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12. Upload Urdu epub books in NCERT Website
13. Creation on 3 ECCE based teacher's resources into Flipbook and EPUB and their uploading 18. Regular

updation and maintenance of 15 websites and 09 mobile apps of NCERT

14. Testing and nalization of APIs for sharing PDF and epub versions of textbooks of NCERT
15. Conversion of non-unicode books was done in Unicode format
16. Uploading of UNESCO videos on Heal and Wellbeing as downloadable

17. Uploading of latest (2021-2022) NCERT textbooks on NCERT server

Online Publication of Indian Journal of Educational Technology and Newsletter- CIET's journal, Indian Journal of
Educational Technology (IJET) - The 5th (January 2021) issue of CIET's journal, Indian Journal of Educational
Technology (IJET) was uploaded on its website (https://ciet.nic.in/IJET_Jan%202021/index.html). It had 11
manuscripts under various categories: Research, Review, General, Communication and Book review. All the authors
and Editorial Board members have been informed about the same. Compilation of 6th issue of the journal has
started. The manuscripts are being received on a regular basis for January 2022 issue and are being reviewed.

CIET's Newsletter, October-December 2020 issue has been published on CIET's website
(https://ciet.nic.in/NewsLetterOct-Dec2020/index.html#page=1) and the Jan-March 2021 issue of the
Newsletter has been compiled and is under designing.

Report writing is in progress and the development of conference proceedings is in progress for International
Conference on Emerging Trends in ICT in Education and Training. The certi cates to presenters, participants and
organisers are being issued.

Under Development of course materials for MOOCs on SWAYAM (School MOOCs for Classes 9th – 12th and
MOOCs for Teacher Education) cycle 7 for 30 school education courses is extended till 30 Sept 2021. Till 31 May
2021, there were 58,962 enrolments. Review of MOOCs repository in CIET portal done and corrections in progress
Tutorials are developments First discussion with SCERT, Tamil Nadu conducted for translation of courses.

Customisation of course content for sharing with States is in process.
Development and Maintenance of Mobile Apps and Digital Platforms (DIKSHA, ePathshala and NROER)-

DIKSHA had a page hits of 2,280+ crores, Average daily page hits = 5.3+ crores; 4,274 Energized Textbooks were
developed by states/UTs and NCERT 3,812 Textbooks are energized by States/UTs and published on DIKSHA
1,84,762 pieces of e-content are live on DIKSHA 496 CBSE Shikshawani audios out of 805 audios are uploaded on
DIKSHA, 115 videos in ISL have been uploaded on DIKSHA National Yoga quiz is started on DIKSHA on 21 June,
2021. Capacity Building Programmes: 03 Online Professional Development programs are o ered by NCERT on
DIKSHA: 1. Environmental Hazards of Electronic Waste (E-Waste) in collaboration with MeitY 2. COVID19 -
Responsive Behaviors in collaboration with UNICEF 3. Action Research - Pilot completed Capacity Building
Programmes: 02 Online Professional Development programs are o ered by NCERT on DIKSHA: 1. Environmental
Hazards of Electronic Waste (E-Waste) in collaboration with MeitY 2. COVID19 - Responsive Behaviors in

collaboration with UNICEF; Action Research - Pilot completed 03 States/ UTs (Punjab, Goa, Himachal Pradesh) are
continuing NISHTHA Elementary on DIKSHA. 11th meeting with the coordinators of all the States/UTs of India was
held on 29 June, 2021 for the implementation of actionable points for DIKSHA. The meeting was graced by the
presence of Prof. A.P. Behera, J.D. CIET, NCERT, Prof. Indu Kumar, National Coordinator, DIKSHA, CIET, NCERT, the
DIKSHA coordinators of States & UTs and the entire DIKSHA team of NCERT.

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