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This move is aligned with the Govt’s ambition of Common Eligibility Test and upGrad’s deep India penetration strategy - Mediawire

Synopsis 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 government jobs. The move to focus on non-gazette posts in the central and state government jobs as well as PSBs follows the recent announcement that a common eligibility test (CET) will replace all the multiple tests. Mumbai: Upgrad, an online upskilling platform for working professionals, is entering the government compe...

Upgrad, an online upskilling platform for working professionals, is entering the government competitive exam preparation space with a new subsidiary, Upgrad Jeet, and targetting a large pie of the Rs 40,000-crore market. 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 government jobs, Upgrad co-founder and Chairman Ronnie Screwvala told PTI. The new ven...

Nirmala Sitharaman detailing various programmes and initiatives for the sector. From drawing up the legislation for a Higher Education Commission of India to setting up a Central University in Leh to strengthening 15,000 schools and creating sainik schools as part of the National Education Policy (NEP 2020) implementation plan to the governments proposed amendments to the Apprenticeship Act and the Rs 3,000-crore corpus allocated for it — most education-related announcements in the Budg...

Exclusive | Temasek in talks to back Ronnie Screwvala’s upGrad at valuation of nearly $500 million upGrad looks to ride the online education boom and join companies such as Byju’s and Unacademy that raised funds from overseas investors in recent months. February 03, 2021 / 07:23 AM IST upGrad, the edtech firm promoted by media entrepreneur Ronnie Screwvala, is in advanced talks to raise as much as $100 million in a funding round led by Singapore’s Temasek and International Finance Co...

Budget 2021: Edtech startups seek lower tax burden, incentives to boost online learning Edtech startups want tax sops and a range of other reform measures, including easing the compliance burden, to grow the online learning sector 0 claps Share on The Indian government must simplify the tax regime, ease compliance burden for edtech companies, and encourage new-age lenders to capitalise on the online learning opportunities that have arisen after the COVID-19 pandemic, education-focused entrepren...

FLAME University to host the inaugural FLAME Purpose Summit 2021 ANI | Updated: Jan 20, 2021 17:42 IST Pune (Maharashtra) [India], January 20 (ANI/PRNewswire): FLAME University, the pioneers of liberal education in India, will be hosting the inaugural FLAME University Purpose Summit on January 23-24, 2021. The two-day virtual summit will focus on the theme of Purpose which is the driving force behind everything that the university does, and is more relevant...

Upgrad enters Asia-Pacific, appoints ex-Disney chief Zubin Gandevia as CEO Since April, the company has been doubling its revenue run rate and is on course to close the fiscal 2021 with Rs 1,200 crore, co-founder and managing director Mayank Kumar had told PTI recently. PTI January 12, 2021 / 05:16 PM IST Online upskilling platform Upgrad on Tuesday announced its entry into the Asia-Pacific region and appointed ex-Disney head Zubin Gandevia as ch...

The company further forecasts ‘impacting careers of a million youth and working professionals in the next 18 months’.

upGrad records 100% growth since start of the fiscal year SECTIONS Last Updated: Jan 08, 2021, 04:47 PM IST Share Comment The edtech major crossed 1 million learners in 5 years & aims to reach the next million in 18 months; Targets INR 2500 crore Revenue run-rate for FY’22 upGrad, India’s largest higher edtech, crossed 1 million total registered LifeLongLearners on its platform recently. The milestone announcement came along with the reporting of the Q3 financial result, where upGrad clocke...