CBSE encourages schools to use PM eVidya lessons

New Delhi: Schools are being encouraged to bring broadcast lessons into everyday teaching, with curriculum-linked content available through dedicated TV channels and online videos.Central govt's PM eVidya platform offers recorded lessons that students can revisit at their own pace as supplementary academic support while also supporting subject enrichment and teacher training. In a circular, Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has asked affiliated schools to actively use the platform's TV channels and e-videos in classrooms. While teachers say the move can strengthen digital and competency-based learning, some note that technological gaps in certain schools still need to be addressed.The directive focuses on the use of the PM eVidya CBSE-15 television channel, part of the broader PM eVidya initiative that includes 200 DTH educational TV channels launched in 2024 to expand access to learning resources. "Curriculum-aligned programmes covering pedagogy, classroom practices, assessment approaches and subject-specific learning were created. The idea is to improve equitable access to quality educational resources, particularly for learners who may face geographical or socio-economic constraints in accessing digital tools," said a CBSE official.Currently, 67 educational e-videos have been made available through the TV channels and associated digital platforms, covering both student learning topics and teacher training themes. The repository includes lessons such as real numbers and coordinate geometry for Class IX, along with broader educational modules like art-integrated learning, storytelling as a pedagogical tool, understanding artificial intelligence and its domains, planning to teach mathematics, cooperative learning and universal design of learning. Sessions explaining National Education Policy 2020 and the methods and strategies for teaching science, mathematics and social science are also included.Teachers may integrate the videos into lesson planning and classroom transactions, while students can access them for concept clarification and self-learning. Principals were also asked to create the necessary infrastructure to access the content and disseminate information.However, some educators pointed out that while many schools already used digital resources, those with limited technological resources might face challenges over infrastructure or teacher training.