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This edtech startup wants to become the MakeMyTrip for India’s $2B online education market
- In India, a whopping 9.6 million users will be paying for online courses by 2021. And that’s not all.
- The online education market itself is expected to witness a huge surge, growing 8x since 2016 to reach the $1.96 billion mark in the next two years.
In India, a whopping 9.6 million users will be paying for online courses by 2021. And that’s not all. The online education market itself is expected to witness a huge surge, growing 8x since 2016 to reach the $1.96 billion mark in the next two years.
While currently, the data – courtesy of a joint report by KPMG and Google – indicates that “reskilling and online certification courses†commands the major chunk of this market, the tables, however, are set to turn in the near future.
With an estimated 280 million students enrolling in schools, the demand will shift towards online primary and secondary supplemental education. Regardless of the category driving this market, one thing is certain: Indians are no longer taking upskilling or online learning lightly
But with the plethora of courses floating online, how does one find out which course is suitable for one’s career growth? Or which skills are in demand in the market and which trainer can be your ideal fit? Here’s where Get Me A Course comes into the picture.
Founding team of Get Me A Course
As the name implies, GMAC is an online aggregator of both online and classroom courses, curating courses from various learning platforms and bridging the gap between learners and trainers.
“The model is very similar to travel aggregation sites and apps that list all the different airlines, hotels, and travel service providers,†says Rohan Krishna, the CEO and Co-Founder of the Bengaluru-based startup. “GMAC is bringing the same efficiency to education and skilling,†he adds.
Source: https://yourstory.com/2019/09/bangalore-edtech-startup-aggregator-online-courses
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