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PhysicsWallah launches PW Games app for students

By Startup Enthusiast · 24 June 2026

What they do

PhysicsWallah is an edtech platform offering courses for JEE, NEET, and school exams

It launched a standalone app 'PW Games' with educational games for classes 3-10

The app's privacy policy assumes parental consent for minors, which experts say violates India's DPDP rules

PhysicsWallah launched a standalone app called 'PW Games' for educational gaming.
The app targets students in classes 3 to 10.
A Pro subscription costs Rs 299 per month.
The Pro plan unlocks 50+ learning games and 12,000+ thinking and mental ability questions.
The app's privacy policy says it assumes parental consent if the user is under 18.
It collects data including name, email, phone, profile picture, age, grade, educational interests, usage stats, device info, IP address, and game activity.
Data is shared with partners for payment, cloud hosting, analytics, customer support, and marketing.
Data is used to personalise gameplay, track learning progress, improve features, and prevent fraud.

India's DPDP Rules 2025 (Rule 10) require verifiable parental consent before processing a minor's data.
Malcolm Gomes, COO of IDfy, said the policy assumes consent without verification, which violates the DPDP.
Under DPDP, a data fiduciary must verify the parent's identity via Aadhaar or DigiLocker token.
Gomes noted that even Aadhaar or DigiLocker cannot confirm the verified adult is the child's parent or guardian.
An unnamed lawyer said edtech gaming products need greater DPDPA scrutiny because they target minors.

PhysicsWallah offers live courses for JEE, NEET, classes 6-12, NCERT, competitive exams, school boards, government exams, UG/PG entrance, finance, PW Skills, study abroad, and PW Gulf.
It claims 10 million+ tests, sample papers, and notes, 24x7 doubt solving, 100+ offline centres, and presence in 175+ cities.
The website says it has millions of happy students, mock tests, video lectures, and practice papers.