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Author: Ayushi Agarwal

A Spotlight from PAL Works: Personalised Learning for Students, Data Insights for Teacher

Posted on by Ayushi Agarwal
Cover image of a blog highlighting key moments from the PAL Works Launch – a PAL Collective event showcasing innovations in Personalized Adaptive Learning

On May 20th, 2025, PAL Works launched in New Delhi — marking a major milestone for Personalized Adaptive Learning (PAL) in India’s public education system. This collective event brought together over 100 senior leaders from government, EdTech, philanthropy, and research. 

Their shared goal? 

To shape a future where every child in India can thrive through personalised and adaptive learning journeys.

As part of this movement, PAL Works is more than just an event. It is a collective effort or a coalition united by a bold vision and a focused mission:

  • Vision: Every child in India can achieve their full potential through personalised and adaptive learning journeys
  • Mission: To enable students in government schools to achieve higher learning outcomes through tech-enabled PAL solutions

At iDream Education, we are happy to be a part of this journey, contributing to the movement with our iPrep PAL solution. 

Here’s a quick walkthrough of what made this event so significant and why this momentum matters for the future of learning in India

What is PAL Works and Why It Matters

PAL Works is a coalition of 20+ organizations — including EdTech innovators, nonprofits, research institutions, and key consulting organizations — all coming together with a shared commitment to scaling PAL for public education. The collective is working on four core focus areas that are essential to move from pilots to mainstream adoption:

  • Enhancing the Product: Refining what works in PAL by improving effectiveness, usability, and alignment with teacher and system needs.
  • Improving Deployment: Creating practical playbooks, standard operating procedures, and strategies to enable scalable and contextual deployment across diverse schools.
  • Enabling Public Procurement: Simplifying procurement for government stakeholders with ready templates, evaluation frameworks, and robust policies.
  • Mainstreaming PAL: Raising awareness and building clarity around the ‘what’ and ‘why’ of PAL across governments, educators, and communities.

Together, these form a roadmap to help PAL solutions reach every government school in India, not just as tools, but as integrated, impactful learning companions.

Here are some key insights and takeaways from the PAL Works launch event that education stakeholders, policymakers, and EdTech leaders should know:

Collaboration at Scale

The sheer scale and diversity of stakeholders at PAL Works was a powerful indicator of the collective will to transform education. Over 20 organizations came together — pooling expertise, experience, and commitment to build scalable and sustainable PAL solutions.

A Shared Vision and Mission

Every child deserves an education that adapts to their pace, learning level, and aspirations. PAL Works reinforced this belief, anchored in the mission to enhance learning outcomes for students in government schools through technology-driven personalization.

Insights from ASER 2024

Findings from the latest ASER report shed light on a critical challenge: While today’s students are tech-savvy, increased internet access often leads to distractions and misuse, especially during independent learning. This underscores the importance of offline PAL content, which ensures focused, meaningful learning, even in settings where continuous internet access isn’t possible.

Ground Realities and State-Led Innovations

Success stories from states such as Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh demonstrated how well-designed PAL solutions can address real learning gaps. These implementations offered practical models that other states can adopt, tweak, and scale.

Need for Systemic Change

Speakers stressed the importance of aligning PAL with existing national efforts such as NIPUN Bharat and Vidya Pravesh. PAL has the potential to accelerate these programs by offering targeted remediation, continuous student feedback, and insights-driven teaching.

From Pilot to Mainstream

The event focused on making PAL not just a promising idea but a scalable reality. Simplified procurement frameworks, better product design, and strong deployment support are all part of this transition.

One message that particularly resonated came from Santhosh Mathew of the Gates Foundation:

“While we’re ensuring that students use PAL to address their learning gaps, we must equally focus on empowering teachers — helping them interpret student data to personalize instruction and truly improve outcomes.”

This sentiment perfectly captures the mindset shift that PAL represents. It’s not just about introducing new tools, but about reimagining the role of teachers as facilitators who can use data meaningfully to uplift every child.

iDream Education at PAL Works

We are happy to present our iPrep PAL solution at the PAL Works launch, alongside our project partners Lotus Petal Foundation and Aide et Action. Their support has been invaluable in implementing iPrep PAL on the ground, and it was heartening to see the visible learning gains made by students who regularly use the platform.

Rohit Prakash representing iDream Education at the PAL Works Launch 2025 event, a PAL Collective initiative

Why our PAL solution is recognised as one of the products already driving real impact

Our solution focuses equally on two pillars:

  • Bridging student learning gaps through adaptive digital content
  • Empowering teachers with actionable insights to personalize instruction

By enabling teachers to interpret student usage data, we help them identify both individual and class-wide learning gaps. Thereby, empowering them to improve lesson delivery, planning, and student engagement. On the other hand, we are also ensuring that every student receives the support they need to learn at their own pace and truly thrive.

PAL, therefore, is not merely a product — it’s a movement. One that is inclusive, adaptive, and deeply rooted in the realities of India’s public education system.

What’s Next? With the momentum created at the PAL Works launch, the next steps involve:

  • Scaling successful implementations
  • Helping states adopt PAL solutions confidently
  • Strengthening feedback loops between students, teachers, and systems

Interested in Exploring PAL Further?

If you’d like to learn more about the PAL Works event or explore how our iPrep PAL solution can support your school, district, or learning initiative, you may contact us at +91 7678265039. You can also share your details here or write to us share@idreameducation.org

Are AI-Integrated Learning Apps Ready for Indian Learners? Exploring Two Key Challenges

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Are AI-integrated learning apps ready for Indian learners? Explore two key challenges of it and what should you look for in an AI Learning App

Kids today are naturally curious—constantly exploring, asking questions, and engaging with digital devices more than ever before. What’s striking is how quickly they’ve started turning to AI tools such as ChatGPT for answers, explanations, and even help with homework. It’s fascinating to witness, but it also prompts a deeper question:

As children increasingly turn to AI for seeking knowledge, can AI-integrated learning apps truly meet the real needs of Indian learners?

As we move through 2025, AI in education is more than a trend. It’s a buzzword, a promise, and for many EdTech companies, a key selling point. From personalized practice questions to instant doubt-solving and even automated lesson planning for teachers, AI seems to be everywhere. But beyond the excitement, it’s time to pause and ask a more fundamental question:

Do these AI-integrated learning apps actively fulfill the competency requirements set by the Indian curriculum system?

Based on our recent conversations with partners working in the social sector, & our experience of building digital learning tools, we see that AI holds immense promise for education. However, to make AI truly meaningful and inclusive for Indian learners, two key challenges must be addressed. Tackling these challenges is essential to realizing AI’s full potential in the Indian education landscape.

Illustration highlighting two challenges faced by learning apps that claim to be AI-integrated learning apps

Challenge 1: Lack of Alignment with Indian Curriculum 

Many learning apps claim to be “AI-powered,” but it’s important to dig deeper and ask: What kind of AI is being offered? Is it capable of enhancing learning outcomes, or is it simply a content generator? In one of our recent interactions, a partner asked us whether our app also had the kind of AI features many platforms are now advertising.” Our response was clear—and it’s one we believe every education leader should reflect on:

  • AI-integrated learning apps can now generate content that appears aligned with Indian textbooks. However, this alignment alone does not guarantee effective learning. For AI to be genuinely useful in the context of the Indian curriculum, it must go beyond general educational content. We need to train and design it according to national and state competency frameworks.
  • Learners in India – especially in government schools—need structured support. That means contextual questions, localised explanations, and guided learning that bridges gaps in understanding. AI-generated questions or random quizzes may look engaging, but if they are not curriculum-relevant or pedagogically sound, they risk becoming distractions rather than enablers.
  • Moreover, the Indian curriculum system—CBSE, NCERT, and various state boards—emphasizes skill-based learning. AI systems that don’t map to those learning outcomes might miss the mark entirely.

Challenge 2: Infrastructure & Safety Readiness of AI Integrated Learning Apps

While internet penetration in India is improving, connectivity remains a major hurdle in many rural and remote regions. Even in semi-urban government schools, stable bandwidth, power supply, and reliable devices cannot be taken for granted. In such scenarios, an AI integrated learning app that requires continuous internet connectivity may be impressive in theory but ineffective in practice. Hence, AI in education, especially for rural and low-resource settings, is still more of a ‘good-to-have’ than a ‘must-have’ until the infrastructure catches up.

  • Another critical aspect is AI safety and digital literacy. As AI becomes more popular and accessible, there are currently no formal guidelines or frameworks in India on how AI should be used by school students. Without clear policies and guardrails, exposing young learners to AI can lead to risks ranging from misinformation to data privacy concerns, or even over-reliance on AI responses without critical thinking.
  • With the experience of working closely with students for more than 8 years now, we believe just because students can interact with AI doesn’t mean they are ready to use it responsibly. This is where digital literacy, teacher support, and well-designed AI interfaces become essential. The responsibility lies with EdTech companies and school leaders to ensure that AI tools don’t just work, but also work ethically and safely.

What Should You Look For in an AI Learning App?

When you come across an “AI-integrated Learning app,” we recommend looking beyond the buzz. Here are a few key things to check:

  • Is the content aligned with the Indian curriculum (CBSE, NCERT, and state boards)?
  • Does the AI enhance learning outcomes or just automate tasks?
  • Is the app usable offline or in low-bandwidth areas?
  • Are there any safety mechanisms in place for student data and usage?

We should continue focusing on strengthening digital access through tools that are already curriculum-aligned, offline-capable, and teacher-supportive. While, the focus must remain until AI in education becomes more structured and reliable.

Way Forward

As awareness grows and digital infrastructure improves, AI can absolutely transform how Indian students learn. It has the potential to make education more personalized, engaging, and effective. But for that to happen, we need to build AI thoughtfully—grounded in India’s educational needs, mindful of local challenges, and inclusive of multiple languages and learning levels.

At iDream Education, we’re actively working on integrating AI into our learning app. But our focus is very clear: the AI must be trained on both national and state curriculum frameworks and should support Indian language needs. We’re also committed to designing every AI feature we introduce to work even in offline or low-bandwidth environments—so that no learner is left behind due to location or infrastructure.

So, let’s not rush. Let’s build and adopt learning apps that genuinely address the core needs of Indian learners. Look for an AI powered learning app that prepares our students responsibly for the AI-powered future we all envision.

