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DIKSHA Strengthening Digital Education Under The PM eVidya
The Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing (DIKSHA) is India’s “One Nation, One Digital Platform” for School Education. DIKSHA has been instrumental in the development of the National Digital Learning Platform. The services offered on this platform are the learning resources for students and teachers that are aligned with the curriculum. This platform has been made through the collaborative efforts of the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) and the Central Institute of Educational Technology (CIET). DIKSHA has enabled the Ministry of Education’s endeavor to provide accessible, quality learning that is inclusive and interwoven with the opportunities afforded by technology.
DIKSHA, since its inception in 2017, has aimed to strengthen School Education by providing digital resources such as digital textbooks, videos, and assessments, interactive learning resources, and teaching-learning resources in various Indian languages. Currently, almost all the States and Union Territories of India have adopted DIKSHA. The various State Education Boards have the ability to tailor and personalize the content offered on this platform based on their State’s educational curriculum and the languages used in their State. This also supports the objectives of the PM eVidya initiative, which fosters digital education and seamless learning.
DIKSHA is India’s One Nation, One Digital Platform for School Education.
- Primary and secondary education (K-12) is supported through resources that are digital and linked to the curriculum.
- The platform was pioneered by NCERT under the Ministry of Education in 2017.
- Almost all State Education Boards, Union Territories, and the CBSE utilize the platform.
- Resources are offered in Indian Languages and also support offline access.
A Digital Platform Supporting Extended Learning
DIKSHA is an innovative digital platform that offers more than online books. It provides students with digital tools, including videos, quizzes, simulations, virtual labs, AR, and practice problems. Teachers receive a variety of resources to assist with lesson planning, classroom management, and teaching and learning improvement. There are also opportunities for professional development and certification. To address equity, resources are made available offline through the use of NCERT text QR codes. Students scan the QR codes to access supplementary digital resources that enhance and personalize learning. Furthermore, the digital interface supports multiple languages.
Main Features of DIKSHA
- Videos and other multimedia learning resources.
- QR code access from school textbooks.
- Teacher training and professional development courses.
- Virtual labs and digital assessments.
- Offline learning support.
- Learning resources in more than 30 Indian languages.
Why DIKSHA is Important for the Future of Educating India
DIKSHA is an admirable example of an integrated digital education system that is helping to provide cost-effective access to quality education at scale throughout the country. It demonstrates some of the possibilities of the National Education Policy 2020, especially regarding the integration of technology into education, the building of educator capacity, and the provision of more individualized learning.
DIKSHA is open source and modular, which allows each of the states and/or education systems to customize, add, and/or remove learning resources. Multiple layers of customization, while retaining necessary flexibility, have allowed DIKSHA to become a more common platform for the disparate education systems that exist in the country.
Conclusion
The launch of DIKSHA as India’s “One Nation, One Digital Platform”, for school education showcased DIKSHA’s role in India’s digital education framework. DIKSHA’s integration of learning resources, teacher training, and education content through multiple languages strengthens the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, and the initiatives of digital equity in education.
Key Takeaways
- DIKSHA is formally acknowledged as India’s “One Nation, One Digital Platform” for school education.
- The platform was inaugurated in 2017, co-developed by NCERT and CIET, Ministry of Education.
- The platform offers digitally accessible resources aligned to different school curricula from foundational to senior secondary for students and teachers.
- DIKSHA is endorsed by all States, UTs, CBSE, and has provisions to support regional curricula and the Indian languages.
- The platform has digital textbooks, videos, quizzes, virtual labs, and integrated NCERT books with learning and teacher training enabled through QR codes.
- DIKSHA has offline features to enhance the user experience and offers accessibility in Indian Sign Language, text-to-speech, and DAISY format. It also offers multilingual support.
- DIKSHA encourages accessible and technology-enabled education across the country, aligning with the objectives of NEP 2020 and the PM eVidya initiative.
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