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
The size of India's ed-tech software market is estimated to touch $2 billion by 2021
Students are reaching places even without being hired
Launched three digital initiatives- Swayam, Swayam Prabha, National Academic Depository
A national depository would be set up to store digital versions of verified educational records
Initiatives will increase Gross Enrolment Ratio in higher education - 24.5 (2015-16) to 30 (2020)