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Education ministry releases guidelines for children's home-based learning

The guidelines advise schools to involve parents by providing information and ideas on helping students with homework and other curriculum-related activities

Deepak Kanakaraju launches new startup LearnToday, aiming to make online learning effective by infusing technology and psychology

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Edtech firm Byju's and Google tie up to offer learning solution to schools

Integration of Google Workspace for Education with Byju's will offer a personalised digital platform for classroom organisation, available free to participating institutions

Edtech startup Teachmint raises $16.5 million in Series A funding round

Online teaching platform Teachmint on Tuesday said it has raised USD 16.5 million (around Rs 120 crore) in a Series A funding round led by Learn Capital. This investment round also witnessed participation from CM Ventures, and existing investors like Lightspeed and Better Capital, the company said in a statement. This is Teachmint's third round of investments within 10 months of its launch in May 2020, raising more than USD 20 million in capital. The ed-tech firm will use these funds for hiring top talent, R&D on teaching technology, strategic acquisitions and further market expansion. We are excited to welcome Learn Capital who have been partners to the journeys of some of the largest education companies globally. We look forward to learning from their experience across global markets. We are also thankful to CM Ventures as well as our existing investors Lightspeed and Better Capital for their continued support towards our cause, Teachmint co-founder and CEO Mihir Gupta added.

Over 70% international candidates to go ahead with overseas MBA plans

Only 13% are willing to consider online learning; 50% of domestic candidates are pursuing management education due to skill gap in their current roles

Seeking professional success: Harappa goes back to the drawing board

Harappa offers 25 courses at a price of Rs 899 per course for newcomers

Edtech player Doubtnut raises Rs 224 cr for vernacular base expansion

DIG, James Murdoch's Lupa Systems and and existing investors Sequoia, Omidyar Network and Waterbridge Ventures participate in funding

A year later, counting the Covid-19 pandemic's toll on school education

Price paid by India's less advantaged students: Likely fall in girls' enrolment, migration from private to govt schools, a deep loss of learning

Upgrad entering competitive exam preparation space with 'Upgrad Jeet'

The small town-focused Upgrad Jeet, which is a souped up version of its recent The Gate Academy, will be mostly focused on the Hindi-speaking small town folks who are looking for mid-scale govt jobs

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Amazon takes on edtech cos Byju's, Unacademy with launch of Amazon Academy

Live lessons help students strengthen their JEE preparation. They can also track their progress over time, identify strong and weak areas, get insights on overall test-taking strategy

US public school enrolment dips as coronavirus disrupts education

Virtual learning on the rise

8 predictions by Amazon CTO on how tech will change our lives next year

Though predictions are always tough, Vogels sticks his neck out and makes eight predictions on how technology will continue to change our lives in the coming year

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 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

upGrad buys The Gate Academy, to invest Rs 100 cr in test prep business

Bengaluru-based TGA operates 57 coaching centres across the country

With 9.8 mn online learners, India ranks second in global list: Coursera

The United States ranks on top with 14 million learners. Those which lag behind India include Mexico with 3.8 million students, China with 3.5 million and Brazil with 3 million

WFH, e-learning fuel demand for big investments in digital infra: Trai head

Sharma said that creation of robust telecom infrastructure - a capital-intensive sector -- will play a key role in seamless connectivity, which is essence of true digitisation

Gradeup eyes 10 mn monthly users by FY21-end, in talks for raising funds

Online exam preparation firm Gradeup has seen strong growth over the last few months as students logged onto digital platforms to continue studies amid the COVID-19 pandemic-related lockdowns

IIM Lucknow to start virtual classes on August 4 over Covid-19 concerns

Recently, IIM Calcutta also announced that it would start online classes for its students on August 10.