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Importance of Stock Market Education in Today’s Economic Scenario

Impact of COVID-19 on the stock market

India's Elite

STOCK MARKET

Education Providers, 2021

EDITOR’S NOTE

THE LYNCHPINS OF STOCK MARKET EDUCATION IN INDIA

ndia has witnessed a growing participation of the audience in the stock market. As such, it has opened doors not only for increased investment and business growth, but also for tremendous career opportunities. The changing dynamics of the stock market has created a gateway to endless possibilities. This has also become beneficial for many individuals who want to enter the industry and make a mark. However, to ensure prolonged sustenance, they need to develop the right skills, which would help them to evolve and learn more. In this context, they require guidance from the top education providers, who educate them about different sectors that come under the financial industry. These education providers nurture the learners and inculcate in them the right skills and expertise which would help them to make a difference in the stock market. They conduct different tests based on practical knowledge and skills related to financial markets. While encouraging the students to dig deeper and to explore their potential, these service providers offer innovative teaching and training procedures. They focus on bringing

out the best in every student and aim to transform them into dedicated professionals of the stock market. These institutes follow a research-oriented approach and an in-depth teaching–learning procedure. They pay equal attention to every student while ensuring that their doubts are clariﬁed. The renowned names in stock market education provide students with all the essential study and training materials which would help them to prepare for and excel in diﬀerent examinations.

Hence, in this issue, our team at The Knowledge Review magazine took the responsibility of discovering and bringing forth the ﬁnest players in the stock market education sector, who are producing the cream of the crop, while shaping the future of the Indian stock market space. For detailed insights on these distinguished institutes, browse through the pages. Also, don’t forget to read the skilfully crafted articles by our in-house writers. Have a great read! T R

With an objective of transforming the learning experiences of the students, these institutes offer a wide spectrum of professional certification courses. They ensure that the students get a clear idea of every component and all the dynamics of the stock market. These institutes make the students aware of the latest developments in the arena of stock market and investments. The renowned names of the stock market education sector are not merely confined to focusing on providing quality educational and infrastructural facilities but are also driven to create and nurture the future leaders of the stock market sector, who would introduce revolutionary transformations and change the game.

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Uniting Contemporary Education with Spiritual Training

Gurudatta Training Institute

Endorsing and Advocating Holistic Financial Education

Sharemarketstudies Spreading Financial Literacy with Dedicated Efforts

CXO 26 Astute Thoughts How is Technology Transforming Education in Colleges?

Articles 14 Stock Talk Importance of Stock Market Education in Today’s Economic Scenario

24 Editor’s Pick Impact of COVID-19 on the Stock Market

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India's Elite

STOCK MARKET

Education Providers

2021

Name of the Institution

URL

Brief

AGM Investment

agminvestment.in

AGM Investment is committed to helping grow their client's capital in a smooth way

Rachana Ranade and Associates

rachanaranade.com

The company helps learners to learn at their own pace through easy-to-navigate apps

DSIJ Pvt. Ltd.

dsij.in

The company provides excellent fundamental and technical recommendations for investing and trading in equity

Gurudatta Training Institute

gurudattadhanokar.co.in

The institute ensures that all the students receive quality education and excel in their careers

Insha Capitals

inshacapitals.com

Insha Capitals educates the students about the science behind stock markets

Learn Price Action Trading

learnpriceactiontrading.com

LPAT educates aspiring traders using a simple rule-based price action trading strategies

Malkansview Training Institute, Mumbai

malkansview.com

The institute challenges learners to get out of their comfort zone and inspires them to do whatever it takes to live their lives to their fullest potential

National Institute of Securities Market

nism.ac.in

The institute carries out a wide range of capacity-building activities at various levels aimed at enhancing the quality standards in securities markets

Share Market Studies

sharemarketstudies.com

The company's aim is to spread nancial knowledge to the youth and to promote the importance of investing

Spider Software

spidersoftwareindia.com

Spider Software is a leading brand in the stock market charting and technical analysis, for the selfdirected traders in Indian markets

