Shiksha unveils Ask and Answer mobile app for personalized guidance

Noida based leading education portal Shiksha.com has unveils its dedicated platform for higher education aspirants to get reliable and personalized to their specific career and education related questions. Shiksha.com has roped in many experts on its panel who will be responsible to provide answers to the queries posted by the users. The education community will include Faculty from India's top colleges and test prep centres, current students and alumni from premier colleges, Entrance Exam toppers, working professionals including CxOs from top global companies, career and education counselors. 

Maneesh Upadhyaya, Executive Vice President & Business Head, Shiksha said, “Tens of millions of students look to pursue a higher education course every year. In today’s age, there are a huge number of career and education options available to students. However, there is a lack of reliable information and credible guidance that can help students make informed decisions. And therefore, majority of these students are confused. This app is our attempt to help the aspirants to take right career and education path for themselves.”

A strong value proposition of the app is that it leverages the combined power of the 3C’s: Content, Context and Community, to serve a completely personalized experience to each user. Anurag Jain, Senior Vice President & Product Head, Shiksha explains, “The content a user sees on the app will be contextually relevant to that user. As users interact with the content and the community on the app, we will serve an experience that is fresh and relevant to each user basis the user’s interest or preference. Our vision at Shiksha is to help every higher education aspirant make an informed career and education decision and the Ask & Answer app is another significant step in fulfilling that vision.”

India will have the largest base of students in the world who wish to pursue higher education in the future. With a fast growing economy and an ever increasing number of employment opportunities, it is vital that students have successful learning and career outcomes. Shiksha’s Ask & Answer app could well equip many a student to make informed career and education decisions for them to succeed in the swiftly evolving global economy.