COVID-19 emerged as a dominant force in the digitalization across all the sectors, but the speed of the shift was quite unprecedented and all-encompassing in the public education system. Although India was not entirely uninitiated to the concept of technology-aided education or learning, the spotlight on the EdTech platforms just grew brighter when educational institutions were forced to switch to online modes of education amidst the pandemic crisis.
India: A prominent EdTech hub
EdTech platforms in India have played a significant role in bridging the learning gaps and workforce skills gaps by making supplementary education (K12) and technical education (post-K12) more accessible. Over the past couple of years, the growing popularity of online education has offset the growth in the offline coaching space.
India has also emerged as a prominent EdTech hub in the world. If we look at the global EdTech phenomenon in respect of some key parameters like VC Funding, the number of startups, unicorns, M&A, etc., it is dominated by only a few countries such as United States (Highest number of EdTech enterprises), Sweden (The highest proportion of EdTech companies securing funding), China (Highest venture capital investment from 2014-18). India has also been riding the EdTech wave, as it has the second-highest number of EdTech startups and the Indian EdTech platform Byju’s with a valuation of over $10bn also comes out on top when compared with other EdTech unicorns list.
The COVID-19 crisis has fast-tracked things further and created a tipping point for the global EdTech phenomenon including India especially, as India is also home to one of the world’s largest base of school-going students.
EdTech in India stands at a tipping point
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