Uniting Contemporary Education with Spiritual Training

and trading s

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India's Elite Stock Market Education Providers, 2021

AGM Investment facilitates interactive learning of the stock market. They enhance the knowledge of the market to the next level

challenge and, with his perseverance and commitment to his noble vision, was successful in educating many individuals and organizations about the same. At the Core At its core, what AGM cares about is the satisfaction of its customers at priority. The fact that they get the best value-for-money is the prime mover for the company. With such priorities, you know that this company doesn't leave any stone unturned when it comes to building relationships with its clients and providing them with the best services possible. The vast number of admirers of AGM Investments commend it for its world-class services and in-depth industry insights. Mr. Maheshwari adds by saying, “Client satisfaction along with the best possible services is of utmost importance to us. Like the old Hindi adage goes: ' यवहार है, तो यापार है' Consequently, we take every measure to understand our client's business, their needs, their desired outcomes and devise strategies to help them achieve it all.” The Market-induced Pedagogy AGM Investment provides efficient modules of practical training for its members to turn them into proficient and competent to navigate the field of stock market. It does this by training their members in market hours with live demo trades for better understanding and implementation of what they have taught. All the demo trades which were shared in live market by the team of AGM Investment have turned up with above 90%+ accuracy since last one year and above. That is an

Mr. Navneet Maheshwari Founder & CEO astounding statistic for any organization just ﬁve years old at this point. One of the key contributions that the company made to the dissemination of knowledge to its recipients is the revelation that 'high volatility equals to high opportunity'. As there are 'traders' and 'investors' traversing the market, traders should avoid a highly volatile market. Investors, who put their money in for long durations of time without interfering with it much, should be proactive in high volatility market scenarios. The AGM Group In a world of change comes many opportunities: AGM Group has clear areas of demarcation, enabling them to deliver only the best of services that their clients have grown to expect and admire. Visit: http://agminvestment.in You can follow AGM Investment on Instagram https://instagram.com/agminvestment.in

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GURUDATTA

Training Institute

oday, there is an extraordinary amount of up-to-date and relevant information on any topic available, the access to it is getting easier with each passing moment. Thus, we can say that having knowledge is not a problem, however, what one decides to do with it is a matter of question. Any amount of knowledge is a waste if it is not put in use. To understand this, everyone must know the value of knowledge they possess. “Scientia potentia est,”or, “knowledge is power” is a Latin aphorism mostly attributed to philosopher, Francis Bacon. One of the reasons why having knowledge is powerful is because, it is renewable and it can be used to bring change or empower others. In the book, Sapiens, Yuval Noah Harari writes, “the best test of knowledge is not whether something is true but whether it empowers people.” Gurudatta Training Institute understands this and endorses the value of being knowledgeable and using that knowledge to empower others. The belief, ‘Outperform with knowledge’ is central to this institute. It is one among the best institutes that delivers

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knowledge required to make money in all asset classes like; equity, currency, commodity. Tailoring a Unique Educational Journey Gurudatta Training Institute was established in July 2019. It has a comprehensive lesson strategy that allows all its students to have an

inclusive knowledge about ﬁnance management and stock market training. Expert faculties, alumni, and students of this institute form a community and together cultivate a culture that empowers and promotes learning. Let us see in detail how the institute and its community ensure that all its students are well-educated and knowledgeable.

The institute conducts its lessons and plans its lesson strategies using real time data while all its training material is always updated in real time. Backed by industry expert faculties, the institute aligns both theoretical and practical approach to make learning fun. Furthermore, the institute also has a close connection with its large alumni

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network, wherein the present students are allowed to interact with them and learn more about the industry. Furthermore, upon graduating from Gurudatta Institute, students are still permitted to use the data, knowledge and records, or any data that the institute possesses.

Gurudatta is also extending sessions on technical analysis and derivative to use it for equity in the Indian and US markets, major global markets, all major currency pairs, commodity market, and cryptocurrency.

