Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing

• September 2017 – Strategy paper for the National Teacher Platform released by then HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar; public launch on 5 September 2017 (Teachers' Day) by Vice‑President M. Venkaiah Naidu.{{cite web |title=Vice President launches DIKSHA platform |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1512499 |website=Press Information Bureau |date=5 September 2017 |access-date=9 May 2025}}
• May 2020 – Integrated into PM e‑Vidya as the core digital pillar during nationwide school closures.{{cite web |title=Steps taken by Government to promote IT-based education |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1737693 |website=Press Information Bureau |date=14 September 2020 |access-date=9 May 2025}}
• July 2021 – Identified by the Prime Minister as a foundational building block of the National Digital Education Architecture (NDEAR).{{cite web |title=Technical learning facilities (Lok Sabha reply) |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1783481 |website=Press Information Bureau |date=20 December 2021 |access-date=9 May 2025}}
• April 2025 – 6,600 Energised textbooks and over 10,000 QR‑linked resources showcased at the YUGM Conclave.{{cite web |title=Prime Minister's address at YUGM Conclave |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2125106 |website=Press Information Bureau |date=29 April 2025 |access-date=9 May 2025}}

DIKSHA runs on Sunbird—an MIT‑licensed micro‑services stack of more than 100 building blocks created for internet‑scale learning platforms.{{cite web |title=Sunbird – Open-source learning platform |url=https://www.sunbird.org/ |access-date=9 May 2025}}

• Federated identities and Single-Sign-On
• Interoperability via LTI, QR codes, and NDEAR registries
• Real-time analytics dashboards

• Adopted by all 36 States and UTs, CBSE, NIOS and Kendriya Vidyalaya.{{cite news |title=DIKSHA adopted by all states, trains millions of teachers |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/tech-news-technology/ekstep-foundation-shankar-maruwada-interview-ai-9351382/ |work=The Indian Express |date=3 September 2024 |access-date=9 May 2025}}
• As of July 2022: 5.8 billion sessions, 3.8 billion hits, 292,000 live contents.
• During March–October 2020: 10 billion page views, 450 million QR scans.{{cite web |title=Compilation of COVID-19 digital education activities |url=https://www.education.gov.in/sites/upload_files/mhrd/files/DOSEL_COMPILATION_ON_COVID_ACTIVITIES.pdf |website=Ministry of Education |date=30 November 2020 |access-date=9 May 2025}}

• PM eVIDYA – Broadcasts DIKSHA content on 12 DTH channels.{{cite web |title=Providing digital facilities to students |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetailm.aspx?PRID=1844731 |website=Press Information Bureau |date=25 July 2022 |access-date=9 May 2025}}
• iGOT-DIKSHA – Separate DIKSHA instance for training frontline workers.{{cite news |title=Govt uses iGOT-DIKSHA to train health workers |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-insight/public-health/employees-and-mental-health-carrying-forward-covid-19-activities-in-mental-health-to-present-normalcy-101690782796771.html |work=Hindustan Times |date=5 November 2023 |access-date=9 May 2025}}

• NCERT textbooks: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
• VidyaDaan content: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 by default{{cite web |title=DIKSHA – Terms of Use |url=https://diksha.gov.in/term-of-use.html |access-date=9 May 2025}}

Persistent issues include:

• Urban–rural digital divide
• Varied digital literacy
• Inconsistent quality of contributed content
• Infrastructure scaling for peak demand{{cite journal |last1=Roul |first1=R. |last2=Mohalik |first2=R. |year=2025 |title=Quality of e-contents on DIKSHA platform |journal=International Education and Research Journal |volume=11 |issue=2 |pages=1–8 |doi=10.21276/IERJ259419960332|doi-broken-date=1 July 2025 }}{{cite journal |last1=Kumar |first1=P. |last2=Rao |first2=S. |year=2020 |title=Quality evaluation of e-content |journal=International Journal of Educational Research and Technology |volume=11 |issue=3 |pages=75–82}}

The 2024–2027 roadmap includes:

• Adaptive learning technologies
• Enhanced offline features
• Expanded vocational training content{{cite report |title=India Report: Digital Education |publisher=Ministry of Education |year=2024 |url=https://www.education.gov.in/sites/upload_files/mhrd/files/India_Report_Digital_Education_0.pdf |access-date=9 May 2025}}

{{Portal|India}}

• Education in India
• National Digital Library of India
• SWAYAM
• Digital India

{{Reflist}}

• {{Official website|https://diksha.gov.in}}
• [https://github.com/Sunbird-Ed Sunbird source code]
• {{URL|https://www.ndear.gov.in}}

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