Unacademy Signs MoU with Karnataka Government to Hold Series of Aptitude & Scholarship Tests.
● Unacademy signs MoU with Department of Collegiate & Technical Education
(DCTE), Government of Karnataka
● Unacademy to conduct 6 aptitude tests over 3 years in collaboration with DCTE
to identify and award most meritorious students from Karnataka
● A total of 4,500 top ranking students from these aptitude tests to receive free
scholarship (Unacademy subscription) to study for a competitive exam
● Scholarship tests to be conducted on the Unacademy platform over the course of
the next three years
Mumbai, July 22, 2021: Unacademy, India’s largest learning platform, today entered
into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Dept. of Collegiate & Technical
Education, Government of Karnataka to conduct a series of aptitude & scholarship tests
in the state. As per the MoU, DCTE and Unacademy will conduct the aptitude tests for
eligible college students, to identify the most meritorious and purposeful students who
would then receive scholarships to study for a competitive exam on Unacademy.
Over the course of the next three years, Unacademy will conduct aptitude tests twice a
year and award scholarships to 1,500 students every year on the basis of the ranks
secured in the test. A total of 4,500 aspirants will receive the benefits of this scholarship
program, which is a one-year Unacademy Plus subscription for a competitive exam.
Aspirants can win Unacademy scholarships for courses like Karnataka Administrative
Services, Karnataka PSI, UPSC, Bank Exams, SSC Exams, Railway Exams, RBI and
NABARD, and Defence Exams like CDS/AFCAT/CAPF.
“As India’s largest learning platform, Unacademy is committed to the vision of
democratising access to quality education. This is an important partnership with DCTE,
Govt. of Karnataka, since it helps us reach a large section of deserving students from
the state who aspire to study for and crack competitive exams. We are delighted to
partner with the DCTE in this noble initiative, and look forward to working closely with
them,” said Gaurav Munjal, Co-Founder and CEO, Unacademy Group.
Speaking on the occasion, Deputy Chief Minister, Dr. C.N. Ashwathnarayana, and
Minister for Higher Education said, “This pact is expected to better prepare students
to benefit from the opportunities of around 3 lakh jobs every year for which several
government departments are issuing notifications.”
Students pursuing their pre-final or final year of undergraduate, and postgraduate
degree courses in Government Colleges, Engineering Colleges and Polytechnic
colleges are eligible for the aptitude tests.
About Unacademy Group:
Unacademy was founded by Gaurav Munjal, Roman Saini, and Hemesh Singh in
2015. Started as a YouTube channel by Gaurav Munjal in 2010, Unacademy is India’s
largest learning platform with a growing network of 50,000+ registered Educators and
over 62 million Learners. With education being imparted in 14 Indian languages to
learners across 5,000 cities, Unacademy is changing the way India learns. Unacademy
Group comprises Unacademy, PrepLadder, CodeChef, Graphy, and Relevel. The
company is backed by prominent investors such as Tiger Global, Dragoneer
Investment Group, SoftBank VF2, Facebook, General Atlantic, and Sequoia India.
To know more download Unacademy Learning App from Play Store, App Store or visit
us at www.unacademy.com
