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{{Short description|Indian Hindi-language web-series}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox television
| genre = Crime Thriller
| image = Shilksha Mandal.jpg
| creator =
| inspired_by =
| based_on = [[Vyapam scam]]<ref name="qnt">{{cite news |last=Bose |first=Suchandra |title=Shiksha Mandal Review: Gauhar Khan-Gulshan Devaiah's Show Has Too Much Going On |url=https://www.thequint.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/shiksha-mandal-review-gauhar-khan-gulshan-devaiah-show-has-too-much-going-on |access-date=9 January 2023 |work=[[The Quint]] |date=18 September 2022 |language=en}}{{rating|3|5}}</ref>
| writer = Syed Ahmad Afzal
| screenplay =
| director = Syed Ahmad Afzal
| starring = {{ubl|[[Gulshan Devaiah]]|[[Gauhar Khan]]|[[Pawan Malhotra]]}}
| music =
| country = [[India]]
| language = Hindi
| num_episodes = 9
| executive_producer =
| producer =
| editor = Kamesh Karna
| company =
| network = [[MX Player]]
| first_aired = {{Start date|df=y|2022|09|15}}
| last_aired =
}}

'''''Shiksha Mandal''''' is an Indian [[Hindi cinema|Hindi-language]] [[crime film|crime]] [[drama]] web-series written and directed by Syed Ahmad Afzal and starring [[Gulshan Devaiah]], [[Gauhar Khan]] and [[Pawan Malhotra]]. It was premiered on [[MX Player]] on 15 September 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=Shiksha Mandal Web Series (2022) {{!}} Release Date, Review, Cast, Trailer, Watch Online at MX Player |url=https://www.gadgets360.com/entertainment/shiksha-mandal-web-series-112873 |website=[[NDTV|Gadgets 360]] |access-date=17 January 2023 |language=en}}</ref>

==Plot summary==
The story is inspired by true events related to [[Vyapam scam]], one of the biggest medical entrance exam scam in India.

==Cast==
*[[Gulshan Devaiah]] as Aditya Rai
*[[Gauhar Khan]] as Anuradha Singh Shrivastava
*[[Pawan Malhotra]] as Dhansu Yadav
*Rajendra Sethi as Jungal Singh
*Dr. Niharika Porwal as Aisha Khan
*Iram Badar Khan as Vidya Rai
*Shivani Singh as Shivani Dubey
*Jaihind Kumar as Madho Donald
*Ramkrishan Dhakad as Mangal singh
*Kumara Saurabh as Nanhe
*Sandeep Goyat as Vikram Dangi
*Puneet Kumar Mishra as Swadesh Rawat
*Abhishek Singh Rajput as Naman
*[[Anil Rastogi]] as Umesh Mahajan

== Release ==
The web series was premiered on [[MX Player]] on 15 September 2022.<ref>{{cite news |title=MX Player series 'Shiksha Mandal' to premiere on September 15 |url=https://theprint.in/features/mx-player-series-shiksha-mandal-to-premiere-on-september-15/1105786/ |access-date=10 January 2023 |work=[[ThePrint]] |agency=[[Press Trust of India|PTI]] |date=29 August 2022}}</ref>

== Reception ==
Roktim Rajpal of ''[[India Today]]'' rated 2 out of 5 stars and wrote "Shiksha Mandal is not a wasted effort by any stretch of the imagination. Gulshan Devaiah tries to salvage the show by giving it his all. The actor does a decent job of bringing out his character’s vulnerabilities, especially in the emotional scenes."<ref>{{cite news |last=Rajpal |first=Roktim |title=Shiksha Mandal Review: Gulshan Devaiah gives it his all in this lost opportunity |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/binge-watch/reviews/story/shiksha-mandal-review-gulshan-devaiah-gives-it-his-all-in-this-lost-opportunity-2000294-2022-09-15 |access-date=10 January 2023 |work=[[India Today]] |date=15 September 2022 |language=en}}{{rating|2|5}}</ref> Archika Khurana of ''[[The Times of India]]'' wrote "What does pass with distinction are the performances of the cast. Gauahar Khan, the fierce and no-nonsense cop, pulls it off in every frame with confidence and ease. It's undeniably one of her best performances to date. Gulshan Devaiah’s intense act keeps you hooked."<ref>{{cite news |last=Khurana |first=Archika |title=Shiksha Mandal Season 1 Review: An engaging but flawed look at the education scam |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/web-series/reviews/hindi/shiksha-mandal/season-1/seasonreview/94007700.cms |access-date=10 January 2023 |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=16 September 2022}}{{rating|3|5}}</ref> Suchandra Bose of ''[[The Quint]]'' saw similar pattern in most of the scenes. Bose wrote "The two lead actors, Devaiah and Khan, try to hold their own as the narrative jumps from one plotline to the other. With the corrupt politicians, caricaturish villains and a holier-than-thou hero, that story lacks nothing but somehow feels overburdened with its need to be a gripping thriller."<ref name="qnt" /> [[Deepa Gahlot]] for ''[[Rediff.com]]'' wrote "Malhotra and Devaiah act like they were aiming for an award, while the youngsters playing students are raw, so look and behave naturally."<ref>{{cite news |last=Gahlot |first=Deepa |title=Shiksha Mandal Review |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/review/shiksha-mandal-review/20220916.htm |access-date=10 January 2023 |work=[[Rediff.com]] |date=16 September 2022 |language=en}}{{rating|2|5}}</ref> Abhimanyu Mathur of ''[[Hindustan Times]]'' wrote "The trouble with Shiksha Mandal is that it lacks subtlety and finesse. It tries to force everything with the gentleness of a jackhammer. The writing is so unimaginative and bland that several characters are reduced to repeating the same lines episode after episode, turning them into caricatures."<ref>{{cite news |last=Mathur |first=Abhimanyu |title=Shiksha Mandal review: Pavan Malhotra shines but this Gulshan Devaiah, Gauahar Khan-starrer feels like a bad parody |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/entertainment/web-series/shiksha-mandal-review-gulshan-devaiah-gauahar-khan-s-show-is-like-a-bad-parody-101663230061926.html |access-date=17 January 2023 |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |date=15 September 2022 |language=en}}</ref> Shubham Kulkarni of ''Koimoi'' wrote "Spoiler warning! The show ends at a point so bizarre that it just serves as a turn out than a curious angle. It ends so abrupt that you are never sure if it ended if there ever was a climax planned or the makers just forgot to give us the final episode."<ref>{{cite news |last=Kulkarni |first=Shubham |title=Shiksha Mandal Review: Right Ingredients Wrong Proportions End Up Making An Absurd Product |url=https://www.koimoi.com/reviews/web-reviews/shiksha-mandal-review-right-ingredients-wrong-proportions-end-up-making-an-absurd-product/ |access-date=17 January 2023 |work=Koimoi |date=15 September 2022}}{{rating|2.5|5}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|21328654}}

[[Category:Hindi-language web series]]

Shiksha Mandal - Revision history

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