Epw – Online Web

Live Mint – Online Web

Indian Education Diary –  Online Web

Afqas – Online Web

The Week – Online Web

The technological sector is everchanging and it goes through transitions quite often. With so many innovations coming in, it is difficult for the students to keep up with the pace. Access to quality learning in emerging technologies is the most common challenge faced by India’s demographics.

Business Standard – Online Web

In India, apart from new firms such as WhiteHat Jr, the company has signed leases with traditional companies such as law firm Khaitan and Co which have moved its entire office to a WeWork space.

The Financial Expres – Online Web

It should be noted that until early 2020, China had invested close to $4 billion in approximately 90 startups in India. Several unicorns such as Zomato, BigBasket, Paytm are backed by Ali Baba, while Tencent has invested in other unicorns such as Byjus, Ola, and Swiggy.

Forbes – Online Web

I told him I couldn’t promise anything but that I was betting my career on online video. Sal quit, and Khan Academy is now one of the largest educational networks on the planet.

Express Computer – Online Web

Today, Simplilearn is a renowned name in the edtech industry and a global provider of digital skills training. It started as a blog in 2009 by NITK alumnus Krishna Kumar. As an online learning platform, the startup began with a project management certification program called PMP (Project Management Professional certification).

Indian web2 – Online Web

Education/Training sector noted 27% MoM growth in talent demand, overshadowing the demand posted by all other major sectors like IT/Telecom, Retail, FMCG, and BFSI-Mumbai reclaimed its throne as top job hub with 14% MoM growth in talent demand, followed by Pune (Edtech)

Indian Education Diary – Online Web

Indian EdTech startup Bada Business has scripted history by becoming the world’s first company to grab five World Records in online learning. The back-to-back World Records were achieved by a series of business training sessions during the COVID-induced lockdown as Bada Business infused all its energy into training Indian MSMEs and helping them survive the crisis.

News Patrolling – Online Web

The market size of edtech is estimated to grow 3.7x in the next 5 years in India, from $2.8 Bn to $10.4 Bn, reveals recently released The Future Of Edtech In India: Decoding The $10 Bn Market Opportunity report, by Inc42 Plus.

The Statesman – Online Web

Growing edtech market Instead of buckling under the unpredictability of the situation, the incharges of educational institutions have created a new space on the back of this unprecedented state of affairs.

The Tech Panda – Online Web

The Learning App to provide a comprehensive online solution for Class 9th to 12th students to crack competitive exams, like NTSE, NEET UG, JEE Mains, JEE Advanced, and BITSAT.

The Times Of India – Online Web

It was a happy change, then, when we were told in our classes to look at videos on resources such as YouTube or Khan Academy to aid in our learning, rather than our textbooks. The multitude of information and resources on the internet, if used correctly by educators, can really make the difference in a student’s education.

PR Newswire – Online Web

Khan Academy Districts, one of two offerings for school districts introduced last year, provides tools, professional development, and data insights to help teachers, district administrators and principals monitor student use of Khan Academy districtwide.

Money Control – Online Web

There’s some research that says that learning how to code early can be good for children. As Karan Bajaj, the founder of Whitehat Jr writes to defend his decision to build a company that teaches children to code: using blocks or syntax to produce infinite outcomes go through a profound psychological shift.

Legally India – Online Web

SoftBank Group Corp. is leading a round of venture investment in India’s education startup Unacademy, boosting its valuation to $1.45 billion as online learning surges during the coronavirus pandemic.

Hindustan Times – Delhi

Less than one out of every three of India’s schoolgoing children has access to online resources, while the proportion of children not in school has increased, shows the Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) 2020, highlighting how the digital divide remains wide for students in India

Your Story – Online Web

Ravi Shankar Prasad and Nirmala Sitharaman speak about the way forward to an Aatmanirbhar Bharat at TechSparks 2020 Byju

The Financial Express – Online This app becomes the main app of concept development rather than a supplementary app for explanations and very soon the app will be upgraded with new features and will be called mylestone app instead of myStudygear to reflect.

