Lok Sabha Question No. 3640 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-08
Subject: Policy on Education Technology
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Imtiaz Jaleel Syed

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3640 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.08.2022

## Policy on Education Technology

## 3640.   SHRI SYED IMTIAZ JALEEL:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether a policy on Education Technology (EdTech) is being prepared by the Government and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  Central  Government  has  constituted/appointed  any  Committee/Agency  to  review  the EdTech products before they are used in classrooms;
- (c) if so the details of the Committee/Agency along wiht their budget and human resources;
- (d) if not, which mechanism is being followed to review the EdTech products;
- (e) the  list  of  various  companies  that  have  entered  into  PPP  or  other  arrangement  with  Ministry  of Education for delivery of EdTech product or service along with the nature of service provided/to be provided by the concerned companies and quantum of resources committed by the Government to the company in lieu of the same; and
- (f) whether the Government is considering for release of such policy and if so, the details thereof and time by which it is likely to be released?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (DR. SUBHAS SARKAR)

(a)  to  (f)  Ministry  of  Education  through  an  advisory  issued  on  23 rd December  2021  has  reiterated  that EdTech firms, which may be considered e-commerce entities, have to comply to Consumer Protection (ECommerce) Rules, 2020 for e-commerce firms (which were notified by the MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS,  FOOD  AND  PUBLIC  DISTRIBUTION  (Department  of  Consumer  Affairs)).  The  advisory further details many safeguards for various stakeholders in education ecosystem when opting for products or services  from  EdTech  companies.  University  Grant  Commission  (UGC)  has  also  notified  regulations  for offering  full-fledged  online  programme  by  the  Higher  Educational  Institutions  (HEIs)  which  prohibit  any franchise  arrangement  between  HEIs  with  EdTech  companies.  Relevant  advisory  regarding  the  same  is issued periodically by UGC and AICTE.

Ministry of Education has announced a National Educational Alliance for Technology (NEAT) as a PublicPrivate  partnership  model  between  the  Government  (through  its  implementing  agency  AICTE)  and  the EdTech companies. There are no resources committed by MoE for this arrangement. The list of companies and nature of service is at Annexure.

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (A)  TO  (F)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  3640  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  08.08.2022  ASKED  BY  HON'BLE  MEMBER  OF PARLIAMENT SHRI SYED IMTIAZ JALEEL REGARDING 'POLICY ON EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY'

|   Sr. No. | Company Name                                                                      | Nature of Service                                                                                                                                            |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | 360DigiTMG Pvt Ltd                                                                | Certification courses                                                                                                                                        |
|         2 | prepbuddiesedutech private limited                                                | Certification courses                                                                                                                                        |
|         3 | Inurture Education Solutions Pvt. Ltd                                             | E-content for niche areas having highly marketable skills                                                                                                    |
|         4 | NetAnalytiks Technologies Private Limited                                         | E-content for niche areas having highly marketable skills                                                                                                    |
|         5 | Top Freshers Technologies Pvt Ltd                                                 | Coding skills and testing                                                                                                                                    |
|         6 | MTABTechnology Center PVT LTD                                                     | E-content for niche areas having highly marketable skills                                                                                                    |
|         7 | Great Lakes E-Learning Services Private Limited                                   | Certification courses                                                                                                                                        |
|         8 | Skills Factory Learning Private Limited                                           | Certification courses                                                                                                                                        |
|         9 | Quiklrn Private Limited                                                           | Any other product/course related to the degree/diploma of engineering/pharmacy/management student                                                            |
|        10 | Rubiscape Pvt Ltd                                                                 | E-content for niche areas having highly marketable skills                                                                                                    |
|        11 | Simplilearn Solutions Private Limited                                             | Placement support, Certification courses                                                                                                                     |
|        12 | SauryaEdunext Gen Private Limited                                                 | Certification courses                                                                                                                                        |
|        13 | Codetantra Tech Solutions Private Limited                                         | Coding skills and testing, Assessment tests                                                                                                                  |
|        14 | Pupilfirst Private Limited                                                        | E-content for niche areas having highly marketable skills, Any other product/course related to the degree/diploma of engineering/pharmacy/management student |
|        15 | Innovent Engineering Solutions Private Ltd                                        | Certification courses                                                                                                                                        |
|        16 | GUVI Geek Network Private Limited                                                 | E-content for niche areas having highly marketable skills                                                                                                    |
|        17 | Vijigeeshu QMS Private Limited (Brand name Asian Institute of Quality Management) | Certification courses                                                                                                                                        |
|        18 | Hebeon Technologies Pvt. Ltd                                                      | E-content for niche areas having highly marketable skills                                                                                                    |
|        19 | SmartBridge Educational Services Pvt. Ltd.                                        | E-content for niche areas having highly marketable skills                                                                                                    |
|        20 | Unidel Ventures Pvt. Ltd.                                                         | Career counseling                                                                                                                                            |
|        21 | Information Sharing and Analysis Center                                           | Laboratory tools, Certification courses                                                                                                                      |
|        22 | EquityLevers World Private Limited                                                | Accounting and finance                                                                                                                                       |
|        23 | IBM Corporation                                                                   | Certification courses                                                                                                                                        |
|        24 | NSE Academy Limited                                                               | E-content for niche areas having highly marketable skills                                                                                                    |
|        25 | Careerlabs Technologies Private Ltd                                               | Career counseling                                                                                                                                            |
|        26 | PerfecticeEduventure Pvt Ltd                                                      | E-content for niche areas having highly marketable skills                                                                                                    |

