prepas

What prepas does

prepas.org is the digital portal of the Union des Professeurs de classes préparatoires Scientifiques (UPS), a French loi 1901 non-profit association founded in 1927 that federates more than 90% of mathematics, physics, chemistry and computer science teachers across the French scientific preparatory class (CPGE) tracks (MPSI, MP2I, PCSI, PTSI, MP, MPI, PC, PSI, PT, TSI, TPC, ATS). The platform serves an addressable population of roughly 55,000 CPGE students and a parallel audience of high-school prospects preparing engineering school applications, offering orientation content on the ~200 accessible engineering schools, written exam subject banks with corrections, the BEOS collaborative oral-exam database, the BACORGE orientation database cross-referencing ministries, SCEI, CTI, CGE and Onisep data, TIPE resource collections, engineer-portrait videos, and the Qmax mobile application providing over 1,400 physics-chemistry multiple-choice questions.

Name

prepas

Legal name

Union des Professeurs de classes préparatoires Scientifiques (UPS)

Website

https://prepas.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1927

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Free French educational portal operated by the UPS teachers' union (founded 1927), serving roughly 55,000 scientific preparatory class students with exam databases, orientation tools, and engineering school resources.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Educational portal

NAICS

Exam Preparation and Tutoring (611691), All Other Schools and Instruction (61169)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Exam Prep & Standards-Aligned Review Courseware (Within Curriculum) (EDAFACAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

College Readiness & Admissions Prep Centers (Small-Group Workshops) (EDANAHAI), Test Prep Tutoring Platforms (SAT/ACT/GRE/GMAT, etc.) (EDANAGAH)

Keywords

• Engineering school preparation
• Scientific preparatory classes
• Exam subject database
• Student orientation portal
• Educational content portal

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

prepas.org is a free online educational portal operated by UPS (Union des Professeurs de classes préparatoires Scientifiques, founded 1927) that provides scientific preparatory class (CPGE) students with engineering school orientation data, written exam subjects and solutions, pedagogical resources (TIPE), and a mobile revision app (Qmax). The portal serves approximately 55,000 students preparing for admission to France's 200 engineering schools.

Product overview

prepas.org is a comprehensive educational portal for French scientific preparatory classes (classes préparatoires aux grandes écoles - CPGE), managed by UPS (Union des Professeurs de classes préparatoires Scientifiques). The platform consists of the main prepas.org website providing orientation resources, exam preparation materials (BEOS oral exam database, written exam subjects), the Qmax physics-chemistry revision mobile application, the BACORGE engineering school orientation database, and TIPE resources. The site serves approximately 55,000 students across France preparing for engineering school entrance exams.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• prepas.org web portal Free online educational portal operated by UPS that provides scientific preparatory class (CPGE) students with orientation data, exam preparation resources, pedagogical materials, and access to UPS's databases and mobile applications.
• Qmax mobile application Mobile application for physics-chemistry revision supporting scientific preparatory class students with on-the-go study tools.
• BACORGE database Database providing engineering school rankings, comparison data, and orientation information for CPGE students and prospective applicants evaluating admission options across France's engineering schools.
• BEOS database (Sujets et corrigés) Database of written exam subjects and their solutions for scientific preparatory classes, serving as an archive of past competitive exam materials.
• TIPE pedagogical resources Pedagogical resources supporting the TIPE (Travail d'Initiative Personnelle Encadré) component of CPGE curricula, providing structured materials for student personal research projects.
• Portraits d'ingénieurs (Engineer portraits and videos) Video portraits of engineers and educational video content accessible through the portal, helping students explore engineering career paths.

Quantifiable outcome

• 55,000 students served across France
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• CDEFI (Conférence des Directeurs des Écoles Françaises d'Ingénieurs)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner organization listed on the prepas.org website with logo display, representing French engineering school directors
• CGE (Conférence des Grandes Écoles)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerMajor partner providing joint promotion of engineering school admissions and orientation resources for CPGE students
• L'EtudiantminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEducational media partner for student events and salon promotions
• StudyramaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner for student orientation events and salon promotions
• Thotis MediaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEducational media partner for content distribution and student outreach
• UPS (Union des Professeurs de classes préparatoires Scientifiques)coreOthersUPS is the parent organization (association loi 1901, founded 1927) that manages and edits prepas.org. It federates over 90% of CPGE science teachers and operates from 3, rue de l'École Polytechnique, 75005 Paris

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/prepas

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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