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Updated on: Dec 2023

Appointments

Sharda Motor Industries gets Viekas K Khokha as SVP CHRO

Dec 2, 2023

upGrad, Google Atlassian to layoff thousands of employees

The year is the year of Layoff. In the next round of layoffs soon upGrad, Google, and Atlassian...

Layoffs

Mar 9, 2023

upGrad, Google Atlassian to layoff thousands of employees

upGrad-owned Harappa sacks of the workforce

As started the news of layoffs. Recently, upGrad-owned learner-centered institution, Harappa ha...

Layoffs

Jan 6, 2023

upGrad-owned Harappa sacks of the workforce

upGrad appoints Saurabh Deep Singla as CHRO

Ed-tech company upGrad has announced the appointment of Saurabh Deep Singla as the Chief Human Resou...

CHRO Move

Jul 20, 2022

upGrad appoints Saurabh Deep Singla as CHRO

Appointments

upGrad strengthens leadership team with two new hires

Edtech major, upGrad has expanded its executive leadership team with strategic hires to bolster the growth of its outcome-based learning approach for corporates across India. The addition of Ketaki Kadekar as Director – Customer Success and Growth and Dolphy Dias as the Director – Sales to the leadership team, will further strengthen the customer expansion […]

May 12, 2022

Partnership

upGrad partners with Golden Gate University to continue global expansion

EdTech startup, upGrad has joined hands and collaborated with one of California’s oldest private universities, Golden Gate University to launch 8 new online programs in the areas of Management and Law as a part of its initial expansion phase. Both have come together with various structures for the students. Edtech and Golden Gate University will […]

Apr 29, 2022

Appointments

upGrad KnowledgeHut appoints Swati Topno as Director- HR

upGrad KnowledgeHut, part of the Asian higher edtech major upGrad appoints Swati Topno as Director- Human Resources. In her new role, she would focus on implementing the company’s people strategy, building capability for expansion, resourcing, talent development, and enabling culture frameworks, etc of the organization. Subramanyam Reddy, CEO and Founder, upGrad KnowledgeHut said, “We are […]

Apr 14, 2022

Industry

upGrad has onboarded Swapnil Kamat, CEO – Work Better

The B2B arm of edtech major upGrad, has onboarded Swapnil Kamat, CEO – Work Better, and his team to strengthen its Enterprise L&D offerings. Founded in 2008, the Mumbai-based Work Better is India’s leading Soft Skills Training, Sales Training & Leadership Training company, that helps boost productivity in the workforce, through their result-focused learning approach […]

Jan 10, 2022

Merger & Acquisition

UpGrad has acquired Impartus in Rs. 150-crore deal

UpGrad has acquired Impartus in Rs. 150-crore deal Online education platform, upGrad has acquired Impartus, a video-learning solutions provider, for Rs. 150 crore, in a cash and stocks deal as it looks to distribute its courses to colleges and other educational institutions, The company said in a statement. Impartus currently provides a video-learning platform, helping colleges […]

May 24, 2021

Coronavirus

UpGrad offers free COVID-19 vaccine to all its staff and their families

UpGrad offers free COVID-19 vaccine to all its staff and their families upGrad, India’s largest higher edtech company, today announced that it will be covering 100% vaccination expenses for all its employees (full-time, contract, intern etc.) and their families. The company is in advanced discussion with private service providers for vaccination and the drive will […]

Mar 6, 2021

Jobs

upGrad announced a flexible leave policy and grant of ESOPs to employees

upGrad announced the grant of ESOPs to around 600 employees Online education firm upGrad on Tuesday announced the grant of ESOPs to around 600 employees, who have completed more than a year with the firm, following its stellar performance in 2020. “We have seen our workforce adapting to the remote-work mechanism with sheer diligence and have worked […]

Jan 6, 2021

Jobs

RIL rolls back salary cuts, announces performance bonus

Reliance Industries rolls back salary cuts, announces performance bonus According to an ET report, Reliance Industries is rolling back salary cuts and offering the performance bonus which had been deferred to those employed in its hydrocarbon business. And in a first for the business house, the hydrocarbon segment will also offer an advance 30% of […]

Oct 26, 2020

Jobs

Shelf-life of skills now only 2-3 years: NASSCOM Chairman

Shelf-life of skills now only 2-3 years said, NASSCOM Chairman, and COO of Infosys, U B Pravin Rao Chairman of IT-BPM industry body NASSCOM, U B Pravin Rao, said on Sunday that the shelf-life of skills is now only two to three years as he stressed the need for continuous, lifelong learning. As corporates are […]

Aug 10, 2020

Coronavirus

upGrad extends WFH till Dec 31, reverses salary cuts

upGrad extends Work From Home till 31 Dec 2020, reverses salary cuts PTI | Education technology firm upGrad on Wednesday announced that it will continue work from home for employees till the end of this year and pay back salaries deducted during the lockdown period. upGrad will not start work from office even if the […]

Jul 2, 2020