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At Phynart, we're passionate about building innovative hardware products in India. But let's be honest, it's not all sunshine and rainbows. ️ Here are some of the common challenges we (and many other hardware startups) face: •⁠ ⁠Limited Startup Ecosystem Support: The love affair with software is real! Many investors and incubators shy away from hardware, not understanding its potential. •⁠ ⁠Prototyping & Manufacturing Pain Points: From finding the right partners to navigating complex regulations, the road to production can be bumpy. •⁠ ⁠Multi-Disciplinary Talent Hunt: Building IoT products requires a dream team of engineers across mobile, backend, hardware, firmware, and industrial design. Not an easy feat! •⁠ ⁠Funding the Future: Securing funding for hardware ventures can feel like searching for a unicorn. Grants and investments are scarce. •⁠ ⁠Mentor Matchmaking Mishap: Experienced hardware veterans are hard to come by. Often, the "been there, done that" guidance is missing. ‍ •⁠ ⁠⁠Import Reliance vs. Homegrown Innovation: The "Made in India" mindset for hardware needs a boost. We can't just be importers, we need to be creators! 🇮🇳 Despite these challenges, we believe the future of hardware is bright in India. At Phynart, we're determined to: •⁠ ⁠Change the Narrative: We're advocating for the immense potential of hardware startups. ️ •⁠ ⁠Build the Ecosystem: We're collaborating with partners to bridge the gaps in prototyping and manufacturing. •⁠ ⁠Nurture Talent: We're fostering a community of passionate hardware developers. ‍ •⁠ ⁠Be the Change: We're leading by example, showing that world-class hardware can be built in India. 🇮🇳 Are you a hardware startup facing similar challenges? Share your thoughts in the comments! #hardwarestartup #iot #madeinindia #phynart P.S. Want to learn more about our journey? Check out our website. www.phynart.com

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"Lightspeed Leads $150M Round in PhysicsWallah: A Boost to EdTech" Renowned EdTech platform PW (PhysicsWallah) has raised $150 million in funding headed by Lightspeed, a top venture capital firm. The EdTech industry will benefit greatly from this investment, which will also support PhysicsWallah's growth objectives. PW (PhysicsWallah) is an online learning resource that provides students with courses and instructional materials. The platform's captivating and interactive teaching strategies have helped it become extremely popular with both teachers and students. Lightspeed's investment demonstrates PW (PhysicsWallah)'s potential for expansion and its dedication to transforming the education industry. The money raised will be put towards developing new technologies to increase learning outcomes, reaching a wider audience, and improving the platform's content offerings. With this thorough justification, I can give additional details about PhysicsWallah's business strategy, point of differentiation, and future growth potential of the Indian EdTech sector. #EdTechInvestment #PhysicsWallah #StartupFunding #EducationTechnology #EdTechGrowth #LightspeedVC #EdTechInnovation #OnlineLearning #EducationRevolution #FutureofEducation

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Fabless semiconductor startup Morphing Machines has raised $2.76 million in a seed round led by Speciale Invest, a seed-stage VC investing in deep technologies. The round also saw participation from IvyCap Ventures Advisors Private Limited, Golden Sparrow, Navam Capital, CIIE Initiatives, and DeVC. Supported by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) under the Design Linked Incentive Scheme (DLI) and Chips2Startup (C2S) schemes, Morphing Machines is developing REDEFINE, a many-core processor Soft IP. This processor can handle various applications like data analysis, artificial intelligence, telecommunications, and high-performance computing. By combining functions typically managed by different types of processors, Morphing offers customers better performance and energy efficiency, while also reducing the time and cost needed to bring products to market. Founders: Deepak Shapeti, Ranjani Narayan, Dr S. K. Nandy Follow Rise & Shine for daily startup updates. Stay informed, stay ahead ➡️ www.riseshine.in #semiconductor #seed #funding #startup #ai #venturecapital

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A lovely opportunity to understand what is your investment readiness and what you need to do to improve it for funding success #vcfunding #startupindia #angelinvestment

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We are happy to announce that applications are now open for the next cohort of Google for Startups #AIFirst #Accelerator in India - https://lnkd.in/g-z_2zrf The Google for Startups Accelerator: AI First is one of several accelerator programs we offer globally, bringing the best of Google to early-stage startups using AI, machine learning, and Cloud technology to address urgent global challenges. Inviting Seed to Series A stage startups from India using AI in their core solution or product to apply - https://lnkd.in/gcAhf-RD As the 3rd largest startup ecosystem, Indian startups are rapidly adopting AI, with 70% of tech startups leveraging AI and 65% pursuing generative AI, according to the NASSCOM Indian Tech Startup Landscape Report 2023. The Google for Startups Accelerator program has enabled startups solving systemic challenges using AI, and our AI First Accelerators now further sharpened to include startups that are using large language models for generative AI based solutions. In India, we already have 1200+ startups with .ai domain registered. So what are you waiting for, apply now at our marquee AI First Accelerator program. https://lnkd.in/gcAhf-RD #AcceleratedWithGoogle #GoogleForStartups #StartupIndia #LLM #GenAI #Google #Startups #Gemini Paul Ravindranath G Farish CV Anjolie Eapen Enisha Kalita

