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Karnataka Schools to reopen for Classes 1 To 5 soon: Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai

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Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai

The schools in Karnataka will reopen for Classes 1 to 5 as the covid pandemic crisis are showing less impact.

Karnataka Chief Minister, Basavaraj Bommai, said, the government will soon make an announcement to reopen schools in the state.

“Already the experts committee has given the report, we will issue the order. Regarding, from when (to start the classes) and all those details, the Chief Secretary will hold a meeting with the education department,” the Chief Minister said while speaking to the reporters on Monday.

Also read: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai emphasizes to start ‘Tech Schools’

He added that as the covid cases in the state are declining, the government has already reopened schools for students of classes 6 to 8 from September 6 and for classes 9 to 12 from August 23.

However, the Primary and Secondary Education Minister B C Nagesh said the classes for 1 to 5 will reopen on the recommendations of the state’s Technical Advisory Committee on Covid 19.

“If they say from October 21, we will start; if they say a week later, we will start a week later.” Noting that the government wants to start classes from one to five in one go, he said, “but our plan is to have half-a-day classes during the initial one week or so, and thereafter full day classes, once students get used to it,” he said.

The decision to reopen schools for LKG (Lower Kindergarten) and UKG (Upper Kindergarten) children is yet to be taken.

ConveGenius raises USD $5 million from venture capitalists to expand its portfolio

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ConveGenius funding

ConveGenius has raised USD $5 million to expand its business from venture capitalists. It will launch its conversational AI platform, ConveGenius AI in India and global markets.

The funding was led by investors such as BAce Capital, Heritas Capital and 3Lines Venture Capital as well as existing investors, Michael and Susan Dell Foundation.

Convegenius.AI aims to expand its products on Whatsapp ecosystem and other Conversational AI-based channels horizontally, to service more customers across different verticals and allow developers to launch their solutions on the platform.

Also read: Edtech startup Creative Galileo raises $2.5 mn funding from lenders

ConveGenius’ EdTech use case has blitz scaled to 14 million monthly active users in India with 35 million daily conversations, catering to 10 different languages and continues to grow at a rapid pace.

The learning platform aims at making quality education accessible for middle- and low-income groups across India and make quality education accessible to 100 million marginalized children in India.

Jairaj Bhattacharya, CEO, ConveGenius Group, said, “We are excited to launch ConveGenius AI for democratising digital access to billions of users globally and make knowledge and content accessible with a one-click experiences”.

Ms. Janet Chia, Head of Venture Capital at Heritas Capital, said, “As schools were closed over prolonged periods during the pandemic, we believe that ConveGenius is well placed to tackle the learning crisis and gaps that have severely impacted students across India and in other emerging markets in the region. We are pleased to support ConveGenius in their mission to further scale their impactful solutions, providing greater access to affordable quality education for all.”

Pallab Chatterjee, Chairman 3 Lines VC Rocket Fund, said, “ConveGenius has focused on the broad and hitherto unserved market of 235 M students who belong to the first-generation mobile internet users with households using smartphones and mobile devices for the first time. Its focus on mass market users and democratisation of personalised content distribution by building conversational user experiences for mobile devices has created a niche segment for innovation and value creation”.

Prachi Windlass (Director, Michael & Susan Dell Foundation), commented, “The Dell Foundation first invested in the company in 2016 and we believe this is the right time to take the product to millions of children by launching the direct-to-consumer (D2C) version”.

Edtech startup Creative Galileo raises $2.5 mn funding from lenders

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Creative Galileo

Edtech start-up Creative Galileo has raised $2.1 million seed funding from Kalaari Capital and well-known angels such as Harish Bahl, Shashin Shah, Jinesh Patel, Atul Nishar, Ashwin Puri and Giridhar Malpani.

The company will use the capital for scaling up business, enhancing and product development, creating engaging content, making partnerships with leading animation houses and hiring talent.

Announcing the funding, Prerna A. Jhunjhunwala, Founder, Creative Galileo, said, “We are excited to partner with Kalaari Capital, the CXXO initiative, and angel investors on our growth journey ahead. Our vision is to provide millions of children with access to high-quality content for learning in the early years for a solid foundation while keeping the process fun. The funding will help us add more famous Indian and International characters and languages, hire talent, scale-up and forge new alliances. This will further fuel our efforts in creating more personalized, inclusive and relatable content helpful in a child’s development in the early years.”

Also read: Unacademy Graphy acquires edtech startup Spayee for $25 million

Creative Galileo is one of the fastest growing learning apps with 4 million downloads in its 12 months of its launch. Over half a million monthly active users are using the app.

