Education: The Ministry of Education and the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) have roped in 48 EdTech firms to boost online education for students in higher education and offer tech solutions to institutions. Firms who have been onboarded include upGrad, Great Learning, WileyNxt, Simplilearn and CodeMantra.
These firms will offer 79 categories of products and services including psychometric tests, lab tools, coding skills, learning games, career counselling, internship support, and placement support to institutions and businesses, as well as directly to individual customers.
Through this move the government aims to open up virtual learning and increase technology adoption in higher education. This initiative is in sync with the National Education Policy’s (NEP) mandate of tech adoption and flexibility in the tertiary education space.
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