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Delhi-based biomaterials startup Ukhi has raised $1.2 million in a pre-seed funding round led by 100Unicorns, with contributions from Venture Catalysts, Avtar Monga, and debt funding from SIDBI. Founded in 2019 by Priyanka Chauhan, Vishal Vivek, and Sundeep Kumar Tyagi, Ukhi develops biodegradable biomaterials from agricultural residues. The funding will enhance production, research, and global expansion of its eco-friendly packaging solutions. With a focus on reducing plastic pollution and supporting a circular economy, Ukhi’s patent-pending technology transforms agricultural waste into sustainable alternatives to plastics, fostering a greener future. #Ukhi #SustainablePackaging #Biomaterials #FundingNews #CircularEconomy #EcoInnovation #PlasticFreeFuture #GreenTech #EnvironmentalImpact #Startup77

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🌿✨ Embracing AYUSH: Empowering Health Naturally! 🌟 Did you know? Recent data from the survey on AYUSH conducted by National Sample Survey Office, India reveals that 50% of Indians used AYUSH healthcare system in the last year! 🔹 AYUSH system of medicines refers to the use of one or more of the system(s) of Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha, Sowa-Rigpa and Homeopathy 🔹 95% of rural and 96% of urban folks are aware of AYUSH traditions. 🔹 85% of rural and 86% of urban households practice Medicinal Plants/Home Remedies/Local Health Traditions. 🔹 Nearly half of rural (46%) and over half of urban (53%) individuals used AYUSH in the last year for health benefits. We at SaveIN work with several leading alternate medicine providers like Dr Batra’s Healthcare Jiva Ayurveda Madhavbaug Homeocare International among others, and are witnessing tremendous demand for alternate therapies, especially for chronic diseases and lifestyle disorders. Let's continue to explore the power of traditional wisdom in promoting holistic wellness alongside adopting the latest in healthcare! 🌱💪 #AYUSH #HolisticHealth #WellnessJourney #TraditionalMedicine #Healthcare #Lifestyle

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Indian startups struggle to invest in research and development (R&D) due to various challenges. Lack of funding, infrastructure, and short-sighted VC hinder R&D investments. Indian startups focus on scaling existing solutions rather than innovating new ones. The Indian startup ecosystem prioritizes short-term gains over long-term R&D investments. Government initiatives, corporate partnerships, change in VC mindset and tax incentives can encourage R&D investments in Indian startups.

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Only TWO days left to apply for the RippleX Fellowship program! If you are a student/dropout/recent grad building a b2b software company in Canada/US, this is the program for you. In our last batch we had some amazing mentors like: - Braden Ream (CEO, Voiceflow): Mastering storytelling and navigating selling into enterprises - Rahul Parmar (Prev. Senior Director of Sales, Drata): Sales 101 – Converting pilots to real revenue, creating urgency among buyers, and best practices to manage a sales process - Nicholas Chepesiuk (CEO, OnCall Virtual Care, now part of Qualifacts): Striving towards product-market fit, utilizing creative outbound strategies, and the importance of building trust with customers in the early days - Justin Sky (CEO, Rose Rocket): Identifying venture-scale markets, learning when to pivot, and building strong organizational culture - Josh Gray (CEO, Artemis): Conducting customer validation, segmenting your ICP, and advice for young founders Apply here: https://lnkd.in/e2iAu6vi

