Annexures to Letter No F.No.

1-30/2020-KT dated 26-6-2020 on DIKSHA- Content creation,

curation and filling gaps by STATES/UTs

Annexure I
Sl Action to be taken Activities under action to be taken Timelines
no.

1. Identification of a A State coordinator must be identified as the 10 July, 2020

State Coordinator overall point of contact to monitor the progress of
content with respect to the allocated work for
content curation and creation.

2. Constitution of a. Constitute a Content Curation Team- The 15 July, 2020

Content Curation team will consist of expert teachers for each
Teams comprising grade-subject combination for reviewing the
of expert teachers existing content published by State/UT on
for each grade- DIKSHA.
subject combination b. This team will also identify gaps in content for
classes 1 to 12 on Diksha

3. Planning for a. For enabling equity in the use of technology, it 15 Aug, 2020
providing Coherent is necessary to ensure that content that is aired
Access to good on TV is made available on DIKSHA and vice
quality learning versa ensures coherence between various
content across access modes.
Television, DIKSHA b. Developing a plan for Coherent Access i.e. to
and other online leverage the various available mediums/
modes - infrastructure such as Television, Radio,
Laptop/Desktop(s) and smartphones/feature
phone(s) to enable learning by ensuring easy
access to content across mediums through the
following:
i. Instituting a state level team and action
plan to ensure Coherent Access
ii. Ensuring consistent efforts in delivering
content across all broadcast mediums
as well as on DIKSHA
iii. Ensuring that content across mediums
is same & organized well for each
chapter across textbooks for all grades
and subjects. Make this available on
DIKSHA to provision asynchronous
access to students and teachers
iv. Setting a weekly schedule for each
 grade-subject combination across all
mediums followed in the State and
publish the schedule widely.
v. Ensuring outreach/awareness about
the schedule and different mediums
(TV, Radio & DIKSHA) for teachers,
students and parents
vi. Leveraging data of usage and
feedback to take policy decisions
Details on coherent access can be
referred to at Annexure II

4. Creation of Content a. Constitute a Content Creation Team- The 15 July, 2020

Creation Teams to team will consist of expert teachers for each
fill gaps in grade-subject combination.
alignment with the b. This will be done concurrently with
proposed E-content aforementioned activities, and assistance will
structure as per be provided by the DIKSHA team and PMU‟s
version 2 of user located in the States.
interface of Diksha c. The content pieces being developed by the
state must be aligned as per the structure
finalized for each chapter. Please refer to
Annexure V for the finalized structure per
chapter across textbooks and grades

5. Review of each a. The Content curation Team will review each 14 August, 2020
piece of existing piece of content against the parameters
content on DIKSHA mentioned in the attached checklist.
uploaded by b. It will retain the high-quality interactive content
state/UT by a and remove the content which does not comply
content curation with the quality guidelines. Please refer to
team Annexure III for the quality guidelines.
c. It is very important to note that besides meeting
the requirements of structure, pedagogy,
subject etc. the content items should be
interactive to engage the attention of the users.
d. Monotonous classroom lecture format in videos
should be avoided and removed. Please refer
to Annexure IV.
e. The state curation team can add parameters to
the attached checklist which it deems
appropriate for reviewing its own content.
f. The final approved content pieces will be
aligned as per the structure finalized for each
chapter. Please refer to Annexure V for the
 finalized structure per chapter across textbooks
and grades

6. Gap Analysis A plan will have to be developed for content 14 August, 2020
coverage against the gaps identified.

7. Leveraging a. Please refer to the DO letter dated 12th May on 24 August, 2020
VidyaDaan Program VidyaDaan Program.
for creation of b. VidyaDaan has a content contribution tool that
content provides a structured interface for the
contributors to register and contribute different
types of content (such as, explanation videos,
presentations, competency-based items,
quizzes etc.), for any grade (from grade 1 to
12), for any subject as specified by the
states/UTs.
c. States/Union Territories are therefore,
requested to engage in the VidyaDaan
program so that resource
persons/experts/institutions are mobilized to
generate quality content on DIKSHA.

