He is the founder and director of the Dikshant Education Centre Private Limited, a UPSC coaching institute in Delhi. Pandey was born on Thursday, 16 January 1969 (age 53 years; as of 2022) in Dehri On-Sone, Bihar. After completing his schooling, he did a BA (Hons.) in Sociology at Magadh University. He then pursued a MA in Sociology from Banaras Hindu University. Dr. Pandey also holds a Ph.D. in ‘
Labour-Management Relations’ from Banaras Hindu University. Dr. Pandey also got a post-graduate diploma degree in Personal Management from NIPM. Dr. Pandey was good at studies and always wanted to serve the nation. In 2000 he joined as Research Assistant on the UNESCO Project “Village India” with famous Anthropologist Dr. B N Saraswati in Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Kala Kendra, New Delhi, and in 2002 he joined as an Assistant Professor at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University (HNB PG College, Lalganj). In 2004, he resigned from his job and decided to teach UPSC aspirants. Career
Dr Pandey got his Ph. in 2000 on “Labour - Management Relations In India” and after getting his Ph. he joined as Research Assistant in Indira Gandhi Rastriye Kala Kendra, New Delhi with famous Anthropologist Dr B. Saraswati. In 2002 he joined as an Assistant Professor in Ram Manohar Lohia Awadh University, Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh ( HNB PG College, Lalgang ). He worked in the College for a year and then resigned from his job to teach UPSC Aspirants. In 2005, he founded the Dikshant IAS Coaching in Delhi with the aim to provide simplified coaching for the UPSC aspirants. Dr Pandey adopted a unique teaching style to help the students prepare for the UPSC exam. After a boost in his Coaching Institute, in 2018, his life goal got a major change towards welfare of poor students, after that he made a Trust named “Padho Mera Desh” which provided Free Coaching and Scholarship for poor students.