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| Fact | DIKSHA | ePathshala |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | DIKSHA provides audio books, Indian Sign Language videos, and a dictionary for children with special needs. | NCERT converted many books to Unicode to support text-to-speech and online search, including all 126 Urdu-medium books reported in 2021–22. |
| Founded | 2017 | 2015 |
| Headquarters | New Delhi, India | New Delhi, India |
| Languages | The official FAQ lists English plus 11 Indian languages for creating and viewing content. | Official pages list Hindi, English and Urdu resources, while a government release also lists Sanskrit. |
| Launch | DIKSHA was launched in 2017 by Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu. | ePathshala web and mobile applications were launched in November 2015. |
| Limit: reliability | Recent App Store reviewers report slow loading, crashes, missing data, unsaved progress and network errors even with stable connectivity. | Independent review summaries repeatedly report crashes, server errors, slow loading and problems opening the app. |
| Privacy | The privacy policy says DIKSHA does not store users’ IP addresses after using them to suggest a state and district. | The privacy policy says the app may require personally identifiable information and uses third-party services that may collect identifying information, including Google Play Services. |
| Purpose | DIKSHA is a national platform for school education and an initiative of NCERT under India’s Ministry of Education. | ePathshala is a joint initiative of the Ministry of Education and NCERT for showcasing and sharing educational resources. |
DIKSHA plans
- DIKSHAFree
ePathshala plans
- ePathshalaFree
Pick DIKSHA if…
DIKSHA suits teachers, students, and parents seeking school learning resources organized by curriculum, board, or grade. Teachers can also use its professional development programs.
Pick ePathshala if…
ePathshala suits students, teachers, educators, and parents seeking digital textbooks and related learning materials. It is useful for readers who want ePub or flipbook formats, QR-linked content, offline access, and reading annotations.