India’s Ed-tech Ecosystem

 Syllabus: General Studies paper 1 (Education) Context: India’s school education landscape was facing an acute learning crisis, even before the covid-19 pandemic. One in two children lack basic reading proficiency at the age of 10. The pandemic threatens to exacerbate this crisis, especially because of the physical closure of 15.5 lakh schools that has affected more than 248 million students for over a year Technology and educations: Growth potential: the indian ed-tech ecosystem has a lot of potential for innovation. With over 4,500 start-ups and a current valuation of around $700 million, the market is geared for exponential growth. Estimates....Read More