8. Completion of a. The Content Creation Teams will create high 25 September, 2020-
Creation of quality quality content to be published on DIKSHA 15 February, 2020
interactive content against the content gaps at chapter level for
each textbook in scope for all grades and
subjects. The content created by the team
needs to adhere to the quality guidelines
attached in Annexure III
b. The Content Creation Team shall ensure that
content is coherent across modes,
comprehensive in terms of filling up all the
items in classification at the level of learning
outcomes, meet the quality requirements and
are highly interactive and engaging for the
users.
c. States can also consider filling gaps with the
help of outside content creating agencies.
d. The content pieces being developed by the
state must be aligned as per the structure
finalized for each chapter. Please refer to
Annexure V for the finalized structure per
chapter across textbooks and grades
9. Publishing a. It has been seen that the use of ETB‟s is 20 October, 2020-
Energized very high and is quite effective in terms of 20 March, 2021
Textbooks (ETBs) bridging the digital divide. It has to be
on DIKSHA ensured that the textbooks are linked with
high quality content for all core subjects
th
across grades 1st to 12 .
b. All the textbooks for Grade I to XII should
be energized with DIKSHA QR codes
c. For each textbook, the coverage with
respect to e-learning content linked with
each chapter and gaps which need to be
addressed need to be worked out and then
as and when content is available these will
be linked.
d. The information regarding the total number
of ETBs published on DIKSHA may be
shared along with a breakup of the
Medium/s, Grade/s and Subject/s covered
may be shared with the DIKSHA team on
an ongoing basis.

10. Uploading e-Books a. With disruption in resumption of schools 20 October, 2020-

on DIKSHA due to COVID 19, States/Boards are facing 20 March, 2021
Platform: challenges to distribute physical textbooks.
As part of ensuring continuity in learning for
students, States are requested at the
minimum to upload chapter-wise and
subject-wise textbooks on DIKSHA for all
grades.
b. States are advised to prepare e-books in e-
PUB format and upload onto DIKSHA as
much as possible.
c. At the minimum, e-books in PDF format
need to be added by the said date.
 Annexure II

Coherent Access for continuity of learning

In order to promote digital education in the country and make e- learning feasible for students and
teachers, the Union finance minister on 17th May,2020 launched PM eVidya programme. With this
programme, students and teachers will get multimode access to digital education through DIKSHA in
State/UTs as one nation, one digital platform, one earmarked TV channel per class from 1 to 12 and use
of Radio, Community radio and Podcasts. Along with quality digital content across mediums, States and
UTs also need to ensure the following

Coherent efforts across various options & diverse infrastructure such as TV, Radio, laptops, desktops and
smartphones/feature phones to enable learning. Various mediums can be:

1. Broadcasting - Doordarshan, Swayamprabha channels on TV and FM & AM, and community

radio stations
2. Live classes - online video conferencing solutions. Over time, online video conference
infrastructure will be seamlessly integrated with DIKSHA via APIs
3. Asynchronous learning - Anytime, anywhere access of e-learning content through DIKSHA - one
nation, one digital platform under PM eVidya programme

While ensuring reach, reliability and quality of content across these options, there needs to be „Coherent
Access‟ across mediums to help ensure:

● Flexibility for teachers, parents & students to use both synchronous and asynchronous learning
options
● Ease of usage by everyone, by ensuring same & well-organized content chapter by chapter like
curriculum & textbooks is made available across mediums. This will help prevent confusion if
people see different content on different mediums.
● Enable teachers, parents & students to learn anytime, anywhere at their own pace
● Ability to see data and take program/policy course decisions
● Ability to seamlessly access learning content and enable learning interactions across multiple
channels, multiple modes, in a self/assisted manner, synchronously or asynchronously, any time,
any place of convenience.