“At Kalaari we believe that technology in learning can bring unmatched access and affordability and improve literacy for a much larger target segment. Technology as a means of transformation led by passionate founders designed for the next generation of young digitally native learners is what Creative Galileo stands for,” said Vani Kola, Managing Director, Kalaari Capital.

AI School of India announces AI Lab to provide artificial intelligence and coding experience

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AI School of India announced the launch of India’s first AI LAB with a global curriculum to provide students transformational Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Coding learning experiences.

AI World School is the technology provider to AI School of India for the AI LAB. The AI curriculum is specially curated by Engineers & Educators of AI School of India, trained and certified by ISTE, USA, Intel, IBM, and Professors from Oxford University UK and Graz University of Technology, Austria.

Designed around the “5 Big Ideas” – Perception, Comprehension, Learning, Natural Interaction and Impact of AI as proposed by the USA based AI4K12 task force led by Dr David Touretzky Carnegie Mellon University, these courses are also aligned to CBSE and ATL- NASSCOM framework. The AI4K12 initiative is a joint project of CSTA, AAAI, CMU and National Science Foundation (NSF) Govt of USA.

According to Suresh Gurunathan, VP at AI School of India, the National Education Policy – NEP 2020 and CBSE have all highlighted the importance of Coding and AI in order to enable students to be Future Ready. Leading Schools like Banyan, BVM Global and others across the country want to stay ahead of the curve in introducing AI concepts to students and have started working with us for AI LAB and Robotics. As a part of AI LAB, AI School of India will provide infrastructure, curriculum content, with access to the cloud and AI training to students using existing Computer Lab in schools.

Also read: The Influence of Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education

“As AI becomes mainstream, futuristic organisations will require talent with skill sets that are very different from those existing now and need to match international standards. Hence, we at AI School of India brought in the global AI & coding curriculum to help Educators and Schools who are integral to the skilling revolution taking root in the country” AISI, Chairman Mr A S Ramana Prasad said.

AI LAB initiative uses the blended learning methodology to translate AI concepts into simple & easy to understand learning experiences while incorporating fun, creativity & collaboration & also maintaining an ethical, empathetic & inclusive flavor. Students from Grade 4 to Grade 12 can use the AI LAB to learn Human AI Interaction, Machine Learning, Neural Networking, Decision Trees, Python, Natural Language processing etc.

AI School of India (AISI) is an online self-directed and tutor led learning platform providing AI & Coding technology to students at home, to women at home and to schools.

L&T makes entry in online learning space with L&T Edutech

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Larsen & Tourbo

Larsen & Tourbo (L&T) has launched L&T Edu Tech to bridge the gap between industry expectations and competence of young engineers.

According to a news daily, L&T’s new venture will be an industry-led, application-based, practical oriented learning platform, strongly rooted in technology. This will help engineering and technology verticals to help and guide to make students industry-ready.

“We are living in a period of accelerating change, with the need to not only learn new things but also seek newer and better ways of transmitting learning and I am confident that L&T EduTech will fulfill this role by enabling young men and women of the country to meet the challenges of the future,” said AM Naik, Group Chairman, Larsen & Toubro.

He added it is imperative to impart relevant skills to students and make them productive and equipped with latest developments.

L&T Edutech will offer three verticals of College Connect, Professional & Vocational Skilling.

R Ganesan, Head-Corporate Centre, L&T Construction said that with the growing trends of online learning and skilling, it is the right time that L&T has introduced the L&T EduTech. He added that there is a need for students to get necessary professional skills and they will be benefited hugely by the course created by L&T EduTech.

Schools in Odisha to reopen on October 21 For Classes 8-11

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Schools in Odisha

Schools in Odisha will reopen for physical classes for students of Classes 8 to 11 standards for October 21.

The schools were closed down due to the Covid 19 pandemic last year. The cases are declining in the state as a result the authorities have decided to reopen schools in the state. “The COVID situation has been improving in the state. We will resume classroom teaching for students of classes 8 and 11 from October 21. A notification will be issued soon,” School and Mass Education Minister S R Dash said.

Classes have already resumed for 9 and 12 standards in the state with strict adherence to healthy safety. Decisions to reopen schools from Class 1 to 7 are yet to be taken.

The cases in Odisha were 521 new COVID-19 cases recently taking the caseload to 10,33,809 and fresh fatalities pushed the death toll to 8,274.