If you’re an educator, policymaker, program manager, fellow edtech innovator or anyone from the education ecosystem and would like to discuss how to build AI responsibly for Indian learners, we’d be happy to connect, discuss and share our approach—and learn from yours too. You may contact us at +91 7678265039 or share your details here. You can also write to us share@idreameducation.org

Give Every Child a Second Chance: Muskaan’s Journey Shows How Adaptive Learning Software Makes It Possible

Posted on by Ayushi Agarwal
Cover image showing an impact story of students after learning through adaptive learning software by iDream Education

When 9-year-old Muskaan left her hometown in Bihar, she thought she was simply following her father to a new city. But little did she know that her move to Gurgaon would mean a sudden pause in her education and an uncertain future. Like many children from families who migrate in the search of work, Muskaan faced an all-too-common disruption — the loss of school continuity, friends, and the structured learning environment she was used to.

What Happens When a Child’s Education Is Suddenly Interrupted?

Back in Bihar, Muskaan was studying in Class 4. Bright, curious, and always eager to learn, she loved going to school. But when her father moved to Gurgaon in search of work, the family had to relocate. The shift meant not only leaving behind her extended family and familiar surroundings but also her school. With no documents in hand, an incremental learning gap, and unfamiliarity with the new education system, enrolling Muskaan in a new school wasn’t easy. As days turned into weeks, and weeks into months, Muskaan’s learning came to a halt.

Just when it seemed like her education would slip away, she found the iMpower Club a learning centre near her home in Gurgaon. 

This community centre is managed by Aide et Action and run by the M3M Foundation who initiated an iMpower program with the vision of empowering migrant journeys. It is a holistic development initiative aimed at providing necessary resources to enhance the abilities of migrant workers, their children, and their families. The facilitators at the centre work to provide educational, health, and nutritional support to children of construction workers. The centre supports many children such as Muskaan and offers resources such as shared textbooks, worksheets, digital learning tools, and more. 

As soon as Muskaan arrived at the centre, the facilitators happily enrolled her at the centre.

They welcomed her warmly and gave her full access to the centre’s learning resources, just like the other students. Muskaan quickly gravitated toward the tablets from the PAL LAB setup. With gentle guidance from the facilitators, she began using iPrep PAL (adaptive learning software) for learning. It didn’t take long—just a little support—and she started using it regularly. The tablet soon became her new teacher, guide, and friend.

Through remedial video lessons, targeted practice, and level-based questions, Muskaan began to rebuild her foundational skills. Gradually, the confidence that once flickered returned, along with her natural curiosity. With the steady encouragement of the facilitators and the well-structured support of iPrep PAL, she made consistent progress. What truly made learning easier for her was the adaptive design of the software, which offers a personalized learning experience based on her current skill level.

How exactly did the Adaptive Learning Software Support Muskaan’s Learning Journey?

Teachers didn’t assume Muskaan was learning at a standard Class 4 level. Instead of placing her based on age or previous grade, PAL assessed her actual understanding through diagnostic tests for each chapter based on her last grade. Basis results, PAL guided her to foundational video lessons and remedial practice, helping her rebuild her skills and gradually reach an age-appropriate learning level. With the tablet-based PAL Lab at the centre, not just Muskaan but all students are learning joyfully—strengthening their foundational understanding and progressing steadily at their own pace.

Muskan’s PAL usage Insights from September to December 2024

While her engagement with iPrep PAL continues beyond 2024, the four-month period from September to December revealed a unique pattern. As per usage recorded on the dashboard, these months were comparatively high in overall usage, specifically in learning Science and Math on the iPrep PAL tablets. 

Graph illustrating a student’s learning progress, showing improvement with the use of adaptive learning software
  • During this time, she took the opportunity to revisit and strengthen her foundational understanding. For subjects such as Science, Math and English Grammar, she proactively went back as far as Class 2 level concepts—addressing historical learning gaps with commitment. She achieved 100% mastery in foundational topics such as Sentences, Alphabets, पौधों में जनन (Reproduction in Plants), सजीवों की विशेषताएं (Characteristics of Living Beings), कितने वर्ग? (How Many Squares? and many more.
  • Two key resources she leaned on were video lessons and practice modules. In total, she spent an impressive 92 days, 14 hours—equivalent to approximately 2,222 hours—on video lessons alone. Additionally, she dedicated around 7.03 hours to practice exercises. This clear focus on concept clarity and reinforcement demonstrated not only her interest but also her intrinsic motivation to learn and bridge her gaps through iPrep PAL.

Our on-ground team and facilitators at the learning club were deeply inspired by her dedication. Watching her take ownership of her learning journey.

From Learning centre to Enrollment in Formal School of Gurguram

After a year of consistent learning at the centre, Muskaan was ready and got enrolled in a formal school. Admission into formal education demands proactive behaviour and confidence in one’s learning—and Muskaan had both. She had successfully bridged her learning gaps and reached the age-appropriate competency level needed for entry into Class 5.

Muskan is Continuing the Learning Journey After School with Learning Centre

Even though Muskaan is now back in school, her association with the learning centre continues. After school hours, she still walks to the centre to revise, practice, and explore new concepts using iPrep PAL. She extends into the evening with the same enthusiasm and personalization that helped her restart her educational journey.

We extend our heartfelt gratitude to the M3M Foundation for their unwavering commitment to empowering marginalized communities through education. Their iMpower programme has been instrumental in providing holistic development opportunities for children of migrant workers, daily wage earners, and other underserved groups. By establishing iMpower Clubs across various regions, they offer essential resources such as early childhood education, after-school support, health check-ups, and digital literacy training. These initiatives have significantly contributed to bridging educational gaps and fostering inclusive growth.

What If Every Child Had This Opportunity? Muskaan’s journey raises a powerful question:

Children across India, particularly those from migrant families or under-resourced communities, often fall through the cracks of the traditional education system. Lack of awareness, relocations, and personal circumstances derail their learning. But what if these children had access to a learning platform that could bridge their gaps and empower them to continue learning with confidence? 

That’s exactly why we designed the PAL, an adaptive learning software

  • No child should be left behind just because they missed school for a few months.
  • With PAL, learning adapts to the child’s current level—not just their age or grade.
  • It identifies gaps and addresses them through focused remedial content.
  • And most importantly, it makes re-entry into formal education

Let’s work towards a world where every child, such as Muskaan, gets a second chance—and truly makes the most of it. We’d be happy to showcase our PAL, an adaptive learning software, its intuitive design and mechanism that empowers students to bridge their learning gaps and reach age-appropriate levels, all without judgment. Additionally, we’ll guide you on implementing this solution in a cost-effective, long-term, and sustainable way for community or school-based programs. For more information, you may contact us at +91 7678265039 or share your details here. You can also write to us at share@idreameducation.org.

Top Education CSR Project Ideas That Are Scalable, Affordable, and Long-Term

Posted on by Ayushi Agarwal
Illustration guiding organizations toward top education CSR project ideas in India

In India, Education CSR Ideas has grown to encompass a wide range of initiatives. This range from the distribution of basic resources such as school uniforms, textbooks, stationery, access to clean drinking water, and sanitation facilities to more structured support like career guidance, scholarships, remedial learning and digital infrastructure. As we move towards the ambitious Viksit Bharat 2047 vision and implement the priorities of the National Education Policy (NEP), the nature of education CSR is evolving rapidly. There is now a strong focus on sustainable, tech-integrated, and outcome-oriented solutions that can bring long-term impact both in schools and at home.

One of the most prominent shifts has been the increasing focus on integrated digital learning within schools, especially through smart classrooms and digital content libraries. This shift now also extends beyond schools, enabling personalized and remedial learning at home.This highlights a growing recognition among CSR leaders and social sector organizations that truly impactful education today demands continuity, personalization, and access that extends beyond the walls of a physical classroom.

Across the country, social sector organizations are actively aligning their CSR visions with the evolving needs of learners and teachers. 

Some are implementing targeted remedial learning programs to help students cover their historical learning gaps. Others are investing in digital libraries, tech-enabled assessments, and smart classrooms to improve student engagement, attendance, and outcomes. 

With nearly 8.5 years of experience working closely with social sector organizations and other partners across 22 states, we have supported the digitization of school education through infrastructure and content. This journey has given us valuable insights into the types of CSR education projects ideas that work—not just for a year or two, but in a way that can scale across districts and continue benefiting students for years in a cost effective way.

Top 4 Education CSR Project Ideas Backed by Ground Experience and Social Sector Collaboration

Visual list of top education CSR ideas by iDream Education that are affordable, replicable, and scalable for sustainable impact.

Smart Classroom – Scalable, Familiar, and High-Impact

Smart Classrooms continue to be one of the most scalable and cost-effective education CSR project ideas for government schools. Backed by our on-ground experience, we believe this solution is both practical and impactful. Here’s Why

  • It offers flexibility in implementation—you can choose to set up one or two smart classrooms that serve all classes on a rotational basis, or go for dedicated smart classroom setups for each classroom.
  • What makes Smart Classrooms especially suitable for CSR in education is its compatibility with hardware. You can set up Smart class using any smart class hardware such as Smart TVs, Interactive Flat Panel Displays (IFPDs), projectors. Further, you can easily integrate LMS and offline curriculum-aligned digital content on the hardware of your choice. This keeps the implementation budget-friendly while maximizing utility.
  • A single digital content license typically covers all grades from primary to Class 12, making it accessible to every teacher in the school. With structured and ready-to-use video lessons, practice exercises, notes, books and other teaching learning material, smart classes help teachers deliver joyful, and engaging lessons.
  • Moreover, the technology isn’t intimidating—teachers are already familiar with using televisions or similar devices at home. This familiarity ensures faster adoption and use without the need for intensive handholding. 
  • Once installed, Smart Classrooms require minimal maintenance and can function effectively for 5–6 years or more, making them a reliable long-term investment for CSR in education initiatives.
We implemented smart classes equipped with pre-installed LMS and preloaded content for Grades 6 to 10 on smart TVs in 166 classrooms across EJH, Meghalaya.

Over one year of usage, supported by monthly assessments, targeted teacher training, progress tracking, and a specially designed bridge course, we successfully increased the Class X board exam pass rate from 25–28% to 60%. Read the full story here.

