DIKSHA Platform: Digital Infrastructure for School Education

Introduction

DIKSHA stands for Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing. It is a national digital platform designed to support school education by providing digital learning resources, teacher training, assessments, and educational content. It is an initiative of the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) under the Ministry of Education.

Diksha

Objectives

  • Improve access to quality educational resources.

  • Support teachers through professional development programmes.

  • Provide digital content aligned with school curricula.

  • Promote technology-enabled learning.

  • Facilitate multilingual and inclusive education.

Major features

  • Digital textbooks and QR-code-linked learning resources.

  • Videos, interactive lessons, quizzes, and question banks.

  • Teacher training and professional development.

  • Resources for children with special needs.

  • Content from NCERT, CBSE, State and Union Territory education systems, and other contributors.

  • Support for initiatives such as NISHTHA and PM eVIDYA.

Significance

DIKSHA enables students and teachers to access learning material beyond conventional classroom hours. It also provides states with a common digital infrastructure that can be adapted to local educational requirements.

UPSC Prelims Key Pointers

  • Full form: Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing.

  • Institution: NCERT, under the Ministry of Education.

  • Launch year: 2017.

  • Under PM eVIDYA, DIKSHA has been designated “One Nation, One Digital Platform.”

  • DIKSHA uses open-source digital infrastructure based on Sunbird technology.

  • It supports multilingual learning and teacher professional development.

  • It is primarily associated with school education, unlike SWAYAM, which also offers courses at higher-education and other levels.