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What is DIKSHA? PM Modi Highlights Platform's 5 Billion Learning Sessions
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News18•08-10-2026, 13:08
What is DIKSHA? PM Modi Highlights Platform's 5 Billion Learning Sessions
- •DIKSHA stands for Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing and is India's national digital platform for school education.
- •It was launched in 2017 under the Ministry of Education by NCERT with the support of CIET.
- •The platform supports 135 languages, including 128 Indian and 7 foreign languages, and is adopted across all 36 states and union territories.
- •Features include energized textbooks with QR codes, K-12 digital resources, and teacher training programs like NISHTHA.
- •As of March 2026, DIKSHA recorded over 5.66 billion learning sessions and millions of course completions.
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DIKSHA stands for Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing, which is India's national digital platform for school education. It provides textbooks, videos, interactive content, and courses, and was developed under the Ministry of Education by NCERT with the support of CIET.
According to government information from June 2026, the DIKSHA platform supports 135 languages, which includes 128 Indian languages and 7 foreign languages.
Government data up to March 5, 2026, shows that DIKSHA recorded 5.66 billion learning sessions, 21.1 million registered users, 185.2 million course enrollments, 147.1 million course completions, and 126.9 million certificates issued.