Goa Schools To Reopen for Classes 9 to 12 from October 18

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Goa Schools To Reopen

Goa schools have been permitted to reopen for Classes 9 to 12 from October 18. The schools have to follow COVID 19 guidelines and standard operating procedures after attending schools.

In a circular issued by the government recently, the state government also has decided to reopen schools only after consulting with an expert committee. “Schools may, if required, initially follow a hybrid mode of teaching, that is, online as well as offline classes,” the circular stated. Masks, temperature checks and sanitisation are mandatory at the entry gates of institutions, and even the staff should be checked before entry, the circular added.

Also read: Goa Schools to hold Offline Exams For Classes 11 And 12

The department also has asked the management and heads of educational institutions to consider the infrastructure and conditions within schools.

Goa has recorded 68 cases, two casualties and total tally to 1,77,356 including 3,335 deaths. In fact, the coastal state has 679 active cases.

IBM to partner with states to expand ‘SkillBuild’ initiative in India

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IBM to partner

IBM has partnered with other state governments to expand its ‘SkillsBuild’ initiatives. This was informed by IBM India and South Asia head for Corporate Social Responsibility, Manoj Balachandran recently.

IBM is in talks with several states to expand its skills initiatives. The company has a plan to provide 30 million people with new skills that are required for the future jobs by 2030.

“Today, IBM commits to providing 30 million people with new skills by 2030. This will help democratize opportunity, fill the growing skills gap, and give new generations of workers the tools they need to build a better future for themselves and society,” IBM chairman and CEO Arvind Krishna said in a statement recently.

IBM will partner with more than 170 new academics and industry in order to achieve the goals. IBM has partnered with states such as Goa, Sikkim, AP, Telangana and now with Haryana.

“There are several other states where we are having talks for partnerships. Apart from SkillsBuild, we also have MoUs signed with 11 state governments for the STEM for Girls program where we are currently teaching over 300,000 students,” Balachandran said.

IBM also said it will partner with Ministry of Skills Development and Entrepreneurship, Ministry of Electronics and IT, Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (DST), CBSE , Skill Development Councils in Goa, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, NPTEL- IIT-Madras etc for implementing skills initiatives throughout the country.

For implementing skills development initiatives, IBM has also partnered with the Haryana State Board of Technical Education and Uttar Pradesh SCERT (State Council of Educational Research and Training).

Colleges in Maharashtra to reopen on Oct 20 for fully-vaccinated students

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Colleges in Maharashtra

The colleges and universities in Maharashtra will start physical classes from October 20. The students need to be fully vaccinated in order to attend offline classes. This was informed by the Maharashtra Higher Education Minister Uday Samant recently.

The staff and non-staff should complete their vaccination before attending the schools.

“All the non-agricultural colleges, state-run universities, deemed universities, self-financed universities and colleges affiliated to them can start holding physical classes from October 20. The teaching as well as non-teaching staff should complete their vaccination on priority,” the minister said.

Also read: Schools in Maharashtra reopening today for physical classes

He added that the students who have taken both the doses can attend the classes. Others should get the vaccination on a priority basis.

Every university needs to have the standard operating procedures (SOPs) and must adhere to it strictly, Samant said.

Unacademy Graphy acquires edtech startup Spayee for $25 million

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Graphy funding

Unacademy Group-owned Graphy has recently acquired edtech platform Spayee for $25 million. The focus is to increase the reach of the company and optimise the product offerings, the company said in a statement.

After this acquisition, Spayee will operate independently. Sumit Jain, co-founder and chief executive/ officer, Graphy, said, “The creator economy is booming and at Graphy, we are constantly on the lookout for avenues that will help creators grow and achieve their full potential. We share a common ethos with Spayee, recognising the need for an affordable, secured and scalable medium for content creators to build an online education business. And Spayee has built a winning proposition for creators.”

Spayee allows content creators to produce courses in the form of audio and video tutorials, portable document format (PDF) documents, quizzes, live classes, and assignments. Creators can build their own website and mobile apps on Android and iOS. Over 2,000 creators have created and launched platforms using the Spayee.

Also read: Eupheus Learning, an Edtech company, raised $10 million investor funding

“We are confident that having them as part of the Unacademy Group will help us explore common synergies and build the world’s largest creator community,” added Jain.

Over 500 active creators are using the Spayee platforms. In fact, Graphy also launched programs like the Creator Grant and Graphy Select Accelerator to monetise their skills.

Earlier, Unacademy raised $440 million from General Atlantic, Tiger Global, and Softbank Vision Fund.

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