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Byju's COO Mrinal Mohit may head India ops as Raveendran focuses on global

Founder may look at the US and Middle East, has been meeting investors and potential acquisition target firms there, say sources

Byju's unveils 'Education for All' to empower 5 mn children by 2025

The programme aims at democratising education by ensuring that children across all economic backgrounds get equal access to quality learning opportunities.

Bengal govt partners with Edtech start-up to drive digital learning

The pupils of state-run and government-aided schools will be able to access the e-learning portal

Remote learning setting back millions of children in South Asia: UNICEF

In India, 80% of children aged 14-18 reported lower levels of learning than when physically at school

Upgrad aims to close March 2022 at $500-million revenue run rate

upGrad, South Asia's largest online higher education company, in its recently held company meeting announced that it aims to close March'22 at half a Billion Dollar Revenue Run Rate.Highlighting the future of online higher education, Ronnie Screwvala, Co-founder, and Chairman firmly believes Higher Edtech is the frontrunner in the overall Education space. "There is just a lot of buzz, and fund 'fan' following in the K12 space worldwide, but the real growth and stable revenues will come from Higher Education when the pandemic settles - in the next couple of years, Higher edtech sector will overtake K12 in emerging and mature markets too.""upGrad is now best-placed, being the most integrated Higher Edtech company - spanning all aspects of LifeLongLearning - from under-grads to test prep to being the first port of call for colleges/universities to go digital through technology & SaaS enablement, to offering degrees in the most sought-after fields for learners to build their careers

Edtech startup Testbook now has 1.8 million paid users, 18 mn subscribers

Edtech startup Testbook on Monday said it has crossed over 1.8 mn paid users from the total of 18 mn registered users on its platform

Ed-tech platform Vedantu pledges Rs 15 cr to aid Covid-hit kids in India

Vedantu introduced the 'Help India Learn' initiative under which a fund of Rs 15 crore has been set up to assist nearly 12,000 children impacted due to the Covid pandemic in the country.

Coffee with BS: How 'free thinker' Sal Khan is pushing all boundaries

Anjuli Bhargava writes how Khan is bringing every student on the planet into his fold

Fate of budget private schools hangs in the balance as they wait to reopen

Hit by non-payment of fees, schools fear that many students will not return

Traditional education needs a rethink as Covid accelerates ed-tech adoption

Perhaps the most exciting opportunity for MBA programmes will be to craft a life-long experience for its students rather than one limited to one or two years

Byju's in talks to buy Aakash Educational Services for $700 million

New Delhi-based Aakash Educational Services Limited (AESL) is the biggest education organisation in India

E-commerce to edtech, start-up firms bloom amid Covid-19 pandemic gloom

Massive beneficiary of the covid situation has been the startups which are growing rapidly on the back of digital adoption, which is witnessing an acceleration worth multiple years in just few months

Indian edtech startups see investment of $2.22 bn in 2020, shows data

Byju's and Unacademy have raised the most capital, $2.32 billion and $354 mllion, respectively, in 2020

Digital divide

ASER report has important pointers for online schooling

Byju's valuation increases to $11.1 bn after latest funding round

Byju's has seen tremendous growth in the last few months. Since the lockdown, it has added over 25 million new students on its platform

80% parents in 5 states say digital schooling failed during lockdown: Study

The Oxfam study aimed to assess the impact of the prolonged lockdown on students in multiple areas, including the supply of mid-day meals.

Ronnie Screwvala's upGrad aims to take higher education offerings overseas

upGrad has earmarked Rs 500 crore for investments in the next 18-24 months for its overseas expansion

We are nowhere close to saturation in edtech space: Byju's founder & CEO

Byju's has received investments from Mary Meeker and Yuri Milner, and now from private equity firm Silver Lake, taking valuation close to $11 bn. In an interview, the CEO tells us what all this means

Unacademy is like the Netflix for live education: CEO Gaurav Munjal

In an interview with Samreen Ahmad and Bibhu Ranjan Mishra, Gaurav Munjal of Unacademy says the Covid-19 pandemic may have shortened the time the company has taken to achieve $1.45 billion valuation

Simplilearn sees huge demand from professionals to upgrade skills

The edtech firm is doubling down on global expansion in markets such as the Middle East, Africa and the Far East, and expects to cross Rs 500 crore revenues in FY2020-21