AICTE to partner with ed-tech companies under NEAT 3.0 scheme, MoE invites application

NEW DELHI: The ministry of education has invited applications from education technology (ed-tech) companies offering better learning opportunities for students in schools and higher education institutions to partner with the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) under the National Educational Alliance for Technology (NEAT 3.0) scheme. The last date to apply is April 11, 2022.

The education ministry has invited expression of interest from ed-tech companies offering learning opportunities for students in schools, higher education institutions, vocational courses, upskilling and reskilling courses. According to a statement from the ministry, the selected ed-tech companies will be featured on the NEAT platform of the AICTE. This will enable these platforms to get a wide outreach among the learners.

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Interested ed-tech companies can apply for the partnership by sharing the expression of interest at the AICTE portal – neat.aicte-india.org, said a statement from the ministry of education. The ed-tech companies can apply for the partnership from March 7 to April 11.

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