Curriculum Edtech in India
Edtech in India
India's edtech story: what edtech is, the pandemic boom, the bust, the rise and fall of Byju's, Physics Wallah and low-cost models, coaching centres and hybrids, government platforms, the digital divide, AI tutors, upskilling and certification, and a recap.
- What Edtech Is Education technology uses apps, video and software to teach, test and manage learning, from school tutoring to professional courses. 📄 Read-aloud
- The Pandemic Boom When schools closed in 2020, online learning surged, and edtech companies raised billions and expanded rapidly. 📄 Read-aloud
- The Bust: Unit Economics and Layoffs As schools reopened and funding dried up, edtech firms cut jobs, and the weaknesses of their business models emerged. 📄 Read-aloud
- The Rise and Fall of Byju's Byju's grew from a tutoring app into a global edtech giant, then ran into accounting problems, unpaid loans and legal disputes. 📄 Read-aloud
- Physics Wallah and Low-Cost Models Physics Wallah, founded by teacher Alakh Pandey, grew by offering low-priced courses and hybrid offline centres, showing a different path. 📄 Read-aloud
- Coaching Centres and Offline Hybrids Traditional coaching in Kota and elsewhere still thrives, and many edtech firms have added offline centres to compete. 📄 Read-aloud
- Edtech in India: Checkpoint 1 Quick checkpoint - five questions on edtech in india. 5 questions
- Government Platforms: DIKSHA, SWAYAM and PM eVidya The government runs free platforms for school and higher education, aiming to reach all learners. 📄 Read-aloud
- The Digital Divide and Learning Outcomes During the pandemic, many students lacked phones, data or a quiet space, and learning losses widened inequality. 📄 Read-aloud
- AI Tutors and Personalised Learning Artificial intelligence can adapt lessons to each student, answer questions and grade work, creating opportunities and new risks. 📄 Read-aloud
- Upskilling, Certification and Jobs Online courses in coding, data and languages help workers change careers, though not every certificate leads to a job. 📄 Read-aloud
- Edtech in India: Recap A recap of India's edtech boom, bust and future. 📄 Read-aloud