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Diksha (Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing) | UPSC Notes

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'Diksha' (Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing) is an initiative by the Ministry of Education, Government of India, aimed at enhancing school education through digital means. Diksha Portal, an initiative started in September 2017, for School Education, by the Ministry of Education, Government of India is also one such platform for teachers, students, and educational authorities where they get access to a wide range of learning resources, such as textbooks, lesson plans, and training modules. It is designed to assist teachers in developing their professional capacities and giving quality education to students to bridge the gap between traditional and digital learning environments.

This topic relates to the General Studies Paper II of the UPSC Mains examination under the relevant section related to Government Policies and Interventions for the development of various sectors, and issues arising out of their design and implementation. It also relates to General Studies Paper I and Paper III on issues of social justice, inclusion, education, and impacts that policies create in society.

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General Studies Paper II

Topics for UPSC Prelims

Digital India, Government Schemes for Education, Literacy and Skill Development, E-governance in Education

Topics for UPSC Mains

Inclusive Education, Digital Transformation in Education, Challenges in Digital Learning, Social Justice in Education, Regional Inequality in Access to Education, Historical Evolution of Educational Reforms in India

What is the Diksha Portal?

The National Platform for School Education, Diksha Portal has emerged under the National Digital Infrastructure for Teachers. It provides comprehensive resources at Classes I to XII, custom-made to suit several different state curricula and national standards. The portal attempts to meet some of the teacher's requirements against planning lessons, professional development, and classroom delivery through accessible and quality digital content. The platform is also all-inclusive; the availability of content in multiple languages gives it an air of legitimacy that stretches across different regions.

Background

The Diksha portal is founded on the Digital India campaign initiated in 2015 with the vision to convert India into a digitally empowered society and a knowledge economy. In this light, the Ministry of Education designed Diksha to be an initiative by the Ministry of Human Resource Development that would have an ongoing view on teachers' development with digital learning and teaching mechanisms.

Before Diksha, the educational resources in India were usually fragmented and not consistent across the states. A unified digital platform was acutely felt by all concerned to make high-quality educational content adequately and equitably available to all teachers and students, irrespective of the distance and socio-economic barriers. The COVID-19 pandemic brought this into sharp focus as digital platforms became indispensable in maintaining continuity in education.

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Key Features of the Diksha Portal

The major features that the Diksha Portal is designed to implement for teaching and learning are the following:

  • Digital Content Repository: The portal encompasses a rich repository of digital content, including textbooks, lesson plans, and interactive resources aligned with national and state curricula.
  • QR Code Integration: Textbooks have embedded QR codes; upon scanning, users are guided directly to their respective digital resources on the portal, rendering learning both enjoyable and accessible.
  • Teacher Training: Online modules for teacher training, certification courses, and courses for Continuous Professional Development.
  • Multi-lingual Support: Content in multiple languages keeping in consideration the diverse linguistic landscape of India.
  • Assessment Tools: Both formative and summative assessment tools that will enable teachers to track and strive for better improvement in student performances.
  • User-generated Content: Facility for teachers themselves to author and share instructional content which will be useful to build the community of practice amongst educators.

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Integration of Personalized Adaptive Learning (PAL)

One of the key developments happening on the Diksha Portal pertains to the integration of Personalized Adaptive Learning technologies. PAL systems use algorithms, which take into account the individual student's pace, performance, and learning styles and aggregate learning experience. Individual feedback and selected resources are then used to target unique learning needs for each student.

The incorporation of PAL into the Diksha platform has been done for:

  • Student Engagement: PAL keeps students on track by offering customized learning pathways.
  • Learning Outcome Improvement: Because personalized content allows students to work on their weaknesses more effectively.
  • Data-Driven Insights: Teachers can use the data insights provided by the PAL systems in order to track student progress and make informed instructional decisions.

