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  • Institutes told to cut ties with edtech firms; states line up to woo Tesla

    The University Grants Commission (UGC) and the All India Council for Technical Education have told educational institutes to cancel their partnerships with edtech firms or face being derecognised. This comes a week after we reported that top edtech companies such as Byju’s, Unacademy, upGrad and others were joining forces to create a self-regulatory code for the sector.

    The University Grants Commission (UGC) and the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) have warned that educational institutes that partner with edtech firms to offer online or conventional programmes face being derecognised.

    Driving the news: In a red-letter notice on Sunday, both bodies asked institutes of higher education to annul their agreements with edtech companies. Officials said the move came after the higher education secretary flagged advertisements offering educational degrees through edtech firms.

    The notice also cautioned students against getting into such arrangements and said they must check the recognition/entitlement status of a programme before enrolling in it.

    “Some edtech companies are giving advertisements in newspapers/social media/TV, etc, that they are offering degree and diploma programmes in ODL/online modes in association with some universities/institutions. Such a franchise arrangement is not permissible and action will be taken against defaulting edtech companies as well as HEIs under applicable laws/rules,” said the notice.

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    Leaders from non-BJP-governed states of Maharashtra, Punjab and West Bengal have joined Telangana in inviting Elon Musk's Tesla to set up its electric car manufacturing facility in their states after the tech mogul recently tweeted about facing challenges in launching operations in India.
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      American electric car maker Tesla is currently hiring for leadership and senior positions in India, Bloomberg reported. The company has begun the recruitment process to fill up positions including head of sales and marketing, and head of human resources, the report added. A Tesla fan club that goes by the name Tesla Club India on Twitter has made announcements on the hiring that is currently underway in India. "Samir Jain has joined Tesla India as Lead Aftersales (Service Manager - India). He was earlier Head of Aftersales at Porsche India and also responsible for Porsche BEV Rollout," a tweet from the fan club reads.
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