DIKSHA vs OER Africa
DIKSHA
diksha.gov.inOER Africa
oerafrica.orgSide by side
| Figure | DIKSHA | OER Africa |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 0 |
| Spec score · Open Educational Resource Platforms | 9.0 (#1) | 7.2 (#22) |
| Audience | The platform offers curriculum-relevant learning material to teachers, students, and parents. | Its work supports academics, academic librarians, leaders, and other stakeholders in African higher education institutions. |
| Founded | 2017 | 2008 |
| Headquarters | New Delhi, India | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Integrations | Users can sign in with Google credentials or participating state systems, and teacher courses run through an LMS integrated into DIKSHA. | The maker pages reviewed describe hosting resources and downloadable Moodle backups; they do not state software integrations. |
| Purpose | DIKSHA is a national platform for school education and an initiative of NCERT under India’s Ministry of Education. | OER Africa is an initiative of Saide established to collaborate with African higher education institutions on developing and using Open Educational Resources to enhance teaching and learning. |
| Security | The privacy policy says personal data is stored using Oracle Cloud Infrastructure servers in India and describes encryption and other security controls. | The maker pages reviewed do not state product security certifications or compliance claims. |
Plans
In their own words
DIKSHA
DIKSHA is a national school-education platform and an NCERT initiative under India’s Ministry of Education. It provides curriculum-related resources for teachers, students and parents, including textbooks, videos, interactive material and courses. Browse content by subject, education stage, board or grade, or use the mobile app to scan textbook QR codes and open linked lessons and resources. The platform supports 36 Indian languages and teacher-development programs, including NISHTHA courses. Accessibility resources include audio books, Indian Sign Language videos and a dictionary for children with special needs. DIKSHA is available on Android, iOS and the web, with Android 5.1 and above listed as the mobile requirement. Offline access and annotation tools are listed. The site says it is built with Sunbird, MIT-licensed open-source technology. Its privacy policy describes data storage on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure servers in India and says IP addresses are not retained after use to suggest a state and district. A Windows and Ubuntu desktop app for offline downloaded material is marked “COMING SOON!”.
OER Africa
OER Africa has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.