Digitilisation of education sector

1. DIGITILISATION IN
EDUCATION SECTOR

2. 4 digital initiatives
to push e-
education
 E-EDUCATION was launched by President Pranab
Mukherjee on the occasion of Guru Purnima.
 The government had invited vice-chancellors and
directors of IITs, IIMs, and IISs to hold a discussion on
the University Grant Commission regulation for online
education.
 There are four major digital initiatives in e-education.
They are Swayam, Swayam Prabha, National Academic
Depository and National Digital Library.
 All these digital initiatives are operational under Union
Ministry of Human Resource and Development.

3. SWAYAM & SWAYAM PRABHA:
 Swayam and Swayam Prabha are digital classrooms the contents of which can
be accessed either through the Internet or direct-to-home service respectively.
 Through Swayam, courses will be offered through digital classrooms with
study material available online in videos. It will be available free of cost,
however, students wanting certifications shall be registered shall be offered a
certificate of successful completion of the course, with a small fee, the
Swayam website states.
 The student will have the opportunity to ask questions which will be answered
in real time. Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian has also prepared a
series of lectures on the Indian economy for Swayam and Swayam Prabha.

4. 
National Digital Library:
National Digital Library is a large online library containing 6.5
million books. It provides free access to many books in English and
the Indian languages.
National Academic Depository:
It is a digital depository of academic awards for authenticating all
certificates issued by institutions.
National Academic Depository will directly integrate with
Boards/Universities which issue Certificates which will be verified,
authenticated, accessed and retrieved in a digital depository for
purpose of employment, higher education, and loans.

5. Decrease in Illiteracy
rate
Qualified Teachers
Smart classrooms
Fee Management
Impacts of the Digital India

6. This initiative aims at making the scholarship process easy. From
submitting the application, verification, sanction and disbursal to end
beneficiary, everything related to government scholarships can be
done on this single portal online.
National Scholarship Portal

7. Education plays an important role in nation-building and
nurturing future leaders. The government’s allocation of Rs 1
lakh crore towards revitalization and upgrade of the education
sector is a welcome development.
Through Budget 2018, the government has taken baby steps to
align Indian education system with the demands of the modern
age, where technology and digitization play an important role
in everyday lives. Traditional curriculum and teaching
techniques are being challenged by 21st century learning
methods, which are fast moving towards digitization of
curriculum.
GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES IN 2018