Completing this student-centric community of Gurudatta Training Institute are its avant garde facilities. The institute’s infrastructure is among the best as it has high quality desk-tops for using paid software and free software, classrooms with central air conditioning. The institute’s faulty has 15 years of teaching experience and has trained more than 15000 students till date.

Gurudatta Training Institute focuses more on oﬀering short term courses and is designed to enhance skills of working professionals and young students who wish to enter into the industry. The institute’s prime goal behind this is to develop a very strong skillset in students that will allow them to have a competitive beneﬁt or stay at par with working professionals.

Specializations at Gurudatta Training Institute Below mentioned are the courses that the institute oﬀers its students: Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ

A Focus on Skill Enhancement

driving force behind the institute’s continued growth is Gurudatta G. Dhanokar. He is an empanelled trainer for NISM, a visiting faculty at BSE, NSE and many other reputed MBA Colleges. His 16 years of teaching experience and 20 years of industry experience has helped him acquire profound knowledge about the subject matter. The Pandemic Dynamic

Technical analysis –Expert module Derivative – Expert module Commodity – Expert module Mutual fund – Expert module Research analyst –Expert module Investment Advisor – Expert module

Along with these, the institute also provides one year free mentorship program. Very shortly, it is also planning to start a new course – Trade with GURU. Holding the Torch of Knowledge Having discussed about the peculiarities of Gurudatta Training Institute, it is important that we discuss about the enabler behind this comprehensive learning platform. The

The global pandemic, coronavirus, has not only threatened lives, but has brought a massive standstill to businesses, educational activities, transportation, and so on. Keeping the current situation in perspective, Gurudatta Training Institute is presently conducting weekend online batches on a temporary basis. The institute is offering various benefits to the students. It is allowing students to attend repeat classes for revision. Gurudatta is supporting the students on a daily basis for intraday to short term, to weekly basis. It is also offering support for medium term to long term basis. The institute also offers benefits to global students hailing from different countries such as Australia, Dubai, London, and USA.

That is one set of the students the institute caters to. However, it also educates students who want to work in the ﬁnancial sector. “Some student comes with a plan to get job with skills acquired and other comes with a plan they should not need a job after they acquire knowledge from us. We support both types of students,” comments Mr. Dhanokar. We can safely say that with the world constantly evolving, Gurudatta Training Institute will continue its foray by oﬀering new and advanced courses and will always be parallel with industry trends. The institute is connected with its students and other prospects, and also provide daily updates regarding the market outlook through its Facebook Page, Telegram Channel, blog, and Twitter.

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Importance of

Stock Market Education

Today’s

Economic

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Stock Talk

stock market is a place where the trading of assets is conducted between buyers and sellers. In the stock market, these assets are usually shares of the companies, commodities, and currencies. In today’s world, stock market is becoming an innovative approach to investing in good companies and people are looking at this market for transactions related to value investment. This market has rewarded people with huge returns, especially to those who have approached it with patience and made the investments looking into the fundamentals and focused on core points that are necessary for value investment. The stock market is open to everyone - from people wearing suits to the young generation, creating a new vision of the economy of our country as people are learning how to invest and manage their money in the early stage of their lives.

With the shares trading on different prices and when it comes to the highlights of performance about any specific company, people invest their money and can buy shares of the specific company. This is the first and most important aspect when it comes to the stock market where people try to reach out few websites which display genuine information that helps to study the fundamentals of any company. The role of the stock market is crucial, looking at the factors of investment as there is no assured deal that the traders will always be profitable. People have suffered huge losses at times, when the markets crashed or if the company misses out the resources and under-performs in the financial year. Even if there is any negative news about any specific company, the shares price will eventually go down as the people will start to sell off their holdings, generating a

