Competition
Vedantu appoints Kunal Dubey & Lucky Saini as Marketing Head & Brand Headedit
Exchange 4 Media – Online Web
Vedantu as the most preferred and loved EdTech brand amongst students and parents. At the precipice of becoming one of the largest EdTech brands globally, Vedantu’s growth strategy will be strongly supported by the marketing & brand team. Based in Bengaluru, Kunal and Lucky will report to the company’s COO, Arvind Singhal.
Unacademy’s revenue surges 5.5X during FY20edit
Entrackr – Online Web
One such firm that benefited from this influx was Unacademy which raised close to $350 million with its valuation surging to $2.01 billion. While 2020 has turned out to be an exceptional one for the Bengaluru-based firm, its momentum of growth began in FY20 itself when the company witnessed a fourfold increase in its topline.
SalimSulaiman Compose a Riveting Anthem for BYJU’S Young Geniusedit
Punekar News – Online Web
As a part of Young Genius, an initiative for showcasing, recognizing and inspiring young geniuses in different fields across the country, BYJU’S today launched an anthem composed by award winning musicians Salim Sulaiman.
Pradep Poonia asks for details on Wolf Gupta, consumer complaints against WhiteHat Jr: Reportedit
Medianama – Online Web
During the latest hearing in WhiteHat Jrs defamation case, Pradeep Poonia asked for the records of Wolf Gupta and Ryan Venkat ads that the company ran on Facebook and Instagram, as well as documents from the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) and the Department of Consumer Affairs, where complaints against WhiteHat Jr were filed.
News18 Network & BYJUS announce the launch of Young Genius showedit
Exchange 4 Media Pitchonnet – Online Web
As a part of Young Genius, an initiative for showcasing, recognizing, and inspiring young geniuses in different fields across the country, News18 Network and BYJU’S today announced the launch date of the show 16th January 2021. Young Genius kickstarted on Children’s Day with a Call for entry promotional campaign.
BYJU’S Young Genius in search of young talent from all over Indiaedit
News18 – Online Web
BYJU’S, one of the world’s largest tech companies, aims to provide a platform for young talent across the country to discover and promote their innovative talents. If you know a child who has extraordinary talent in the fields of arts, sports and education, you can include that child in this program.
Edtech platforms by Indian Entrepreneursedit
Business World – Online Web
Vedantu: One of the most popular EdTech platforms in the country, Vedantu was founded by IIT-ian friends Vamsi Krishna, Pulkit Jain and Anand Prakash. Vedantu refers to itself as an online tutoring company which enables students to learn and live with some of India’s bestcurated teachers.
Industry
Lead school launches bridge course for class 10 students to cover learning gapsedit
Trinity Mirror – Online Web
To address this, Mumbai-based EdTech company LEAD School has introduced a Bridge Course for students entering Class 10 in 2021. Class 10 is an important milestone in the academic journey of students.
Interactive flat panels powering the emergence of virtual classrooms in Indiaedit
Digital learning Elets online – Online Web
The Covid19 has ensured that coaching centers and educational institutes remain locked down, the idea of a virtual classroom has never been more central to our education system. Social distancing being the norm for the foreseeable future, the most complex piece on the system is to now determine how one can ensure there is no loss in the quality of education, while finding innovative ways to continue teaching students at their home.
Esper partners with Teach for India and iTeach Schools to bring education to rural kidedit
India Education Diary – Online Web
Bangalore: Android Device Management Platform, Esper, announced its partnership with two non-profit organizations, Teach for India and iTeach Schools, this month. Both the NGOs run large scale programmes impacting over thousands of school kids in India. Through these partnerships, Esper will assist both the e-learning providers to streamline the deployment and management of low cost Android tablets.
Digitalization, Tech Adoption to Drive India’s Tech Startup Ecosystem: Nasscom Zinnovedit
CXO Today – Online Web
Despite a lower number of total startup deals in 2020, seedstage investments are recovering at a good pace as investor activity at lower ticket sizes has increased. Seedstage funding in 2020 recovered to more than 90% of 2019 levels.
Digital Tools Can Enable In classroom Teaching In Rural India’s Government School: Reportsedit
Business World – Online Web
A Teacher Survey conducted by Sampark Foundation reveals that teachers across six states prefer in-class teaching over online classes as an effective method to teach students in rural India’s government schools.
Cambridge to train AP municipal students, teachers in Englishedit
SiaSat – Online Web
As per the memorandum of understanding, University of Cambridge will provide training to teachers and students under the municipal department in order to improve English language proficiency, said an official statement.