ICT Labs – A Smart and Scalable CSR Investment

Setting up an ICT Lab for schools is a powerful CSR project idea that directly aligns with the educational goals under the Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA). The 2018 revision of SSA made the process more convenient and easier ICT Lab implementation. Here’s why ICT Labs can be your top picks for Education CSR Project Ideas:

  • ICT Labs are designed to enable personalized digital learning for students in schools. It accommodates devices such tablets, or Chromebooks, and can also be set up via desktops. Traditionally, these labs were limited to dedicated rooms. However, the revised model allows for mobile ICT Labs using smart charging and storage racks that hold anywhere between 4 to 60 devices. These can be placed in any classroom, staffroom, or available school space, removing the need for a separate computer lab infrastructure.
  • These mobile racks come with: Built-in charging for all devices, Lightweight and wheeled design for easy mobility, Centralized storage, making distribution and management of student devices simple for teachers
  • The offline digital content preloaded on these devices is aligned with the curriculum and language, ensuring relevance and ease of use for both students and teachers. This allows students to engage in personalized learning without dependence on internet connectivity.
  • The ICT Lab setup can be scaled flexibly, with one or multiple labs in one school as it can be used on a rotational basis as per timetable. This modular and manageable nature makes it ideal for CSR programs focused on digital empowerment in rural or remote areas, where infrastructure limitations are common.
  • Overall, ICT Labs offer an impactful, sustainable, and scalable solution that fits naturally into students’ lives—mirroring their familiarity with smartphones—while giving them access to text book aligned educational resources.
We have implemented tablet-based ICT labs in schools across Bhiwadi, each equipped with 20 tablets pre-installed with an LMS and Rajasthan Board-aligned digital content in Hindi and English.

Teachers have shared how easy the system is to use and manage, with no need to charge each device separately. Students are able to learn independently through the tablets. Hear directly from them.

PAL Labs for Scalable Adaptive Learning

While ICT Labs have long been a popular CSR investment in school education, the time has come to evolve them into purpose-driven learning spaces. This is where Personalized Adaptive Learning (PAL) Labs step in. Here’s why you should consider PAL Labs amongst your top Education CSR Project Ideas:

  • It is a powerful and scalable solution for bridging the historical learning gaps that have been overlooked for years. These gaps have led to student disengagement, dropouts, and a weak foundation in core concepts. Thus, PAL Labs in your CSR education program empowers to drive meaningful and measurable data driven impact of your CSR investment.
  • PAL Labs builds on the ICT Lab model but goes further. Instead of just providing digital access, they deliver curriculum-aligned with adaptive learning software preloaded on devices. The PAL software adapts to each student’s learning level and allows them to progress at their own pace. Whether they need to revisit missed concepts, build a stronger foundation, or practice grade-level skills, it provides a supportive, non-judgmental environment for effective learning.
  • PAL Labs can be deployed in schools with as few as 5 or as many as 60 devices, used on a rotational basis, making them highly affordable and scalable. 
  • For CSR leaders, PAL Labs offer a scalable and replicable model to reach a wide network of schools, enabling deeply rooted, meaningful impact that directly contributes to NEP-aligned goals such as personalized learning and educational equity.
  • With PAL Labs, you are not just investing on infrastructure — you are enabling every student to catch up, thrive, and build confidence in their learning. That’s why PAL Labs in recent times are standing out as one of the top education CSR project ideas.
We’ve implemented PAL Labs at learning centres in Gurgaon, each equipped with 10 tablets pre-installed with PAL software and curriculum-aligned digital content in Hindi and English.

Students are enjoying learning through PAL and some have spent over 2,200 hours engaging with video lessons and practice exercises. This shows their great excitement in using tablets to bridge their learning gaps. Many are now not only catching up academically but also getting enrolled in formal schools. Read Muskan’s inspiring story of learning here.

Learning Tablet High-Impact CSR Investment for Measurable Learning Gains

Learning tablets have emerged as one of the most impactful education CSR project ideas. This is especially because it aims to support both in-school and at-home learning. The tablets are distributed to students of specific grades and come preloaded with offline digital content. This helps students to learn anytime, anywhere with a structured curriculum aligned content.

  • What makes learning tablets truly powerful is their dual utility. These devices are used by students at home and they carry them to school daily just like textbooks. Tablets can be customized to include grade-specific licensed content or offer unrestricted access to content of all grades via a Learning Management System (LMS).
  • In particular, Personalized Adaptive Learning (PAL) software on learning tablets is becoming the focus of foundations/government. Unlike static content delivery, PAL integrates a guided mechanism where students engage with video lessons, practice exercises, and assessments on a structured flow basis their learning level.
  • Initially introduced during COVID-19 lockdowns with basic preloaded LMS and curriculum-aligned content, learning tablets today are evolving. The social sector is now focusing on enabling tablets with PAL software. This is helping ensure that the devices are not only accessed but also used effectively to enhance learning outcomes. These tablets can also generate usage data, helping CSR program managers monitor real-time impact and take data driven decisions.
  • In current times, student engagement and school dropout rates are major concerns. Learning tablets with adaptive software present a safe, targeted, and high-ROI investment opportunity. When designed and enabled thoughtfully, they have the potential to significantly bridge learning gaps and offer measurable academic improvement.
We’ve implemented learning tablets across 55 government schools in Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Madhya Pradesh.

Each iPrep tablet came with an SD card preloaded with curriculum-aligned digital content in Marathi, Kannada, Hindi, and English. Through this social sector initiative, students have stepped out of their comfort zones and improved learning outcomes. One such story is of Karan – once disengaged due to difficulty understanding key concepts, but after a few months of learning on the tablet, he passed with 49%. Read his story here.

These education CSR project ideas combine the principles of affordability, scalability, and long-term impact and sustainability.

If you are exploring impactful, scalable, and long-term education CSR project ideas, we would be happy to connect and share more about our large CSR implementations. For more information or to schedule a demo, please contact us at +91 7678265039. You can also share your details here or write to us share@idreameducation.org

Why Government Procurement Process of Digital Assets Needs to Prioritize Digital Content Providers for Govt. Tenders?

Posted on by Ayushi Agarwal
Cover image of a blog guiding you to the details on the need for digital content providers in government education tenders

In recent years, both state and central governments in India have made commendable strides in advancing the digitalization of classrooms and preparing students and teachers for 21st-century skills. Initiatives to equip schools with smart class hardware, provide students with tablets, and introduce technology into everyday learning reflect an ambitious vision for the future of education. 

However, despite these efforts, a concerning gap remains between access to digital assets and actual improvements in student learning outcomes.

A major reason behind this disconnect lies in the current government procurement processes for digital assets. The focus of most tenders is heavily focused on hardware procurement including smartboards, IFP panels, tablets, projectors. While the critical component of engaging, high-quality digital learning content is often treated as an afterthought. As a result, many schools today have modern equipment, yet students are neither learning better nor engaged in classrooms. This lack of genuine engagement has contributed to rising dropout rates, as seen in cases like a student from Nuh district in Haryana, where, despite the availability of digital resources in many schools, students continue to leave. This because the core issue remains unresolved — persistent learning gaps that hardware alone has failed to address. You can read about this in detail here.

It is crucial to understand that simply installing technology in classrooms is not synonymous with digital education.

Real change happens when students are actively engaged in curriculum aligned learning that makes learning interactive, personalized, and adaptive to their needs. Without robust, pedagogically sound content integrated into the teaching process, hardware remains underutilized and ineffective.

Public spending on education must shift from being hardware-centric to outcome-centric 

The government should not just aim to increase the number of devices in schools. It should also ensure that teachers and students use these devices meaningfully to drive engagement, improve retention rates, and bridge learning gaps. This demands a far more detailed and structured approach to program design and management, where the role of digital content providers for govt. tenders need to be prioritized and brought to the forefront. 

By doing so, the government can ensure that its efforts in digitalizing education genuinely contribute to better learning outcomes, foster curiosity among students, and lay a strong foundation for a future-ready generation.

Why Inclusion of Digital Content Providers for Govt. Tenders Is Crucial To Ensure Effective Digital Education?

Government-led digital education initiatives, especially those involving the procurement and setting up of devices in schools, the inclusion of digital content providers within the tendering process is essential. Here’s why:

Infographic with list of points why the government procurement process should have digital content providers for government tenders

Ensures Alignment with Existing Curriculum and Teaching Practices

Digital content providers for govt. tenders offer preloaded, curriculum-aligned content designed to fit smoothly into schools’ existing teaching and learning systems. This ensures that the digital education tools introduced through government tenders are not stand-alone add-ons but adds value to classroom experience. As a result, both teachers and students can immediately begin using the content without the need for extensive re-training or re-alignment with the syllabus.

Creates a School-Ready Solution Without Dependence on Internet Connectivity

By enabling offline-accessible digital content onto devices, digital content providers for govt. tenders remove the barrier of internet dependence—a significant challenge in many government schools. This ensures that every device distributed under a government initiative is usable from day one, regardless of the school’s internet connectivity status. It turns hardware into a ready-to-use educational solution rather than just an idle digital asset.

Drives Adoption and Engagement Among Teachers and Students

One of the key issues with technology deployments in schools is the underutilization of devices. Without relevant and engaging content, these tools often end up gathering dust. The inclusion of digital content providers in the government. tenders ensures that the installed devices come loaded with age-appropriate, interactive, and curriculum aligned resources. This encourages regular use, increases teacher confidence, and fosters student engagement—both in school and at home learning for enabled digital devices.

Reduces Misuse of Devices by Providing a Safe, Guided Learning Environment

Without preloaded content, teachers and students may waste time looking for study material online. Worse, they may end up using the devices for non-educational purposes. By including digital content providers for govt. tender process, the government can ensure access to relevant education material. This limits the need for students or teachers to search online for relevant resources—saving time, reducing distraction, and keeping the focus on learning outcomes.

Ensures Public Investment is Outcome-Driven, Not Infrastructure-Driven

Govt. Tenders that focus solely on device procurement risk falling into the trap of equating digitization with hardware distribution. The real value, however, lies in how these devices are used. Digital content providers help shift the focus from inputs (like the number of devices) to outcomes (like improved learning metrics). This ensures that public funds lead to meaningful educational results.

Enables Monitoring and Data-Driven Decision Making for Project Expansion

With the right content providers for govt. tenders in place, education departments and project officials can monitor how devices and digital content are being used across schools. This real-time or periodic data helps in evaluating engagement levels, content effectiveness, and overall impact of implemented solutions. Such insights allow for more informed, data-backed decisions on whether and how to expand the initiative. This leads to smarter scaling of digital infrastructure.

Examples of what happens when hardware is meaningfully integrated with high-quality digital content in government education projects

Watch this inspiring video shared by a State Resource Person from one of our Smart Class implementations in Uttar Pradesh! In this government project, we provided digital content for smart classrooms equipped with interactive flat panel (IFP) devices across more than 5,500 schools in UP. Each device was implemented with preinstalled LMS and preloaded with UP Board–aligned digital content. All the content is made available in both Hindi and English medium, ensuring accessibility and relevance for all students.