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🌍 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚'𝐬 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐩 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠! The semiconductor manufacturing landscape in India is evolving with new, groundbreaking projects, as depicted in this insightful map. From frontend fabs in Dholera and Taloja to backend packaging and testing units in Sanand and Bhiwadi, India is making significant strides to build a robust semiconductor ecosystem. 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬: 𝑫𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒆𝒓𝒂, 𝑮𝒖𝒋𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒕 - 𝑭𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒅 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒖𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒖𝒑 𝒕𝒐 28 𝒏𝒎 - $11 𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑻𝒂𝒍𝒐𝒋𝒂, 𝑴𝒂𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒔𝒉𝒕𝒓𝒂 - 𝑭𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒅 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒖𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒖𝒑 𝒕𝒐 40 𝒏𝒎 - $10 𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑱𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒓𝒐𝒂𝒅, 𝑨𝒔𝒔𝒂𝒎 - 𝑩𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒏𝒅: 𝒘𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒃𝒐𝒏𝒅, 𝒇𝒍𝒊𝒑𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒑, 𝑰𝑺𝑷 - $3.2 𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑺𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒅, 𝑮𝒖𝒋𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒕 - 𝑩𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒏𝒅: 𝑫𝑹𝑨𝑴 + 𝑵𝑨𝑵𝑫 𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒍𝒚 + 𝒕𝒆𝒔𝒕 - $2.75 𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑺𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒅, 𝑮𝒖𝒋𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒕 - 𝑩𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒏𝒅: 𝑶𝑺𝑨𝑻, 𝒍𝒆𝒈𝒂𝒄𝒚 + 𝒂𝒅𝒗𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒅 𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 - $400 𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑺𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒅, 𝑮𝒖𝒋𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒕 - 𝑩𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒏𝒅: 𝑶𝑺𝑨𝑻, 70% 𝒂𝒅𝒗𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒅 𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 - $394 𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑩𝒉𝒊𝒘𝒂𝒅𝒊, 𝑹𝒂𝒋𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏 - 𝑩𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒏𝒅: 𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒍𝒚, 𝒕𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝒑𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒂𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒈 (𝒎𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒚) - $42 𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒐𝒏 With government initiatives like the 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐒𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 providing the necessary support, India is positioning itself as a key player in the global semiconductor supply chain. However, building a sustainable semiconductor ecosystem comes with challenges: 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞: Establishing specialized facilities requires enormous resources. Bureaucratic and Regulatory Hurdles: Smoothening these processes is essential for seamless project progress. 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐆𝐚𝐩: The demand for highly skilled semiconductor engineers and technicians far exceeds the current supply. 𝐀 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐚 𝐓𝐨 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐠𝐚𝐩, 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐚 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐮𝐦 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐬 𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐬, 𝐕𝐋𝐒𝐈 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧, 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐈-𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧. Institutions should focus on producing industry-ready graduates equipped with skills in chip design, fabrication processes, and advanced packaging techniques. 𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬. As India moves toward becoming a global semiconductor hub, it’s time to equip our young engineers with the expertise needed to excel in this domain. At techdhaba, we are committed to empowering and educating students and professionals to contribute to this exciting era in India's technology landscape. #Semiconductor #Technology #TechDhaba #Electronics #ChipManufacturing

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CynLr, a deep-tech robotics startup, has successfully raised $10 million in Series A funding, bringing its total funding to $15.2 million. The round was co-led by Pavestone VC and Athera Venture Partners (formerly Inventus India), with participation from existing investors like Speciale Invest and Infoedge. The funding will help expand the team, supply chain, and enhance CynLr’s hardware and software to improve customer experiences. Founded in 2019 by Nikhil Ramaswamy and Gokul N A, the startup offers AI-based robotic vision solutions that enable industrial robotic arms to manipulate objects in unstructured environments. CynLr is also launching Denso, an application to manage demand variability for parts, and CyRo, a product to revolutionize production lines. With a global supply chain and ambitious revenue goals, CynLr aims to reach $22 million in revenue by 2027. #CynLr #Robotics #AI #SeriesA #FundingRound #DeepTech #Startups #Innovation #TechNews #SupplyChain #Automation #UniversalFactory #Manufacturing #TechStartups #Startup77

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At NVIDIA’s AI Summit, I met Anshul Khandelwal, Co-founder and CTO of invideo, and attending his insightful session on their lip-sync model. They serve 25 million users, the model leverages NVIDIA’s StyleGAN with audio-driven style learning to deliver realistic, high-quality lip sync while maintaining facial identity, which stood out. Anshul also shared the challenges of scaling the model and the key lessons learned during its development. To efficiently handle their large user base, they utilize TensorRT and Triton Inference Server to optimize performance and reduce costs. The session dived into how AI is transforming video content creation, empowering creators to produce high-quality multimedia experiences with ease. It was inspiring to learn how InVideo’s platform, powered by E2E Cloud Network’s GPUs, is driving innovation in digital content. Thank you, Anshul, for sharing your journey and insights! It was a pleasure meeting you. Hoping to stay connected. Cheers! #invideo #nvidia #ai #virtualhumans #dcverse

