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Indian Express
2 days ago
- Business
- Indian Express
IIT-B's Spoken Tutorial to empower students from tier-2 and tier-3 cities in finding jobs
The Spoken Tutorial project, developed at the IIT Bombay, brought together industry and academic leaders to explore a more efficient future for finding jobs in India, at a panel discussion on challenges faced by students from tier-2 and tier-3 cities. The discussion titled 'Hiring 2.0 in a Digital World', was part of the programme Education Technology for Nation Building held at Victor Menezes Convention Centre (VMCC) at IIT Bombay's campus in Mumbai's Powai. The discussion focused on the need to move beyond traditional hiring practices like resumes, referrals, and job fairs, which often fail to serve those outside urban centers. The panel included dignitaries such as Professor Kannan Moudgalya, inventor of Spoken Tutorial, Ashank Desai, chairman of Mastek, Prof Tara S Shaw of IIT Bombay, and Gaurav Gupta, Chief Growth Officer, EkStep Foundation. In partnership with EkStep and Proofofskill, Spoken Tutorial piloted a model where students could create verified digital profiles using voice-based, local language skill assessments. Employers, in turn, could act on these trusted signals—reducing hiring time to just 15 organisers shared that the pilot was designed with inclusion at its core—supporting voice inputs, local languages, and formats for students from tier-2 and tier-3 towns. 'This is not about replacing what works, but digitising what doesn't,' said Professor Moudgalya, emphasising the model's potential to empower students and MSMEs alike. Ashank Desai noted the strain MSMEs face during recruitment and how digital hiring can free up founders to focus on growth. With over 600 million working-age Indians, the panel called for urgent collaboration to scale inclusive hiring solutions.
India Today
4 days ago
- Politics
- India Today
Telangana government partners with NGOs to offer NEET, JEE coaching in schools
The government partnered with 6 reputed organisations at the national and international level to offer advanced Ed Tech facilities in government Nilekani-led EkStep Foundation, Prajwala Foundation run by Dr. Sunita Krishnan, Alak Pandey's Physics Wala, Khan Academy, Shoaib Dar-led Pi Jam Foundation and Safina Hussain's Educate Girls are the prominent organisations which came forward to offer their expertise in providing quality education by leveraging technology to students in government by the welfare and development programmes implemented by the People's Government, these organisations came forward and joined hands with the government. The decision to seek the help of noted organisations was taken in line with the Chief Minister Revanth Reddy's idea of improving educational standards in the state. The state government strongly believes that partnering with India's renowned organisations will bring a revolutionary change in the education sector in the EkStep Foundation, run by Nandan Nilekani, is already working in 540 schools with an artificial intelligence-based platform. Now, the organisation will offer services in more than 5,000 primary schools in 33 districts. The organisation provides Telugu and English languages as well as Maths basics from class 3 to 5th Wallah will provide coaching to Inter students for NEET, JEE and CLAT exams. It also provides free training to students from the school level for competitive Academy will offer video-based STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths) training in accordance with the curriculum to students from class 6 to 10th standard in the Foundation, led by Dr. Sunitha Krishnan will launch child safety and protection programmes for students from class 6 to class 12 across the Jam Foundation will provide training in coding and computational thinking to students from class 1 to class Girls will take up the enrolment of over 16,000 out-of-school children to improve literacy and educational opportunities for Advisor K. Kesava Rao, Education Secretary Yogitharana, CM Special Secretary Ajith Reddy, School Education Director Narasimha Reddy, Director of School Education Naveen Nicholas, Education Department Special Secretary Haritha, Xstep Foundation CEO Jagadish Babu, Prajwala Foundation Chief Dr. Sunitha Krishnan, Physics Wala Co-Founder Prateek Maheshwari, Khan Academy India MD Swati Vasudevan, Pi Jam Foundation Founder Shoaib Dar, Educate Girls CEO Gayatri Nair Lobo and others were Watch
New Indian Express
5 days ago
- Politics
- New Indian Express
NGOs roped in to provide tech learning solutions in Telangana schools
HYDERABAD: In a major step towards transforming public education, the Education department has signed Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with several prominent national and international NGOs to provide advanced EdTech-based learning solutions free of cost to students in government schools. The MoUs were signed in the presence of Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy. With the vision of enhancing the quality of education in the state, the government has entered into collaborations with six reputed organisations to introduce cutting-edge educational technologies in public schools. These include EkStep Foundation, led by Nandan Nilekani, Prajwala Foundation, headed by Sunitha Krishnan, Physics Wallah, led by Alakh Pandey, Khan Academy, PiJam Foundation, founded by Shoaib Dar and Educate Girls, led by Safeena Husain. Revolutionary change The Chief Minister's Office said: 'Enchanted by the welfare and development programmes implemented by the People's Government, these organisations came forward and joined hands with the government. The decision to seek the help of noted organisations was taken in line with the Chief Minister Revanth Reddy's idea of improving educational standards in the state. The state government strongly believes that partnering with India's renowned organisations will bring a revolutionary change in the education sector in the country.' The EkStep Foundation is currently working in 540 schools with an artificial intelligence-based platform. Now, the organisation will offer services in more than 5,000 primary schools in 33 districts. The organisation helps with Telugu and English languages as well as Maths basics from Class 3 to 5. Physics Wallah will provide coaching to Inter students in preparing for NEET, JEE and CLAT exams. It will also provides free training to students from the school level for competitive exams.
