New Delhi: byju’sIndia’s most valuable edtech startup has partnered with NITI Aayog Providing free access to its technology-driven learning programs for children in the country’s 112 “Aspirational Districts”.

According to a statement released on Friday, as part of the partnership, a dedicated working group will be formed, which will—among other things—proactively monitor and evaluate the implementation of the programmes. The so-called aspirational districts are among the most developmentally challenging areas of the country in areas such as health and nutrition, education, agriculture and water resources, infrastructure, financial inclusion and skill development.

NITI Aayog CEO said, “Technology has played a vital role in ensuring continuity and a lot of classes have moved to the ‘online’ format.” Amitabh Kant said. “In many ways, this has catalyzed the growth of innovations in education, and it is imperative for us to re-imagine education and keep pace with these innovations.”

He said that effective use of technology in education can help in change and with BYJU’s involvement the students of these aspirational districts will get an opportunity to get quality education.

The collaboration will have two main components:

• BYJU’s Career Plus programme, which will identify 3,000 students of class 11 and 12 who aspire to appear for NEET and JEE, and provide them with high quality coaching.
• A voluntary program under EdTech’s social impact initiative will allow children of school-going age (classes 6-12) to opt for educational content from Byju’s Learning App for three years. education for all.

“Through the Education for All programme, we are empowering and impacting millions of children across the country, and by partnering with NITI Aayog, our efforts are being further strengthened,” said Byju’s Founder byju ravindran said. “We are confident that with this partnership, children from disadvantaged communities and places will be empowered with tech-enabled learning and drive positive systemic change in the education ecosystem.”

For the Career Plus program, students will be selected through a pre-designed test and provided with teaching and learning materials, as well as mentoring and guidance. This initiative combines classroom and online learning.

In addition to dedicated centers to implement support, students will also have access to digital infrastructure in the form of devices (tablets/smartphones).

With inputs from PTI.