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09/08/22 06:58 AM IST

DIKSHA Platform

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  • DIKSHA is the platform for providing quality e-content for school education in States/UTs and QR coded Energized Textbooks for all grades (one nation, one digital platform). 
About the platform 
  • DIKSHA complies with World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 level AA.
  • This enables people with visual impairments to access the website using assistive technologies, such as screen readers.
  • Special e-content for visually and hearing impaired is developed on Digitally Accessible Information System (DAISY) and in sign language on NIOS website/ YouTube.

NISHTHA 2.0 (Secondary Level)
  • Online on DIKSHA for secondary/senior secondary level teachers was launched on 29th July, 2021.
  • The training programme covers around 10 Lakh Teacher and School Heads at Secondary Level across all States and UTs.
  • NISHTHA 2.0 Online on DIKSHA portal has been developed encompassing twelve generic courses and seven pedagogy courses. 
  • NISHTHA 3.0- Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FtN) in online mode on DIKSHA platform for teachers and school heads of pre-primary to class V were launched on 7th September,202l.
  • The NISHTHA 3.0 - FLN envisions covering nearly 25 Lakh Teacher and School Heads at Pre-Primary and Primary Level across all states and UTs.
  • NISHTHA 3.0 Online on DIKSHA portal has been developed with the aim to help teachers design experiences for holistic development of each child and comprises of 12 Modules.
Source- PIB 

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