Business Standard – Print ( Delhi Mumbai Kolkata Bangalore Chennai Hyderabad )

The funding was led by education, real estate and fintech. Investors say investment activity will increase in the coming months because Covid-19 has opened several new and first-time opportunities for startups as consumer habits are changing. Fintech, edtech and consumer-driven start-ups are likely to raise more funds and grow faster. With nearly $1 billion fundraise, Byju’s Classes topped the table in 2020

Business Standard – Online

Venture Intelligence data shows, with nearly $1 billion fund raise, Byjus Classes topped the table in 2020. The company raised the money in four tranches from various investors including TPG Capital, Tiger Global, ChrysCapital, Silver Lake, Owl Ventures, Sands Capital, General Atlantic and others.

Businessworld – Online

Though we have almost 4500 EdTech companies in the country, some like BYJUS, Toppscholars, Doubtnut, GradeUp, TestBook, Toppr, Unacademy and Vedantu are seeing a surge in business. Most of them cater to K12, JEE, NEET, CAT, IAS, GRE, and GMAT.

Free Press Journal – Online Web

WhiteHat Jr was acquired by Byjus for $300 million earlier this year. The company that claims to train young kids in coding has invited the wrath of parents and some tech experts for its aggressive marketing strategy.

Your Story – Online Web

However, Byju Raveendran, Founder, and CEO of edtech unicorn BYJUS, said that the market is nowhere close to saturation and that now is not a time to exit but time to enter for most edtech startups.

Your Story – Online Web

In a virtual fireside chat with YourStory Founder and CEO, Shradha Sharma, Edtech entrepreneur and Founder and CEO, Byjus, Byju Raveendran said that his startup and the recently acquired coding learning platform WhiteHat Jr. has created over 20,000 job opportunities in the last six months.

Your Story – Online Web

Several notable Indian startups such as Swiggy, Zomato, redBus, Ola, OYO, Razorpay, Unacademy, ixigo, etc., are building their products with AWS. Watch Puneet Chandoks full keynote address at TechSparks 2020.

Pitchonnet – Online

Early learning is one of the smartest investments a nation can do. Education along with English literacy should be the key deliverable for economic growth of any country. With the pandemic shifting the entire conversations to digital now, sectors across economies have adapted to the changing paradigm.

The New Indian Express – Online

Our platform enables anyone in the world to teach students and is especially useful for educational institutions, he said. According to him, the teacher utilising the platform can add various parameters such as classes, classrooms and students. Also, classes on Zixa will be in tandem with a reallife classroom.

Times Now News – Online

The statewise data was collected from DIKSHA app after which it was analysed to release the details. DIKSHA or Digital Infrastructure for School Education, by the Ministry of Education, from April 1 till October 21, has revealed that Gujarat is the topmost state in the direct plays category.

Business World – Online

Today, India’s edtech industry is the second biggest in the world and is set to contact $3.2 billion by 2022. With COVID19 acting as a point of emphasis, startups are changing the idea of education by replacing conventional classroom learning with apps that obscure the lines between education and entertainment.

The Week, India Education Diary – Online

Coworking space leader CoWrks has announced its decision to partner with EdSanta Education, a leading EdTech firm. This pathbreaking strategic partnership will enrich the Co-Wrks offering to its members with EdSanta’s flagship product Elite, the worlds #1 platform for curated learning.

India Education Diary – Online

Commenting on the launch of the new PG course, Mr Aakash Chaudhry, Director and CEO of Aakash Educational Services Limited (AESL), said, We are proud to launch the Aakash PG Plus program for medical students and professionals aspiring to pursue postgraduation in medicine.

Hindustan Times – Online

National Educational Alliance for Technology (NEAT) a regulatory body will be created to use technology for better learning outcomes. NEAT aims to use artificial Intelligence to make learning more personalized and customized as per the learners requirement. It even proposes to create national alliance with EdTech companies for a better learning experience.

Edtech Magazine – Online

Thats certainly true of those weve included on our EdTech 2020 K12 IT Influencers list. The list features current and former educators, administrators, IT professionals and activists who are using social media and other platforms to inspire others to approach education in new ways.

The News Indian Express The Morning Standard The Free Press Journal – Print | Online

In the edtech sector, four of the largest deals are fundraise by BYJU ($500m), Unacademy ($150m), Eruditus Executive Education ($113m), and Vedantu ($100 million). On an annualized basis, however, the inflow has been tepid with only around $500 million of additional inflows into India. Globally, VC investment rose to touch $73.2 billion in the September quarter.

