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EDTECH PLATFORMS RISE, BUT STUDENT ACCESS STAYS LOW
The New Indian Express Vijayawada
|March 16, 2026
NDIA'S push toward digital education accelerated during the pandemic, when schools and colleges turned to remote learning to maintain academic continuity. In the years since, the country has built a large digital education infrastructure through national platforms, television channels, and online course networks intended to
reach students across school and higher education. The expansion of this infrastructure has been rapid, with millions of learners enrolling in online courses and thousands of digital learning modules now available across disciplines.
This story is from the March 16, 2026 edition of The New Indian Express Vijayawada.
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