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Arjun Mohan’s departure comes at a time when upGrad is cutting marketing costs and becoming profitable.

Edtech unicorn upGrad is opening data science-focused offline institutes in the US, Singapore, Middle East, and India. The company also looks to recruit 1,000 PhDs for its specialized programmes. 

The matter, raised on social media by Technopark Today, an IT professionals community portal, was escalated by IT welfare organisation Prathidhwani to Kerala Labour Minister C. Sivankutty. Employees and Prathidhwani representatives also met the minister on Tuesday. 📲 Kerala: Fearing Firing, BYJU’s 170 Employees Approach State Labour Minister C Sivankutty in Thiruvananthapuram.

According to the employees in Thiruvananthapuram numbering around 170, Byjus, with its office located in the Technopark, is planning to wind up its operations in the state headquarters.

The actor, also seen in movies like Dhadkan and Main Hoon Na, also advised companies to think of it as a long-term game and that being stable and slow is just as great.

Unacademy has slashed its monthly burn rate to Rs 50-Rs 60 crore from more than Rs 200 crore.

Awkward accounting at edtech unicorn Byju’s should be a wake-up call for this ecosystem. Growth cannot be pursued at all cost. Else heavy regulation may begin to choke innovation

Unacademy also announced that it is partnering with GATE Academy and all GATE aspirants will have access to the quality content for the category.

Zomato's debut year as a public company has been marked by questions about its lack of profitability and Zomato's business decisions

UpGrad Rekrut, a subsidiary of the edtech unicorn upGrad, has acquired recruitment and staffing firm WOLVES India.