Tata Sky Forays Into School Education

Tata Sky, DTH service provider, has launched an educational service, Tata Sky Classroom, in association with Tata ClassEdge (a leading provider of technology based education solutions to schools).

An interactive service, Tata Sky Classroom offers coaching concept of maths and science NCERT (National Council of Educational Research & Training) syllabus for Rs 99 per month and Rs 59 per month for one standard.

Pallavi Puri, Chief Commercial Officer, Tata Sky said, “Tata Sky Classroom will help children in understanding core concepts which are really the key building blocks for future learning as we see this as a clear need gap. The service is aligned with children's school syllabus and covers over 500 topics, delivered in an interesting and interactive format.”

She further added, “With the objective to provide the best-in-class educative experience to kids, Tata ClassEdge with their expertise in the field was the perfect fit. Some of the best schools in India are currently using multimedia solutions from Tata ClassEdge to augment classroom learning. We plan to now make these accessible to our subscribers at an affordable price.”

This interactive service will be available to all subscribers, and is intended to benefit children from Classes V to VIII with lessons mapped to their syllabus. It will assist in tutoring young viewers in an engaging manner with animated video content providing fundamental understanding of core concepts in Science and Maths subjects.

Rajesh Khandagale, Chief Commercial Officer, Tata ClassEdge said, “Tata Sky Classroom will enable learning of the core concepts of Science & Maths in an engaging manner so that a child understands the fundamental principles and is able to access this anytime of the day. This partnership will further support our vision of educating 10 million students annually by 2025.”