Education & Training
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Opportunity India Desk Dec 13, 2022 - 1 min readCiting the challenging economic environment, online education company for developers and IT professionals Pluralsight has announced to lay off 20 per cent of its global employees comprising about 400 workforce. Taking the responsibility of the decisions that ended up firing 400 employees, CEO Aaron Skonnard in an email said, “I've spoken to all of you ...
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Opportunity India Desk Dec 09, 2022 - 2 min readMedical Counselling Committee (MCC) is all set to release NEET SS 2022 seat allotment final result for Round 1 today on December 9. Candidates who have registered themselves for the Round 1 counselling can check the final result through the official site of MCC at mcc.nic.in. The result for the seat allotment was scheduled to ...
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Opportunity India Desk Nov 01, 2022 - 3 min readSCOPE, a pioneering and holistic new-age platform for budding entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, investors, and industry experts, has proven its mettle yet again, adding another feather to its cap. The brand has been chosen as one of the 50 start-ups from 80 countries worldwide to be a part of Draper University’s prestigious start-up incubator training cohort. ...
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Opportunity India Desk Oct 28, 2022 - 3 min readA global digital skills training provider Simplilearn has joined hands with Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan’s SP Jain Institute of Management and Research (SPJIMR), Mumbai, for a Professional certificate programme in Brand Strategy. The programme will equip professionals with a 360-degree view of various practical and applicable aspects of brand management and strategy, where learners can enhance their ability to build and ...
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Opportunity India Desk Oct 20, 2022 - 3 min readPrime Minister Narendra Modi has launched Mission Schools of Excellence in Gujarat’s Adalaj. The Mission has been conceived with a total outlay of 10,000 crores. During the event at Trimandir, Modi also launched projects worth around INR 4,260 crores. The Mission will help strengthen education infrastructure in the state by setting up new classrooms, smart ...
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Opportunity India Desk Oct 19, 2022 - 3 min readThe major edtech company, Byju’s has raised USD 250 million from its existing investors at a USD 22 billion valuation. The company on Monday said Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) participated in the round but did not give a split. “Byju’s is now at that sweet spot of its growth story where the unit economics and ...
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Opportunity India Desk Oct 17, 2022 - 2 min readUnion Minister of Education Dharmendra Pradhan and Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has launched the National Education Policy 2020 in higher education in Uttarakhand for the academic session 2022-23. The state was the first one in the country to launch a NEP in primary education with Bal Vatikas. Speaking on the occasion, Dharmerndra Pradhan ...
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Opportunity India Desk Oct 14, 2022 - 3 min readUnion Minister for Education and Skill Development and Patron-in-Chief of IInvenTiv Dharmendra Pradhan on Friday inaugurated IInvenTiv - the first-ever all-IITs R&D showcase at the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. The two-day event that would conclude on October 15th brings academia and industry under one roof to showcase India’s global R&D strength. Speaking on the ...
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Opportunity India Desk Oct 14, 2022 - 3 min readVedantu, a pioneer in online learning in India has announced that they have bought a majority stake in Deeksha -- a leading test preparation platform in Karnataka for board and competitive exam coaching for students of grade 11th and 12th. With majority stake in the strategic investment, this partnership has been closed at a deal ...
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Opportunity India Desk Sep 15, 2022 - 5 min readUnion Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday launched Ramakrishna Mission’s ‘Awakening’ programme for students of classes I to V to ensure complete personality development of a child aligned with the philosophy of National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. According to the Ramakrishna Mission, the ‘Awakening’ programme will identify the potential of the children and it is aligned ...