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Significance of the Diksha Portal

The importance of Diksha Portal is as follows:

  • The Diksha Portal is more than just a provider of digital resources; it is a well-thought-out strategic initiative in bringing change to the Indian education system with the use of technology.
  • Diksha is well-equipped with continuous professional development resources and community sharing for collaborative learning, thus making a reasonably strong contribution to teacher professionalism.
  • Since the content will be presented in many languages on this portal, this therefore presents educational inclusiveness that helps students of different linguistic backgrounds.
  • Diksha has emerged as an equalizer, reaching quality education to the doorsteps of students in both urban and rural areas.
  • During disasters or pandemic situations like COVID-19, Diksha ensured continued access to educational resources and continuity in learning.
  • Since digital, distribution of resources through Diksha may happen at large scales with much efficiency. Resources can easily be updated and disseminated quickly for new educational content.

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Challenges in the Implementation of Diksha

Despite all the benefits that accrue from this platform, some implementation challenges have to be overcome if the complete potential of the Diksha Portal is to be harnessed: 

  • A significant number of students, mainly those in remote areas, lack good internet connectivity, because of which they cannot utilize the portal with full strength.
  • Levels of digital literacy are found to be low among teachers and students; this becomes another obstacle in their navigating the portal.
  • The creation and dissemination of quality and relevant digital content across diverse contexts continue to be the challenge that is yet to be addressed consistently.
  • Schools also need adequate hardware and technical support for seamless integration of Diksha in their teaching-learning processes.
  • Continuous investment and innovation are required to maintain and scale up the portal with ever-evolving educational needs and rapid changes in technology.

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Conclusion

The Diksha Portal is a lighthouse in digital transformation within the educational space of India, representing a leap in realizing inclusive, equitable, high-quality, and sustainable school education for all. Diksha, by providing an integrated digital platform for teachers, students, and schools, works not only toward improving learning outcomes but also ensuring equity and inclusion. However, the complete accomplishment of it needs addressing some serious challenges that come from Internet accessibility, digital literacy, content quality, and technical infrastructure. It is going to be a tough journey ahead - continuous innovation, strong policy support, and contribution by all the stakeholders in the education sector.

Key Takeaways for UPSC Aspirants

  • Digital Enhancement of Learning: It provides digital learning resources on e-textbooks, lessons in video form, and interactive exercises. Access to relevant digital content is made easy through the QR code integrated into textbooks.
  • Teacher Empowerment: Teachers are able to access professional development tools, training, and certification programs online through which they can create, adapt, and share teaching resources.
  • Multilingual Support: Content has been provided in multiple languages to cater to different linguistic needs from different states. The materials are made available in regional languages in order to cater to the inclusivity in regard to disparities.
  • Collaborative Platform: It's a cooperative platform where teachers, students, and education authorities come together with knowledge and best practices to be shared across states and regions.
  • Government Strategy Alignment: Being in tune with the central and state education policy, it supports NEP 2020 and acts as an extended digital arm of conventional school education.
  • Accessibility and Reach: Access through the web and mobile apps is the prime reason for expanding the reach of quality education, and it will be highly useful for remote and unreachable areas.
  • Continuous Improvement Focus: The regular updating of contents and pedagogical methods is done in such a way that User Feedback is continuously integrated for improvement in relevance and quality of resources.
  • Usage Metrics and Analytics: Embedded analytics tools will yield data on usage and engagement tracking to ground decisions on improving content and strategies.

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Diksha UPSC FAQs

It provides training modules, lesson plans, and teaching resources to teachers, aiming at enriching their teaching skills and professional capabilities.

Diksha provides content in multiple languages, catering to the diverse linguistic landscape of India with a view to creating an inclusive education system.

PAL is that technology incorporated within the Diksha which, through the monitoring of the performance, pace, and style of learning, personalized learning experiences for every student to help them deal more effectively with their learning needs.

These include, among many other challenges, access to the internet, digital literacy, quality and relevance of the content, proper technical infrastructure, and the sustainability and scaling of it.

The Diksha Portal, initiated by the Ministry of Education, provides a great deal of learning resources, professional development training, and even interactive content for teachers, students, and other educational authorities. The beneficiaries are greatly benefited on this platform.

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