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sell and creating a drop in the share price. If there is economic development happening and there is a piece of positive news about any company, it is the other way around. The link between stock market development and economic activity has always been the subject of considerable analysis in the field of economics and it raises the practical question of whether stock market development influences economic activity. One of the biggest advantages of the stock market is that it can be a source of business investment, e.g., firms offering new shares to finance investment. This could lead to more jobs and growth and sometimes a rising stock market may indicate favourable economic conditions for firms, resulting in higher profitability which eventually displays financial stability. When stock prices are touching the skies, many businesses put in efforts to raise more capital investments due to high market values. Many companies are likely to issue an IPO during this time as market optimism is high and it is a suitable time to raise capital through the sale of shares. There are also more mergers and acquisitions during a rise in the market and firms can use the value of their stock to buy out other companies, resulting in increasing the investments and feeding greater economic growth. 2020 was an exceptionally remarkable year for the extremes of the stock market and economy. The relationship between the stock market and our economy might seem connected as our economy is improving while the stock market remains strong and stock exchanges are playing a crucial role in boosting the economy.

The ability of exchanges to perform these roles is dependent on the existence of a combination of relevant policies, processes, and institutional structures. The exact nature of these would vary across jurisdictions and build on the identified roles. The suggested policy objectives respectively are to promote policies and standards to ensure transparency. Well-regulated markets enable effective mobilisation of domestic and foreign resources for investment in enterprise development, innovation, and job creation. These elements speak not only of enabling growth and sustainable development, but also ensure the creation of healthy, sustainable, transparent, and inclusive markets, which maximise the benefits while minimising the potential of negative impacts. Understand these factors on which the markets operate. One must focus on the market fundamentals on which and how they function. Without proper knowledge and just influential factors, the stock market can wipe out the investor’s wealth if he/she is being reckless and impatient. The market has punished those who have made their decisions carelessly, but with proper education, one can avoid dealing with losses. Once a person starts learning about the depth of the stock market, it is for sure that at the point that person realizes that there is no single strategy that would work every time and result in huge profits. It is something that needs to be focused on continuously, with observing the patterns of the charts which indicate what and when to buy and sell. If the observation, instincts, and study are staunchly correct, that person can do wonders and make good investments, keeping the markets on the rise and drastically improving the economy.

This is an overview of how stock exchanges can and are contributing to economic growth and sustainable development. The key role of exchanges is to mobilise resources to facilitate sustainable economic growth and development. The mobilisation of ﬁnance is what exchanges do and the existence of well-functioning exchanges can therefore contribute to economic growth and development.

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- Abhishek Joshi

Spreading Financial Literacy with Dedicated Efforts

ur aim is to provide stock market knowledge to millions and to promote the importance of investing at an early age to the youth of India.” This is the sole motto of Sharemarketstudies, which drives it to provide excellent services to its clients and spread financial literacy with dedication and efficiency. The company provides valuable information about the stock market, economy, and business. It updates news and important updates on various social media platforms. The Journey Sharemarketstudies was started on March 9, 2018, through an Instagram page with the dream of helping people start their stock market journey and to give them directions. When it began operating, the company used to share basic educational information to start the stock market journey. Today Sharemarketstudies is a media-plus education platform. The company has partnered with four brokers throughout its journey, and it also acts as a sub-broker. “We don’t just educate and spread financial awareness, but we update (news) related to finance, business and especially about the stock market,” expresses the management. The company has established a strong footprint on Instagram as a leading financial influencer in India. In this context, it reaches around six lakh people every week. Sharemarketstudies has 1,70,000+ followers (as of June 16, 2020) and good engagement and strong influence. Updating the Students’ Knowledge Continuously The company always focuses on enhancing the knowledge of the students and improving their academic performance. With this perspective, it conducts quizzes and MCQs frequently to check how students are learning. Team Sharemarketstudies urges them to take their first step of investing. It encourages them to go practical in the live market to understand things more practically and resolve their queries. As per the management, more the queries the

students have, the more they will make efforts to resolve the same and learn effectively in the process. In order to motivate the students, the company posts success stories of big investors along with various inspirational and encouraging quotes. Delivering Vibrant Services Sharemarketstudies ensures that the students are offered excellent services. It currently provides two courses on stock market - one is basic course and the other one is an advanced course. The company also has a complete course on the stock market. It provides the service of Demat account opening. “Anyone who wants to start investing in the stock market needs a Demat; we have partnered with four brokers, so we suggest a suitable broker as per student’s need and requirements,” expresses the management. The company is also a subbroker registered with NSE (National Stock Exchange).

