Education offerings to power TCS iON's global expansion

It has launched an education hub online in India, where students and others may purchase course material for examinations

TCS iON, the wing of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) offering cloud-based solutions, plans to expand its operations in Japan, Birtain and Ireland.

It says it would offer a new set of education solutions, which it hopes will help it outpace the consolidated growth rate of TCS. The information technology behemoth's arm has a revenue mix where the education vertical comprises 20 per cent of its revenue; the small and medium business (SMB) segment accounts for another 30 per cent. The rest is from operations in the 'high stake assessments' vertical -- this comprises competitive examinations such as the CAT