EduKart

EduKart is an Indian higher education enrollment platform. Indian and international course providers offer programs such as MBA, Executive MBA, MCA, MSc IT, MA, MCom, BA, BCom BBA, BCA and BSc IT on the company platform. The courses are available as distance learning and online courses. It also features certificate courses in areas of retail, finance, telecom, digital marketing, programming languages, project management, and information technology.
Overview.
EduKart offers degrees, diploma, and certificate courses from universities, institutions, and industry bodies, besides some certifications created by its team.
EduKart has partnerships with national and international universities, including Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies – School for Continuing Education Bharathi Vidyapeeth, Indian School of Business, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, and Northwood University, London School of Business and Finance, and Concordia University Chicago. The degrees awarded by the Indian universities are recognized by the University Grants Commission, and those awarded by the international universities hold the same value as the equivalent degrees earned in a traditional campus environment. The certificate course providers include Internet and Mobile Association of India, Computer Society of India, Retailers Association of India, Vskills (Govt. of India), Enhelion, GIIP, and others.
EduKart provides job placement assistance through its job portal on the website.
History.
The company was started by Ishan Gupta and Mayank Gupta in 2011.
In May 2013, EduKart secured $500,000 in funding from a consortium of early-stage institutional and angel investors. The group includes Kima Ventures, Amit Patni and Arihant Patni, AKM Systems (Shiven Malhotra), Vibhor Mehra and alumni from Stanford University.
In 2016, Edukart was acquired by Paytm and this deal was said to involve an employment contract.