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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

Talks with Byju's on, but could take several weeks: Aakash Educational MD

Talks for a partnership with Indian unicorn Byju's reflect several prescient moves by this second-generation promoter

Tiger Global, others buy $50 mn shares from existing investors of Unacademy

The edtech unicorn has concluded secondary share transaction. Deal helps Tiger Global, Dragoneer Investment Group, Steadview Capital and General Atlantic double down on their investment

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

The edtech founder who wants students to discover their innate talent

Vedantu co-founder Saurabh Saxena wants students to look beyond classroom and harness their creative genius through his third edtech startup Uable

Covid-19 impact: Hybrid model to be the next chapter in edtech sector

2020 was in fact the most exciting year for edtech start-ups, which brought online education to the mainstream

Crisis and opportunity: 2020, the year of technology amid Covid-19 pandemic

Tech companies emerged winners from the pandemic, others quickly adapted to change and thrived, but some sank deeper into problems

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

Unacademy gears up to take on Byju's K-12 education, coding space

Flush with fresh funds, the Bengaluru-based company is planning to make acquisitions and pick strategic stakes in firms

Edtech startup upGrad buys recruitment firm Rekrut India

The amount was undisclosed

Edtech startup Classplus signs Sourav Ganguly as its brand ambassador

Edtech startup Classplus announced former Indian cricket captain, Sourav Ganguly as its brand ambassador and nationwide celebrity endorser

Kalpathi Group's ed-tech arm Veranda acquires Chennai Race for Rs 100 cr

New brand Veranda Race will initially offer online training programmes for Banking, Staff Selection Commission and TNPSC; also plans course content in 11 Indian languages by December 2021

Edtech firm Educational Initiatives looks to achieve steady growth

Unlike its rivals, the firm's approach has been to keep its head down and stick to the knitting.

Edtech player Great Learning scouts for start-ups in inorganic growth push

Firm has seen a 10x spike in user base since lockdown as companies such as Maruti and IndiaMart have tied up with it for employee training programmes

Kalpathi Group enters ed-tech space with Rs 50 cr investment in new venture

Veranda will offer training programmes in test preparation for all competitive exams in India

VC investments in B2B ed-tech start-ups up 77% to $30 million

A report by RedSeer and Omidyar says pandemic-driven online education offerings across Classes 1 to 12 are projected to rise 6.3x by 2022 to create a $1.7 billion market

Start-ups tangled in lawsuits is very disturbing: Founder of Whitehat Jr

Shortly after the Delhi HC hearing, Karan Bajaj, said in a Q&A that all their objectives were met through the suit

How Convegenius plans to bridge learning gaps for 100 million children

Edtech firm uses AI to create personalised learning solutions for students from disadvantaged backgrounds

Covid-19 impact: Edtech, gaming companies ad volumes up sharply in pandemic

The ad volumes for edtech grew by 300% and for gaming by 200% between March-October 2020 over the same period last year

UAE's global EdTech company acquires India-based British consultancy

A UAE-based global EdTech company has announced the acquisition of a UK-born world-renowned leadership consultancy firm, which is working out of India