Amazon mentioned on Thursday it could shut down its on-line studying platform for high-school college students in India lower than two years of its launch, with out citing a purpose. The Amazon Academy platform, launched early final 12 months amid a increase in digital studying throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, provided teaching for aggressive exams together with Joint Entrance Examination (JEE), which permits entry into prime engineering schools throughout India.

The e-commerce large introduced the launch of Amazon Academy final 12 months, revealing that studying materials and examination content material accessible via Amazon Academy was developed by knowledgeable school from throughout the nation. The content material assets accessible via the platform have been designed to assist college students put together for BITSAT, VITEEE, SRMJEEE, and MET exams — along with Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) engineering exams.

The platform additionally provided specifically crafted mock exams with over 15,000 handpicked questions, together with hints, from business specialists. It additionally hosted reside All India Mock Tests (AIMT) at scheduled intervals. Further, college students might additionally schedule classes or entry day by day observe issues.

Amazon Academy additionally allowed customers to trace their progress over time and determine robust in addition to weak areas, to assist engineering college students enhance their outcomes. It additionally supplied insights on the general test-taking technique.

Based on an evaluation, the ecommerce large mentioned in an announcement that it had made the choice to discontinue Amazon Academy “in a phased manner to take care of current customers”.

The winding down comes at a time when a number of edtech companies are reeling below the stress of faculties and training centres reopening throughout India after COVID-19-induced lockdowns.

Last month, business chief Byju’s had mentioned it could lay off 2,500 staff because it pushes to show worthwhile.

Other gamers Unacademy, Toppr, WhiteHat Jr, and Vedantu had additionally introduced layoffs earlier this 12 months, as per native media experiences.

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