DIKSHA vs Wikiversity
DIKSHA
diksha.gov.inWikiversity
wikiversity.orgSide by side
| Figure | DIKSHA | Wikiversity |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Open Educational Resource Platforms | 9.0 (#1) | 7.2 (#24) |
| Founded | 2017 | 2006 |
| Languages | The official FAQ lists English plus 11 Indian languages for creating and viewing content. | The portal links to Wikiversity resources in multiple languages, including English, Italian, French, German, Chinese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Arabic, and Japanese. |
| Maker and launch | DIKSHA’s about page identifies NCERT as the initiative’s maker and says the platform launched in 2017. | Wikiversity is a Wikimedia Foundation project that launched in August 2006. |
| Privacy | The privacy policy says DIKSHA does not store users’ IP addresses after using them to suggest a state and district. | The Wikimedia Foundation says it does not sell or rent personal information and uses reasonable measures to help keep it secure. |
| Purpose | DIKSHA is a national platform for school education and an initiative of NCERT under India’s Ministry of Education. | Wikiversity is a place for teaching, learning, and research with free learning materials and projects. |
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!”.
Wikiversity
Wikiversity has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.