October 16, 2025

Vidya Samiksha Kendras

  • Under the National Digital Education Architecture (NDEAR), the Ministry of Education is pushing States to open Vidya Samiksha Kendras (VSKs).

ABOUT THE INITIATIVE:

  • Vidya Samiksha Kendras (VSKs) are an open-source platform run on C-Qube software to collect data from all schemes run by the Ministry of Education (MoE).
  • VSK control rooms will collect data to track key performance indicators as well as analyse data collated from govt schemes ‘using AI & machine-learning’.
  • The operations of VSK centres are managed by an open-source platform run on C-Qube software.
  • Advisory role‘EkStep Foundation’, a non-profit organisation is on board in an advisory role for implementing the VSK project.
  • The Centre has allocated funds ranging from 2 to Rs.5 crore to each State for adopting and establishing VSK.
  • The repository will include regularly updated data from
    • 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 (DIKSHA);
    • 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.
  • Function- Multiple platforms at Centre, State and district levels can communicate with each other using requests and responses to seamlessly integrate data at all levels on the platforms.
  • This is in line with the National Education Policy, 2020 talking about developing operational standards for making data open source.

NATIONAL DIGITAL EDUCATION ARCHITECTURE (NDEAR):

  • NDEAR is an architectural blueprint for the educational ecosystem in the country that defines a set of principles, standards and specifications, guidelines and policies to strengthen the digital infrastructure for education.
  • It is under the Ministry of Education in collaboration with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
  • Under this, the government will not be building technology solutions for the education sector but will act as an enabler, offering a framework wherein technology can be developed and built by anyone.
  • It promotes a ‘digital first’ approach, supporting teaching and learning activities, and facilitating educational planning as well as governance and administrative activities.
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