|   Sr. No. | Company Name                                                     | Nature of Service                                                                                                   |
|-----------|------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        27 | Bulls Eye Knowledge System Private Limited                       | Assessment tests, Placement support                                                                                 |
|        28 | WordsMayaEduTech Pvt Ltd                                         | Certification courses                                                                                               |
|        29 | SIM INFOSYSTEMS PRIVATE LIMITED                                  | Laboratory tools                                                                                                    |
|        30 | Aurionpro Solutions Limited                                      | E-content for niche areas having highly marketable skills                                                           |
|        31 | MAP Systems                                                      | Any other product/course related to the degree/diploma of engineering/pharmacy/management student                   |
|        32 | Dhanush InfoTech Private Limited                                 | E-content for niche areas having highly marketable skills                                                           |
|        33 | K-Nomics Techno Solutions Pvt Ltd                                | E-content for niche areas having highly marketable skills                                                           |
|        34 | BIZM Consulting Pvt.Ltd                                          | E-content for niche areas having highly marketable skills                                                           |
|        35 | Trini-PI Technology Private Limited                              | Assessment tests                                                                                                    |
|        36 | Ardent ComputechPvt. Ltd.                                        | Any other product/course related to the degree/diploma of engineering/pharmacy/management student                   |
|        37 | LearnVern Pvt Ltd                                                | E-content for niche areas having highly marketable skills                                                           |
|        38 | LagozonEduTech Private Limited                                   | E-content for niche areas having highly marketable skills, Internship support                                       |
|        39 | Sonetaas Media &Marketing Pvt Ltd                                | E-content for niche areas having highly marketable skills                                                           |
|        40 | Skillablers Technologies Private Limited                         | Placement support                                                                                                   |
|        41 | Kriatec Services Private Limited                                 | E-content for niche areas having highly marketable skills                                                           |
|        42 | Govardhan Learning Cloud Private Limited                         | E-content for niche areas having highly marketable skills                                                           |
|        43 | Skyfi Education Labs Pvt Ltd                                     | E-content for niche areas having highly marketable skills, Certification courses                                    |
|        44 | YSIID Solutions Private Limited                                  | Certification courses                                                                                               |
|        45 | Clearfield Technologies Pvt. Ltd.                                | Assessment tests                                                                                                    |
|        46 | DIYguru Education &Research Pvt. Ltd                             | Certification courses                                                                                               |
|        47 | RVR Innovations LLP                                              | Assessment tests                                                                                                    |
|        48 | SYFT Learn and Excel Pvt Ltd                                     | E-content for niche areas having highly marketable skills                                                           |
|        49 | Universal Education                                              | Management                                                                                                          |
|        50 | Burly Institute of Global Education and Research Private Limited | Certification courses                                                                                               |
|        51 | Platifi Solutions Private Limited                                | Laboratory tools                                                                                                    |
|        52 | SchoolguruEduserve Pvt ltd                                       | Assessment tests, Any other product/course related to the degree/diploma of engineering/pharmacy/management student |
|        53 | Karpaga Assessment App Matrix Services Private Limited           | Assessment tests                                                                                                    |
|        54 | FACE                                                             | E-content for niche areas having highly marketable skills                                                           |
|        55 | THG                                                              | E-content for niche areas having highly marketable skills                                                           |
|        56 | Indaividual Ltd                                                  | E-content for niche areas having highly marketable skills                                                           |
|        57 | Wiley                                                            | E-content for niche areas having highly marketable skills                                                           |
|        58 | Letz Connect                                                     | E-content for niche areas having highly marketable skills                                                           |