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We want everyone to be ﬁnancially independent and spread valuable knowledge

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for free

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The 10 Best Stock Market Education Providers, 2021 focuses on creating an environment that supports learning and cooperation. It is working on an app that will be launched soon. The company intends to provide all its offerings at once in its app. Accordingly, it is focusing on providing massive value in its app. Sharemarketstudies has a community group where the students can interact with each other, discuss, and help each other. This is also beneficial for those members who do not actively participate as they view the live sessions taking place and candidates participating voluntarily. This encourages many people to start participating, which in turn, enhances their learning. “We organise giveaways to energise our audience, and it creates a healthy environment,” asserts the management. The Career Landscape After enrolling in the courses offered by Sharemarketstudies, the students get to know the importance of financial knowledge within a short time. They acquire in-depth knowledge about how important it is to have financial knowledge. They get to know how to manage money, how much to invest, where to invest, and more on financials.

Sharemarketstudies currently offers two e-books on the stock market, namely, Share Market Basics and Fundamental Analysis. It has started working on its next ebook, which will focus on technical analysis. The company also has a paid membership on Telegram. One can get many updates, important data, important analysis, educational/economical/financial data, company news, daily e-newspapers, and much more. Furthermore, it has planned to launch specially-focused courses that will cover the respective topics’ deep study. For example, the Fundamental Analysis course will cover how we can analyse a company fundamentally. Sharemarketstudies also provides the options of paid promotions on its platform (as a media platform/influencer). However, it only promotes high value and trustable relevant brands and can help the students and audience. Nurturing a Culture Conducive to Learning In order to achieve better results, team Sharemarketstudies

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We are a one-stop solution for everything related to

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the stock market

Speaking about the various career opportunities, the management states, “There are many opportunities in the stock market; our students have lot of career opportunities in the stock market.” Students can immediately start their stock market investing business; they can become investors, sub-brokers, ﬁnancial advisors, research analysts, fundamental analysts, technical analysts, and a lot more. Opinions on Technological Innovations Team Sharemarketstudies believes that technological innovations have impacted overall stock market. Initially, it was all about physical paper shares. But today, we can buy shares online through smartphones. Technology has changed a lot, and things got easier and convenient. The company opines that we can reach any point of the world and teach any person in the world digitally because of technology. Advanced innovations have created lot of opportunities in the stock market. It has given us the power to reach wherever the internet is and to educate people not only in India but also all over the world.

Feathers in the Cap Owing to its dedicated endeavours of providing excellent services to its clients, Sharemarketstudies has won many laurels. It has achieved a milestone of reaching around a million people in a week; it usually reaches 5-6 lakh people every week. The company has 1,70,000 followers as of June 16 on its Instagram platform, following 13,000 on Telegram. It also has a massive presence across different platforms such as YouTube, Twitter, and Google through its website. A newspaper also recently published an article about the company. The Future Horizon Sharemarketstudies aims to have all solutions for the stock market aspirants from beginning to expert level. It has built a platform to provide all the financial news and updates at once. The company plans to reach millions digitally by increasing its online presence. It is working to provide everything related to the stock market and finance. Sharemarketstudies will soon be starting one-on-one consultations/call consultations (related to stock market n personal finance), seminars in major cities, spreading awareness through college campaigns (offline), and much more. It also intends to start an advisory platform and to provide the same service in the future. Furthermore, the company is looking forward to organizing workshops in various cities and collaborating with major media platforms to spread financial literacy among the youth.

