The coronavirus outbreak has opened up a world of possibilities for India’s edtech companies, which have rushed in to fill the learning gap as millions of students are forced to stay home due to a nationwide lockdown to prevent the virus from spreading.
Like their peers around the world, India’s leading online learning companies are offering students free access to their platform and content. Byju’s, with over 42 million users and a valuation north of $8 billion, announced on 11 March that it was making its learning programmes for students in grades 1 through 12 free till April-end. Soon after, …
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