Teachers and students are making regular use of the content’s diverse categories for various learning purposes. The video captures a simulation activity where students are actively experimenting—changing parameters and observing outcomes in real time. This is deepening their understanding of key subjects concepts and moving them beyond rote learning to conceptual learning. We feel happy to see how iPrep is nurturing curiosity and experimentation skills through such engaging simulations. Moments like these reaffirm our mission to be digital content providers for all govt tenders in education. 

What We’ve Learned: Why Content Providers Should Be Core to Digital Education Tenders

Based on our experience with government projects, here’s the tangible impact digital content providers bring when they are made a core part of the tender process:

Drives Real Adoption of Digital Learning

We’ve seen that the biggest barrier isn’t infrastructure—it’s meaningful adoption. When content providers are involved early, they engage directly with teachers and students, providing hands-on training and support. For example, to make digital tools a daily classroom practice, we conduct experiential teacher training, regular assessments, and provide both on-call and on-site support—including for hardware and content. Our goal is to make technology easy and accessible for schools, not an added burden.

Seamless Curriculum Alignment

A major roadblock is content mismatch with prescribed curricula. In our projects, we integrate content aligned with national/state board curricula in preferred languages, mirroring textbooks. This makes adoption smooth, allowing teachers to enhance existing lessons. This boosts both comfort and usage.

Keeps the Focus on Learning Outcomes

We’ve noticed that many projects risk becoming all about digital infrastructure showcases. With content providers at the core, the focus stays on learning. Platforms integrated with content such as iPrep offer offline tracking and data analytics, giving officials the ability of real-time monitoring and allowing administrators to make data-driven decisions. This could be scaling up the project or identifying gaps in usage that need targeted intervention.

Strong Alignment with Government Initiatives

We believe, early involvement of digital content providers for govt. tenders ensure that the work directly supports initiatives such as Digital India and Viksit Bharat 2047—empowering students and teachers with skills that prepare them to be self-reliant and future-ready, aligned with 21st-century skills.

Delivers on NEP 2020 Goals

Through our experience, we’ve seen that content providers are key to achieving NEP objectives—offering localized, inclusive, and interactive resources that bridge digital divides and promote experiential learning nationwide.

Closing Thoughts

When content providers are involved in government digital education projects right from the start, the entire implementation benefits from their expertise, ensuring that the project moves beyond mere access to real, impactful learning. 


If you’re in need of a digital content provider for government tenders or have an opportunity where we can support hardware integration in government bids, you may contact us at +91 7678265039. You can also share your details here or write to us at share@idreameducation.org

We are also listed on Government e-Marketplace (GeM) portal.

K-12 Content as an API To Enable Scalable and Flexible Digital Learning Solutions

Posted on by Ayushi Agarwal

Discover how content as an API can drive scalable and flexible digital learning solutions. Learn how iPrep simplifies integration and what’s included in our cost-effective content offering.

Illustration guiding you to the details of content as an API for educational platforms, school software, LMS, school portals, and any learning platform

As India’s EdTech ecosystem continues to mature, especially in the school segment. Platforms offering ERP, School Management Systems (SMS), and Learning Management Systems (LMS) have significantly improved administrative efficiency. From attendance tracking to exam scheduling, fee collection and parent communication, much of the operational load is now digitized. 

Yet, one missing link in many EdTech solutions is seamless access to high-quality, curriculum-aligned digital learning content. This is the aspect that has direct impact on how students learn and how teachers teach.

That’s where iDream Education steps in.

We’re enabling a new layer of value for EdTech platforms through our K-12 digital content as an API. It is a scalable, flexible plug-and-play solution. It allows LMS/ERP companies, schools, coaching centres, edtech players, and platform builders to embed rich academic content directly into their own platforms, apps, or portals. This means they can focus on innovation and delivery, while we ensure the content experience is engaging, comprehendible and aligned to curriculum standards.

Who Is K-12 Content as an API Designed For?

Visual representation showing Content as an API is for such as ERP systems, school platforms, coaching centers, CSR and NGO learning portals, and other educational software, showing seamless digital content integration across multiple channels

For LMS/ERP Companies

Integrating ready-to-use K-12 content as an API significantly shortens your time-to-market your learning platform. It allows you to instantly enhance your platform with high-quality, up to date digital learning resources, without building everything from scratch. While you stay focused on refining your core technology and user experience, your content partners handle the pedagogy and curriculum coverage. They also take care of content updates and ensure content quality. This lets you offer a more complete, education-ready solution to schools and institutions.

For Schools/Coaching Centres

If students and teachers in your school or coaching centres are already using a digital learning platform, you don’t need to replace your existing system. You can enhance their digital learning experience without making a complete change. By integrating K-12 content as an API, you can get seamless access to high-quality, animated, and curriculum-mapped content. Through API you can integrate content right within the platform your teachers and students are already using. It’s a simple way to modernize your teaching resources, enhance classroom engagement, and ensure alignment with NCERT standards, without disrupting your current setup.

For Edtech Players & Platform Builders

You get plug-and-play access to high-quality up to date educational content that seamlessly fits into your platform’s UI & product flow. Whether you’re building a large-scale solution or a niche tool, our K-12 content as an API makes your platform instantly school-ready. You stay focused on innovation and user experience, while your content partner delivers NCERT aligned resources that meet educational standards and elevate your value across the entire learning ecosystem.

For CSR/NGO-led Education Initiatives

If you’re running large-scale, long-term education programs with your own learning platform, integrating K-12 content as an API gives you immediate access to comprehensive, curriculum-aligned digital resources. This ensures last-mile learners are not left behind and benefit from the same quality content as mainstream students. With always up-to-date content handled by your content partner, you can stay focused on driving impact, improving reach, and scaling your educational efforts efficiently.

How iPrep Makes It Easy?

At iPrep, our content is already structured for seamless delivery via API. Anticipating the evolving needs and innovations in the education industry, we adopted an API-first approach for content distribution. This enables LMS/ERP companies, schools, coaching institutes, edtech players, and platform builders to deliver digital learning solutions for teachers and students with minimal hassle. Here’s why partnering with us makes integrating content as an API flexible, scalable, and highly relevant for school education:

Comprehensive, Curriculum-Aligned Animated Content Across Grades in Hindi and English

  • iPrep provides comprehensive digital content from early years to Class 12, fully aligned with NCERT guidelines. Our high-quality animated lessons are available in both Hindi and English, with easy-to-understand Hindi transliteration for a truly immersive learning experience. Moreover, our content covers all subjects with clear labeling, and strictly follows the standards set by the National Education Policy (NEP).
  • Designed to meet diverse learner needs, our content simplifies complex concepts by connecting them to real-life contexts. Further, it seamlessly aligns with classroom instruction and textbooks, making it ready to integrate as an API into your platform. This curriculum-aligned content is easy for teachers to adopt, as it complements their existing teaching methods without requiring any changes. It enhances their instruction while staying true to what they already teach.
  • Moreover, with our extensive content resources, you can easily customize offerings based on your target audience, ensuring both relevance and cost-effectiveness.

Built for Quick Integration, with Documentation and Support to Guide You

  • iPrep’s Content as an API is designed with simplicity and speed in mind. Whether you’re working with a learning platform, ERP, or a custom LMS, our API is built to plug in seamlessly. You don’t need to worry about compatibility. In fact, our system is “batteries included,” meaning everything just works right out of the box after integration.
  • We’ve done the heavy lifting so you don’t have to. At backend, we classify vast repositories of educational content, manage complex content relationships, support multiple languages, and keep everything in sync with ever-evolving curriculum. This is a job that typically takes a dedicated team of over 100 people, but with iPrep, it’s all handled for you through a simple API.
  • With our clear and developer-friendly documentation, your team can focus on what truly matters: presenting great content to learners. You don’t need to build backend logic to manage content structure or formats. You just call our APIs and get clean, structured content, ready to be used in your application.

How is iPrep Content Designed to Be Different?

Our content is designed with deep pedagogical thinking and love for student engagement. Here’s what’s inside:

  • Animated Videos That Make Learning Fun: Short, engaging videos with real-life connection and scenarios that make even tough concepts relatable, comprehendible and memorable.
  • Rooted in Bloom’s Taxonomy: Our pedagogy is based on Bloom’s Taxonomy, ensuring that students go beyond remembering and actually understand, apply, and analyze what they learn.
  • Real-Life Context Integration: Each topic is introduced with a real-life connection or situation, helping students connect their syllabus to the world around them.
  • Aligned to NCERT’s Competency Framework: Designed to meet the learning outcomes expected by NCERT, and ensure deep understanding, not rote learning.
  • 100% NCERT Aligned: Available for Grades 1–12, all subjects, both English and Hindi medium. More importantly, our Hindi content isn’t just translated or dubbed. It’s thoughtfully developed from the ground up in Hindi — including both text and audio — using a clear, neutral accent and accurate transliteration to deliver a truly immersive learning experience.
  • Aligned with the NEP’s 5+3+3+4 Structure: The content is fully aligned, updated and enabled according to the new 5+3+3+4 education structure outlined in the National Education Policy (NEP), ensuring relevance and coherence with the evolving needs of school education in India.

What’s Inside Our K-12 Content as an API?

Our K-12 content is delivered through a well-structured API that makes it easy to discover, access, and integrate learning resources in a seamless way.

Content Taxonomy and Formats

  • At the core of our K-12 Content as an API is a robust content taxonomy that organizes content basis language, grade, chapter, topic, and subject. This structured relationship ensures that content is not only easy to integrate into your platform but also easy for students to navigate and explore.
  • The content comes with rich metadata, allowing personalized and contextual content delivery. Whether you’re building an ERP, or a custom LMS, this structure helps you serve the right content at the right time, without the clutter.
  • The format of the content is also designed for 21st century learners. It is bite-sized, engaging, and focused, making it ideal for micro and self-paced learning.

Flexible Endpoints

  • One of the strongest aspects of our K-12 Content as an API is the flexibility it offers through intuitive endpoints. You can fetch content based on grade, subject, and language—allowing you to design highly relevant learning experiences tailored to your specific user base. 
  • Whether you’re building a learning app for early graders, a platform for secondary-level exam prep, or a K-12 LMS, our API lets you pull exactly what you need. This means you’re not locked into a one-size-fits-all content structure. Instead, you get content that’s aligned with your audience’s preferred language, and grades of choice.
  • You don’t have to take everything, you can choose what fits your audience. Want content just for Grade 6 Math in Hindi? Or Science topics across Grades 8 to 10 in English? It’s all possible. This flexibility helps you serve students better, innovate faster, and scale smarter. That’s what makes it a truly future-ready solution for digital learning platforms.

