Today, India’s eLearning industry is the second biggest in the world and it is continuously flourishing. The industry is estimated to touch $18 billion by 2022. The eLearning industry is one of the sectors that has witnessed exponential growth in the pandemic. During such times when everything is just one click away, e-learning platforms in India have brought a revolutionary transformation. They have not only made learning accessible for students but also reduced the stress for the Indian parents. E-Learning is the best next thing and below are the 10 such Indian E-learning companies who are creating an impact and becoming flag bearers of the e-learning industry in India.
BYJU’S
Founded in 2011 by Byju Raveendran, BYJU’S offers visual and personalized educational content mainly to school students aged 4-18 years. The platform offers visually-appealing short video lectures on Math, science along with courses to help students prepare for competitive exams like JEE, NEET, CAT, IAS, GMAT, and GRE. Byju’s is reported to have 50 million registered students and 3.5 million paid subscriptions. The learning app mostly focuses on how concepts are visually explained using multimedia, digital infographics, animations, fun quizzes, and flashcards. The price of Byju’s classes starts from Rs. 3,333.33/month and also offer free demo classes as per your convenience.
Coursera
The e-learning platform offers almost 1000 on-demand courses developed by more than 140+ most reputable colleges and universities around the globe. Users can learn and continue their education while pursuing their careers. Coursera offers advanced courses on computer science, data science, science, business, arts including photography, music and creative writing, etc. The platform not only helps you in learning but also if you want to do any specialization you can earn certification as well. Students can access Coursera for free, however, you can also pay a yearly subscription fee for Coursera Plus, which gives you unlimited access and allows you to earn certificates.
Unacademy
Founded in 2015, Unacademy is an ed-tech company that offers engaging learning materials and video lectures for all major entrance exams in India such as EE, NEET, UPSC, Bank Exams, etc. This Bengaluru-based startup by Gaurav Munjal began its journey as a YouTube channel in 2010. The platform claims to have more than 14K registered educators and over 13 million learners. Students can chat with educators, ask questions, answer live polls, watch demonstrations, and even download PDF notes offered by educators. Unacademy offers several free courses. However, their paid courses have prices ranging from ₹ 1,000 up to ₹ 30,000.
Vedantu
Vedantu offers personalised live online classes for grades 1-12, competitive exams, and micro-courses. Managed by four friends from Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), the platform helps the student to learn online by providing them with some of the best-curated instructors. The platform offers live individual and group classes that cover subjects like Physics, Chemistry, Biology, English, Mathematics, Commerce, etc through its live tutoring platform. Vedantu promotes student-teacher interaction, doubt-solving, participation in gamified quizzes, and customization of teaching patterns owing to constant feedback. The app has garnered more than 23 Million subscribers and the cost of these subscriptions can vary on the basis of a particular topic and long-term courses.
Toppr
Founded in 2013 by two IITians, Zishan Hayath and Hemant Goteti, Toppr offers live online classes for kindergarten to class 12 and JEE, NEET, AIIMS, CLAT exams. The platform currently has over 15 million students on its platform and helps them prepare for various school, board, and competitive exams. Toppr has created an artificial intelligence (AI) based machine learning (ML) algorithm for operating its online learning platform. The eLearning platform offers four types of products to the students i.e online classes, adaptive practice, live doubt sessions, and mock tests. The price of a particular course can vary based on grade and duration.
Gradeup
The Noida-based startup, which was launched in 2015 offers unlimited access to structured live courses on SSC, Banking, Railways, Teaching, JEE, GATE, NEET, UPSC, Defense, and State level exams. GradeUp offers a wide range of test series, live video classes, mock tests, and quizzes where users can collectively learn, ask their doubts, and solve each other’s problems. Ever since its launch, Gradeup has focused on making use of data analytics to increase their user engagement across all platforms. GradeUp currently has a presence in Tier II and III cities and proudly boasts of 23 million active monthly users. Their online sessions last for an hour, and the subscription fee may vary from Rs 3,000 to Rs 20,000, depending on the length of the customised courses.
Udemy
Launched in 2009, Udemy offers more than 80,000 high-quality on-demand courses on the widest possible range of topics. Udemy currently has more than 50 million students and 150K courses with 57K instructors. Udemy courses can be purchased individually by users, rather than through a subscription model, so users get lifetime access to the course they’ve paid for. Each course consists of video lectures and articles which could be accessed on your PC as well as on the mobile through their app. On completing a course from Udemy, users get a certificate of completion.
Doubtnut
Doubtnut is a free multilingual e-learning startup in India catering to K-12 grades and students preparing for IIT JEE, NEET exams. Founded in 2016 by Tanushree Gupta and Aditya Shankar, Doubtnut makes use of NLP and image recognition in the field of AI to deliver an effective solution. Doubtnut provides the answer to questions in 11 Indian languages, making it extremely popular in Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities. The platform has over 13 Million monthly active users across several platforms such as web, app, WhatsApp, and YouTube. All users have to do is click is a photo of their query, and Doubtnut will present a video solution within seconds.
WhiteHat Jr
WhiteHat Jr is an edtech unicorn that offers a wide range of online coding courses to school children in grades 1-12. The platform aims to realize the importance of teaching coding at an early age and prepare kids from 6-18 years for this new coding world. Founded in 2018 by Karan Bajaj, the platform covers the essentials of coding that are taught live 1:1 Online in the comfort of your home by Top 1% of subject matter experts and certified teachers. The online classes cost between Rs 694 – Rs 750 per class and students can also enroll themselves for a free trial.
LinkedIn Learning
LinkedIn Learning is an online learning platform that offers a variety of video courses for all age groups to help develop business, technological, and creative skills. The platform is easy to use and accessible at any time from any device. With over 15,000 technology, creative, and business courses developed by industry experts, you can learn the skills you require to become successful. LinkedIn Learning needs a premium membership, which costs just $29.99 per month. Moreover, users can also sign up for a 7-days free trial of unlimited classes so they can observe all the features it offers.
Final Thoughts
COVID-19 has been a turning point for the e-learning industry. The abrupt closure of school due to Covid-19 has geared up the already changing dynamics of education in India. As e-learning platforms are changing the idea of education by replacing traditional classroom learning with apps that blur the lines between education and fun. These platforms help students discover the joy of learning new skills. Therefore, helping them develop the habit of learning which is a skill that will help them in the long run.
