comes to education, we believe we must learn from every possible source—a book, a classroom, a quiz... or a moment on screen that moves us.
If a story helps even one student stay motivated, or one parent understand a little better, then it’s worth sharing.
So keep learning. Keep growing. And remember—you’re not alone in this.
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Because every learner has a story—and we’re here to help write the next chapter.