Competition
WhiteHat Jr Ads Are Banned By Advertising Body; All Ads To Be Removed Because They Are Misleadingedit
Trak – Online Web
WhiteHat Jr Ads Are Banned By Advertising Body; All Ads To Be Removed Because They Are Misleading WhiteHat Jr Ads Are Banned By Advertising Body; All Ads To Be Removed Because They Are Misleading We all have watched the Whitehat Jr advertisements, where kids are encouraged to learn to code and be the next Mark Zuckerberg’s of their generations.
WhiteHat Jr Told To Remove Misleading Ads After Social Media Furoreedit
Inc 42 – Online Web
After getting acquired by Bengaluru-based BYJUS in August this year, WhiteHatJr has been on an aggressive marketing spree WhiteHatJr has been asked by the Advertising Standard Council of India to pull down at least five of its advertisements BYJUS-owned online coding platform WhiteHatJr has been asked by the Advertising Standard Council of India (ASCI), the advertising self-regulatory body, to pull down at least five of its advertisements which were in violation of the advertising code for making dubious and unsubstantiated claims.
WhiteHat Jr to take down ads on ASCI direction: Reportsedit
Exchange 4 Media – Online Web
The Advertising Standards Council of India said it has processed complaints against seven ads of the Byjus owned startup WhiteHat Jr has agreed to pull down its ads after being asked by ASCI to do so, media reports have said. The Advertising Standards Council of India said it has processed complaints against seven ads of the Byjus owned startup.
Pulled up for violation, Whitehat Jr withdraws ads on coding for kidsedit
The News Minute – Online Web
Pulled up for violation, Whitehat Jr withdraws ads on coding for kids Five of WhiteHat Jrs ads were found to be in violation of guidelines issued by the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI), for making unsubstantiated claims.
Masterclass with Unacademy on ESOPsedit
Times Now News – Online Web
Tune in for this Masterclass with Unacademy HR VP, Tina Balachandran. Unacademy became a unicorn recently and had also announced a Rs 30 Cr buyback of ESOPs.
India can provide teachers to the world, just like software engineers, says Byju Raveendran as he plans to take his $11 billion edtech startup to US shoresedit
Business Insider– Online Web
BYJUS is now looking to conquer bigger international markets, starting with the US. Speaking on the sidelines of the Business Insider Global Trends Festival 2020, Byju Raveendran said that just like how India provides software engineers to the world, we can also provide teachers.
Gubbare and Vedantu Channels Now Added on Airtel Digital TVedit
Telecom Talk – Online Web
Coming the second newly added channel, it is Vedantu. The two different Vedantu channels are available on 1666 and 1667 on the Airtel Digital TV platform. Both the Vedantu channels are educational in nature. Another thing to note about these Vedantu channels is that both of them are under the testing phase for the Airtel Digital TV.
[TechSparks 2020] Day 3 highlights: Ravi Shankar Prasad, Nirmala Sitharaman, Byju Raveendran, and moreedit
Your Story – Online Web
In a riveting keynote, he elaborated on why this is actually the “right time to start-up”. Then, in a virtual fireside chat with Shradha Sharma, Byju Raveendran, Founder and CEO of BYJU’S, revealed that he would gladly spend $500 million on the edtech sector if he could.
Industry
Where Is There Still Room For Growth When It Comes To Content Creation?edit
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.
Preparing the workforce for a new digital economyedit
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).
Online classes and EdTech Triggered Education Sector to Post Highest Talent Demand in Sept 2020edit
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 EdTech startup Bada Business Scripts Lockdown History: Clocks 5 World Records within 6 Monthsedit
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.
Inc42 Plus releases The Future Of Edtech In India: Decoding The $10 Bn Market Opportunity Report, 2020edit
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.
Encouraging free exchange of ideasedit
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.
{Edtech App: Yschool} A Blockchain and AI based App for K12 Students Preparing for Competitive Examsedit
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.
What we can learn from online learningedit
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.
More Than 100 School Districts Enroll in Khan Academy, NWEA Personalized Learning Offeringsedit
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.
Should we teach children coding is the wrong questionedit
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.
$150m Softbank, GA cash makes Indus client Unacademy a unicorn, with Khaitan, Bharuchaedit
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.
Online learning still far from reality: Surveyedit
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
Ravi Shankar Prasad and Nirmala Sitharaman speak about the way forward to an Aatmanirbhar Bharat at TechSparks 2020edit
Your Story – Online Web
Ravi Shankar Prasad and Nirmala Sitharaman speak about the way forward to an Aatmanirbhar Bharat at TechSparks 2020 Byju