Group-Indias No.1 job portal Naukri.com launches Shiksha.com, the education portal which connects education seeker with an education provider and is owned by their parent company Info Edge.
Shiksha.com – a complete guide for all your education needs. The idea behind launching this education portal is to guide/assist students find the right college and course. They have a team of experienced counsellors on staff and works with education agents across the globe and all their services are completely free of cost.
Being a designer and developer first my eye pops into the look and feel of the site and little disappointed they way they come up with the layout, site color schemes, design, usability etc., ofcourse they used the latest AJAX technology with tab based interface but seems they over used it and they have used all the available attractive color schemes for each section. But when it comes to usability – not much impressive in point of Font Size, arrangement of tabs, repeated sub headings and quite a lot confusion interface everywhere pagination, tabs, Drop Downs, Double Search boxes – one for particular section and the other for overall site (they would have combined both in one search box) and there are many like these. Seems to be a complete revenue generation tool for Naukri.com gussed by their placements of ads, will they really need it?.
Lets check out the services they are offering:
The site allows the students to explore Colleges by Career Option like Multimedia, Banking & Finance, Information Technology, Mass Communications, Professional Courses, Science and Engineering etc….. and even they have a chance to to explore colleges by countries like India, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, United Kingdom, United States, Germany etc. Apart from all these they even provide updated information on Education, Colleges and have a chance to join in college groups, school groups to know more about the college or school before you take a decision to join and also they students can question the Shiksha.com team or the other students via “Ask & Answer” and many other services like Events, Test Preparation, Careers, customised Alerts (SMS) on your personal mobile and more.
Over all the idea behind the approach always stands out and will be more useful and informative for students to know more about Education, Colleges and I hope this will keep our youngsters to choose the right path in their life – Good luck folks.
Well, will this be a successful social community network for students?
Info Edge recent press release:
Education gets its online address with Shiksha.com
Info Edge, the parent company of Naukri.com enters the education space with a comprehensive education portal for students aspiring for higher education.
New Delhi, May 19, 2008: Info Edge (India) Ltd, parent company of Naukri.com, launched Shiksha.com, an education portal today. Shiksha.com aims to be the most comprehensive one-stop resource for information on education. The company plans to invest $5- $10 million in the portal over the next 3 years.
According to Hitesh Oberoi, COO and Director, Info Edge (India) Ltd,â€The education market in India is pegged at over Rs.120,000 crore, with over 10 million people registering for higher education every year.
Shiksha.com will provide a platform to students in the 15-24 age group to research courses and colleges online. At the same time it will enable educational institutes to reach out to their target audience.â€
Shiksha.com has over 70,000 listings on institutes, courses, events, admissions, results and scholarships. It lists information on graduate, post graduate and vocational programs from colleges in India and in countries like Singapore, US, UK, Australia etc. Users can find details on professional, overseas, executive short term courses and test preparations. The site allows users to interact with other Shiksha.com users, college and alumni groups. It hosts an “Ask and Answer†section for users to get their education related queries answered by expert counselors and other Shiksha.com members.
Shiksha.com, has tied up with, Ms. Kum Kum Tandon, a leading career counsellor and will have a special section that will host her books.
Shiksha.com will enable educational institutions to upload videos, presentations and documents to communicate with students online.
Info Edge will utilise its current offices, in setting up the sales force for Shiksha.com. It already has 50 people across eight cities, reaching out to the institutes across India.