India's 10 Best EdTech Companies to Watch, 2021

Empowering
Education with AI
These are exciting times in the landscape of
education. Where once the time-honoured tradition
used to be sitting in a classroom or a lecture-venue,
the concept of classrooms has now been thrown wide open
in a way that has never been seen before. Once again, man
ventures into the unknown with this revolution that the
education sector is experiencing right now, and we will see
the fruits of it in the coming years.
In the global education landscape, the growth of AI is
expected to rise to $6 billion by 2024 with China and US
leading the charge. Most recently, AI has started to appear
in many colleges and universities to drive enrolment or to
streamline operations, among other things.
One such area where we can anticipate the rise of AI and
machine learning to demonstrate their enormous influence
is on personalized learning. A steadfast company which is
leading the charge to bring about the educational revolution
through AI is Edwisely.
Aspire to Make a Difference
Founded by IIT Madras and Delft University of Technology
(Netherlands) alumni, Edwisely is India's first AI-driven
personalized hybrid learning platform that connects both
curriculum and career.
Recognized among the Top 10 Emerging EdTech start-ups
in 2021, the company has completed 3 years of deep
research on Indian higher education to understand the
fundamental and practical issues that need to be addressed,
with the valuable advice from various eminent
educationalists. Edwisely has forged a community
partnership with NASSCOM. It has been identified as a
high potential startup among Higher Education SAAS
companies and is now part of Amazon’s AWS EdStart
Program.
Edwisely technology for higher education institutions
harnesses artificial intelligence to help teachers create a
personalized learning experience for their students and
significantly improve their learning outcomes. The analytics
engine continuously captures data from learning,
behavioural, and assessment cycles to provide custom
learning paths and prescriptive actions. Edwisely's
knowledge graph and cloud-based architecture allow it to
handle large datasets and scale across different disciplines.
“In the current pace of technology evolution, India needs a
new generation of quality institutions and educators to
nurture and build productive and creative individuals,”
stated Mr. Harsha Kankanala, the Co-Founder of
Edwisely. “The current education system runs on a onesize-fits-all
model. Obsession for marks and constant
comparisons have broken the self-confidence of students.
The system is more driven by examination, rather than
educating the individual to become a productive citizen.
Institutions that are the temple of learning, are unable to
provide quality education. With rapid changing
requirements from the industry and the limitation of subject
matter expertise, it has become a challenge to adapt to the
changes,” he added.
Edwisely's Mission is – To make every Indian graduate
employable by harnessing AI for personalized learning.
The EdTech Harbinger
Harsha Vardhan Reddy Kankanala (Harsha) is an engineer
turned Edupreneur and Co-Founder at Edwisely. Working
on a vision to personalize education, Harsha helps learners
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