Time of India
5 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
Bid to provide quality edu for govt school students: Revanth
Hyerabad: In a major step towards transforming education in govt schools, the Telangana govt has signed MoUs with six leading NGOs, to provide free AI-powered learning tools and competitive exam coaching to govt school students. Backed by chief minister A Revanth Reddy, the initiative aims to enhance access to quality education through technology-driven solutions. Transformative change "This initiative is part of the state govt's vision to enhance access to quality education for underprivileged students. By partnering with reputed organisations, we hope to bring about transformative change in education. We are laying the foundation for a knowledge-driven future," he said. " These partnerships reflect our commitment to ensuring that no child is left behind in this digital age . The govt firmly believes that collaborating with India's leading educational organisations will bring about a revolutionary improvement in educational standards both within the state and across the country," he added. Under the agreement, the EkStep Foundation will expand its AI-driven learning platform from 540 schools to more than 5,000 primary schools across all 33 districts. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Giao dịch vàng CFDs với sàn môi giới tin cậy IC Markets Tìm hiểu thêm Undo The platform offers multilingual foundational learning in Telugu, English and Mathematics for pupils in Classes 3 to 5. Physics Wallah will provide free, high-quality coaching for competitive examinations including NEET, JEE, and CLAT to govt students at the Intermediate level, with an emphasis on early preparation during school years. Khan Academy will deliver curriculum-aligned, video-based instruction in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) subjects for classes 6 to 10, enabling students to learn at their own pace. Coding training The Prajwala Foundation will implement comprehensive child safety and protection programmes aimed at students from classes 6 to 12. The Pi Jam Foundation will offer training in coding and computational thinking for students in classes 1 to 10, fostering digital literacy and problem-solving skills from an early age. Educate Girls, which has already facilitated the enrolment of over 16,000 out-of-school children in Telangana, will focus on improving literacy among girls.
Time of India
5 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
All govt schools in T to get free tech-enabled coaching
Hyderabad: The Telangana govt on Sunday signed memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with six NGOs, including Nandan Nilekani's EkStep Foundation and Alakh Pandey's Physics Wallah, to provide govt school students across the state free AI-powered learning platform and coaching for competitive exams such as NEET, JEE and CLAT. The MoUs were signed between the department of education and the NGOs in the presence of chief minister A Revanth Reddy. Apart from EkStep Foundation and Physics Wallah the govt will collaborate with Sunitha Krishnan's Prajwala Foundation, Khan Academy, Shoaib Dar's Pi Jam Foundation and Safina Hussain's Educate Girls. CM Revanth Reddy said the MoU aims to introduce technology-enabled teaching solutions, entirely free of cost. "This initiative is part of the state govt's vision to enhance access to quality education for underprivileged students. By partnering with reputed organisations, we hope to bring about transformative change in education. We are laying the foundation for a knowledge-driven future," he said. "These partnerships reflect our commitment to ensuring that no child is left behind in this digital age. The govt firmly believes that collaborating with India's leading educational organisations will bring about a revolutionary improvement in educational standards both within the state and across the country," he added. Under the agreement, the EkStep Foundation will expand its AI-driven learning platform from 540 schools to more than 5,000 primary schools across all 33 districts. The platform offers multilingual foundational learning in Telugu, English and Mathematics for pupils in Classes 3 to 5. Physics Wallah will provide free, high-quality coaching for competitive examinations including NEET, JEE, and CLAT to govt students at the Intermediate level, with an emphasis on early preparation during school years. Khan Academy will deliver curriculum-aligned, video-based instruction in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) subjects for classes 6 to 10, enabling students to learn at their own pace. The Prajwala Foundation will implement comprehensive child safety and protection programmes aimed at students from classes 6 to 12. The Pi Jam Foundation will offer training in coding and computational thinking for students in classes 1 to 10, fostering digital literacy and problem-solving skills from an early age. Educate Girls, which has already facilitated the enrolment of over 16,000 out-of-school children in Telangana, will continue to focus on improving literacy among girls.
