BENGALURU, Nov 24 (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) mentioned on Thursday it will shut down its on-line studying platform for high-school college students in India lower than two years of its launch, with out citing a cause.

The Amazon Academy platform, launched early final yr amid a growth in digital studying in the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, supplied teaching for aggressive exams together with Joint Entrance Examination (JEE), which permits entry into prime engineering schools throughout India.

Based on an evaluation, the ecommerce large mentioned in an announcement that it had made the choice to discontinue Amazon Academy “in a phased manner to take care of current customers”.

The winding down comes at a time when a number of edtech corporations are reeling beneath the stress of colleges and training centres reopening throughout India after COVID-19-induced lockdowns.

Last month, business chief Byju’s had mentioned it will lay off 2,500 employees because it pushes to show worthwhile.

Other gamers Unacademy, Toppr, WhiteHat Jr, and Vedantu had additionally introduced layoffs earlier this yr, as per native media experiences.

Reporting by Nandan Mandayam in Bengaluru, extra reporting by Nishit Navin; Editing by Rashmi Aich

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