Leadership’s Mettle The personality responsible for the success of Sharemarketstudies is the one and only Mr. Pratik Bhor. He is the Founder and owner of the company. Mr. Pratik established this media and education company at the age of 19. He single-handedly started, scaled, and built a platform for ﬁnancial education. Mr. Pratik zealously leads his team, consisting of web developers, content creators, voice-over artists, article writers, video editors, social media managers, research analysts, and sales managers.

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Cheque should be drawn in favour of

COVID OCK MARKET - Ashlesh Khadse

he world is perfectly balancing the upcoming and traditional trends. Each of them must survive for the other to thrive. One might think that the world is digitalized and everything else is just secondary. However, the reality is much different than what one experiences. When everything was brought to a sudden halt during the COVID-19 pandemic in India, other than people’s lives what was most affected was the Indian Stock Market. Some things cannot be stopped because of a pandemic; the economy and stock market are two such things. India saw two waves of COVID-19 and each wave hit the market harder than ever. Few major industries like hospitality, entertainment, travel, and tourism dropped by more than 40%. This affected the nation’s economy and stocks of those industrial companies fell drastically. Before

lockdown, both National Stock Exchange (NSE) and Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) revived themselves and were hitting their peak. After lockdown, both NSE and BSE saw a dip in both NIFTY 50 and Sensex. A Dip Greater than the Global Financial Crisis Since the lockdown was imposed, not just in India, but markets all around the world crashed with a dip it had never witnessed before. The key to every market or commercial activity, that is, transport was on hold, which made things even harder for companies. Uncertainty in the market and financial crunch across the industries were observed. The Domino Effect To understand a market, one must know that the market depends on businesses and customers. Since the core customer was locked in their houses, it was hard for companies to find ways to target and reach them. Despite the hurdles, companies came up with innovative ways to reach their customers. Since, the micro, small and medium scale industries were at an all-time low, the major companies made the stock market hit an all-time low.

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Editor’s Pick

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with precautions by the government. This presented the opportunity for everyone to revive their bank balances along with the revival of the market. Since people became more focused on saving, what lurked around was inﬂation, which increased the prices of goods and services in the market.

The worst-hit industries like hospitality, tourism looked on the verge of collapse in the market. These companies might look independent but actually are dependent on other industries. The domino effect was in action and the market saw a dip in other industries, making other companies from different industries fall to either low or its all-time low. In March 2020, the Indian Stock Market crashed six times in almost 20 days. In March 2020, Sensex lost approximately 13,509.06 points. The Constant Fall of Indian Stock Exchange Markets The part about the stock market that everyone should know is that it consists of two major players: Bear: The one who makes a profit from the fall of company or market; Bull: The one who makes a profit from the rise of company or market. The ease of restrictions by the government allowed the market to revive itself slowly but steadily, and the stock market players were back in their game. The market was in the phase of revival when the second wave of COVID-19 hit the market. The stock market was demanding revival and uncertainty rose with the emergence of delta variant and the possibility of a third wave. This also saw a drop in the traffic at Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust in April, which was even lower than that of April 2020. Some industries that were based on manpower really took a hit, but the market was stable and ensured productivity in a revival state without interruption. Inflation and Rise of Indian Stock Market Since COVID-19 had not only hit our lives but also the markets in the worst possible way, the markets were opened

Despite inflation, COVID-19 helped the Indians to understand the working and basics of the Indian Stock Market. This is because the stocks gave more return on interest than reserved gold or real estate. This shift change allowed common people to invest more in stocks rather than other investment options. Since there was a swift change in the behaviour of the consumer, the stock market rose. The Indian stock market recently saw some of its companies hitting an all-time high. Along with that, the focus of Indians also helped enhance the market and make it stronger. In September 2021, the Indian Stock Market overtook France for the first time to become the sixthlargest stock market. New Companies Entering the Stock Market It is always during the tough time when the world sees some of the most interesting and profitable business ventures. However, this year has brought good news for many companies. During the first nine months of 2021, more than 72 IPOs (Initial Public Offering) hit the stock market. By the end of 2021, it is projected that the Indian Stock Market will record the highest number of IPOs in a year. COVID-19 has hit the market in many ways, showing the adverse side of the market in the beginning to educating the common people about the stock market. If it wasn’t for COVID-19, the Indian Stock Market would not have got the attention of the global investors. However, many factors may have affected it but the best thing about the stock market is that it always bounces back.

