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📍 DIKSHA: Powering India’s Digital Learning Ecosystem
✅ Why in News?
PIB has released a detailed backgrounder highlighting the achievements and impact of DIKSHA, India’s flagship digital platform for school education.
📍 About DIKSHA
✅ DIKSHA (Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing) is India’s “One Nation, One Digital Platform” for school education.
✅ Launched in 2017 under PM e-Vidya.
✅ Developed by NCERT in collaboration with CIET.
✅ Supports K–12 education with curriculum-aligned digital learning resources.
📍 Key Features
✅ Supports 135 languages (128 Indian + 7 Foreign Languages).
✅ QR-enabled Energised Textbooks linked with digital content.
✅ Interactive learning through:
• 2D & 3D Animations
• AR Experiences
• Virtual Labs
• Simulations
• Question Banks
✅ Inclusive learning through:
• Indian Sign Language (ISL)
• Text-to-Speech
• DAISY Accessible Format
✅ Teacher Capacity Building through:
• NISHTHA
• State-specific Teacher Professional Development (TPD) Modules
📍 Key Statistics (As on 27 June 2026)
✅ 2.25 Crore Registered Users
✅ 3 Lakh Daily Active Users
✅ 575.25 Crore Learning Sessions
✅ 6,691.82 Crore Learning Minutes
✅ 7,687 Energised Textbooks
✅ 3.67 Lakh Digital Learning Resources
✅ 347 Courses Availabl
✅ 18.77 Crore Course Enrolments
✅ 14.82 Crore Course Completions
✅ 12.79 Crore Certificates Issued
✅ 614+ Virtual Laboratories
📍 Special Features
✅ Offline learning support through downloadable content.
✅ Smart Class Boards preloaded with DIKSHA content.
✅ Federated architecture enables States/UTs to create content in regional languages.
✅ Continuous content validation by CIET–NCERT.
📍 Significance
✅ Promotes equitable access to quality education.
✅ Bridges the digital, linguistic and geographical divide.
✅ Supports competency-based and personalised learning.
✅ Strengthens implementation of National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.
📍 Facts
✅ DIKSHA → Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing
✅ PM e-Vidya → National digital education initiative
✅ Implemented by: NCERT through CIET
✅ Supports: Online + Offline Digital Learning
📍 DIKSHA: Powering India’s Digital Learning Ecosystem
✅ Why in News?
PIB has released a detailed backgrounder highlighting the achievements and impact of DIKSHA, India’s flagship digital platform for school education.
📍 About DIKSHA
✅ DIKSHA (Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing) is India’s “One Nation, One Digital Platform” for school education.
✅ Launched in 2017 under PM e-Vidya.
✅ Developed by NCERT in collaboration with CIET.
✅ Supports K–12 education with curriculum-aligned digital learning resources.
📍 Key Features
✅ Supports 135 languages (128 Indian + 7 Foreign Languages).
✅ QR-enabled Energised Textbooks linked with digital content.
✅ Interactive learning through:
• 2D & 3D Animations
• AR Experiences
• Virtual Labs
• Simulations
• Question Banks
✅ Inclusive learning through:
• Indian Sign Language (ISL)
• Text-to-Speech
• DAISY Accessible Format
✅ Teacher Capacity Building through:
• NISHTHA
• State-specific Teacher Professional Development (TPD) Modules
📍 Key Statistics (As on 27 June 2026)
✅ 2.25 Crore Registered Users
✅ 3 Lakh Daily Active Users
✅ 575.25 Crore Learning Sessions
✅ 6,691.82 Crore Learning Minutes
✅ 7,687 Energised Textbooks
✅ 3.67 Lakh Digital Learning Resources
✅ 347 Courses Availabl
✅ 18.77 Crore Course Enrolments
✅ 14.82 Crore Course Completions
✅ 12.79 Crore Certificates Issued
✅ 614+ Virtual Laboratories
📍 Special Features
✅ Offline learning support through downloadable content.
✅ Smart Class Boards preloaded with DIKSHA content.
✅ Federated architecture enables States/UTs to create content in regional languages.
✅ Continuous content validation by CIET–NCERT.
📍 Significance
✅ Promotes equitable access to quality education.
✅ Bridges the digital, linguistic and geographical divide.
✅ Supports competency-based and personalised learning.
✅ Strengthens implementation of National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.
📍 Facts
✅ DIKSHA → Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing
✅ PM e-Vidya → National digital education initiative
✅ Implemented by: NCERT through CIET
✅ Supports: Online + Offline Digital Learning
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