Kerala’s first homegrown Edu app ‘HomeSkul’ eyes pan India reach
Kerala
based EduTech startup HomeSkul has launched first home-grown after
school e-learning app which provides Artificial Intelligence (AI) and
Augmented Reality (AR) powered personalized learning experience for
students. HomeSkul brand ambassador and popular Malayalam actor
Prithviraj introduced the app in an event held at Kochi. The app comes
with several unique features and is packed with high-quality content
prepared by experienced faculty and subject experts for CBSE and state
board students. Besides recorded classes, HomeSkul also runs live
classes on a two-way interactive smart classroom platform using AR
technology. The assisted learning feature of HomeSkul facilitates the
easy clearing of doubts and questions during and after the live
sessions. The app also has an extensive e-library of study materials on
all topics covered and is the first in the segment to introduce
chapter-wise revision videos that would help students for last-minute
preparation for exams. The app’s repository of study materials also
includes chapter-wise question answers for all NCERT textbooks.
Commenting
on the app launch, founder and CEO of HomeSkul, Jaganthan Ram said
“Innovation in quality content, pedagogical approach and affordability
are the key factors that make HomeSkul unique. The classes are handled
by trained subject experts with more than a decade of teaching
experience and not by presenters. We are providing rich content with
concept building and reinforcement through real-life examples. Short
notes, mind map for preparing for examinations, interactive video
classes that ensure student’s attention in the class, chapter-wise
revision videos are some of the unique features of HomeSkul.”
Launched
in English and Malayalam, the app will soon add Hindi for the students
across the country. HomeSkul also plans include classes in more regional
language. HomeSkul addresses the needs of students from 8th to 12th
standard of CBSE. Apart from after school tutoring HomeSkul also runs
coaching classes for competitive exams such as NEET and JEE.
“HomeSKul
offers equitable, easy and affordable access to students of urban,
semi-urban and rural alike. We are charging only less than 50% of
average fees of offline tuitions and thus have an edge over competitors.
HomeSKul is aiming to reach 50k paid users by October 2022. We are
aiming to become a unicorn company within 3 years and strong presence in
semi-urban and rural areas all over India in order to ensure affordable
access to underserved community,” said Dr. Biji Kumar R, COO, HomeSkul.
“We
have a large audience watching the live streaming of our program all
over India and across GCC countries. HomeSkul is designed to ensure the
best quality of education and intelligently curated engaging educational
content. The next academic year HomeSkul will be targeting the pan
India market and will reach the backward area where internet is not
available,” said Ananthu Sunil, Director of HomeSkul.
HomeSkul
will also introduce new features to monitor health, portability and
accessibility of HomeSkul content across other devices such as Smart TV
and wearable gadgets.