Azim Premji honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award; distinguished eight-member jury panel, led by Uday Kotak, selected the winners.

Byju's that is backed by Naspers and Tencent has been growing at 100% for the last three years. The company has around 2 million annual subscribers.

With this acquisition the Bangalore-based startup expands into a new age demographic of 3-8 year olds.

\"It is widely accepted that children are visual learners. Almost 75 per cent of children's learning is through what they see. India needs to transform the education system using technology to bring in conceptual and personalised learning.\"

The company is expected to kick-off its international expansion plans in the first half of next year with the launch of a learning application for children in the age group of three to eight.

The edu-tech startup run by Think and Learn Pvt. Ltd. has raised $400 million in a fresh round led by South Africa's Naspers Ventures, valuing the company at about $3.8 billion

Meet the edtech start-up that has gone beyond routine test preparation, building scale and stickiness

\"As part of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Priscilla and I are investing in an Indian education technology company we're excited about called BYJU's,\" Zuckerberg wrote on his Facebook wall on Thursday.