Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 5: The State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) Jammu & Kashmir, Divisional Office Jammu, under the visionary leadership of Dr. Naseem Javaid Chowdhary (JKAS), Director School Education Jammu and Director SCERT J&K, and the able guidance of Prof. (Dr.) Sindhu Kapoor, Joint Director, SCERT Jammu Division, successfully organised an online orientation programme on AI-enabled features and Personalised Adaptive Learning (PAL) courses on DIKSHA, in collaboration with CIET-NCERT.
The programme witnessed enthusiastic participation from all 20 DIETs of the Union Territory, along with teams from both SCERT Divisional Offices, reflecting a strong collective commitment towards strengthening technology-integrated education.
The session commenced with a welcome address by Vivek Jandial, DIKSHA Coordinator, SCERT Jammu, who highlighted the objectives of the programme and emphasised the need to enhance the effective utilisation of DIKSHA across the Union Territory.
This was followed by an insightful address by the worthy Joint Director, SCERT J&K, Prof. (Dr.) Sindhu Kapoor, who described the initiative as a timely and forward-looking step towards embedding emerging technologies in education. She highlighted DIKSHA as a transformative platform aligned with the vision of NEP 2020, promoting competency-based and learner-centric pedagogy through AI-enabled tools and PAL courses. She further urged DIETs and other stakeholders to adopt a proactive and outcome-driven approach for effective dissemination and implementation.
The session was further enriched by the addresses of Prof. Indu Kumar and Dr. Rejaul Karim, National DIKSHA Coordinators, who underscored the transformative potential of DIKSHA as a dynamic digital learning platform. Their insights highlighted national-level initiatives and the evolving digital ecosystem in education.
The programme featured expert-led technical sessions by members of the DIKSHA PMU Team, including Mr. Abhinay Pratap Singh and Mr. Ankit Asthana, who provided a comprehensive overview of the platform. The sessions included demonstrations of AI-powered features such as Ask DIKSHA (Chat with Books), AI-based video keyword search, DIKSHA Read Aloud, and translation tools, along with navigation of DIKSHA courses, PAL courses and their AI features, and the coupon-based course functionality.
The event also witnessed active participation from the Kashmir Division, coordinated by Dr. Amarpreet Kour, DIKSHA Coordinator, ensuring pan-UT representation and collaboration.
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