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Few takers for common service centres of online open book DU exams

The common service centres facilitating the Delhi University's online open-book exams here said only a handful of students are availing the service and most of them faced issues

Classroom to cloud: How TCS is making exams possible amid Covid-19

IT major TCS has launched tech-led solutions that will help conduct entrance and assessment exams

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

Distance learning: Mexico's school year to begin with instruction on TV

Distance learning will begin for more than 30 million Mexican school children August 24, but a return to classrooms will remain an uncertain goal, the country's education secretary said

Toppr raises Rs 350 crore in Series D funding to scale up AI platform

With this, Toppr has now raised Rs 700 crore in all and will use these funds to grow its AI learning platform with over 13 million registered students and to launch new platforms for coding

The techie-teacher who pulled off a $100 mn funding deal over a Zoom call

With this round, the Bengaluru-based firm's valuation jumped to $600 million, making it the second most-valued company in the Indian edtech space

43% children with disabilities planning to drop out of e-education: Survey

According to the survey, 56.5 per cent of children with disabilities were struggling yet attending classes irregularly

Live tutoring platform Vedantu raises $100 mn from Coatue, other investors

Vedantu has recorded a growth of 220 per cent during lockdown with one million students attending live classes every month now

US rescinds plan to strip visas from foreign students in online classes

Forced by Harvard, MIT lawsuits, Trump administration drops plans to deport foreign students whose courses have fully moved online

Covid-19 crisis: HRD announces guidelines for online classes by schools

In the guideline called "Pragyata", the Ministry of Human Resource Development has recommended that the duration for online classes for pre-primary students should not be for more than 30 minutes.

Unacademy picks up 51% stake in K-12 learning platform Mastree for $5 mn

With this investment, Mastree will join the Unacademy Group, which consists of Wifistudy, Kreatryx, PrepLadder and CodeChef

US asks foreign students to leave the country if classes go online

Harvard is among the first universities that has shifted completely to online teaching till a vaccine is found to tackle Covid-19.

JNU to conduct exams for students who failed to take online tests

Final year exams in universities will have to be conducted by September-end this year, the HRD Ministry announced on Monday

AAP MP Sanjay Singh asks HRD minister to cancel DU's online exams

In a letter, Singh said many students who are living in different states do not have access to the internet for appearing in exams

CBSE partners with Facebook to launch curriculum on digital safety

According to CBSE officials, the comprehensive curriculum is aimed at ensuring online well-being of students and preparing them for the future of work

Live tutoring firm Vedantu readies itself for post Covid demands

Vedantu cashing in as coaching classes remain shut amid lockdown

Byju's enters live online tutoring segment after testing it a few months

Edtech firm launches online tutoring platform targeting afterschool students

Education shifts online, leaving behind a disadvantaged segment of students

According to a National Statistical Office (NSO) survey, only 23.8 per cent households in the country have internet connectivity and only 10.7 per cent have access to computers

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

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

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.