An opinion piece by Shantanu Prakash, MD and Chairman Educomp Solutions, on how transformational trends in education delivery and IT enabled education have led to tectonic shifts in overall quality of education content and have dramatically improved the learning outcomes.

A two day training conducted in Continuous Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE), conducted for the first time by the Central Board of Secondary Examination (CBSE) deputed Educomp Solutions received an overwhelming response from the teachers of seventeen schools from the state capital region of Arunachal Pradesh attending the training.

Educomp Solutions features as one of the “Top 10 best companies to work for in 2011” in “Others and Diversified Sector” category in the Business Today - Indicus - People Strong Best Companies to Work For, study.

In India 2011 saw an explosion of new business models in online education sector. One company which is a veteran in this space in India is Educomp, the only listed online education company on the Bombay Stock exchange. The founder Shantanu Prakash believes that the next step for education companies will be in the areas of discretionary courses where only viable method of being able to reach out to these students is going to be the internet.

From blackboard to online learning ecosystem, Educomp is considered a pioneer in providing technology-enabled education services in schools. Claiming to serve 26,000 public and private schools and 15 million learners and educators in India, US, Canada, Singapore and Sri Lanka, the company with a market capitalization of over US $1.5 billion today, has grown considerably from a two-room operation. M.S Venkatesh, the President, Group HR and PSG, Educomp speaks about K-12 and shares his views on opportunities in the education sector and the need for fresh talent.

A song and a scientist, an artist, a muse, a player and a protester. Some extraordinary people set new milestones and raised the bar with their achievements the past year. Sunday Times spoke to 12 people to watch out for in 12 ‘. Mr. Shantanu Prakash, CEO & Managing Director, Educomp Solutions Ltd. has been profiled in the year-end special story. Shantanu says that education in our country is largely recession free, and the middle class won't ever compromise on learning.

Former President APL Abdul kalam stressed on Monday that primary education should be delivered in an integrated way by promoting affinity among parents, students and teachers.

Reforms 2020 special collection focuses on the theme of how one individual can translate his or her vision to touch the lives of millions. The Indian Express group covered leading names from the industry on their peers namely Ratan Tata, Shiv Nadar, Mukesh Ambani, Shantanu Prakash etc. Mr. Sanjeev Bikhchandani, founder of Naukri.com writes about Shantanu Prakash and his contribution to education sector and how whatever Shantanu did had to be big, which he proved by setting up Educomp.

Business World features Educomp in 2 of its lists of top 500 biggest companies in India, ranking us 217th of top 500 non financial companies. Business World - October 24, 2011, is a special issue of Business World, known as The BW Real 500 - The definitive Ranking of India's Biggest Companies. Educomp features in top 500 non financial companies with a rank of 217 an upgrade from last year’s rank of 236. Educomp is also ranked 39th of the top 500 in the list of “The Biggest Employers”

Educomp Solutions Ltd has yet again been featured in the highly coveted Forbes Asia’s ‘ Best under a Billion’ list. Educomp is among the 35 Indian companies who have made the mark.