Scalable Architecture

  • Our K-12 content as an API is designed to scale effortlessly with your needs, offering a flexible and cost-efficient solution for educational platforms of any size. Built on a cloud-first infrastructure powered by AWS auto-scaling servers, it ensures your learning platform is always optimized to handle varying loads.
  • Whether you’re serving just 100 students or supporting students of 10,000 schools across regions, the system adapts dynamically. The AWS auto-scaling servers automatically adjust the computing resources such as processing power, memory, and more based on real-time demand. This ensures a consistent user experience without over or underutilizing resources.
  • Scalable architecture of our content as an API is designed to minimize costs. You pay only for the resources you need at any given moment. During low-traffic periods, the system reduces the use of resources, cutting down on unnecessary infrastructure expenses. As users increase, the AWS auto-scaling ramps up resources accordingly, ensuring high performance while controlling costs as per users.

Easy Authentication, Caching, & Performance Optimization: 

  • We’ve made access to our K-12 content as an API simple and secure. Our API integrates effortlessly with your solution/platform, enabling secure user authentication. With options for OAuth2.0 and token-based authentication, you can rest assured that only authorized users can access content, keeping your platform safe and user-friendly.
  • To enhance speed and ensure low-latency access to resources, we use advanced caching mechanisms. Leveraging technologies such as Amazon CloudFront, we minimize load times by caching content at edge locations closest to the end-user. This means faster delivery of learning resources, even in remote areas, ensuring an uninterrupted learning experience.
  • Security is at the core of our API design. We adhere to Open Worldwide Application Security Project (OWASP) security standards, ensuring that all data exchanges are encrypted and safeguarded against common vulnerabilities. From secure data transmission to user access control, we’ve built our content as an API with the highest security protocols in mind, protecting your users and their data.

Let’s Understand Our Cost Model of Content as an API Integration

While the actual cost of integrating K 12 content as an API can vary based on the specific requirements of the partner, the pricing model is typically designed to be simple, scalable, and affordable. Here’s how it generally works:

  • Per Student Model: If the end-users are students, the pricing is often calculated on a per unique student per year basis. The final cost depends on several factors such as grades being, subjects required, and language medium. This model ensures that platforms only pay for what they need and scale their usage based on actual student engagement.
  • Per Teacher Model: In cases where the content is primarily used by teachers for classroom delivery, a per teacher license model may apply. This makes the integration more manageable and cost-effective for group-based or in-class usage.
  • Flexible Licensing Options: For organizations with a unique user base, customized models such as bulk licensing, or API usage-based pricing can also be structured.

How an Institute is Using iPrep’s content as an API to Deliver Targeted Digital Learning

They are selectively integrating content for specific subjects and grades into its proprietary learning platform, enabling personalized and structured access for its students. By adopting our API, the institute ensures its learners benefit from high-quality, curriculum-aligned animated content without having to manage content storage or updates. This seamless integration demonstrates how iPrep’s content as an API model can empower LMS/ERP companies, schools, coaching centres, edtech players, and platform builders to deliver scalable, flexible, and engaging digital learning experiences on their own terms.

Step into a New Era of Content Delivery: Flexible, Seamless and Scalable

By enabling K-12 content as an API, we are empowering LMS/ERP companies, schools, coaching centres, edtech players, and platform builders with a new level of freedom. They can now integrate up to date NCERT aligned content across their LMSs, ERPs, and learning platforms with ease. This is not just a technical shift — it’s a step toward a truly connected learning ecosystem.

With our flexible and scalable content as an API, you’re not only setting up your learning platform for today’s needs but also preparing for 21st century learning.  Whether expanding regionally or adding new schools to your network, our content as an API ensures you have the resources to grow without the need for massive upfront investments in infrastructure.

If you’re looking to integrate high-quality up to date educational content as an API into your LMS, ERP, or learning platform, we’d love to connect with you. You can contact us at +91 7678265039 or share your details here or write to us at share@idreameducation.org. We would be happy to share how our content as an API can make your solution school-ready.

Why Delivering Offline Content Matters?: A Lesson from a Trending Netflix Show – Adolescence

Posted on by Ayushi Agarwal
Cover image of blog on the importance of delivering offline content, featuring visual elements inspired by a trending Netflix show - Adolescence

You might have heard about the growing popularity of the Netflix series Adolescence. It’s gained significant traction in India lately — not just because of its gripping storytelling, but because of the uncomfortable truth it holds up to our digital age. At its core, Adolescence is a mirror to our society, showing how easily young minds can be shaped — or misshaped — by the content they consume online. The show follows the tragic story of a family after their 13-year-old son is arrested for murder, a consequence tied to the toxic online spaces he had access to. It’s a scary narrative, but more importantly, it’s a reflection of the very world our children are growing up in.

The show sheds light on an issue many of us have been quietly concerned about – the dark side of giving internet-connected devices to students at an early age. Even teenagers, who seem confident and tech-savvy, often lack the maturity to differentiate between what’s truly good for them and what’s not. And at that age, the ability to get influenced or manipulated is very strong. Adolescence doesn’t sensationalize this — it reveals it, with painful honesty, through the eyes of a family.

As educators and parents, we often feel reassured knowing our children are at home or in school — supposedly safe environments. But Adolescence makes us question that. 

With unfiltered access to the internet, even confident, seemingly responsible teens can fall prey to cyberbullying, radical online communities, misleading information, and distorted ideas of self-worth. And younger students, with even less developed critical thinking skills, are even more vulnerable.

This is where our approach to education and technology needs a serious rethink 

Over the last year or so, we’ve sensed a clear shift. Schools and parents are now waking up to this reality. They understand that giving access to a device is inevitable, but now, there’s a stronger belief taking shape: a device should be given only when it’s truly safe and focused on learning. 

And that brings us to something very important.

Across the education ecosystem today, there is growing clarity that any device given to a child should be a learning-only device. It should work offline, have a structured Learning Management System (LMS), and contain high-quality digital content that can be accessed completely offline — without needing the internet at all. This approach not only protects students from the distractions and dangers of the online world but also ensures that the learning experience remains focused, consistent, and secure.

Even for teachers, this is critical. Many do have access to digital tools in schools: smartboards, projectors, or classroom tablets, but when it comes to finding relevant, engaging content, they often turn to platforms such as YouTube. While YouTube can offer a lot of information, it’s also filled with distractions, inconsistent quality, and content that may not align with curriculum needs. 

And here’s the challenge: How do we ensure that the content seen by  students or shown by teachers is high-quality and appropriate?

At iDream Education, this is exactly the challenge we’ve been working on since the beginning. We wanted to make digital learning available completely offline, both for students and teachers. That’s why we built iPrep, a learning platform that works entirely without the internet and delivers content that’s curated, safe, and mapped to curriculum. We’ve always believed that access to digital learning should be age-appropriate, safe, and thoughtfully designed. Along with this, we developed our own tools, which let us enable curriculum-aligned digital content in devices with limited space. This helps us offer offline digital learning at an affordable cost, while also keeping everything secure and accessible — no pop-ups, no distractions, just pure learning.

Delivery of Offline Content Matters Because..

…because students deserve to learn in a space that is focused, safe, and free from digital noise. When we talk about digital learning, the conversation often gets dominated by buzzwords like AI, interactivity, or real-time access. But in the real world — in our schools, classrooms, and homes — what matters most is reliability, relevance, and safety. And that’s exactly the delivery of offline content matters. Let’s look at it more deeply:

Illustration summarizing key points on the importance of delivering offline educational content

Children need protection from unsafe online content

The Netflix show Adolescence shows how dangerous unmonitored internet access can be for young minds. Delivering offline content can keep students away from misleading, distracting, or inappropriate online material.

Even tech-savvy students lack maturity

Teenagers may look confident with digital devices, but they’re still learning to judge what’s good or bad for them. Delivering offline content keeps students focused on learning while protecting them from online distractions and risks.

Parents and schools are now more aware

There’s a growing understanding that devices given to students should be for learning only. Therefore, delivering offline content on devices will strengthen their trust in digital learning and in their child’s use of devices for educational purposes.

Offline content supports equal access

In many schools, especially in rural or low-resource areas, the internet is unreliable. Delivering offline content ensures students and teachers can continue learning seamlessly, without depending on connectivity.

Teachers also need easy, safe digital tools

Many teachers use YouTube to find curriculum aligned video content, but that’s not always safe or aligned to curriculum. Delivering offline content, when well-structured and mapped, can save time and improve classroom learning experiences.

Delivering offline content creates focused space for digital learning

Using offline content means no pop-ups, no ads, and no distractions — only focused learning. This helps students build better habits and use digital tools in the right way.

In the end, learning should be safe, structured, and student-friendly

If you are looking to deliver offline digital content to Indian learners, you may contact us at +91 7678265039 we’d be happy to share how iPrep can help. You can also share your details here or write to us share@idreameducation.org 

And if you haven’t watched the series Adolescence yet, we highly recommend it. It offers a powerful reminder of why safe, guided digital access is so important, especially for young minds still learning to navigate the world around them.

NCERT Changes 2024-25:  What Was Changed and Where to Find Updated Content for Classes 3 & 6?

Posted on by Ayushi Agarwal
Cover image for blog about NCERT changes for Class 3 and 6, highlighting key updates and where to access the revised materials

Beginning April 1, 2024, the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has introduced a revised syllabus and new textbooks for classes 3 and 6. These NCERT Changes align with the principles of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and the National Curriculum Framework (NCF) 2023. By 2024-25, the syllabus for other classes remains unchanged. However, for the academic year 2025-26, NCERT is introducing updated textbooks for Classes 4, 5, 7, and 8 as well.

In the 2024-25 transition, CBSE directed all affiliated schools to adopt the newly published NCERT textbooks for Classes 3 and 6, replacing the older editions published up to 2023. 

According to Joseph Emmanuel, Director (Academics), CBSE. This step was taken to ensure uniformity and consistency in delivering the updated curriculum across schools. To support this shift, NCERT changes have introduced a bridge course for Class 6 students and concise guidelines for Class 3. These are designed to help students adjust smoothly to the new pedagogy and subject matter.

Moreover, the Board has taken proactive steps to support teachers in navigating these changes. 

Capacity-building programs for school heads and teachers were rolled out in 2024 to familiarize them with the NEP-aligned teaching methodologies and curricular priorities. All necessary digital resources, including the new syllabus and textbooks, were disseminated online as soon as they were made available by NCERT. 

