The education sector in India has evolved over the years with scores of changes. As the proverb goes, “The only constant is change”. Keeping abreast of the changing trends in the education sector is beneficial to the common man and for the investors too. Education is the basic right of every citizen of this country and each one of us is entitled to quality education.
Ed-Techs:
Today, the Edtech has taken over the education sector by storm. The Digital Revolution resulted in the emergence of the Ed-tech sector. Ed-tech is known for encompassing every aspect of learning when blended with digital platforms. Better known as Digital Learning as it added a new dimension to the traditional form of learning.
The K-12 segment is high in demand and is an attractive option for investors too. Online certifications, corporate trainings, upskilling on hobbies and learning, performance monitoring, gamification of learning have been the new-age interesting learning mechanisms providing ample of scope for investment.
Foreign Universities to set up campuses in India?
The Union Education Ministry has taken a notable initiative and have invited renowned universities across the globe to set up their respective campuses in India. Exchange programs with foreign universities have also been started by esteemed educational institutions like IIT Delhi. Likewise, 25% seats will be reserved for foreign students in these educational institutions in India.
Indian education is going global, and many such esteemed educational institutions are attracting investments too.
Boom in Non-conventional courses:
Gone are the days when graduate preferences were confined to medicine, law, engineering and more. Today, students have a plethora of career options to explore such as non-conventional courses, For instance: video editing, data science, hospitality, fashion, machine learning, AI, PR etc. These courses were not in demand in the earlier times. Such courses are fostering creativity and critical thinking.
Concept based Learning:
The National Education Policy of 2020 has backed up the Concept based learning approach. Concept based Learning helps students to understand better, gain skills and learn new concepts. Students can understand and analyse deeper fostering critical and analytical thinking. There is a room for improvement in academics when it comes to concept- based learning approach. This approach has been popular in the recent times garnering a lot of attention and providing ample of scope for investments.
In the recent times, education has evolved in leaps and bounds. Newer tools have come up to enhance the learning experiences and improving the educational access to the students. Hope this article was helpful in giving you a sneak peak into the latest trends in the educational sector.