The company informed the local team on Monday that it was shutting down its edtech business in India.
The company discussed moving the India team to work with the European edtech team, sources said, requesting anonymity as they are not authorized to speak with the press. One of the sources said that most of the employees are being let go. The edtech division employed many people in India.
The company didn't respond to a request for comment after it posted several new roles for its India edtech business.
At least two of ByteDance's businesses have remained operational in India despite the banning of its flagship offering, TikTok. ByteDance, which cut down much of its India workforce last year, continued to employ people for the music and edtech businesses in the country.
Many people familiar with the matter say that the businesses stayed low-key in the country and employees were told not to talk about them publicly.
Students in grade six through 12 can find solutions of math problems by taking and uploading pictures of them with the help of a program called SnapSolve. James Murdoch's Lupa Systems is one of the backers of Doubtnut.
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