Source: India Today

In This Article, Let’s Look at What Was New in the NCERT Curriculum 2024-25

NCERT Changes for Class 3 

  • As per the updated education structure by NEP, NCERT designates Grade 3 as the entry point to the Preparatory Stage. For instance, English textbooks that were earlier known as Marigold are now titled Poorvi. Additionally, all textbooks have been redesigned with a stronger focus on competency-based learning and hands-on activities. Take the science textbook for Class 3, for example—rather than beginning with definitions and theoretical explanations, the new approach starts with a relatable story, followed by an engaging activity. Only after this are the formal definitions and concepts introduced, making learning more experiential and meaningful for students.
  • Further, the NCERT Changes for Class 3 textbooks now include a wider range of subjects such as Arts, Physical Education, and “The World Around Us.” This scope of curriculum introduces young learners to a more diverse and enriched learning experience from an early stage. 
  • The primary resource for Grade 3 is UPAAN – A Two-Week Foundation Programme accompanied by Guidelines for Grade 3 Teachers. This framework is designed to help children transition smoothly from the Foundational to the Preparatory Stage. 
  • Building on earlier learning, students are now engaged in more collaborative learning environments while gradually developing independence in their learning journey. As the focus on self-directed learning has increased, there is a greater need for repetition and practice to reinforce and deepen skills. 
  • During this transition, maintaining a learner-centric approach remained crucial—keeping the child’s interests, pace, and unique learning style at the core of every teaching practice.

NCERT Changes for Class 6

  • In alignment with NEP 2020, vocational education has been introduced from Class 6 onwards, as per the NCERT changes for 2024-25. A key addition is the integration of historical connections—helping children understand how various concepts relate to India’s rich legacy. For example, the origin of fractions is linked to an Indian mathematician. There is also a special emphasis on highlighting the contributions of Indian scientists, making their stories more prominent in the curriculum. Moreover, the role of tribal communities and local contributions has been thoughtfully included. Overall, these changes aim to instill a sense of pride and deeper connection with our country’s cultural and intellectual heritage.
  • As outlined in NCF-SE 2023, the vocational component is project-based and covers three key areas: working with life forms, materials, machines and human services. These changes are helping students develop core competencies, making them curious learners and helping them build essential life skills. 
  • The primary resource for work skills is NCERT’s Kaushal Bodh activity book, which actively engages students in hands-on projects across three key categories: life forms, machines and materials, and human services. 
  • For the “Work with Machines and Materials” strand, the module includes projects that involve maker skills or exploring tools and materials—encouraging creativity, hands-on learning, and design thinking. 
  • As part of the “Work in Human Services” skill area, students are undertaking projects such as setting up a school museum, promoting community engagement and nurturing service-oriented skills.
  • NCERT changes comprise new textbooks for Class 6, including a unified Social Science textbook named Exploring Society — India and Beyond. This book combines the previously separate history, geography, and civics subjects into one. Furthermore, the mathematics textbook has undergone revisions, incorporating additional chapters to fill gaps in topics such as decimal numbers.

The most interesting and important thing to understand is what these NCERT changes mean for both students and teachers. 

Image highlighting Kaushal Bodh and Upaan as the primary sources of content in the 2024–25 NCERT updates

NCERT’s Kaushal Bodh activity book for Class 6 is designed directly for students to engage with independently, while UPAAN – A Two-Week Foundation Programme is developed for teachers to help them create meaningful learning experiences for students at the preparatory stage. This distinction reflects the developmental needs at different stages — by Grade 6, students are generally ready to explore and learn on their own, whereas in Grade 3, which is still a preparatory stage, students need close guidance from teachers. These changes clearly signal a shift — not just in what is taught, but also in how learning is delivered, with a strong focus on both learner autonomy and teacher support.

From 2025-26 academic session, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has mandated all affiliated schools to implement the language instruction guidelines laid out in the National Curriculum Framework for School Education. A key aspect of this directive is the emphasis on using the mother tongue as the primary medium of instruction during the Foundational learning and early learning stages of education. In response, iPrep by iDream education has created FLN Material in Hindi, apart from English, in line with the NCF’s guidelines for FLN.

What were the key reasons behind the NCERT Changes in 2024?

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Alignment with NEP 2020 and NCF-SE 2023:

After 18 years, the National Curriculum Framework (NCF) has been revised to align with the goals of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. This is the fifth revision of the NCF, following previous updates in 1975, 1988, 2000, and 2005. In response, the council has developed new textbooks based on the updated National Curriculum Framework for School Education (NCF-SE) 2023. The new resources reflect the NEP’s emphasis on experiential learning, holistic development, and the integration of vocational education.

Moving Beyond Rote Learning

A key objective of NCERT Changes 2024-25 was to move away from rote memorization and promote learning by doing approach through activity-based learning. By motivating students to connect with real-world situations, this new approach is improving comprehension and promoting the practical use of knowledge, moving beyond mere exam preparation.

Ensuring a Smooth Transition

To support students during the shift to the new curriculum, NCERT introduced a bridge program for Class 6 and provided specific guidelines for Class 3. These measures ensured a gradual and smooth adaptation to the new 5+3+3+4 structure. 

Streamlined Syllabus

NCERT has removed outdated topics, eliminated content duplication, and simplified the curriculum to reduce academic pressure on students. 

Improved Content Clarity and Accessibility

The content has been carefully refined in terms of language and presentation, making it clearer, more engaging, and easier for students to comprehend.

Emphasis on Indian Knowledge Systems

The NCERT changes especially for class 6 gives greater space to India’s rich knowledge traditions, promoting a deeper connection with the country’s heritage.

Towards the end of 2024, the NCERT replaced the National Achievement Survey (NAS) with PARAKH Rashtriya Sarvekshan 2024 

PARAKH is a system-level assessment that evaluates the educational performance and student competencies in Grades 3, 6, and 9. Unlike previous assessments, PARAKH focuses on assessing the overall educational system in each district, rather than just individual student performance. This shift introduces competency-based questions, which assess a student’s ability to apply knowledge, rather than relying solely on memorization.

The NCERT changes for Classes 3 and 6 reflected a thoughtful effort to make learning more relevant, meaningful, and enjoyable. These updates are in line with the broader vision of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020—fostering holistic, inclusive, and future-ready education for every learner.

What have We Updated in Our Digital Content According to NCERT Changes 2024-25?

We’ve made significant updates to the digital content on iPrep, especially for Classes 3 and 6, in line with the  NCERT curriculum changes for the academic year 2024-25. If you’re interested to buy K-12 learning material or explore K-12 course materials, get in touch with our experts. Let’s take a closer look at what’s new:

Class 3 NCERT Updates on iPrep

We have fully aligned our Class 3 content with experiential and activity-based learning approaches, particularly in subjects like Mathematics and Environmental Studies. We design video lessons to begin with real-life, story-based applications of concepts, followed by a clear explanation of the theory—ensuring better understanding and deeper learning.

  • Mathematics: The updated curriculum focuses on foundational concepts in arithmetic, geometry, and measurement. We’ve integrated activity-based learning to make abstract concepts more relatable. First, students explore the different angles of physical shapes like triangles and squares. Then, they connect these observations to a deeper theoretical understanding.
  • Environmental Studies (EVS): This subject now encourages students to learn about their surroundings, family, community, and nature through real-world connections. The focus is on helping students experience and relate to the concepts, making learning more meaningful and context-driven.
  • English and Hindi: NCERT Content in these language subjects now emphasizes reading, writing, and basic grammar, with a stronger focus on practical usage and communication skills. Activities are designed to enhance both comprehension and expression.

Class 6 NCERT Updates on iPrep

  • Science: Based on the NCERT changes for 2024–25, we have made significant updates to how science content is presented to students. The animated video lessons on iPrep now bring to life the journeys, challenges, and contributions of scientists. By introducing concepts through engaging stories, students first connect with the people behind the science. This makes it easier for them to grasp the invention or discoveries. These real-life stories foster motivation and curiosity, helping students relate better to the subject. Rather than simply memorizing facts, students are now able to retain concepts more effectively through these engaging narratives.
  • Mathematics: In line with the new curriculum, we’ve changed the mathematics content by incorporating India’s rich heritage in mathematical thought. This includes the groundbreaking contributions of ancient Indian mathematicians, such as the invention of the decimal place value system. The updated NCERT textbook also introduces students to mathematical ideas from ancient Indian civilization such as geometry, astronomy, and early number systems—offering a broader and more rooted understanding of mathematics.
  • Number Play: Aligned with the NCERT changed, the “Number Play” section in Class 6 mathematics has received fresh content. One engaging new activity asks: “What are these numbers telling us?” It sets the scene with children standing in a line at a park, each calling out a number—encouraging students to observe patterns, think critically, and discover the logic behind the numbers in a playful and relatable way.

A major upgrade has also been made to practice questions across subjects – Both Class 3 and 6

Students will now engage with a wider variety of question types—including image-based questions, comprehension-based questions, multiple correct answers, and more. They are designed not only to test knowledge but also to build critical thinking and decision-making skills. This encourages students to reflect, analyze, and make informed choices.

Update: NCERT gearing up to release the new textbooks for Classes 4, 5, 7, and 8 in 2025

This marks yet another important step toward strengthening foundational learning and aligning classroom content with contemporary educational needs. We will be soon releasing content around NCERT changes for Classes 4, 5, 7, and 8. 

If you’re looking for an updated NCERT curriculum for Classes 3 and 6 in digital format, you may contact us at +91 7678265039 to schedule a demo. You can also share your details here or write to us share@idreameducation.org

How NGOs Working for Education are Bridging Learning Gaps in India?

Posted on by Ayushi Agarwal
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India’s learning gap is not just about access—it’s about reaching the unreached with the right support. NGOs working for education operate with a deep understanding of local needs, cultural contexts, and socio-economic realities. This allows them to choose and enable solutions that truly resonate with the communities they serve. Their close connection with the ground realities makes them ideal partners for supporting the efforts of social sector organizations, hardware companies, the government, and others committed to improving education for underserved learners. 

Collaborating with NGOs enables organizations to drive meaningful change at the grassroots level

NGOs working for education aim to bridge the gap between policy and practice. The motive is to bring learning to the last-mile learners, ensuring that no child is left behind. From improving infrastructure to training teachers, from distributing digital resources to mobilizing community participation, NGOs are making education not just accessible, but meaningful.