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How is

Technology Transforming

Education in Colleges? C

hange is inevitable. Technology has changed the world for a long time, most notably aﬀecting the education industry in a positive way and reshaping the teaching learning process. The 21st century learning has brought a paradigm shift from teacher centered to student centered learning. Infact, education is made more interesting, impressive, and interactive when integrated with the technology. This integration of technology with learning explores the various possibilities of knowledge utilisation for the betterment of the students as well as the teacher’s fraternity. Technology provides the pupils an eﬀective way to communicate, collaborate, and concentrate; thereby bridging the space between the students and information.

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Traditional Education

Technology Integrated Education

Teachers & Parents

Online live, Recorded, Social media, Pod cast

Blackboard

Smart board, Tablet, Computers, Smart phones, projections, digital videos, seminars, webinars

Books & Library

E-books, E-library, Kindle reader

Learning Management Systems, Social Media, and Personal Learning Environments act as the pillars of educational technology. Now let me highlight how exactly the technology is transforming higher education: Accessibility & Flexibility – – Ease of access to education is an added advantage to draw students to learning. Education is no longer limited to four walls of the classroom. Integrating Technology into education has become a boon for pupils by enabling the playing field to be leveled. Now education has become more accessible to rural areas, towns, and cities. The students are exposed to teachers across the globe just in front of them virtually. More importantly, pupils with disabilities benefit from technology since it increases their independence and helps them to learn without the constant supervision of their teachers. The blended approach of education not only saves much time for teachers but also enables the student to learn at his own pace. Also, each and every student’s activity can be monitored with ease. Communication & Collaboration – Communication is the first step for any student to excel in his academic career as it diminishes the gap between the student and the teacher. The online mode of education has paved a pathway for each and every pupil to connect with their teacher more easily than that of the traditional way of education. E-learning via G-Suite and others are encouraging teamwork as well as individual growth. Research is being carried out like Artificial Intelligence in Education (AIEd) hoping to bring about a revolution in analyzing the data, automating the assessment tools, and personalizing the learning platforms.

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Online Resources & Tools – 21st century students are exposed to an ocean of resources in the form of e-books, videos, images, documentaries, digital library, articles, journals, and blogs for both teaching and learning process. The various tools include podcasts, gadgets like laptop, mobiles, I pads and tablets, power point presentations, communication tools, and content organizing tools. Personalized and fun learning – Not all students have equal learning abilities. Personalized learning is an educational strategy that tries to tailor learning to the strengths, needs, skills, and interests of each student. Each student receives a personalized learning plan based on what they already know and how they learn best. Diﬀerent learning styles, such as visual, aural, tactile, and social, can assist pupils in learning according to their ability. Adding little bit game further draws the student’s attention towards learning. Diﬀerent apps like mentimeter, kahoot, and quizlet are available for fun learning. Reduction in paperwork – Every educational institution now has computers with installed software and programmes that are connected to high-speed internet. It allows them to focus on enhancing academic productivity and minimizing paperwork. Students’/ teachers’ information, administrative details, logistics, attendance, fees, test and examination details, curriculum, content, and other activities are all aided by these technologies. All of the tasks can be done automatically, eliminating the requirement for manual labour. Owing to the development of these technologies, teachers can record lectures digitally and share them with students instead of spending too much time preparing notes and delivering lectures on the blackboard.

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Conclusion: Education is nothing but teaching the students about the arena of concepts that they have not learned yet. Integrating technology into education is like embarking on a journey into modern invention, where the teacher serves as a guide during the trip. He also explores the various areas of growth both for himself and the young minds, thereby playing an important role in developing the nation.

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