Unacademy forays into offline learning
Leading edtech platform on Wednesday announced its foray into offline learning at its upcoming new Unacademy centres. Unacademy centres will facilitate the offline classes for learners and will extend the access to top educators in the NEET UG, IT JEE, and Foundation (IX-XII) course categories.
The startup aims to meet the growing demand for interpersonal mentoring for learners with this new approach. The first Unacademy centre will be operational in Kota by next month, followed by similar touchpoints in Jaipur, Bengaluru, Chandigarh, Ahmedabad, Patna, Pune, and Delhi.
Unacademy Co-founders (L to R), Roman Saini, Hemesh Singh and Gaurav Munjal
The offline batches present learners with top educators, pedagogy, and study materials, in-person mentorship and doubt solving, regular parent-educator session, and flagship offline learning experience with high-tech infrastructure. Across Unacademy centres, the brand aims to enroll upto 15,000 learners in the first batch.
All Unacademy centres will soon initiate regular offline classes starting with Kota. It will conduct a national scholarship — admission test for batch enrollments where rankers can win scholarships. The company will announce more details about the test soon.
India Accelerator joins forces with Mylab Discovery Solutions to incubate and fund high-potential startups
India Accelerator, a leading seed-stage accelerator in India, has recently announced its strategic partnership with , India’s leading biotech firm. Mylab will provide mentorship and investor connections to help high potential startups scale business. With this collaboration, India Accelerator aims to target up to 10-12 high potential startups to raise a seed or growth capital of Rs 15 to 20 lakh.
Commenting on the partnership announcement, Abhay Chawla of India Accelerator said, “Mylab is India’s foremost biotechnology company and has constantly strived to put India on the global map through its constant endeavour to develop innovative and pioneering diagnostic solutions. We look forward to moving beyond equipping the early-stage startups with knowledge, tools, and connections. As part of our exclusive partnership, we are going to help startups with the process of operationally scaling the business and acquiring capital for growth.”
Mayhem Studios announces its first Battle Royale title
Studio for AAA games, Mayhem Studios has announced its first title “Underworld Gang Wars” (UGW), a Battle Royale game set in India. With the characters and plot rooted in India, the game will be a setting with some interesting characters inspired by stories of India. Scheduled to be launched later this year, the game’s pre-registration window will open from May 22.
Set in a truly Indian plot, the locations, the gangs and the icons represent an Indian context in a AAA game for the first time. The theme, weapons, and the maps of the game have been designed to offer a unique experience to the gamers.
To provide an authentic experience, each region depicted in the game resembles a real location in India, be it the coal mines or the next-door apartment complex. It also has iconic landmarks including a fort, station, stadium and a racecourse.
Commenting on the announcement, Ojas Vipat, CEO of Mayhem Studios, said, “We are thrilled to come up with the first Battle Royale Title that promises to offer one of the most relatable storylines for gamers. UGW’s unique locations and the highly relatable universe with great graphics are sure to provide a great experience for Battle Royale players. We are also excited to put together a blockbuster game with some unique stories of India for the world.”
