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upGrad eyes more university tie-ups in Asia as US campuses lose appeal

UpGrad earns revenue by enrolling students in online programs and helping them transition to overseas campuses to complete their degrees

Seekho raises $28 mn to expand bite-sized learning for mass market

The short-form learning startup targets the next 500 million users with vernacular content

Butterfly Learnings launches CDSCO-approved autism screening tool in India

Butterfly Learnings has rolled out 'Get Set Early', India's first CDSCO-approved autism screening tool using eye-tracking and behavioural analysis for children aged 1-4 years

Binny Bansal-backed Winspark eyes IPO after two years of profitability

Winspark, parent of PlanetSpark, expects to be profitable in FY26 and plans an IPO after achieving two straight profitable years and ₹800 crore in revenue

IPO-bound PhysicsWallah's revenue grows by 53% in FY25, losses narrow

Edtech firm PhysicsWallah posted Rs 3,000 crore revenue in FY25 with 50% growth, aided by offline expansion and rising paid enrolments, as it prepares for its Rs 4,500 crore IPO

Edtech firm PhysicsWallah launches AI model Aryabhata 1.0 for JEE Mains

PhysicsWallah introduces Aryabhata 1.0, a small language model aimed at supporting mathematics learning for competitive exams like JEE Mains, marking its entry into AI-driven educational tools

EduFund secures $6 million in Series A round to expand beyond metro cities

EduFund has raised $6 mn in a Series A round. The funding will support its expansion into Tier-I and Tier-II cities, with new AI tools and expanded loan offerings

Byju's founders plan $2.5 billion lawsuit against investors, lenders

Education startup's creators blame financial backers for the company's collapse from $22 billion valuation to insolvency

AI Appreciation Day: 58% students globally use AI for studies, shows survey

In India, 63 per cent of respondents use the technology for academic purposes including homework, projects, additional understanding of material taught in school, and more

PhysicsWallah appoints first chief marketing officer ahead of IPO

Satish Sharma joins as CMO with 20 years of experience as PhysicsWallah prepares for IPO; he will lead marketing strategy and brand positioning amid expansion efforts

PhysicsWallah, YCMOU join hands to offer credit-based online degrees

Edtech firm PhysicsWallah (PW) has partnered with Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University to offer regular online classes, the company said on Tuesday. The firm said students will also be able to take admission in certain online, credit-based degree programmes. "PhysicsWallah (PW) has partnered with Yashwantrao Chavan Maharashtra Open University (YCMOU), with an aim to offer regular online classes and real-time doubt resolution facilities to students," the company said in a statement. The two institutions are working towards trying to expand access to formal higher education for learners by introducing four programmes -- Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Computer Applications (MCA), Master of Arts in English (MA English), and Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA). "This partnership with YCMOU will support our journey towards building scalable, digitally-enabled pathways for learners to help access structured degree programmes," Aditya Agarwal, CBO-New ...

Evolving from being online learning platform to AI-powered one: Udemy CEO

Udemy CEO Hugo Sarrazin about AI in learning, and how significant a market India is for the company

UK's Pearson to raise India headcount by 43% as market becomes key focus

Pearson India operates in education and assessment markets, targeting school goers, students aspiring for colleges overseas and corporate professionals

Byju's co-founder moves NCLT to remove GLAS Trust from creditors' panel

Byju's co-founder Riju Ravindran has approached NCLT, alleging GLAS Trust falsely claimed creditor status and seeking its removal from the Committee of Creditors in the ongoing insolvency case

IPO-bound ed-tech firm Imarticus Learning acquires MyCaptain in ₹50 cr deal

Prior to MyCaptain, in April 2023, Imarticus Learning acquired Hero Mindmine, the training arm of Hero Group

Unacademy co-founders may step back, refocus on new edtech venture Airlearn

Gaurav Munjal and Roman Saini are set to step back from Unacademy's operations as the firm prepares a leadership shift and spins off its language platform Airlearn

Unacademy CEO Gaurav Munjal steps down; Sumit Jain takes charge

Gaurav Munjal's exit comes as Unacademy pivots to offline coaching and ramps up AirLearn, with Sumit Jain set to lead the next phase of growth

Prosus CEO Bloisi sets sights on $50 bn India portfolio with AI focus

With high-frequency sectors like food delivery and fintech at the core, Prosus plans new investments, acquisitions and AI integration to scale its India operations

Aakash accuses EY of conflict of interest, seeks Byju's-linked records

AESL has accused EY of conflict of interest for advising both AESL and Byju's during their failed acquisition and demanded disclosure of all related documents and communications

Byju Raveendran eyes return via AI model, says students will be compensated

BYJU'S CEO Byju Raveendran apologises for past service disruptions, pledges compensation to affected students, and outlines vision for AI-powered BYJU'S 3.0