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Education: Breakout Year For Edtechedit
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Kavish Gadia, CEO & Cofounder, Stones2Milestones, bets on this momentum continuing. When the pandemic hit, it was a demonetisation moment for parents all over again. They were suddenly confronted with turning to edtech solutions to ensure their children’s education could continue.
Competition
How EdTech can cater to social learningedit
Deccan Herald – Bangalore
The concept of social learning is based on the principle that learning is a cognitive process taking place in a social context. Social learning takes place through interaction with peers, mentors or teachers, and through observation of their actions and behaviours.
DcodeAI, an AI-focused EdTech startupedit
The Echo of India – Kolkata
DcodeAI, an India based EdTech startup focused on Artificial Intelligence (AI), has launched new DIY learning platform including Natural Language Processing (NLP), Computer Vision (CV), Data Science for children aged between 12 and 18 years.
upGrad Losses Shoot Up 84% In FY20 Even As Revenue Nearly Doublesedit
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Mumbai-based higher education edtech platform upGrad saw its loss increase 84% year-on-year (YoY), from INR 43 Cr in the fiscal year 201819 (FY19) to INR 79 Cr in FY20 which ended March 31, 2020. During the same period, the company’s total revenue increased by 95%, from INR 85 Cr in FY19 to INR 163 Cr in FY20.
upGrads revenue jumps 91% in FY20, outstanding losses cross Rs 182 Credit
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As edtech proliferates into the lives of Indian learners, the topline of edtech companies is seen improving in FY20 as compared to the preceding fiscals. Unacademy’s operating revenue jumped 5.3X to Rs 86 crore in the last fiscal and now Mumbai-based upGrad has recorded a 90% leap in its total income.
Unacademy onboards prominent Gate exam educator Ravindrababu Ravulaedit
Live Mint – Online Web
Ed tech startup Unacademy on Monday announced that it has onboarded prominent Gate (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) exam educator Ravindrababu Ravula as an exclusive teaching partner on its platform.
Question timeedit
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Digital education has become a great enabler. “Students have the ‘front-row seat’, irrespective of location and prociency levels, and can go through the same topic multiple times at their own pace,” says Divya Gokulnath, cofounder, BYJU’S.
News18 Network & BYJUS announce the launch of the show Young Geniusedit
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As a part of Young Genius, an initiative for showcasing, recognizing and inspiring young geniuses in different fields across the country, News18 Network and BYJUS today announced the launch date of the show 16th January 2021.
Unveiling of children’s latent talent: This is the start of the Young Genius Show from Jan. 16edit
Kannada News18 – Online Web
Several private channels are conducting programs to bring out the latent talent in children. Thereby creating an ideal platform for children to put out their talents. Similarly, News18 Network and BYJU’S are also hosting an event today to identify, promote, and showcase young talent in various fields across the country.
Meet Google Boy of India Kautilya Pandit in Byju’s Young Genius, which raised India’s nameedit
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Meet Google Boy of India Kautilya Pandit in Byju’s Young Genius, which raised India’s name Born in the village of Kohand in Karnal district of Haryana province, Kautilya Pandit, an exceptionally talented child, surprised the world by giving a pinch of answers to questions related to many subjects at just under 6 years of age.
List of five apps for studying online in Hindi languageedit
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These courses start from Rs 3500. Apart from this, a scholarship program for school children from fourth to twelfth has also been put in place. BYUJ’s app features online classes for students to have a better understanding of concepts.
Largest consumer internet firm will be from edtechedit
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Having turned a unicorn, made five acquisitions and raised three rounds of funding all in the course of a single year, 2020edtech startup Unacademy is looking at 2021 with a focus on building things for India.
BYJU’S Young Genius: Our Girl Who Is The Youngest Karate Black Belt Champion In The World .. 400 Medals In 15 Yearsedit
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Khushi is currently 15 years old. Achievements and records are innumerable. This Maharashtra girl broke records at an age when the world was not properly known. The mother continues to work wonders with the encouragement of her goal. (BYJU’s)
Investors Continue to Support Mainstream Internet Businessesedit
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Edtech player Byju’s alone has raised over $ 1 billion from investors; Unacademy, Eruditus and Vedantu have collectively pocketed more than $ 500 million in funding. More than 10 startups in sectors ranging from beauty to payments became unicorn in 2020 compared to 9 in
BYJU’S Young Genius: Songs in over a hundred languages in a single concert .. This is the success story of 13 year old Suchetaedit
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Usually a person can speak a maximum of three or four languages. When it comes to songs .. let’s remember some of our favorites. But one girl who has a record of singing songs in over a hundred languages. (BYJU’s)
How the pandemic has caused a surge in EdTech investmentsedit
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Byju’s a K12 subject and exam preparation app as well as live coaching platform Unacademy drew the biggest investments of $200 million and $150 million respectively. Executive education programme Eruditus also raised more than $110 million, while live K12 and exam prep platform Vedantu drew $100 million.
