The edtech firm aims at launching 10 more ‘Shiksha Raths’ across India in the next five years Pixabay
Edtech company Utkarsh Classes has launched ‘Shiksha Rath’, a digital classroom on wheels, aimed at offering a live digital learning experience to students in Rajasthan and spreading awareness about the benefits of e-learning.
In its first phase, ‘Shiksha Rath’ will act as an enabler to spread awareness of the benefits of digital education amongst parents and children in many cities and villages of the state. Through this initiative, parents will be able to see the functioning of a digital studio and experience how their children learn from educators, the edtech company said in a statement.
Utkarsh Classes provides e-learning courses for government recruitment, competitive exams and school education for classes VI to XII. Through this app, students will be able to meet and learn from educators in person at an affordable fee when the ‘Shiksha Rath’ visits their city.
The ‘Shiksha Rath’ began its journey on April 13 from Jodhpur to Ramdevra, a religious place in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. It covered small towns and villages in Jodhpur, Jaisalmer and Barmer districts in the pilot phase.
Nirmal Gehlot, the founder and CEO of Utkarsh Classes, said, “We at Utkarsh believe in providing quality and affordable education to each and every household in the country. With Utkarsh completing over two decades of operations this year, we have launched this ambitious project to spread awareness about the benefits of digital education in the country and emphasise the role of good education and guidance required in shaping the future of our younger generations.”
“We aim to reach out to more than 5 million students in the next two years through this initiative. Our Shiksha Rath will initially travel to the Hindi heartland of the country – Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Haryana and Delhi. We will be launching 10 more Shiksha Raths across India in the next 5 years,” he added.