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Checkout our version of HealthGPT which answers questions on menstrual health using your 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐱𝐭. We have tuned the model for women health use cases like - period tracking & PCOS management. Some interesting features: 1. 𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢 𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 - We use a multi agent design to break problems into sub tasks that are handled by separate agents. It’s as if multiple LLMs are working in a team. Using a single agent had a whole lot pf problems like - hallucination, forgetting & recency bias. 2. Uses 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚 - The agent taps into a structured database like Firestore or MongoDB. Not a vector database. Keeping the data structured helps the user interact easily with traditional product flows, and we have given the LLM 𝑡𝑜𝑜𝑙𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑟𝑢𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 to fetch the information as needed. - You can see in the 𝐆𝐈𝐅 the user asks for their period information. This is fetched from the db, formatted and presented. 3. 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐬 - The architecture of the bot is easily scalable to other usecases like customer support bot, app guide etc. There are numerous applications of LLMs in healthcare. Really excited to explore more such usecases with interested individuals. You can check out the app here - https://lnkd.in/gDYtQMqH #llms #gpt #healthcare #sakhiAI #generativeAI

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The story behind the startup Jivi AI : Jivi.ai is making healthcare accessible using AI. The company was founded in 2023 and is headquartered in Gurgaon. The company was founded by Ankur Jain Jain, the former Chief Product Officer of BharatPe Together with Sanjay G V Reddy Chairman of Reddy Ventures. Sanjay has his background in AI and Machine Learning. Within a few months, the startup introduced its initial model Jivi Medx, Beating OpenAI and Google on the LLM Leaderboard. Jivi.ai was started to develop an AI medical companion accessible to the entire global population, free of charge. Jivi.ai’s AI medical companion is designed to be more than just a chatbot. Sources have confirmed that Jivi.ai is all set for its public debut later this month. Its founding team is comprised of professionals and research scholars from renowned institutions such as Stanford, MIT, Harvard, and Yale. Jivi.ai plans to offer its product to general consumers for free while developing a B2B segment. Hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, and insurance providers can integrate their product into service as SAAS offering. Jivi AI is all set to disrupt the healthcare industry! #jivi #startup #startupstory #healthcare #generativeai #llm #medical #gurgaonstartup #artificialintelligence

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Managing a VC fund is not as easy or glamorous as it might seem. While there are opportunities, there are also many challenges. Here's a candid conversation with Dr. Srikanth Sundararajan general partner at VenturEast Investing since 1997! Dr. Sundararajan has experience in both the US and Indian startup ecosystems and has witnessed the evolution of the venture capital industry. He shares valuable insights on how to improve the investment landscape, focusing on policy and regulatory changes. Link to the video in the first comment. #venturecapital Excluto

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Shaping India's Future: Digital innovation in education is creating a vibrant and empowered society. 1. Investments in Education The budget allocates a record ₹1.48 lakh crore for education, employment, and skilling. This substantial investment signifies the government's commitment to fostering a robust education system. It's heartening to see a 30% increase in the budget allocation for education, emphasizing its critical role in nation-building. 2. Technology Integration: As AI revolutionizes industries, the government recognizes its potential in education. By introducing robust infrastructure and allocating resources, we can equip HEIs with the tools needed to enhance teaching, learning, and research. AI-driven solutions can personalize education, automate administrative tasks, and improve overall efficiency. 3. Capacity Building Empowering stakeholders—faculty, administrators, and students—is pivotal. Faculty development programs, workshops, and collaborative initiatives can enhance teaching methodologies and research capabilities. HEIs must prioritize upskilling to stay abreast of technological advancements. 4. AI Skills and Competencies The government's emphasis on imparting AI skills to students aligns with global trends. Integrating AI into curricula prepares graduates for the future job market. Whether it's data science, machine learning, or ethical AI, students must acquire relevant competencies to thrive in a digital world. 5. Global Innovation and Development India's position on the global stage hinges on innovation. By nurturing an AI-savvy workforce, we ensure that our nation remains at the forefront of technological advancements. HEIs play a pivotal role in shaping innovators, entrepreneurs, and thought leaders who contribute to India's growth story. 6. (AI) are revolutionizing education systems, making them more equitable and inclusive. AI has enabled personalized learning paths for students. It tailors content, pace, and difficulty levels based on individual needs and learning styles. Adaptive learning platforms adjust in real-time, ensuring students receive targeted support and challenges. AI-powered tutors provide instant feedback, answer questions, and guide students through exercises, it adapts to student progress, identifying areas where additional practice or intervention is needed 7. Automating Administrative Tasks: AI streamlines administrative processes of Grading, attendance tracking, and scheduling. creating engaging lessons and curating relevant resources. analyzing student performance data to identify areas for improvement and tailor instruction. AI is fostering innovation, automating tasks, and creating a more personalized and effective learning experience. 🌟📚🤖 #ai #education #edtech #learning #university #hei #highereducation #educationalleadership

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