Khan, who is of Meo ethnicity, was born on 17 May 1978 in Khareda in the Alwar district of Rajasthan, India. When he was a student, Khan wanted to be a scientist. In 1999, Khan became a third-grade government teacher after completing a two-year teaching course. He worked in Kota for four years, before being transferred to Jaton Ka Bas.
Career
Programming and App Development
Khan, who is self-taught, became proficient in programming and web development through online tutorials and the books left by his younger brother, who left for a job in Gurgaon after pursuing B.Tech. in Computer Science. He designed www.gktalk.com, a general knowledge-related website, in 2005. He was introduced to app development by Alwar's then district collector Ashutosh AT Pednekar. With 1 Million installs and 10k reviews, General Science in Hindi is the most-downloaded of Khan's apps. A mobile application, created by Imran Khan, was launched by higher education minister Kiran Maheshwari 21 November 2017. The app will help college students prepare for competitive exams and also notify them of the same. The app will also provide latest updates and job alerts. App was launched in Mahavar Auditorium to create awareness of education in Mewat region, spread awareness, promote girl child education, eliminate social evils and create positive atmosphere. Khan has donated all his applications to the Ministry of Human Resource Development as a patriotic contribution to Digital India. He has developed over fifty-two educational mobile applications and designed more than a hundred websites. Khan indicated that he would continue developing applications for other regional languages as well.
, the Prime Minister of India, mentioned Khan during his speech at Wembley Stadium, London, in November 2015. Against a backdrop of news media debates about intolerance in India, Modi said that India is beyond news headlines and is much bigger than what people see on TV, adding, "My India resides in people like Imran Khan from Alwar". Khan expressed his happiness over Modi's admiration of his "small effort". Soon afterwards, Khan was given free Internet service by Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited. MHRD minister Smriti Iranitweeted that Khan has done a "stupendous job". Khan also received a call from the Minister of Communications and Information TechnologyRavi Shankar Prasad, who congratulated him. Bharatiya Janata Party state president Ashok Parnami assured Khan of assistance with apps under development. Rajasthan's Technical and Higher Education Minister Kali Charan Saraf gave Khan. He also offered him the post of project officer in the Department of Science and Technology, but Khan "politely turned down" the offer.
Bhamashah Award
Imran Khan was nominated for state-level Bhamashah award for giving up the copyright to 60 of his mobile apps on education and gifted the same to HRD ministry. The total estimated value of his apps are Rs 3.32 crores. Education Minister of Rajasthan Mr. Vasudev Devanani with Chairman of state assembly Mr. Kailash Meghwal awarded him in Birla Auditorium on 28 June 2016.
National ICT Award 2016
Imran Khan is awarded by National ICT Award 2016 for his ICT activities in Education by President of India in Vigyan Bhawan on Teachers Day 5 September 2017.
National Award to Teachers 2018
Imran Khan selected for National Award to Teachers 2017 by Govt of India for his innovative activities in Education. He was felicitated by Vice President of India in Vigyan Bhawan on Teachers Day 5 September 2018. Imran Khan devoted this Award to Students studying in Government schools of India.
Imran Khan was awarded by Jamnalal Bajaj Award 2019 for Outstanding Contribution in Application of Science & Technology for Rural Development. Foundation commemorates the birth anniversary of Shri Jamnalal Bajaj every year. As a tribute to the great man on this special occasion, the Foundation felicitated achievers in the field of humanitarian activities and Gandhian constructive programmes by presenting them with a Citation, a Trophy and a Prize amount of INR 10,00,000/- in each category. The Foundation continues to serve the ideals to which Shri Jamnalalji was dedicatedly been involved during his lifetime.