Telangana Today – Online

Startups including Byjus, Playco and Ynsect.com have already received funds with an undisclosed figure, the company said, adding that it will be investing heavily into startups and the real estate sector.

ET Rise – Online

‘Have a break, Have a KitKat’ the tagline for Nestle KitKat took a U-turn when the chocolate giant, in its new advertisement, thanked healthcare professionals during the pandemic for ‘not taking a break’.

Forbes – Online

The education brand S. Chand has led the textbook and education content publishing industry in India for decades and understand the needs of schools, teachers and students and is building the structure of digital tools to teach and learn. S. Chand has been invested in the ed-tech space for over a decade with global partnerships and key school adoptions in the middle east market. The company has also backed startups like Testbook, Ignitor and Smartivity in the online testing and STEAM Learning.

Startup India – Online

Ahaguru is a Chennai-based ed-tech startup that focuses on science and math for higher class students. Unlike other ed-tech startups, Ahaguru does most of its content marketing through Whatsapp. There are over 4,530 active Ed-tech start-ups in India today, out of which 435 were founded in the last 24-months alone

The Times of India Deccan Herald Yourstory – Online

After steadily rising throughout 2019, the country saw a record quarter to close off the year. The current year has been a mixed bag, although September quarter saw two large deals close in the top 10 biggest funding rounds in the quarter $1.3 billion infusion in Flipkart and Byjus $500 million late-stage funding.

Livemint – Online

“India continues to be attractive market for VC investors. With the impact of the pandemic and the new normal paving the way for disruption in business models, there is significant demand in the edtech, healthtech and fintech segments,” said Amarjeet Singh, partner, KPMG in India.

Yourstory – Online

The edtech startup focuses on providing private and group sessions for children between ages five and 15, from the comfort of their homes. It acts as an alternative to traditional offline dance, music, chess, singing, and yoga schools.

Inc 42 – Online

Chennai-based edtech startup Ahaguru on Thursday (22nd Oct) raised an undisclosed amount in a Series A round led by an investment firm that is managed by Anand Mahindra’s family office.

The Times of India – Online

WazirX, one of India’s largest cryptocurrency exchange platform has launched its educational initiative with the intention of spreading knowledge of cryptocurrency.

Your Story – Online

Edtech startup edWisor makes job seekers work with mentors to become job-ready by taking the right courses that suit employers, thereby addressing the problem of unemployability.0:00/6:09Three years ago, Ramandeep Arora was trying to solve the problem of unemployability among students with his startup edWisor.

The Times of India – Online The Times of India – Print – Chennai

Edtech platform AhaGuru has raised an undisclosed amount of funding in a Series A round led by an investment firm managed by Anand Mahindra’s family office. The funds will be used to recruit additional teaching staff, develop new technology features and online courses for high school students.

MID-DAY – Print – Mumbai

In these times of Covid19 Pandemic, virtual classrooms and online education have become the buzzword for securing education. The need of the hour is additional online tools that will make the process of imparting education simple.

Forbes – Online

Companies and educational institutions have been developing educational technology (edtech) products for decades, but never have they been more important than they are right now.

Silicon Angle – Online

The app relies on models based on recordings of dyslexic patients reading aloud. A person with no training can assess the likelihood that someone has dyslexia in 10 minutes for a cost of $20, according to Richard.

The Times of India – Online

Is the Covid a black swan event for poorly run schools and With the geographical shackles being broken, what kind of challenges educational institutions will see Today for all practical purposes anyone can learn from anywhere.

Businessworld – Online

In an exclusive conversation with BW Education, Kaushik Sharaf, Founder & CEO, Cymatic EduTech, spoke about the firm and more. Excerpts from the interview:  Cymatic started its operations in the Year 2017, with the key focus to democratize education, by bridging the gaps in the ecosystem, making learning accessible to everyone, everywhere. We have created our own unique adaptive learning platform which brings the best subject experts across India as personal tutors to students at a pan India level.