Guest Post | The Indus Valley Playbookedit
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We are beginning to see the emergence of the Build in India for the World model in edtech as well. WhiteHat Jr was earning ~60% of its revenues from U.S., before it was acquired by Byju’s.
From classroom to boardroom, edtech startup Clever Harvey makes MBA possible for kidsedit
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She adds that WhiteHat Jrs success is a testament to the fact that parents are keen to give their children an early start on realworld skills. We are bringing the same opportunity to the Arts and Commerce students who are seventy percent of the market.
Celebrating India’s Brightest Sitaras, with the inspiring BYJUS Young Genius Anthem by SalimSulaiman!edit
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BYJU’S Young Genius A News18 Initiative. Here’s a show that will shed the spotlight on some of the youngest and brightest sitaras of India, and their talents will be cheered on by some of India’s biggest and most recognisable names on 18 channels such as News18 India, CNN News18, History TV18 and all regional channels of the network.
Can Edtech Retain 2020 Momentum As Schools, Colleges Reopen In 2021edit
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Even when students make it back to schools, the need for education technology is likely to continue. Edtech solutions such as Coursera, BYJUs and Vedantu helped schools/colleges go online during the lockdown and they are expected to help the institutions reopen, automate parts of the management and deploy learning management systems.
Industry
Yellow Class aims to bring childhood back to children with their community-based modeledit
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Learning coding at an early age has created a buzz in the education industry. It is a much debated topic which is more about letting children learn coding to put pressure on their young minds vs. letting them learn coding to stay ahead of peers in the future.
2021 will be a watershed moment for India’s tech ecosystem here are the startup sectors that VCs are betting onedit
Business Insider – Online Web
Indian investors say they will continue to bet on sectors like ecommerce, edtech, fintech and SaaS, while there’s room for sectors like SpaceTech and Agritech to grow. The year ahead could see consolidation in India’s tech ecosystem as well.
The New Normal In the Education Sector In 2021edit
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These young students may sign up for additional skills or specialised qualifications through the plethora of online courses that are now available. MOOCs will play an important role in this context.
The future of EdTech: How the global education system is in for a complete makeoveredit
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COVID19 has been able to accomplish what armies of dissatisfied parents, charismatic speakers like Ken Robinson and Sugata Mitra, and piles of research on education policy could not do give innovation a chance. We are currently in the midst of a worldwide experiment led by the digital and ideological transformation.
Newton School introduces an all women tech programedit
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Bengaluru-based edtech startup, Newton School, has introduced an all women tech program with an aim to encourage women to re-enter the workforce equipped with industry oriented skills.
Meet 22yr-old Subrahmanyam Who Built EdTech Firm Verzeo having Over 700 Employees in Just 3 Yearsedit
India Education Diary – Online Web
In today’s world, where there are colossal options for online training, its significant for the aspirants to know about the right EdTech companies that can help them navigate through their dreams and reach their goals.
Effective digital tools and learning methods for rural govt schools revealed in teacher survey across 6 statesedit
India Today – Online Web
The survey conducted digitally as schools remain closed was carried out to better understand the needs of government school teachers who are using remote learning tools to teach students during the coronavirus pandemic.
Edtech trends are shaping the future of educationedit
The Hindu Business Line – Online Web
The Covid19 pandemic has not only changed education, but it has also forced the Edtech industry to up its game. Edtech emerged to be one of the strongest domains since the start of this worldwide pandemic. Online education has been a familiar term, but 2020 has changed the notion of virtual learning forever.
Edtech startup Quantel helps you get personal career advice from industry expertsedit
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As an undergraduate student of NIT Kurukshetra, Lucky Rohilla realised many peers and college pass outs feel out of their depth when choosing a career path or joining the corporate world. To ease their doubts and put them on a confident footing, he started Quantel in 2019 with friend and batchmate Rishabh Garg.
Content Curation And Technology Solutions Like LMS For The Indian Education Systemedit
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Content curation and edtech solutions such as learning management systems (LMS) have streamlined education and paved the path for a new era of learning in India. In this past decade, we’ve witnessed a massive shift in the way teaching and learning takes place in India. For ages, physical textbooks and libraries have been the only source of education and development.
NEXTCOVID19 fuelling educations tech disruption, deepening digital divideedit
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For the less affluent, before they had nothing … Now, they’re using resources like Khan Academy, he said. I think you’re going to see a leveling of the playing field. As digital learning loosens capacity constraints, that will also make education more equitable, he said. I think as we go forward, were getting to a more egalitarian society.