(Since May 24, 2026)

Experience
Rakesh Iyer is a Chemistry Content Strategist at Collegedunia with 16 years of senior-secondary teaching experience. He specialises in mechanism-first organic chemistry, reasoning every named reaction from electronic effects rather than rote, and has trained over 4,000 students through Class 11 and 12 Chemistry for boards and JEE.
About the Author
Rakesh led the Chemistry vertical at a Mumbai JEE coaching institute before moving full-time into content. He is known for bridging the conceptual gap between Class 10 Science and Class 11 Chemistry. Off-clock, he is an obsessive long-distance cyclist along the Mumbai-Lonavala route, a Carnatic-music listener, and an amateur student of Tamil literature.
Education:
Undergraduate - B.Sc. Chemistry, University of Mumbai
Master's - M.Sc. Organic Chemistry, University of Mumbai