Prahaar – Online

Since hybrid learning has become the new normal in education, teachers are devising new approaches to teach the students effectively. Brainly asked its users if they find any difference in the teaching style of educators during online classes.

The Tech Panda – Online

This edtech platform is creating an affordable and equitable online learning solution in the US as the pandemic widens the divide between haves and have nots as some parents opt for expensive methods to keep their children advancing academically.

The Tech Panda – Online

Edureka, a global online platform for niche, trending technology skills has partnered with premium institutes to deliver Advanced Executive Certification Programs to reaffirm its commitment to skilling and career development during the current pandemic.

CIOL, Digital Learning – Online

Advitiya Sharma of Housing.com left the venture to start an EdTech, quiz-based startup, Genius Teacher. Today, the startup has received angel investors fro India and the US. After having brought it 2 million dollars, the startup is still looking to raise another $5-8 million in venture capital funding or Series A in the next 12 months.

Good Returns – Online

Be it school/college education or a competitive examination, tutoring is high in demand in India. The founder of the popular Byjus app also developed the idea for online learning when he started coaching students in Mathematics. Education in India has become more competitive than ever. There are numerous takers for exams like CAT, JEE Main, TOEFL, IELTS, CA, etc.

The Economic Times

Genius Teacher, the startup launched by Housing-.com founder Advitiya Sharma, has received backing from a clutch of top CEOs in an angel funding round worth $2 million. Sharma set up the quiz-based e-learning platform focussed on the K-12 category

News 18 – Online

The NEP lists certain key principles as the foundation of the educational policy. It acknowledges that each child is unique and the need for teachers and parents to provide the space and freedom to discover, identify, and develop their inherent skills and capabilities. This enhances the personal learning journey of the children; centred around their interests.

The Times of India – Online

The Covid lockdown paved way for online learning in a big way. An assessment of overall performance of seven elearning applications widely used across the country by the Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow shows that for 66.1% users the overall quality of App is of atmost importance followed by class experience which 15.3% users feel is valuable.

The Times of India – Online

The central governments New Education Policy (NEP) talks about allowing students to choose coding lessons in schools, starting from Standard VI. While experts believe it to be a positive move, state minister for school education has stated on social media that there are no plans to making coding a compulsory subject in schools.

The Times of India – Print (Delhi)

Kavya Kothari used to like going to school. But the six-year-old absolutely loves ‘zooming’ into virtual school. While earlier her twin sister Krisha and the other kids would run to their classrooms from the school’s main gate, Kavya, who has a congenital spinal defect and can’t walk, had to be wheeled inside on a pram.

The Times of India – Print (Delhi Mumbai Bangalore Pune)

Learning outcomes, or goals or standards, are a set of skills a student should master by the end of an academic year. These are not synonymous to projects or test scores. So, instead of monitoring time spent on Zoom, focus on the skills students need to learn.

Business World – Online

Emerging slowly but surely as the next wave of Indian export is Edtech. There are now numerous edtech firms in India, with many of them becoming global names (Simplilearn and Byju, to name a couple). We can leverage this national strength with the fact that learning is no longer an event its an ongoing process.

ANI – Online

Sequoia, an investor in startups like Byjus, Zomato and DailyHunt launched a community programme to bring founders of their portfolio companies together on a regular basis to share their experiences.

Inc 42 – Online

Are edtech startups going too far with their fear tactics in marketing campaigns and ads?

Inc 42 – Online

The government has reportedly chosen not to mandate a secondary listing in India for domestic firms which choose to list in overseas bourses. Several Indian startups, as well as venture capital and investment firms, have long argued in favour of a provision that would allow Indian startups to directly list overseas (byju).

Deccan Herald – Online

Overall, online education startups raised over $1.5 billion since the onset of pandemic. Three Bengalurubased EdTech platforms Unacademy, Vedantu and Embibe raised about $335 million, while Byjus has raised $1.1 billion since January this year.

Tentaran – Online

Unacademy, an Edutech platform said the company will undertake an ESOP buyback programme of Rs 2530 crores in December this year. To bolster its cash reserves at a time when the food delivery sector is rebounding from the ravages of the coronavirus pandemic, Zomato has raised $52 million from US fund Kora Investments.

