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{{Short description|Indian businessman (1949–2021)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Vinod Kumar Bansal
| image = V K Bansal Sir.jpg
| alt = V. K. Bansal
| caption =
| birth_name = Vinod Kumar Bansal
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1949|10|26}}
| birth_place = [[Jhansi district|Jhansi]], [[United Provinces (1937-50)|United Provinces]], [[India]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2021|05|03|1949|10|26}}<ref name=bw>{{cite news|last=Jacob|first=Sachu|title=A Lesson In Education|url=http://www.businessworld.in/news/books/reviews/a-lesson-in-education/321219/page-1.html|access-date=12 March 2014|newspaper=Business World|date=5 July 2011}}</ref>
| death_place = Maitri hospital, [[Kota, Rajasthan]]
| education = [[Chemical Engineering]] ([[B.Tech]])
| alma_mater = [[Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi|Indian Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University]]
| occupation = Teacher
| known_for = Founder of Bansal Classes
| spouse = Neelam Bansal
| children = 3
| parents = {{Unbulleted_list|Bisamber Dayal Agarwal|Anguri Devi}}
| relatives = P. K. Bansal
}}

'''Vinod Kumar Bansal''' or '''VK Bansal''' (26 October 1949 – 3 May 2021) was an Indian educationist and the founder of the Bansal Classes in [[Kota, Rajasthan|Kota]], [[Rajasthan]]. He made Kota famous throughout India for [[Joint Entrance Examination|IIT-JEE]] entrance exam preparation.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kota: Founding Father of Bansal Classes, Vinod Kumar Bansal dies |url=https://www.timesnownews.com/education/article/kota-founding-father-of-bansal-classes-vinod-kumar-bansal-dies/752567 |access-date=2022-03-07 |website=www.timesnownews.com |date=4 May 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

==Biography==
VK Bansal was born on 26 October 1949, in the [[Jhansi district]] of the state of [[Uttar Pradesh]]. His father was a government employee and his mother was a homemaker.

He went to the [[Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi|Indian Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University]]. After completing his education, he worked in a chemical company, J. K. Synthetics, in [[Kota, Rajasthan|Kota]].

In 1974, Vinod Kumar Bansal was diagnosed with [[muscular dystrophy]], which left him with complete paralysis and physical impairment, which was predicted to shorten his lifespan. In 1983, due to the financial crisis in Kota, J. K. Synthetics closed down. The same year, he met G. D. Agrawal of [[Mumbai]], who suggested he start coaching students for the [[Joint Entrance Examination|IIT-JEE]], i.e., the undergraduate entrance test for the [[Indian Institutes of Technology]]. He started coaching for the [[Joint Entrance Examination|IIT-JEE]], starting with 8 students at his dining table.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Bellman|first=Eric|date=30 September 2008|title=India's Cram-School Confidential: Two Years, One Test, 40,000 Students|work=The Wall Street Journal|url=https://www.wsj.com/news/articles/SB122272498377287687|access-date=17 February 2021}}</ref> After a few of his students cleared the JEE in 1991, he founded Bansal Classes.

== Pioneer of Entrance Examination Coaching in India ==
[[File:Bansal Sir and His Family.jpg|right|thumb|Bansal sir with family]]
Kota has since emerged as the principal coaching center in India, with nearly 150,000 students from across India enrolling in the 40 coaching institutes in Kota. In 2017, 39,000 of these students cleared the [[Joint Entrance Examination – Main|Joint Entrance Examination (Main)]] and at least 48 of them were in the top 100.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/education/over-39-000-students-from-kota-clear-jee-mains-2017-48-in-top-100/story-JJz2z9PP31oxgnMCuyqIiM.html | title=Over 39,000 students from Kota clear JEE Mains 2017, 48 in top 100 | date=28 April 2017 | first=Aabshar H | last=Quazi | newspaper=Hindustan Times | access-date=6 August 2018 }}</ref>

== Death ==
Bansal died on 3 May 2021, from a heart attack. He also tested positive for [[COVID-19]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=2021-05-04|title='Bhishma Pitamah' of Kota, he worked till end on maths for students|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/education/vinod-kumar-bansal-bhishma-pitamah-of-kota-he-worked-till-end-on-maths-for-students-7300982/|access-date=2022-02-08|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in India]] which worsened his pre-existing conditions.<ref>[https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/education/news/pioneer-of-kota-coaching-industry-v-k-bansal-dies/articleshow/82374317.cms Pioneer of Kota coaching industry V K Bansal dies]</ref>

According to his son Sameer Bansal, Managing Director of Bansal Classes, VK Bansal was the architect of the coaching industry in Kota.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Kota: Founding Father of Bansal Classes, Vinod Kumar Bansal dies|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/education/article/kota-founding-father-of-bansal-classes-vinod-kumar-bansal-dies/752567|access-date=2022-02-08|website=www.timesnownews.com|date=4 May 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

On the demise of VK Bansal, Naveen Maheshwari, many stated, "It was his fresh vision that made a subject like [[Mathematics|Maths]] interesting. Lakhs of students will remember his contribution".He was also known as "architect of kota"<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

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[[Category:Businesspeople from Uttar Pradesh]]
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[[Category:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in India]]
[[Category:Banaras Hindu University alumni]]

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