Updated: Online education portal EduKart.com, has partnered with London School of Business & Finance (LSBF) to launch a Postgraduate Professional Development Program. While the financial details of the partnership was not disclosed, EduKart said that it will provide post graduation courses in Management, Finance, Sales and Marketing, Operation Management, Human Resource, International Finance, and Investment & Banking through this program. Courses: EduKart stated that the courses will be available in a 11 month long program and LSBF and EduKart will offer a diploma certificate after completion of the Postgraduate Professional Development Program. As part of the agreement, four of the courses will be delivered on EduKart.com and two will be delivered on Interactive, the e-learning partner of LSBF. EduKart also provides an iPad Mini with each course. Pricing: The courses are priced at Rs 1.2 lakh per course and users can choose to pay it at once, or pay semester wise or annually. EduKart said that users can pay the fees as a one time fee through credit cards and then payback the amount to banks on EMI, essentially solving the loan assistance problem. EduKart also provides a Cash on Delivery option to students for enrolling in the programs in the absence of EMI facilities. However, we believe that EduKart should have tied up with banks to offer a student loan since the credit card penetration in the country isn't great and the fees are quite steep. Placement Assistance Ishan Gupta, CEO at EduKart told MediaNama that they will also provide placement assistance to students who complete their graduation…
