What is the News ?

The National eGovernance Division (NeGD) within the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) is gearing up to incorporate Personalised Adaptive Learning (PAL) into its established Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing (DIKSHA) platform.

Facts About:

DIKSHA is a national education platform initiated by the National Council for Education Research and Training (NCERT) under the Ministry of Education.

• Its primary purpose is to deliver educational content to schools through both an online portal and a mobile application.

The platform was developed with a strong emphasis on key principles such as open architecture, open access, open licensing, choice, and autonomy.

• It relies on open-source technology tailored to India, featuring internet-scale capabilities that accommodate various teaching and learning needs.

Key Features:

• DIKSHA incorporates many essential components of the National Digital Education Architecture (NDEAR), enabling successful use-cases like interactive textbooks, online courses, content creation, content sourcing, interactive quizzes, question banks, chatbots, analytics, and dashboards.

To support the learning needs of Children With Special Needs (CWSN), DIKSHA offers a substantial collection of resources, including audiobooks, Indian Sign Language (ISL) videos, and a comprehensive dictionary.

What is the News ?

The National eGovernance Division (NeGD) within the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) is gearing up to incorporate Personalised Adaptive Learning (PAL) into its established Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing (DIKSHA) platform.

Facts About:

DIKSHA is a national education platform initiated by the National Council for Education Research and Training (NCERT) under the Ministry of Education.

• Its primary purpose is to deliver educational content to schools through both an online portal and a mobile application.

The platform was developed with a strong emphasis on key principles such as open architecture, open access, open licensing, choice, and autonomy.

• It relies on open-source technology tailored to India, featuring internet-scale capabilities that accommodate various teaching and learning needs.

Key Features:

• DIKSHA incorporates many essential components of the National Digital Education Architecture (NDEAR), enabling successful use-cases like interactive textbooks, online courses, content creation, content sourcing, interactive quizzes, question banks, chatbots, analytics, and dashboards.

To support the learning needs of Children With Special Needs (CWSN), DIKSHA offers a substantial collection of resources, including audiobooks, Indian Sign Language (ISL) videos, and a comprehensive dictionary.