Edutech
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Opportunity India Desk Mar 24 2022 - 4 min readThe ed-tech startup, Uppskill has announced raising Rs.1 crore from Bengaluru-based Investment Tech start up, Ok! Acquired and its investors. This is Uppskill's first institutional round of seed funding. With this new round of seed funding, the current valuation of Uppskill ...
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Sneha Santra Aug 08 2019 - 4 min readThe prospect of an unpredictable world driven by hi-tech innovations can be daunting for millennials. So, imagine how difficult it is for teachers who have grown up with the barest of technology solutions! The 2017–18 NCERT report on education in India says that less than 50 per cent of teacher trainees are comfortable with word ...
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Sneha Santra Aug 07 2019 - 3 min readThe current youth unemployment rate in India is at 16%. This alarming statistic points to a grim reality – young Indians don’t have the required skill set to succeed in the workplace. Our current education system is failing our youth, who lack communication skills to express simple ideas or have basic conversations with customers, colleagues ...
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Nibedita Mohanta Dec 28 2018 - 3 min readChallenges in Running an Edutech Business The Edutech business started with distance learning and now it has reached to the point where it is not confined to just the computer or internet connection. Due to the boom of smartphones, teenagers and below-25 years-olds have access to smartphones more in 2018-19 than they did in 2016-17, ...
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Sneha Santra Dec 28 2018 - 2 min readMobile apps that provide enhanced learning opportunities for school children have become mainstream. Since mobile phones have already found their way into their hands, these apps are being used to supplement classroom learning. Teachers and parents need to act as anchors and mentors, curating the kind of educational content students are exposed to, during the ...