Vidya Samiksha Kendra
12-09-2023
11:49 AM
1 min read
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Overview:
Under the National Digital Education Architecture (NDEAR), the Ministry of Education is pushing States to open Vidya Samiksha Kendras (VSKs).
About Vidya Samiksha Kendra
- Vidya Samiksha Kendra (VSKs) is a data repository which will have data from all schemes run by the Ministry of Education (MoE).
- The control rooms of this Kendras will collect data to track key performance indicators as well as analyse data collated from govt schemes ‘using AI & machine-learning.’
- This repository will include regularly updated data from
- The PM-POSHAN mid-day meal programmes;
- Teacher training data from National Initiative for School Heads’ and Teachers’ Holistic Advancement portal;
- Textbook content from Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing;
- School dropout and attendance-related data on Unified District Information System for Education (UDISE+);
- Students’ learning outcomes from National Achievement Survey;
- Performance Grading Index which evaluates school education system at the State/U.T. level.
- Funding: The Centre has allocated funds ranging from 2 to 5 crore rupees to each State for adopting and establishing VSKs.
- Significance:
- The idea of developing VSKs is also to map the school location layer with the population layer to assess the Gross Access Ratio.
- It can help plan for new schools, or for industry clusters to understand skilling requirements of the area, and help plan higher educational institutions based on demand and future scenarios.
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Q1) What is DIKSHA Platform?
It is a national platform for school education, an initiative of the National Council for Education Research and Training (NCERT), Ministry of Education.It provides e-content for schools via an online portal and a mobile application.
Source: Education Ministry asks States to bring all data under one platform