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● projectScaled · systemic · 2017
DIKSHA - national digital infrastructure for school education
India's national school education platform (Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing), launched in September 2017 and operated by NCERT/CIET under the Ministry of Education.
illustrative atlas image · Artturi Jalli / UnsplashN/NCERT / CIET (Central Institute of Educational Technology), Ministry of EducationEFEkStep FoundationAPAmarendra Prasad BeheraRPRahul Pachori
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01 The context
Built on Sunbird, open source infrastructure (MIT license) seeded by EkStep Foundation. Adopted by 35+ states and territories: multilingual content repository, QR-energized textbooks and large-scale teacher training (NISHTHA). As of June 2026 it reports 22.5 million users and 5.75 billion learning sessions. It was the backbone of remote learning during COVID-19.
02 How it works
03 What it stands on
Evidence level
Own experience
Grounded in published theory
Documented evidence elsewhere
Independently evaluated here
Peer-reviewed research documents this project: the strongest evidence level in the atlas.
The evidence 2 ›
EvidenceFrom crisis to transformation: Evaluating the implementation of DIKSHA in India's EdTech landscapeBritish Journal of Educational Technology 57:822-843 · 2026
EvidenceDIKSHA - Financing the digital transformation of education (case)UNESCO · 2023