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OUP India teams with Adobe to boost digital learning in schools
NEW DELHI: Oxford University Press India has taken a bold step in strengthening digital literacy by partnering with Adobe to upgrade its next-generation computer science curriculum. The collaboration brings Adobe Express for education into OUP’s textbook series MegaByte and Cyber Master, designed for students from grades III to VIII.
As classrooms across India shift from chalkboards to digital dashboards, the National Education Policy 2020 and the National Curriculum Framework 2023 place digital literacy at the heart of future-ready education. OUP’s move aligns with this national push, ensuring that young learners gain access to creative tools that help them design visuals, animations and videos while developing safe and smart digital habits.
MegaByte and Cyber Master introduce students to computer science through a mix of concepts and hands-on learning. The series covers a sweeping range of emerging fields including artificial intelligence, robotics, data science, the internet of things, augmented and virtual reality, digital creativity and 3D printing. The aim is to foster curiosity and confidence early, helping students build a strong foundation for advanced technological learning.
OUP India managing director Sukanta Das, said the partnership brings classrooms closer to the digital-first world students now inhabit. He noted that combining the curriculum with Adobe Express encourages young minds to treat technology as a creative playground rather than a passive tool.
Adobe vice president and general manager for student product and marketing Mala Sharma, highlighted the growing importance of creativity and AI literacy. She said integrating Adobe Express into OUP’s textbooks will give students across India the chance to explore problem-solving and collaboration through digital creation.
For learners in grades VI to VIII, the curriculum also introduces real coding environments like HTML5, Python and JavaScript, ensuring students gain practical computational thinking skills. Compatibility with Windows 10 and 11 and Microsoft Office platforms allows seamless adaptation as students progress to higher studies.
A standout element of the programme is MegaNext, a future-skills booklet that connects classroom lessons with real-world opportunities in AI, FinTech and Green Tech. It encourages students to imagine how technology can shape careers and communities in the years ahead.
With this refreshed curriculum, MegaByte and Cyber Master step beyond traditional textbooks, offering gateways to creativity, coding and emerging technologies. The initiative aims to equip India’s young learners with the adaptability and fluency needed to thrive in an increasingly digital future.
MUMBAI: In India’s fast-moving payments race, Visa has just swiped in a new leader. The company has named Suresh Sethi as its India country head, marking a key leadership shift as it sharpens its focus on digital payments growth in the market. Sethi steps into the role following his recent exit from Protean eGov Technologies, where he served as chief executive officer. He succeeds Sandeep Ghosh, who has moved on after more than four years at Visa to pursue an external opportunity.
The appointment comes at a time when Visa is doubling down on its expansion strategy across India and the wider region, deepening partnerships and accelerating adoption in an increasingly competitive digital payments ecosystem.
Sethi brings with him a broad, cross-market perspective shaped by decades of experience across corporate banking, retail financial services, mobile money and large-scale government technology initiatives. He began his career at Citigroup, where he spent 14 years working across India, Africa, South America and the United States, focusing on transaction banking services within the corporate bank.
His appointment signals a blend of institutional experience and market familiarity qualities that could prove critical as Visa navigates a landscape where fintech innovation, regulatory evolution and consumer adoption are all accelerating at once.
As digital payments in India continue to scale rapidly, the leadership change underscores a simple reality, in a market where every tap, scan and swipe counts, who leads the charge can matter just as much as the technology itself.
