Google has announced a strategic partnership with the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) in a bid to make quality education more accessible across India. The collaboration aims to support students, parents, and teachers by providing engaging, multilingual, and inclusive digital learning resources. NCERT will roll out YouTube channels tailored to students from grades 1 to 12. These channels will feature content in 29 Indian languages, including Indian Sign Language.
Google has also partnered with the National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning (NPTEL) to offer credentialed courses on YouTube. These courses will cover a wide array of subjects, including pure sciences, sports psychology, literature, and rocket propulsion.
Learners who complete these courses on NPTEL’s YouTube channels can obtain certifications through the NPTEL-SWAYAM portal, supported by India’s IITs.
Jonathan Katzman, Director of Product Management at YouTube Learning, while emphasizing the initiative’s potential stated that learning has always been at the heart of YouTube. “In India, where accessible education is crucial for unlocking the nation’s potential, YouTube can help make learning content more accessible through innovative partnerships, tools, and resources,” he says.
“Through this initiative, a pathway has been created for anyone outside the IIT system to do a course on NPTEL’s YouTube channels and then complete the online certification on the NPTEL-SWAYAM portal,” Katzman explained, adding that additional courses will be introduced in the coming months.
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