News Video: ASCI’s Guidelines For Advertising by Educational Institutions Explained In ASCI's Annual Complaints Report 2022-2023, the classical education sector emerged as the second most violative of its advertisement guidelines, right after real money... Sarasvati NTAugust 7, 2023
News BYJU’s unveils AI suite ‘BYJU’s WIZ’ to induct generative AI in educational products The company tweeted out a video launching ‘BYJU’s WIZ’, a suite of AI models, which includes BADRI, MathGPT and TeacherGPT Sarasvati NTJune 8, 2023
News Indian Enforcement Directorate raids Ed-Tech major BYJU’s premises in Bengaluru The searches were conducted under provisions of Foreign Exchange Management Act; ED said it found "incriminating" documents and data Sarasvati NTApril 29, 2023
News Recruits protest against Ed-Tech firm Insofe for false job promises, loans taken by it in their name After the firm announced closure, ~ 700 fresh recruits found themselves jobless and with hefty loans taken by the company under their names Sarasvati NTApril 20, 2023
News Indian government dodges Parliament question on policy for Ed-Tech The government is still failing on accountability in regulating EdTech, shifting the responsibility on consumers Sarasvati NTMarch 16, 2023
News India’s Advertising Council invites comments on amendment to its guidelines for education sector The proposed guidelines direct institutions to ensure that their advertising practices do not make unsubstantiated and unverified claims Sarasvati NTMarch 14, 2023
News “You can’t be buccaneering pirates”: MP Karti Chidambaram calls for law to regulate Ed-Tech "What is holy about technology?" the MP asked, calling for the same kind of regulation as for physical institutions, and more Sarasvati NTFebruary 14, 2023
News Ed-Tech companies use ads to exploit parents’ guilt: Karti Chidambaram writes to ASCI The MP notes "hard selling" by ed-tech's "marketing machines" as a major harm, and the laxity of 'self regulation' in this sector Sarasvati NTFebruary 10, 2023
News Digitizing ‘Skilling’: Here’s a look at India’s DESH project proposed last year The government's idea is to have a 'unified platform' for formal skill-building through online learning Sarasvati NTFebruary 2, 2023
News Amazon to wind down its food delivery and edtech businesses in India Amazon will shut down its food delivery and its edtech initiatives in India amidst an economic uncertainty plaguing the tech industry Sarvesh MathiNovember 28, 2022