Online Education

upGrad subsidiary Campus lays off 30% of workforce amid funding crunch

This is the second upGrad arm to have recently laid off staff. Last December, Harappa Education, which upGrad had bought for Rs 300 cr in July 2022, let go of 70 people

School after Covid-19: Remedial classes, Whatsapp and more involved parents

The National Achievement Survey 2021 found that learning outcomes in mathematics and language in Grades III, V and VIII had dropped, compared with 2017

No question of mis-selling, sales team doesn't have rights: Byju's to NCPCR

Says that by design, every sale is unapproved until it is verified by a triple-layered audit mechanism that reaches out to the interested customer through SMS, audio and video calls

Byju's allegedly buying contacts of children, threatening parents: NCPCR

The child panel took action based on a news report that the company's sales team was engaging in dishonest behaviour to persuade parents to purchase their courses for their kids

Shanghai schools to go online as Covid cases soar in China: Report

Nurseries and childcare centres will also shut from Monday, according to Shanghai's education bureau, BBC reported

Online education company for IT services Pluralsight lays off 400 employees

Online education company for IT professionals, Pluralsight, which was recently valued at more than $1 billion has announced to lay off 20 per cent of its global workforce, about 400 employees

Byju's seeks easier terms on $1.2 bn loan as it struggles with losses

Byju's, valued at $22 billion, has appointed an adviser to discuss tweaks in covenants of the term loan B with creditors

Indian edtech major Simplilearn trains its sights on boot camps

The Indian edtech major is gearing up to compete with global majors in the space

upGrad-backed Harappa launches in US, to upskill 55,000 managers in 3 yrs

Harappa founders cite huge scope as 82% Americans are likely to quit their jobs because of a bad manager, while 44% managers feel they are unprepared for their jobs

What layoffs? Ronnie Screwvala-led upGrad on a hectic expansion spree

In a studied contrarian move, the Ronnie Screwvala-led edtech company is on a hectic expansion spree

Amazon to shut down its edtech platform in India, refund customers

Edtech offering was launched last year to cater to students preparing for engineering colleges' JEE

Air pollution: Noida schools to hold online classes till Nov 8, says order

All schools in Noida and Greater Noida were Thursday asked to hold classes online for students up to Class 8 till November 8 in view of increasing pollution in the National Capital Region, according to an official order. The schools have also been told to hold classes for students of Class 9 to 12 online as far as possible, said the order issued by Gautam Buddh Nagar's District Inspector of Schools (DIOS) Dharmveer Singh. Outdoor activities like sports or meetings will stay completely banned in all schools, the order further stated. "All schools have been asked to move to online medium for teaching students up to Class 8. They have been asked to switch to the online mode for students of Class 9 to 12 also to the extent possible," Singh said. "However, no outdoor activities like sports in schools are allowed till November 8," the DIOS told PTI. Gautam Buddh Nagar has around 1,800 schools including higher education centres, spread across Noida and Greater Noida, as on date, the offi

Kerala govt to meet Byju's executives on Nov 2 as 170 staff asked to resign

A meeting was called by the officials of the labour department on October 25, but the company did not appear for meeting

India fastest growing mkt for Coursera, will soon be no.1: CEO Maggioncalda

Today we have about 110 million learners on the platform, of which 17 million are from India. India's growing faster than Europe and North America.

Ed-tech firm FrontRow lays off 75% of staff, day after Byju's move

Second round of sacking to save costs reduces FrontRow's headcount to 45 people

IIT Mandi, NSDC tie up to offer two certification courses in emerging tech

Interested candidates will be selected after appearing for an eligibility test. An online screening test will be conducted on October 15 and 16. Students can register at https://bit.ly/CCEIITM

Internet firm Sulekha says will focus on ed-tech, Saas businesses

Company aims to have 125 million people using its English language learning app

With a loss of Rs 4,588 crore, Byju's FY21 report card has many red marks

The FY21 revenue figure of Rs 2,428 cr is similar to the revenue figure of Rs 2,434 cr in the previous year, though the difference is that the bottom line in 2019-20 showed a profit of Rs 51 cr

School learning after Covid-19: Students, teachers try to move on

Marginalised people lost out during online classes; education quality suffered for all: NCERT survey

Unacademy launches 50 new channels to democratise online education

Unacademy recently said that it has been focusing on frugality as its core value