Page 3 - Digital Education

LEAD School raises Rs 210 cr for transforming schools in small towns

Series C funding round led by Westbridge Capital with participation from existing investor Elevar Equity

Covid-19 impact: Edtech firm Byju's nears $1-billion revenue milestone

In FY20, the company posted a revenue of Rs 2,800 crore ($370 million), a 100 per cent growth over the previous fiscal.

Edtech start-up Whitehat Jr sold to Byju's on Zoom for $300 million

The deal is the biggest in the Indian edtech sector by far

Byju's acquires Mumbai-based ed-tech start-up WhiteHat Jr for $300 mn

Byju's has bought the company for $300 million according to DC Advisory (DC), which acted as the exclusive financial advisor to WhiteHat Jr on its sale to the Bengaluru-based education technology firm

Partnering govts to help people get reskilled: Coursera's Raghav Gupta

He talks about the latest trends, initiatives and the fallout of the pandemic

One TV channel per class announced to complement digital education

Edtech firms like Toppr are also willing to join the bandwagon by assisting the government in education through digital and TV medium

Coaching classes take online route amid Covid-19 spread: CRISIL SME Tracker

CRISIL's interactions show that most players, even SMEs, have managed to reach students amid the lockdown by switching to online channels.

Covid-19 put schools in a tight spot but this chain in Lucknow was ready

How Lucknow's City Montessori Schools managed to offer comprehensive online education to its 57,000 students during the Covid-19 crisis

Education in the time of Covid-19: How institutions and students are coping

Online education is not so easy as speaking into the microphone at one end, and connecting a laptop and listening in on the other; there are challenges faced at both ends of the spectrum

Decoding ed-tech: Using technology for inclusive, personalised learning

The size of India's ed-tech software market is estimated to touch $2 billion by 2021

How Mumbai's IIDE campus is creating influencers, preparing marketeers

Students are reaching places even without being hired

Technology, internet can bridge gap in education: Pranab Mukherjee

Launched three digital initiatives- Swayam, Swayam Prabha, National Academic Depository

Prez Pranab launches govt's 'Swayam' programmes for digital education

A national depository would be set up to store digital versions of verified educational records

Govt to push e-education with 4 digital initiatives

Initiatives will increase Gross Enrolment Ratio in higher education - 24.5 (2015-16) to 30 (2020)