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Byju's likely to close $800-million Aakash Educational deal by March

The edtech decacorn which is valued at about $12 billion is scouting global markets including the U.S and India to acquire many other smaller rivals which could help it scale up faster

Online assessment firm Mercer Mettl sees 2021 as year of strong growth

Online assessment firm Mercer Mettl on Tuesday said it expects 2021 to be a year of strong growth for the company with most of the economic activities coming out of pandemic. The company's support to corporate for online assessments for hiring and other activities was impacted during the pandemic but growth in the education vertical covered up the adverse impact on overall business, Mercer Mettle CEO Siddhartha Gupta said. "All companies were not hiring. They were also not keen on spending their dollar on L&D (learning and development). It slowed for three months. "The education business grew, which made up for whatever business came down for us. COVID-19 has not impacted us negatively in 2020," Gupta said while announcing a web-based examination platform of the company. He said the education was a smaller business for the company before 2020. "We have actually grown that business 484 per cent year-on-year," Gupta said. The company provides online assessment solutions to ...

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

Trivial pursuits

Book review of Stuff you should know: An incomplete compendium of mostly interesting things

E-education can reduce inequalities in educational outcomes: Eco Survey

Online schooling has taken off in a big way during the Covid-19 pandemic

Online education firm LawSikho signs pact with MEPSC for law courses

LawSikho is online education company that creates advanced and practical legal courses

Fate of budget private schools hangs in the balance as they wait to reopen

Hit by non-payment of fees, schools fear that many students will not return

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

Let children read

It is critical to think seriously about how to provide opportunities for children to not only learn but also imagine, dream, ponder and create

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

Edutech platform Upgrad doubles student base to 1 million plus since April

Edutech platform Upgrad has said its customer base has more than doubled to 1 million since the lockdown

Unacademy buys test prep platform NeoStencil to expand small-town presence

Founded in 2014, NeoStencil has tie-ups with over 100 institutions, offers 500-plus courses to nearly 1,100,000 students

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

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

Online education company upGrad acquires recruitment firm Rekrut India

upGrad, an online higher education company, on Tuesday said it has acquired recruitment and staffing solutions company Rekrut India

Edtech startup upGrad buys recruitment firm Rekrut India

The amount was undisclosed

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.