TopicEdtech

Topic: edtech

Ed-tech ads draw most complaints, are ‘misleading’, says watchdog report

Anupriya Chatterjee - 29 June, 2022

Findings part of advertising watchdog Advertising Standards Council of India's annual report for April 2021-March 2022 that looks into complaints about 'misleading ads'.

In a move to expand in US, Byju’s offers over $1 billion for edtech firm 2U

Saritha Rai - 29 June, 2022

Byju’s is said to have made the offer of about $15 a share to 2U’s board last week. The offer represents a 61% premium to 2U’s closing price of $9.30 on Nasdaq on Tuesday.

Digi-Gyan —New age EduTech start-up that helps you pursue higher education abroad, at home

Kapil Joshi - 13 June, 2022

Digi-Gyan will provide certified degrees and course materials from top universities in the US, UK, Australia, Russia, Germany, and India at affordable prices.

Schools, universities in the metaverse? Why virtual reality is catching edtech’s attention

Soniya Agrawal - 12 June, 2022

Until now, India's edtech boom was characterised by online video sessions and pre-recorded lessons. Proponents of metaverse classrooms have a whole other thing planned.

Now in Indian Ed Tech — a company that makes your baby a ‘prodigy’. All doctors don’t agree

+TFP Shubhangi Misra - 28 May, 2022

Prodigy Framework, started by a Mumbai-based couple, got an investment from Shark Tank India. Parents seem to love it, but experts have questioned claims.

Best career counselling and guidance platform in India

PR Spot - 20 May, 2022

TheHinduZone.com uses some of the best cutting-edge technology to help its students for guidance, mentorship, doubt clearance, counseling, etc,

Byju’s global expansion: EdTech pioneer eyes Chegg or 2U, weighs US acquisition

Saritha Rai - 17 May, 2022

India's most valuable startup has lined up conditional debt commitments of more than $1 billion to finance the acquisition, but it's possible no deal will materialise.

Mass layoffs, offline classes: How edtech is coping with schools, colleges reopening

+TFP Kritika Sharma - 17 May, 2022

With real-world campuses back in action, edtech platforms like BYJU’S and Unacademy have been forced to make changes. But experts agree: it isn’t game over yet for e-learning.

20% drop in maths performance after Class 7 as students don’t understand words, edtech app finds

Soniya Agrawal - 10 May, 2022

Year-long study by Bengaluru-based Countingwell shows just 28% students have good language comprehension, and when they start getting word problems, their results suffer.