The Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode, in collaboration with  education company WileyNXT will launch three executive programs- Advanced Management Certification in Transforming Customer Experience with AI and Design, Advanced Management Certification in Blockchain and AI for Fintech and Advanced Management Certification in Services & Supply Chain Transformation.  Each program is targeted at the professionals in the domain of Technology, Data, …

Admissions to medical degree courses in Mahrashtra based on 70% regional quota and 30% state level quota system has been scrapped. There will be a “One Maharashtra, One Merit” medical admission process, as announced by the Minister of Medical Education Amit Vilasrao Deshmukh in the Assembly. Accordingly, notification in this regard has been issued on 4 September 2020 to change …

On the occasion of International Literacy Day, the WGI Worldwide Company and GE announced the launch of Lyra, a new app-based education platform that uses innovative advanced speech recognition and touch screen analysis to teach reading and writing. It was co-developed by WGI and GE. It is available for download now on the Apple and Android app stores as Lyra …

Perspectico, an edtech startup announced the launch of AI-Based job preparation platform for college graduates, which may help two crore college students in India impacted by covid19 uncertainty.  Nikhil Chainani – Founder; Perspectico commented, “With our research & development we have seen that college graduates when looking for a job becomes very confused as most of the job platforms are scattered.  Keeping this in …

STEPapp (Student Talent Enhancement Program Application), a learning app from Eduisfun Technologies Pvt Ltd has received a mandate from the Indian Ministry of Tribal Affairs to implement its gamified learning app across all Tribal Schools in India in a landmark development.  This is the first time a government institution has tied up with an Indian EdTech startup on a monetised project   This initiative will …

Nearly 50% of university teachers are uncomfortable with online teaching says finding of a study by Schoolguru Eduserve – a TeamLease company after releasing today  the results of its study titled “The use of Technology in Teaching & Learning in Indian Higher Education Institutes.” The survey, which was conducted with over 1200 teachers’ pan India, further deep dives into the …