Let us look at the contribution of NGOs Working for Education

Visual representation of key areas where NGOs contribute to education in India

Access to Education: 

  • NGOs have significantly improved access to education in schools through various education projects. These initiatives are carried out in collaboration with social sector organizations, government bodies, and other ecosystem partners. This has been achieved through the use of digital learning resources, distribution of books, student engagement activities, and more.
  • Additionally, NGOs working for education dedicate their efforts to initiatives such as community-based programs, learning centres for disadvantaged groups and bridge programs. Through this they envision bringing learners to grade-level proficiency. These programs by NGOs focus on securing interest in education by first building foundational skills, ultimately moving ahead towards achieving better learning outcomes.

Quality Education

  • NGOs working for education are promoting quality education by introducing innovative digital learning solutions such as smart classes, personalized learning devices, PAL Labs, ICT Labs, book libraries, language labs, STEM labs, and more. They create and curate curriculum-aligned learning resources in various formats to make learning easy, engaging, and easier to understand.
  • These NGOs also work closely with schools and teachers to provide experiential teacher training focused on improving teaching practices, enhancing learning outcomes, and making education more interesting for students. Their efforts help schools adopt digital learning tools effectively, ensuring 21st-century learning experiences for every student.

Scholarships and Financial Support

  • NGOs working in the education sector are playing a vital role in bridging the gap for students who face financial constraints. They offer scholarships and financial assistance to help underprivileged students continue their education without economic burden. These NGOs not only provide funding but also actively guide students based on their interests, career goals, and academic strengths to help them pursue the right educational path.
  • By identifying meritorious students early, NGOs ensure that financial limitations do not become a barrier to talent. Some NGOs also collaborate with corporates, donors, and government schemes to expand the reach of their scholarship programs. In addition, they provide mentorship, application support, and resources to help students gain admission into reputed institutions for higher education. This holistic support enables students from underserved backgrounds to break the cycle of poverty and achieve long-term success.

Skill development

  • NGOs working for education are increasingly emphasizing skill development among students from an early age. They are introducing vocational training programs that focus on practical, employment-oriented skills. This focus has gained significant momentum following the introduction of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, which aims to integrate vocational education into mainstream education at all levels. The policy targets that by 2025, at least 50% of students will have received vocational exposure, with a strong emphasis on industry linkages and demand-driven courses. 
  • NGOs are playing a crucial role in this mission by offering vocational content, career guidance programs, and skill-based training to enhance students’ employability and future career prospects.

Community Engagement 

  • NGOs working for education understand that meaningful and lasting change can only be achieved through active community involvement. That’s why they prioritize community engagement as a core component of their educational initiatives. By collaborating with local stakeholders—such as schools, parents, village leaders, and community volunteers—they aim to build a strong support system around every child.
  • These NGOs conduct awareness campaigns, parent-teacher meetings, community events, and workshops to highlight the end game of education. Their goal is to create a shared vision where education is seen not just as a school activity, but as a collective responsibility. Parents are encouraged to take an active role in their child’s academic journey—supporting learning at home, ensuring regular school attendance, and celebrating educational milestones.
  • Community engagement also helps in identifying local challenges such as school dropouts, child labor, or gender biases, enabling NGOs to design targeted solutions. By building trust and ownership within the community, these organizations are able to foster a positive learning environment and ensure that education becomes a priority for all.

Girls education

  • NGOs working for education sector are strongly committed to promoting girls’ education as a means to eliminate gender disparity and empower the next generation of women. Their efforts go beyond enrolling girls in schools—they work to create a safe, inclusive, and encouraging learning environment where girls can thrive without fear or discrimination. To challenge traditional gender roles and societal norms, NGOs conduct awareness campaigns, community-based programs, and parental engagement sessions that emphasize the long-term value of educating girls.
  • NGOs also tackle practical barriers to girls’ education by implementing girl-specific learning initiatives. Their teams actively engage with communities to teach, mentor, and inspire girls—ensuring they not only enroll in school but also stay motivated and interested in learning. For girls who are unable to attend school due to various constraints, NGOs provide access to learning apps that offer age-appropriate, curriculum-aligned content. This enables them to continue their education from home, ensuring no learning opportunity is lost. 

The contributions clearly show that NGOs play a vital role in bridging gaps across the entire education ecosystem, ensuring that every learner gets the opportunity to learn and grow. 

Now, let’s take a closer look at the specific efforts made by NGOs in addressing learning gaps

Setting Up PAL Labs

  • NGOs working for education are increasingly prioritizing personalized adaptive learning (PAL) solutions to support students in schools and learning centers. The goal is to create a space where students can assess their current learning levels, bridge learning gaps, and work toward achieving grade-level proficiency at their own pace.
  • One of the most efficient ways NGOs are doing this is by setting up tablet-based PAL Labs. These labs are easy to set up, manage, and store devices, making them ideal for use in both schools and community learning centers. The devices are shared among students on a rotational basis, ensuring cost-effectiveness and broader accessibility.
  • In addition, NGO teams are empowering facilitators and teachers with the skills to monitor student learning data and understand individual learning needs. This empowers them to provide targeted support based on each student’s progress.

A strong example of this is the PAL Lab set up at a learning center in Gurgaon, Haryana. 

The learning center serves children of migrant construction workers who often relocate in search of work, resulting in discontinuity in their education. As a result, many students fall behind and are unable to enroll in formal schools. At this center, facilitators work closely with each child. Using the PAL Lab setup, students are provided with tablets preinstalled with the PAL app and preloaded curriculum aligned content. The app helps them access age-appropriate content, assesses their learning level, and then guides them to foundational and remedial content suited to their needs. Students practice, take assessments, and gradually build up to grade-level proficiency through this adaptive learning process.

Setting up Tablet based Digital Libraries

  • NGOs working for education are increasingly setting up tablet-based digital libraries to empower students with diverse content that supports their interests, caters to different learning styles, and helps bridge learning gaps. These tablets come preinstalled with Learning Management Systems (LMS) and preloaded educational content for all grade levels. The content they get is aligned with the curriculum, and also includes content beyond academics. With digital library setup students have the freedom to explore subjects/topics of their choice—whether at, below, or beyond their current grade level.
  • This setup is being implemented by NGOs because it offers an affordable and easy-to-manage digital library solution. Students can use the tablets on a rotational basis, and the setup is simple enough to be used in schools, learning centres, and even tin-roof classrooms established in underserved areas.
  • NGO teams empower teachers to access students data via reporting features that allow them to monitor student activity and interests. This helps teachers/facilitators understand how responsibly students are using the devices and what areas of learning they are most engaged with.

Let’s take a look at how students have been using tablet-based digital library setups in various schools and learning centres.

In some schools, a timetable has been introduced to ensure that each class gets regular access  to tablets on a rotational basis. Some students prefer watching animated video lessons, while others focus on learning through practice. Many go beyond the prescribed curriculum to read inspirational biographies, engaging stories, and even explore ancient texts available in the digital book library. There are also students who actively use interactive simulations to deepen their practical understanding of concepts. The availability of such diverse, multi-category content is helping students become more interested in their learning environments and is leading to noticeable improvements in classroom engagement.

Setting up Smart Classes

  • Smart Classes are rapidly becoming the preferred choice for NGOs working for education. They offer a teacher-centric digital learning environment, enabling teachers to enhance classroom instruction with technology. When co-creating education programs with CSR initiatives or government bodies, NGOs are primarily involved in setting up Interactive Flat Panels (IFPs) and smart TVs in classrooms, often pre-installed with smart class software and preloaded content. This setup empowers teachers with digital teaching solutions, making classroom instruction more engaging and enjoyable.
  • By enabling smart classrooms, NGOs ensure stronger adoption of digital learning solutions as it aligns with the natural psychology of teachers using TV at their homes. Teachers use these tools to deliver complete lessons, conduct interactive sessions such as surprise quizzes, demonstrate complex topics through simulations, and play educational videos to simplify understanding. These features help teachers create powerful, 21st-century learning experiences that reduce learning gaps and boost student comprehension.
  • Smart class setups are also cost-effective and user-friendly, making them a practical choice for NGOs and schools alike. 

A notable example of this is smart classroom implementation in 10 schools of Noida, UP 

These schools varied in size—some had a modest student population, while others had over 2,000 students. The smart class setup primarily targeted senior grades (6th to 12th). In some schools, teachers were initially hesitant to embrace the technology, so multiple hands-on training sessions were conducted to build their confidence. Today, those teachers are using the smart classrooms regularly. In other schools, teachers started using smart classes independently and were excited to teach using IFP panels. These end-to-end smart class solutions, implemented by the social sector /govt. in collaboration with NGOs working for education, are enabling teachers to easily access curriculum-aligned digital content. This is empowering NGOs to foster a more inclusive and effective learning experience for all students.

Enabling learning app for Home Learning 

  • NGOs working for education are also enabling learning apps on mobile devices as part of community-based programs. These apps are not only being installed on students’ personal devices but also on the devices of NGO team members to facilitate mentoring and tutoring. This approach is expanding the reach of digital learning and becoming a powerful method for delivering last-mile education at scale.
  • The learning app is proving to be an effective solution for both school-enrolled students and those who are unable to enroll due to various challenges. With access to the learning app at home, these students are now able to engage meaningfully with educational content. This is helping NGO minimize the incremental learning gap among students which can lead to major education crises.

Impact of enabling Learning app for over 7,000 girls in Uttar Pradesh and MP with the support of the NGO’s on-ground team 

The team ensured access to learning by installing the app on devices belonging to the girls, their parents, and even loaned their own phones to those who didn’t have access. This initiative allowed students to dedicate quality time to learning through the iPrep app. To measure the impact, a performance analysis was conducted on a sample of 676 students who participated in both baseline and endline assessments. The report highlighted the progress of students from grades 6 and 8 in three subjects: English, Science, and Math. The analysis used the Equivalent Years of Schooling (EYOS) framework to assess learning growth within a single academic year—without any additional interventions. The findings revealed that over 40% of students showed learning gains of more than 1 EYOS, indicating significant progress through home-based digital learning.

Closing Thoughts

These  NGO efforts and examples highlight how NGOs are playing a crucial role in addressing learning gaps through innovative and targeted solutions—both in schools and at home. What truly sets NGOs apart in the education space is their deep understanding of the communities they serve. This allows them to design and implement highly focused interventions—be it school-based programs, personalized support, or home-learning initiatives. By combining empathy with technology and on-ground efforts, NGOs are not just supporting education but actively bridging the learning gap for millions across India.

