AdiGroup to invest $30 m in Ed4All platform
February 15, 2021
Sanjay Viswanathan, Chairman, AdiGroup and Co-founder Ed4All×
London-based AdiGroup, which recently forayed into India’s ed-tech space, is planning to invest around $30 million into its newly launched digital learning platform Ed4All over the next 2-3 years.
Last week, AdiGroup announced the launch of Ed4All in partnership with the Chennai-based SV Group of educational institutions.
While dozens of ed-tech platforms jostling for space in the informal (tuition and coaching) sector, AdiGroup is focussing on the unpenetrated formal education sector.
Sanjay Viswanathan, Chairman AdiGroup and Co-founder Ed4All, told
BusinessLine the target audience is those who could not pursue full-time school education.
Inequalities in remote learning necessitate a creative solution, but a delay is problematic.
With the COVID-19 pandemic disrupting the academic year 2020-21, for the first time, students of classes X and XII are set to face Board examinations based on knowledge gained almost entirely from virtual teaching. What are the challenges in conducting the examinations now? Chandra Bhushan Sharma (Professor, School of Education, Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi) and K. Devarajan (former Director of Government Examinations, Tamil Nadu) share their views in a discussion moderated by
D. Suresh Kumar. Edited excerpts:
An academic year has almost gone by with students having limited classroom learning. Should the school Board examinations be held now in the paper-and-pen mode?
Indian educationâs new digital wave after Covid left behind women
Indian educationâs new digital wave after Covid left behind women
Covid-19 made India challenge years of classroom learning for over 32 crore students, but women still lack access to the internet and online classes.
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Indian education today is marked by a fundamental shift in how education is delivered and consumed across the globe in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic. As India adapted to newer ways of accessing public and private services, changes in the education sector have challenged years of classroom learning for over 32 crore young learners in India, who are now studying at home.
NIOS 2021 admit cards released for class 10, class 12 exams: Direct link
NIOS 2021 admit cards released for class 10, class 12 exams: Direct link
NIOS has released the class 10 and class 12 NIOS 2021 admit cards for the January-February exams on its official website nios.ac.in.
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The NIOS admit cards 2021 have been released for the class 10 and class 12 exams.
Note that only those who have submitted the exam fee would be able to access the admit cards.
The practical exams are underway for both classes 10 and 12
The NIOS admit cards 2021 have been released for the class 10 and class 12 exams to be held in January-February 2021. National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) students can download the admit cards from the official website nios.ac.in by entering their credentials.
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NIOS students demand cancellation of board exams, want promotion based on internal assessment
Students of the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) have demanded cancellation of board examinations this year, citing several issues. Reaching out on Twitter, several students requested the authorities to promote them on the basis of internal assessment. The India Wide Parents Association wrote to Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, and the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights, raising concerns of the NIOS students. Books were delivered late amid COVID pandemic, some students in remote areas still waiting for books, this affected their preparations for examinations, the letter read.Â