Gyan Darshan is an Indian satellite-based educational TV channel that was launched in 2000. It broadcasts educational programs from organizations like UGC, NCERT, and IITs. Gyan Darshan operates through the INSAT satellite system and has multiple channels - Gyan Darshan-I airs round-the-clock education programs, Gyan Darshan-II provides interactive distance education, Gyan Darshan-III focuses on vocational education, and future channels will cover subjects like science and technology. The key advantages of the educational TV channel are its ability to reach a vast audience simultaneously and bring remote educational resources into classrooms.

1. Gyan Darshan
Submitted by
Arya S Nair
I Sem B.Ed
English

2. GYAN DARSHAN
• It is a satellite -based educational T.V
channel
• It was started on 26th January 2000
• It carries information's from educational
organisations like
UGC,CITA,NCERT,NIOS,IITS,TTTIS
• Operating through a C- band transponder
on INSAT 3C as a free -to- air channel has
been upgraded as a completely digital one
with effect from 26th January 2003

3. TYPES OF CHANNELS IN
GYAN DHARSHAN
Gyan Darshan –l
• Gyan Darshan - l beams round the
clock programmes acquired from UGC,
NCERT ,CIET,SIRT,IGNOU
• Gyan Darshan-ll
• Gyan Darshan-ll is a one way video and
two way audio satellite interactive
system

4. • This educational satellite to provide interactive
education using DVB-RCS technology
• It offers distance education through virtual
classroom mode and provides access to digital
repository of educational content hosted at
IGNOU.
• DVB-RCS is an acronym for Digital Video
Broadcasting-Return channel via satellite.It is a
specification for an interactive on demand
multimedia b satellite communication system

5. GyanDarshan-lll
• Gyan Darshan -lll is also known as 'Eklavya'.
• It offers programs for vocational and technical
education.
GyanDarshan -IV
• It is also known as 'vayas’.
• It serves to the higher education
sector

6. Gyan Darshan-V
• Gyan Darshan-V planned planned to
be launched soon
• The channel will be dedicated
exclusively to the programme on
science , technology and sustainable.

7. Advantages
• Television can bring the whole world
into the classroom and makes the past
alive.
• Television combines both sou and
pictures,moving and still,gets the
attention of viewers and has great
motivation power.

8. • It is a mass medium and can reach
vast number of viewers simultaneously
and at distant places .It van bring
distant places,objects,people ,events
and processes to the classroom.
• It can magnify even Small objects
which can be seen by several students
at a time and it can also show events
in slow and fast motions.