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Edtech pioneer Ronnie Screwvala to build world's largest tech school

The move comes at a time when many unicorns recently fired employees in an attempt to conserve cash and focus on profitability amid steep losses and a funding winter

Ronnie Screwval
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Ronnie Screwval

Peerzada Abrar Bengaluru
Edtech pioneer Ronnie Screwvala is planning to build the world’s largest tech school with offline and online campuses around the globe.

The move comes at a time when many unicorns recently fired employees in an attempt to conserve cash and focus on profitability amid steep losses and a funding winter.

Screwvala-led unicorn upGrad is scaling up its offline higher education platform with the launch of its new brand ‘UGDX’, which is focused on emerging digital technologies.

With an investment of $30 million, UGDX will open 10 institutes next year located at the campuses of various universities globally.

This includes three institutes in the US

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