GST officials visit UpGrad office; routine survey, says companyThe news comes a day after ET reported that the directors of embattled edtech major Byju’s parent, Think and Learn Pvt Ltd, may be summoned...
19 Jul, 2023, 08.06 PM IST
Upskill in the lockdown: Coursera makes 3,800 courses, 400 specialisations available for freeThe courses that are available for free include those which teach skills like app development and business writing.
29 Apr, 2020, 05.37 PM IST
Cashing in: 7 payment gateways for small businessesFinalizing a payment gateway for your business depends on various factors like integrations, currency support, proactive customer support a...
04 May, 2019, 11.56 AM IST
Half our India students take AI courses: Sebastian Thrun, co-founder UdacityThe number of students taking free courses is around 1.15 million. The number of paying students is much less, but it is increasing quite a...
24 Feb, 2019, 11.20 AM IST
Blockchain startups face skill shortage, opt for freelancersWhile India has 1,500-2,000 blockchain professionals, only 200-400 are actually skilled in the core architecture, experts said.
22 Feb, 2019, 09.12 AM IST
Demand for digital talent fills up tech classroomsTech companies that reskill employees internally have been approaching training firms, seeking people who can be deployed faster on digital...
01 Nov, 2018, 11.48 AM IST
Learning is new top sop for performers at tech cosWith disruptive technology changing the dynamics of the current business environment, tech companies are stepping on the gas on the learnin...
14 Aug, 2018, 03.42 PM IST
To get IT jobs, non techies eye e-learningWith availability of online courses, professionals can learn while employed in their previous roles as well.
24 Apr, 2018, 10.45 AM IST
UpGrad eyes $40 m in external fundingThe company has held discussions with about three investors — two financial and one strategic — which, if successful, could see the company...
08 Jan, 2018, 11.03 AM IST
Udacity to focus on individual student projectsThe company, which will be completing two years in India, has tailored itself to not bring in “millions of videos” but have a more curate e...
06 Oct, 2017, 03.04 PM IST
Re-skilling: Education-technology platforms vying to cash in on opportunities in IndiaOnline education was a somewhat nondescript industry in India until a few months ago when a report by consulting firm McKinsey & Co created...
30 Jun, 2017, 01.09 AM IST
Layoff season: IT staff head to school to stay in the reckoning“The growing realisation among Indian workforce that reskilling is the only way to stay competitive led to a 37% increase in registrations ...
21 Jun, 2017, 11.22 AM IST
Udacity brings out programs in Robotics, partners with Paytm, Zomato, Didi ChuxingThe launch of the Robotics degree will seek to focus on various robotics applications, and will enable students to learn robotics fundament...
09 Mar, 2017, 05.38 PM IST
Online education provider Udacity appoints Ishan Gupta as India MDSince launching in India, Udacity has seen fivefold growth in the number of students and has built partnerships with employers such as Info...
11 Jan, 2017, 08.51 AM IST
Udacity's nanodegrees: How Google X's Sebastian Thrun is planning to double the world's GDPUdacity partnered with major tech companies like Google, Cloudera, Facebook, and Salesforce to build classes that fit neatly into six crede...
20 Aug, 2015, 01.06 PM IST
11 skills you need to master to land a $100,000 engineering job at GoogleIt's the best company to work at on the planet. It gets 2.5 million applicants a year and chooses just 4,000. Google lists out 11 skills to...
12 Nov, 2014, 10.58 AM IST
Man behind Super 30, Anand Kumar, to take formula online; to offer IIT coaching classes at Re 1 per lectureSuper 30 Online will be launched next year, said Kumar, who expects the venture to hurt the business of coaching schools based in Kota, Raj...
23 Aug, 2014, 02.29 PM IST