If you’re interested in co-creating your education program with an NGO working for education development, you may contact us at +91 7678265039. We’d be happy to collaborate, plan, and design strategic interventions tailored to specific audiences—aimed at making a meaningful difference in the lives of last-mile learners. You can also share your details here or write to us share@idreameducation.org

A Guide to Co-Creating Impactful NGO Education Projects in India: What Really Matters?

Posted on by Ayushi Agarwal
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NGO education projects play a crucial role in strengthening India’s education ecosystem by bridging gaps in access, quality, and infrastructure. These initiatives, often supported by government bodies and social sector organizations, cater to diverse educational needs—ranging from improving learning outcomes and addressing academic disparities to integrating digital education and enhancing community-driven learning models. However, while many NGO-led interventions create meaningful local impact, scaling them sustainably across diverse regions remains a challenge. 

Why should you Co-Create Education Projects with NGOs?

Co-creating education projects with NGOs provides social sector organizations/govt. a broader scope to support schools in urgent need. Through NGO-led education projects, you can:

Align Vision for Greater Impact

NGOs have a deep understanding of grassroots education challenges, ensuring projects are designed with clear, meaningful objectives that align with community needs.

Customized Implementation

Collaborating with NGOs helps you personalize your education initiative based on schools, local language needs, or for issues such as lack of student engagement, dropping enrollment, learning gaps and more to maximize learning impact.

Data-Driven Decision Making

Through NGO-led education projects, you are empowered to put together multiple strategic interventions such as tech-enabled assessments,  appreciation sessions, usage monitoring, and structured evaluation. This allows you to to take data driven decisions for scaling your education project.

Teacher Empowerment & Capacity Building

NGOs play a key role in training teachers, making them comfortable with digital tools and new teaching pedagogies. Thus, NGO-led education projects help you bridge learning gaps effectively and get maximum benefits through  implemented solutions.

Stronger On-Ground Execution

NGO Education projects ensure regular school visits, engagement sessions, and active project management so that the NGO programme runs smoothly and reaches intended beneficiaries.

Continuous Monitoring & Evaluation

NGOs follow MEAL frameworks to ensure continuous project-level monitoring and evaluation at every stage—monthly, quarterly, and beyond—enabling timely interventions when needed.

Scaling & Sustainability

By partnering with NGOs as long-term collaborators, you gain deep, grassroots insights into the challenges faced by schools in various regions, enabling you to scale your education projects more effectively where they are needed most.

Authentic Storytelling & Advocacy

NGO education projects allow you to showcase impactful success stories backed by data, and human impact narratives. This reinforces the project’s credibility and inspires further engagement.

NGO-led education project collaboration enhances the impact of educational programs by optimizing the use of your education funds.

Co-Creating NGO Education Projects: Here’s What You’ll Be Part Of

A list highlighting key points to consider when investing CSR funds in NGO education projects aimed at co-creating an education program

Implementing education projects in schools comes with numerous challenges, primarily integrating various elements such as digital learning solutions, training, support, continuous monitoring, student profiling, school-specific needs, and scalable solutions. A well-structured NGO education project simplifies the process to make it easy to invest, manage, and track program outcomes. By strategically combining NGO efforts with CSR/Govt. funds education projects can achieve greater scalability and effectiveness. When co-creating, here’s what you’ll be part of:

Setting Objectives

NGOs play a crucial role in helping CSR/Govt. define clear project goals based on the needs of target school students and teachers. They assess educational gaps and suggest impactful solutions to enhance learning.

  • For example, if the objective is to introduce students and teachers to digital learning with a minimal yet high-impact approach, smart classrooms can be implemented to enrich students’ learning experiences. On the other hand, if the focus is on addressing learning gaps, specific grades are identified, and adaptive learning software is enabled to improve student outcomes.
  • Setting objectives is a collaborative process, ensuring alignment between stakeholders. The objective is also communicated by NGO to teachers and students to positivity, adoption, engagement and commitment at every level.
  • In NGO education projects, their team helps the CSR/Govt. stay connected with its target audience and build a strong relationship.

Assessing Needs and Defining Solutions Collaboratively

The NGO’s ground team evaluates the specific requirements of selected schools, students, and teachers to determine the most suitable solution. This assessment includes factors such as the willingness to adopt technology, beneficiaries’ interests, and existing gaps. 

  • Based on these insights, the NGO, in collaboration with partners, identifies the required hardware, its quantity, and the number of targeted students. The selection of schools, classes, and devices is aligned with project objectives and budget.
  • For example, if a school requires a library setup, a digital book library can be established using tablets or Chromebooks. If students need digital learning content, an ICT lab with shared tablets can be introduced. Alternatively, if the focus is on teachers, smart classrooms can be implemented to enhance instructional delivery.

Program Management

Effective NGO education projects offer CSR/Govt. a well-structured approach to program management. Their team plays a crucial role in conducting school visits, interactive sessions, regularly updating content, and tracking the usage of learning platforms. 

  • The active engagement of NGO ground teams with schools ensures seamless execution and timely support, fostering trust of teachers and students in the implemented solutions.
  • Further, staying connected with schools is essential to identify challenges, provide assistance with hardware and learning platforms, and keep them motivated. This continuous engagement helps drive the successful adoption of educational solutions, leading to significant improvements in student outcomes.

Experiential Teacher Training

Aligning teachers with the project’s vision and goals is essential for the success of education initiatives. NGOs play a crucial role in empowering teachers to define the purpose of digital solutions, reassuring them that technology is meant to complement, not replace, traditional teaching methods. 

  • In NGO education projects, an onground team is responsible for providing training on hardware, software, digital content, and how they can track usage. Through this, they ensure that teachers can effectively integrate technology into their teaching practices, especially in smart classrooms, ICT labs, and PAL labs.
  • Additionally, if teachers do not use the implemented solution within 2-3 months, NGOs facilitate re-training to reinforce learning, sustain engagement, and drive adoption. This continuous support strengthens teacher confidence, fosters personal connections, and enhances the impact of classroom technology.

Monitoring, Evaluation, Analysis, and Learning (MEAL)

NGO education projects adopt a Monitoring, Evaluation, Analysis, and Learning (MEAL) approach, utilizing a project-level reporting dashboard. This enables timely course corrections and data-driven decision-making for program success. 

  • Project officials of CSR/Govt. can collaborate with the NGO team in the MEAL process, providing strategic guidance and recommendations for targeted interventions to enhance project outcomes. Essentially, the NGO executes and manages these processes in coordination with and on behalf of the funding organization.

Impact Monitoring

NGO-led education projects empower the CSR/Govt. with structured impact monitoring through Monthly, Quarterly, Biannual, and Annual reporting. These reports include usage and outcome data across hundreds or even thousands of schools, supported by inspiring human stories and video documentation.

  • This transparent and data-driven approach enables CSR/Govt. to stay informed, evaluate the success of existing programs, and make well-informed decisions about scaling to additional schools or districts. It also helps identify areas where strategic intervention is needed to further enhance impact.
  • NGOs typically assign dedicated teams at each location who work closely with teachers and students. These teams not only track progress but also build personal relationships and effectively communicate the vision of the project partners, fostering a sense of shared purpose and long-term commitment.

Ongoing Support & Expansion

In NGO education projects, the role of the team goes far beyond initial implementation. They actively support the scaling of partner programs through end-to-end assistance — including engagement activities, collaboration planning, on-site visits, query resolution, and sustainability initiatives.

  • This hands-on approach builds strong trust between the partners and the teachers and students who benefit from the project. It also ensures that any challenges arising during implementation are addressed promptly, enabling the program to grow smoothly and sustainably across new regions.

Co-creating Education Projects with NGOs empowers all stakeholders to actively contribute and ensures the smooth execution of every initiative. 

At iDream Education, we work closely with our partners to co-create impactful education programs that drive meaningful change on the ground

Our experience across diverse CSR/Govt. includes end-to-end support—from implementation and training to ongoing usage, guidance, and technical support. We also organize engagement sessions and celebrate important days such as Science Day, Children’s Day, and more with our partners’ teams. These interactions help us deeply understand our partners’ vision and align our efforts toward achieving their targeted impact. Further, we believe co-creating programs allows for informed decision-making at every level. Additionally, when our project partners have a local presence, their teams often provide valuable insights into on-ground challenges. This gives us a deeper understanding of the areas that need attention and helps us plan the project more effectively.

One such example is our NGO Education Project of implementing Smart Classrooms in schools across East Jaintia Hills District, Meghalaya.

In partnership with the Former Deputy Commissioner of East Jaintia Hills, we implemented 166 smart classrooms across 50 schools. These schools were given access to Smart TVs preinstalled with LMS and preloaded Meghalaya Board-aligned digital content. In this initiative we worked closely with DC, EJH for addressing district’s critical educational challenges. These included widening learning gaps, lack of innovative teaching methods, & lack of awareness about the end game of the education.

How was this co-created?

  • The Deputy Commissioner played an important role in the initiative, actively engaging with parents, teachers, and students. The vision was to shift mindsets and promote education as a pathway to better opportunities beyond coal mining. The introduction of interactive digital content through Smart TVs made learning more engaging and helped rekindle student interest in academics.
  • To support adoption, the Deputy Commissioner also joined experiential training sessions for teachers conducted by our on-ground team in Meghalaya. He motivated teachers to regularly use the Smart Classroom and make it a daily part of their teaching.
  • A few months into the implementation, when reports showed limited usage in some schools, we worked closely with the DC to investigate the underlying issues. It became clear that deep learning gaps were affecting the impact of the Smart Classrooms. In response, the team introduced a strategic intervention—Tech-Based Assessments. They conducted baseline assessments for over 5,000 students and addressed all related challenges under the DC’s close guidance.
  • The results revealed nearly 90% of students were performing below their grade level. This insight led to the development of customized bridge courses designed to address learning gaps in a one-to-many approach. Teachers received targeted training and continuous support, while student progress was monitored through monthly assessments. Regular school visits, teacher appreciation, and follow-up training sessions were/are conducted to ensure seamless adoption and use. The Deputy Commissioner continues to visit schools to personally encourage and support the efforts.

This is one example of our co-created NGO education project, developed in collaboration with the district government. 

Two major benefits of Co-creating Education Project with NGO are:

  • It empowers CSR/Govt. by reducing the stress of managing project activities. Co-creating programs allow partners to see smooth progress with easy involvement and monitoring at every stage.
  • Co-creation brings valuable guidance to education projects, leading to meaningful impact and measurable improvement.

We would be happy to co-create and scale your education project based on your initiative’s unique needs. If you’d like to discuss how we can work together in detail, you may contact us at +91 7678265039. You also share your details here or write to us share@idreameducation.org

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