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Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
Paranoia, aspiration, greed, FOMO—these are all prey the edtech beast hunts
This article is part of a series called Scam Season—a series where The Morning Context documents the unethical, unsafe and fraudulent aspects of tech businesses in India.
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Eighteen thousand rupees.
That’s what stood between the child’s present and the parents’ hope for a better future. It would be an investment—a bridge to the world outside the chawl. The parents wanted to give their child a shot at a better education, something they never had. They would happily give a limb away in exchange.
And yet, despite all their efforts, all they could arrange was Rs 1,500 (~$20). The bridge …
AI is set to disrupt the sector. While the path ahead looks tough for legacy publishers like S Chand Publishing and Arihant Publications, things don’t look encouraging for others in the industry either.
As AI advances rapidly, leadership, judgment and strategy matter more than ever. Today’s MBA is evolving to shape leaders for an AI-led world.
As the company weighs a move into test prep ahead of a 2027 IPO, the question is whether entering a category from which upGrad has consciously stayed away so far makes sense.
