Upskilling 2.0: Edtechs partner with top universities for joint degrees amid sluggish hiring trends
Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Mumbai: Indian upskilling startups are reshaping the online education landscape, shifting from standalone courses to co-branded degrees with prestigious domestic and global institutions. These online degrees are designed in high-demand fields such as artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), data science, and other STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) fields.
They also offer bachelor's and master's degrees in fields like commerce and arts. Upskilling edtech firms like PhysicsWallah and Simplilearn have either launched a pilot into the segment or are planning to do so in the coming fiscal while existing players are strengthening their offerings. Physics Wallah Pvt.
Ltd's PW Skills, which initially introduced PW Institute of Innovation (PW IOI), a four-year residential programme in computer science, has now started rolling out programmes in partnership with colleges such as IIT Sirmaur and Patna, and other universities such as Lovely Professional University, Jain University, and Manipal University. While the company's official website shows that these courses are open for admission, PhysicsWallah declined to comment on the subject. Simplilearn, on the other hand, has built a team to start forging new relationships with universities in India and abroad to offer long-term online degrees.
The company, which only offers certification programmes and short-term courses, plans to start offering online degrees in 2025, focusing on the Indian market. "In our country, we don't have enough universities to cater to our entire population. In most countries, including the US, there are hundreds of online universities that do not have a physical campus.
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