The Indian Express – Online | Print (Delhi Mumbai Kolkata)

Among the eight funding rounds of $100 million and above in Indian start-ups during April-September, five involved ed-tech companies like Byju’s, Vedantu, Unacademy and Eruditus. According to data sourced from Venture Intelligence, one-third of the $1.5 billion raised in these eight investment rounds was by Byju’s.

India Education Diary – Online

Quizzy has joined hands with cutting video tech venture Mogi to launch the first of its kind edtech solution for schools with extensive library of educational content. This white label platform will replicate the complete schooling experience for students with features such as Live Streaming for classes, Pre-loaded Conceptual videos for learning at own pace, video records of live classes, forums for doubt resolution, Multiple Choice questions, Quiz with timers, assignments & many more. The students will be able to learn through educational on-demand videos and live streaming.

Business World – Online

E-learning, as the name suggests, depends on the accessibility and openness of technology, yet practically no accessibility of such nature is a huge task to work on before turning to the online industry. One of the many aspects of COVID19 is its impact on India’s education system and industry in general. From unprepared teachers to online education to new education policy, it was all too much to soak in.

Tech Crunch – Online

Brighteye Ventures Alex Latsis talks European edtech funding in 2020 European edtech firm Brighteye Ventures recently announced the $54 million first close of its second fund. Tesla’s decision to scrap its PR department could create a PR nightmare. The move effectively makes founder Elon Musk the company’s lone voice.

News 18 – Online

When it comes to getting an education, there are several things to consider. Besides understanding what your children might want to do, you also have to figure out how best to help them achieve their goals. Sometimes this can mean prepping early on to make sure they build focus and commitment and dont struggle under the pressure of learning later on

Tech Crunch – Online

Brighteye Ventures, the European edtech venture capital firm, recently announced the $54 million first close of its second fund, bringing total assets under management above $112 million. Out of the new fund, the 2017founded VC will invest in 1520 companies over the next three years at the seed and Series A stage, writing checks up to $5 million.

CNBC TV18 – Online

Unacademy to buy back shares worth Rs 2530 crore Edtech startup Unacademy to buy back shares from current and former employees worth Rs 2530 crore, the latest in a series of quickly maturing companies which are giving employees some liquidity and rewarding their loyalty.

The Hindu Businessline – Online

The calendar year 2020 began with an Indian ecosystem of over 38,000 start-ups, growing rapidly on the back of a spectacular 2019. However, Covid-19 jolted the start-up ecosystem across multiple dimensions and the impact was severe during the lockdown period from March to June.

The Deccan Herald – Online

The tectonic shift in the education sector from the traditional form of teaching to online teaching has left not just students and parents but also teachers in dire straits. Teachers were suddenly forced to adopt a whole new way of teaching, practically overnight.

The New Indian Express – Online

Despite the Kerala State Commission for Protection of Child Rights’ directive limiting online lessons to two hours per day, many schools are holding longer classes. Psychiatrists warn of serious mental health issues that may haunt children if this trend is not monitored.

The Hindustan Times – Online

The Uttar Pradesh government may have allowed students of class 9 to 12 to attend schools from October 19 but parents of 82.5 per cent of students are not yet ready to send their kids to schools in Prayagraj, claim district basic education department officials.

The Hindu – Online

The article talks about how without a physical structure and face-to-face communication with the teachers, some students may find it hard to focus on their studies. At home, there may be interruptions from younger kids or household chores that must be finished. It tends to be hard to create a peaceful learning environment.

E-learning is also known to make students feel lonely, as they miss being with their peers. Loneliness can rapidly lead to higher suicides rates. Absence of social connections found in the traditional classrooms also makes it difficult for them to cope. Companionship of their peers gives them a lot of support.

Exchange4media – Online

The article talks about how edtech platforms add to their relevance in the new world by marketing courses like Coding, AI, Animation, App Development, Game Designing and Machine Learning for young children. Tech-infused interactive learning, education technology or edtech platforms are gaining momentum in the past few years and revolutionising the Indian education system. At this point when ed tech platforms are attempting to get into mainstream education, even with schools and colleges opening up, perhaps these innovative courses can be the much needed ‘add-on’ which can help them retain their relevance.

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