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.
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
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