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Mindler acquires Immrse Podar Innovation Centre

NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 16. Delhi-based MUMBAI, NOVEMBER 2. The Podar Inno-
edtech startup Mindler, a career vation Centre, which guides and sup-
guidance platform for students and ports all Podar Education Network
educators, announced acquisition of schools through innovative resources,
Immrse, a virtual career internship teacher development programmes,
and simulation platform, in a cash and and school review processes, has de-
stock deal. Mindler expects to close signed ‘Evolve,’ an online self-driven
the acquisition within three months. professional learning programme for
a
Promoted by P ra th a m S u ta ri , school teachers and leaders.
an alumnus of Indian School of Busi- “Evolve aims to foster a culture Dr. C. Raj Kumar
ness, Hyderabad, the Immrse plat- of professionalism in schools where
form enables students to access career learning is self-driven and focused on
internships virtually through experi- self-growth and peer growth of teach- grammes, partnerships, research and
ential, immersive and self-paced dis- ers, for overall change. Evolve differs qualification systems. This MoU is
covery programmes. Virtual career from standard professional develop- a step towards upskilling the capa-
internships allow students to deep ment programmes as it is student- bilities of our public servants who are
dive into conventional and new age teacher driven and self-paced rather changemakers in governance and pol-
careers such as engineering, medicine, than trainer-led. It involves activities ity. Our internationally and nationally
film-making, graphic design, law, psy- including research, debate and knowl- qualified faculty and pedagogy is peer-
chology, ethical hacking etc. Immrse edge and experience sharing within less and we are honoured to partner
has already signed up 10,000 class peer groups. Hence, it’s a ‘professional with the government of Delhi.”
VIII-XII students and has connected learning’ not ‘professional develop-
100 counselors and edtech companies. ment’ programme,” explains R e n e e Screwvala-21K deal
Following this acquisition, Mindler B ij l a n i, director of the centre.
will provide virtual career internships With over 94 years of experience BENGALURU, NOVEMBER 29. 21K School
via schools/institutions, career coun- within the educational space, the Po- — India’s first wholly online school —
selors and edtech partners. dar Education Network comprises has raised funding of $5 million (Rs.37
136 education institutions country- crore) from R on n ie S c re w v a l a , co-
wide with a combined enrolment of founder and chairman of upGrad.
165,000 students and 7,600 teachers. 21K School was founded in 2020 by
Santosh Kumar, Yeshwanth Raj Para-
JGU-UTCS concordat smal, Dinesh Kumar and Joshi Kumar
to create a 100 percent online school
NEW DELHI, NOVEMBER 17. The Director- offering children aged 3-18 years a
ate of Training (UTCS), Delhi Gov- choice of three — Indian, American
ernment has signed an MoU with and British — curriculums.
O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU), “The future of education is here,
Prateek Bhargava Sonipat, Haryana, under which JGU and it’s changing the way we think
will provide academic training, knowl- about schooling. 21K School will offer
“We are ready to tap the amazing edge and capacity building services to great value to students with interac-
opportunities which open up with this officers of the Delhi state government. tive technologies that engage learners
collaboration agreement. As the Na- “Through this partnership, our offi- at every level of development,” said
tional Education Policy (NEP) 2020 cers will be able to augment their skills Screwvala, speaking on the occasion.
is being rolled out, career guidance and get new qualifications which will Added S a n tos h K u m a r, co-
will become very important. We are enable them to transform into excep- founder & CEO of 21K School: “21K
strongly positioned to deliver person- tional public servants of the future,” School offers equal opportunity and
alised career guidance solutions to said V ij a y K u m a r D e v , chief secre- access to millions of students in India
students and aid their overall develop- tary of the Delhi government. and around the world. The investment
ment through integrated co-curricular Added P rof . ( D r. ) C . R a j K u - by Ronnie will help us reach out to
solutions — a key mandate of NEP m a r, founding vice chancellor of O.P. over 18 million Indians living abroad
2020,” said P ra te e k B h a rg a v a , Jindal Global University (estb.2009): providing them opportunity to study
founder-CEO of Mindler, speaking “Since 2009, JGU has endeavoured the increasingly popular Indian cur-
on the occasion. to establish the best learning pro- riculum while they live overseas.”

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