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Built by someone who walked the same path

Shrey Aadi is not a startup. It is a second innings — built by a retired Colonel to give the next generation a genuine, expert-backed advantage in defence exam preparation.

Col Vishal Sharma
Founder  ·  Retd. Indian Army
  • Alumnus, Sainik School Kunjpura
  • Graduate, National Defence Academy (NDA)
  • Graduate, Indian Military Academy (IMA), Dehradun
  • Former Registrar, Sainik School Goalpara
  • 33 years of commissioned service in the Indian Army
  • Personally guided hundreds of cadets toward military careers

Why a Colonel built a platform

I sat the NDA exam myself. I studied in a Sainik School. I served in the Army for 33 years, and for a portion of that time I was the Registrar at Sainik School Goalpara — responsible for exactly the kind of students who come to Shrey Aadi today.

When I retired, I saw what the market offered these students: generic test-prep apps that lumped defence exam aspirants in with JEE and NEET students, ran on outdated question banks, and offered no real expertise. Nobody who had actually served was building for them.

So I built Shrey Aadi. Not a generic EdTech product — a precision tool for NDA, CDS, AFCAT, Sainik School, RIMC and CBSE students, run by people who know what these exams actually test and why they matter.

Every question in the bank has been reviewed. Every AI explanation has been calibrated against the actual exam syllabi. The marking schemes, the difficulty grading, the practice series — all of it is shaped by 33 years of military experience, not a product manager's instinct.

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What we are built to do

India produces extraordinary military officers. The path to becoming one starts early — often at 16 in a Sainik School entrance exam, or at 17 preparing for NDA. We exist to make that path clearer, fairer, and more intelligent for every student, regardless of whether they have access to a great coaching institute.

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Precision over breadth

We do not cover every exam. We cover defence exams — NDA, CDS, AFCAT, CAPF, Sainik School, RIMC, Military School entrances, and supporting CBSE — and we cover them properly.

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AI that explains, not just marks

Our AI explanation cascade goes three levels deep: simple answer, worked solution, conceptual underpinning. A student who gets a question wrong leaves knowing not just the answer but the concept.

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Transparent to parents and teachers

Parents see exactly what their child is practising, how they're improving, and where they're weak. Teachers get dashboards that identify struggling students before the exam, not after.

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Privacy first — DPDP compliant

Built under India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act. We collect only what is necessary, give parents consent controls over their children's data, and never sell data to third parties.

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Question bank that grows

Over 22,000 questions across all defence exams, with PYQ papers going back 15+ years. Every question has a verified answer key, most have AI-generated explanations.

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Built for institutions too

Schools and coaching centres can use Shrey Aadi as a white-label practice platform — with teacher dashboards, batch management, parent portals, and result exports.

22,000+ questions. AI explanations. Parent portal. Full access for 7 days, completely free. NDA, CDS, AFCAT, Sainik School & more.

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How Shrey Aadi came to be

2024

Platform concept & first build

After retiring from 33 years of service, Col Vishal Sharma began developing the question bank and platform architecture. The focus: build something that a Sainik School student in a tier-3 town could use with the same confidence as a student at a premium Delhi coaching institute.

Early 2025

AI integration & question bank growth

AI explanation generation was integrated using large language models calibrated against official NDA, CDS and AFCAT syllabi. The question bank crossed 10,000 verified questions across all major defence exams.

2025

Full platform launch

Student app, teacher dashboard, parent portal, and school advisory module launched under shreyaadi.co.in. Razorpay-powered subscriptions, DPDP-compliant consent flows, and a 7-day free trial to let students evaluate before paying.

2026

22,000+ questions & PYQ extraction

The platform now holds over 22,000 questions with AI-verified answer keys, covering 15+ years of PYQ papers for NDA, CDS, AFCAT, and JEE exams. Adaptive practice series, rank prediction, and real-time performance analytics are live.

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