A New Dawn in Learning!

Manish Gupta 
Co-Founder & CEO
G-Cube Webwide Software Pvt. Ltd. 

Today technology is embraced not only by the Corporates or Government or Businesses sector, but also by the education sector in a huge way. In India, education has seen a shift from the realm of the blackboard, classroom and conventional methods of teaching. E-learning has been the latest buzzword ringing in this domain. G-Cube brings in enhanced, intelligent, digitized and smarter way of imparting knowledge. Manish Gupta, Co-Founder & CEO of G-Cube Webwide Software Pvt. Ltd. in a tete-a-tete with VARIndia recounts the company's establishment in the country and its roadmap to tap further opportunities.  

Do tell us about your company? 

G-Cube is a leading e-learning products and services organisation and ranked as India’s 50 fastest growing companies by Deloitte for the 4th consecutive year. Established by three young entrepreneurs in the year 2000 it has emerged as an e-learning solution provider of choice for the world’s best companies and education service providers. It caters to markets including India, Asia-Pacific, US and Europe. It is a CMMi Level 3 certified company 

Backed by years of experience and a team of enthusiastic 200+ strong team members, G-Cube has been recognized as an Industry leader in e-learning ad Learning Management Space.  It has implemented over 50+ virtual universities on Wizdom Learning platform, and has delivered over 500 custom content projects to its customers spread across the globe. 

Please throw light on the Solutions you provide? 

The content and technology services bouquet includes designing and developing custom e-courses, mobile learning, content localization, game-based learning, simulations and consulting for curriculum design. WIZDOM Learning suite is a remarkable and unique integrated platform of content management and delivery of learning - catering to the training and learning needs of small to large enterprises. It’s a new-age Learning Management System.  

How has e-learning made education easy and advanced?

The concept of e learning has surely enhanced the educational distribution in India. The web-based learning, virtual education opportunity with digital collaboration is delivered via internet, intranet, audio, video tapes. The media in e learning includes text, images, animation, live streaming of videos and audios which are made for an easy understanding. 

Teachers now have access to lesson plans and can make their classes interactive and engaging through the e-learning modules. These modules are customise to suit the needs of students according to their calliber and it also encourages their participation, through various reinforcement activities for struggling learners and challenging assignments for high achievers. Through various animations, teachers can explain difficult topics to their students and engage students through the various stories and interactive games. 

Not only educational institutions, but the corporates are also fast adopting the e-learning technique that enables effective knowledge delivery through the integrated digital and mobile solutions. The learning management system (LMS) with its customized process helps all kind - small or medium, of organizations. 

E-learning management system is designed to meet the requirements of the organisation to fit their specific needs and goals.  LMS includes the use of tools line video player, offline learning and skill analysis. The use of which is long lasting.  E learning for employee's training gives organizations and corporates an edge over their competitors as it provides a platform to enhance skills as well as updates the employees with the current market situation. 

G-Cube Solutions offers WiZDOM Learning Management System, which is an integrated platform of content management and delivery of learning -catering to the training and learning needs of small to large enterprises. 

How do you place yourself as different from those of your competitors? 

Starting its operations in the year 2000, G-Cube has created a well-earned name for itself in the field of technology enabled training and learning - in India and abroad. The various attributes that distinguishes G-Cube from its competitors are: 

Diverse Experience across various sectors, has given the know-how and knowledge of diverse fields 

Adaptability: We have been a part of an industry which has seen a lot of changes over the past few years. We have been able to adapt and upgrade ourselves to meet the requirements of the industry and our clients 

High Quality Resources: We provide the best suited-solutions to our clients keeping in mind the unparalleled services and maintaining the quality of resources 

One-stop shop: the clients can get all the learning solutions under one roof ranging from conceptualization, designing and development to deployment, training and support. 

Flexibility: we customise our solutions to suit the needs our clients whether they are related to time-management, resource-management or budgetary concerns. We provide tailor made solutions in terms of hardware, software and people support wherever and whenever needed. We also have multiple models of engagement, which provide the client with freedom to choose the one that works for them best. 

Focus on Innovation: We continue to invest heavily in research & development of new e-learning solutions to innovate new products and services. Many of our innovative solutions have won accolades from the industry.  

Where would you like to see your company in the next 4-5 years?

G-Cube was established in 2000 and the journey so far was full of new experiences and innovations. We have achieved several milestones and have received various awards by various bodies and organizations like:-

 Deloitte Technology Fast 50 India 2012 

2012 Learning Portal Companies Watch List 

Winner of Brandon Hall Silver in the Best On-Boarding Program Category 

Global e-Learning Award for 2012 for Best use of Mobile Technology 

Winner in the Learning & Technology Impact Awards 2012 by LearnX Foundation 

Winner of SIIA CODiE Award 2012 for developing an innovative e-Learning solution for a multi-national bank 

Winner of Brandon Hall gold award for excellence in the Social Learning category 

Winner of Crystal Award in The Learning Awards 2012 organized by The Learning and Performance Institute.

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