To enable coherent access, States may refer to the steps below:

● Form a core team at state/UTs to ensure and monitor “coherent access”

● Ensure efforts for content across broadcast, live classes and DIKSHA is consistent.
● Organize content used across mediums by grades and subjects for explanation, practice, lesson
plans etc. in a single place (chapter by chapter) on DIKSHA to ensure asynchronous access
● Set schedule for usage by grade, subject and weekdays across mediums (TV, Radio & DIKSHA)
● Ensure integrated outreach for teachers, students and parents about the schedule across
different mediums (TV, Radio & DIKSHA). Integrated outreach across channels means Eg,
showing QR code (on DIKSHA) before/during/after TV programs, announcing links after radio
programs, etc. Similarly, announcing TV/Radio programs through DIKSHA notifications
● Leverage data and analysis to take program and policy decisions
 Annexure III

DIKSHA Content Guidelines

Background

This document details the guidelines to be kept in mind while reviewing and developing good quality
content for energized textbook irrespective of the medium. DIKSHA usage data suggests that the content
that is relevant, precise, clear and practical works best for users and shows maximum consumption. It is
very important to note that besides meeting the requirements of structure, pedagogy, subject etc. the
content items should be interactive to engage the attention of the users. Monotonous classroom lecture
format in videos should be avoided and removed.

While working on this, states should consider:

1. Prepare Energized Textbooks for all the important subjects & grades and ensure that they are
linked with high quality content.
2. Remove content that is not interactive and in compliance with the existing guidelines and quality
and replace them with high quality content.
3. Constitute teams (of expert teachers) by grade and subjects for the purpose of both energizing as
well as cleaning up and setting timelines to manage the completion. They should go chapter by
chapter and clean it up or add new content.
4. State teachers tick off the checklist as laid out below for every chapter and provide the checklist
set to the coordinator of the energized textbook. The Checklist process ensures that all chapters
have high quality relevant and engaging content behind it.

Following are guidelines pertaining to each content type along with some samples for reference:

Guidelines for Video content

1. Remove YouTube video link

2. Ensure content is factually and pedagogically correct
3. Video length to not exceed 10mins
4. On screen lecture:
a. Total number of slides used should not exceed 15 for one video
b. The text on the slides should be clearly visible to the readers
5. Tablet recorded:
a. On screen handwritten text should be clearly readable
b. The author's voice is clear and understandable
Guidelines for Audio content
1. There is no audible noise
2. The pace of the audio is appropriate for the grade
3. Audio length to not exceed 10mins
4. Ensure content is factually and pedagogically correct.

Guidelines for Practice content

1. Questions written are not scanned copies

2. Answer is provided for all questions
3. Ensure content is factually and pedagogically correct

Guidelines for Lesson Plan

1. Is mapped to the chapter mentioned on the lesson plan

2. Document is readable i.e. fonts, background, colors are not distracting
3. Lesson Plans should have clear objectives, “how to” teach and practice questions / assessments at
the minimum
4. There are no personally identifiable information i.e. name, address, phone number, email from the
lesson plan
5. Ensure content is factually and pedagogically correct.

Guidelines for Reading material

1. Document is readable i.e. fonts, background, colors are not distracting

2. Lesson Plans should have clear objectives, “how to” teach and practice questions / assessments at
the minimum
3. There are no personally identifiable information i.e. name, address, phone number, email from the
lesson plan
4. Ensure content is factually and pedagogically correct.

Guidelines for Interactive content

5. If the interactive content is set of practice questions, then categorize them under practice content
6. Simulation content renders correctly and can be viewed without issues
7. Ensure content is factually and pedagogically correct
 Annexure IV

Technical Compliance for DIKSHA

Format compliance

Video (MP4/ WebM)

Slideshow (ECML)

Interactive (ECLM/ HTML zip/H5P)

Document (PDF/ EPub)

Images .jpg/.png

File size

Less than 50 MB
 Annexure V

Structure per Chapter across textbooks and grades

Name of the E- Textbooks Explanation Practice Learning Teacher

folder Resources Resources Resources Focused
Resources

# of resources 1 1-5 1-4 1 2

Type of e-Pub/Pdf Explanation Question Banks Reading Lesson Plan

content in the version of Content Material
folder chapter as per
the textbooks

Classroom End of Concept Learning

Teaching Unit/Chapter Maps Outcomes
Video Test

Explanation Previous Year PPTs Focus Spots

Videos Exam Papers

Sample/ Model Activity for Innovative

Papers learning Pedagogy

Audio Text
Resources
(Activity)

Interactive
Resources

Graphics and
Images