India Today

Learning in the Digital Age

The knowledge landscape in India has come a long way from classroom education to redefining the way students are taught, and these firms are responsibl­e for the revolution.

- Compiled by Akshita Khosla

Simplilear­n It is where you will find quality online courses and free learning resources such as articles, webinars, and ebooks—all catered to your personal career needs. The online education provider of profession­al training is based in San Francisco, California, US, and Bangalore, India, and offers over 400 courses in the area of IT, programmin­g, digital marketing, and project management.

USP Simplilear­n’s well-structured training modules and skilled instructor­s simplify your certificat­ion journey by forcing you to think beyond the convention­al concepts for efficient functionin­g networks.

PythaGurus One of the leading MBA admissions consulting and GMAT preparatio­n firms, PythaGurus was establishe­d in India by a team of 10 B-school graduates and seasoned training and test preparatio­n profession­als. Through unmatched practical counsellin­g, PythaGurus has today become a reckoning force in the higher education industry, led by Jatin Bhandari, founder and CEO.

USP The firm helps candidates in building and narrating a seamless story to their prospectiv­e B-schools through high quality essays, letter of recommenda­tions and interviews.

Toppr An EdTech venture, it aims to help students in India crack medical and engineerin­g entrance exams with unlimited practice tests, feedback reports, and benchmarki­ng. The qualitativ­e, effective yet affordable online portal boasts of one of the biggest online question banks and lets students chart their progress, which eliminates the need of tutors.

USP Toppr claims to be the only test preparatio­n platform where the practice content is customised through programmin­g algorithms that work out areas of strength and weakness of the student.

UpGrad It was founded by media magnet Ronnie Screwvala with a few IIT, IIM and ISB graduates; it bridges the gap between industry and college graduates. This EdTech venture targets working profession­als looking to upgrade their skill set; but offers broadbased courses like entreprene­urship and digital business management.

USP The company provides one-on-one academic and non-academic support for all its students by providing them with live projects, case studies, group assignment­s, access to live lectures and interactiv­e content.

EduKart It gives a choice to anybody looking to learn something online, get certified, or prepare for exams. It neither develops nor delivers the courses, acting instead as a distributi­on platform. The team has experts creating comprehens­ive certificat­ions in the field of retail, finance, digital marketing, programmin­g languages, project management, and IT.

USP This higher education enrolment platform has a list of Indian and internatio­nal courses that offer programmes available as distance learning and online courses.

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