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Great Learning
Great Learning · Gurugram, Haryana, India · founded 2013
What it is
Great Learning is an education platform offering professional and higher-education programs in technology, data, and business. Learners can choose blended, classroom, or online delivery, with expert mentors and qualified faculty. Great Learning collaborates with institutions including Johns Hopkins University, MIT Professional Education, UT Austin, Northwestern University, Deakin University, and IIT Bombay. Academy Pro adds AI assistance, coding practice, guided projects, mock interviews, career support, and certificates, including certificates from Microsoft and AWS courses. Great Learning lists a free plan at no cost and Academy Pro at ₹999 a month, billed monthly. Paid programs include a Professional Certificate in Full Stack Software Development for $2,000, paid once and an AI for Business Leaders & Managers Post Graduate Program for $4,100, paid once. Apps for Android and iOS support offline access to videos and exercises, alongside the web service. Great Learning says it is ISO 27001:2022 certified and uses HTTPS to protect data in transit.
For and against
For
- Courses span technology, data, and business.
- Offers classroom, online, and blended delivery.
- Mobile apps support offline videos and exercises.
- Academy Pro includes guided projects and career support.
Against
- Certificates for free courses require a fee.
- Pro course access lasts one year after course completion.
The verdict
Great Learning combines free foundational courses with advanced courses and paid programs across several delivery formats. Check the free-course limits and course access period when choosing a learning path.
Who it suits
It suits learners seeking technology, data, or business education in online, classroom, or blended formats. Free courses can serve those seeking foundational learning, while Academy Pro and paid programs offer additional instruction and credentials.
Plans and prices
Great Learning Academy free courses
Selected courses free · certificate may require a non-refundable fee
Read 15 Oct 2026 · mygreatlearning.com
Free Courses
1,000+ courses · certificates available for a nominal fee · self-paced
Read 1 Oct 2026 · mygreatlearning.com
Academy Pro
40+ advanced courses · 700+ practice exercises and guided projects · unlimited premium-course access
Read 1 Oct 2026 · mygreatlearning.com
Professional Certificate in Full Stack Software Development
20+ projects · live mentored micro-classes · career support services
Read 1 Oct 2026 · mygreatlearning.com
AI for Business Leaders & Managers Post Graduate Program
application screening · interview process · limited cohort seats
Read 1 Oct 2026 · mygreatlearning.com
Great Learning Academy Pro+
Microsoft and AWS courses · 500+ practice exercises · 500+ course certificates · 50+ guided projects
Read 15 Oct 2026 · mygreatlearning.com
On the record
- Access limit
- Access to Great Learning Pro courses is granted for one year following completion of the respective course.mygreatlearning.com · read 1 Oct 2026
- API and SDKs
- The official pages reviewed describe the Olympus LMS, website and apps but provide no public API reference, SDK package or developer portal.mygreatlearning.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Career support
- Many certified programs include resume reviews, mock interviews, LinkedIn-profile help and access to more than 2,400 hiring partners through GL Excelerate.mygreatlearning.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Certificates
- The Academy offers free courses, while certificates for some free courses require a separate non-refundable payment.mygreatlearning.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Company ownership
- Great Learning identifies Mohan Lakhamraju as founder and CEO and says the company was bootstrapped; its FAQ says Hari Krishnan Nair and Arjun Nair are co-founders and that Great Learning partnered with BYJU’S in 2021.mygreatlearning.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Company scale
- Great Learning says it has delivered more than 400 million learning hours to over 12 million professionals in 170 countries.mygreatlearning.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Company status
- Great Learning Education Services Private Limited is the legal entity named in the site footer.mygreatlearning.com · read 1 Oct 2026
- Course breadth
- The official catalog lists 14 data-science and analytics programs, 49 AI and machine-learning programs, five cloud-computing programs, two cybersecurity programs and nine software-development programs.mygreatlearning.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Data handling
- Google Play reports no third-party data sharing, encryption in transit and user-requested deletion, while the app may collect location, personal information and seven other data types.play.google.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Delivery modes
- Programs are delivered in blended, classroom and purely online modes with expert mentors and qualified faculty.mygreatlearning.com · read 1 Oct 2026
- Free-course limits
- Free courses provide foundational knowledge and do not include personalized mentorship or hands-on projects; certificates require a fee.mygreatlearning.com · read 1 Oct 2026
- Integrations and credentials
- Academy Pro includes Microsoft and AWS courses with certificates from those providers.mygreatlearning.com · read 1 Oct 2026
- Learner reach
- Great Learning says it has impacted 15 million-plus learners across more than 170 countries.mygreatlearning.com · read 1 Oct 2026
- Learning format
- Programs combine prerecorded lectures and videos with live interactions, mentors, projects and career guidance.play.google.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Legal entity and address
- The Android listing names GREAT LEARNING EDUCATION SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED and gives an address at Orchid Centre, Sector 53, Golf Course Road, Gurugram, Haryana, India.play.google.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Licence
- Great Learning states that its content, learning-management software, website and applications are proprietary and protected by copyright; access is licensed rather than sold.mygreatlearning.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: app reliability
- An Apple reviewer reported that video lessons stopped loading and repeatedly displayed a retry control.apps.apple.com · read 15 Oct 2026
- Limit: cancellation and refunds
- Trustpilot complaints mention cancellation fees and difficulty obtaining refunds; the official terms say Academy payments are non-refundable and other refunds depend on program terms.mygreatlearning.com · read 15 Oct 2026
