DD and AIR broadcast Educational content/Virtual Classes

Keeping in mind the studies of students in the global epidemic of Corona virus, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has asked Doordarshan and All India Radio to start broadcasting virtual classes. For more details of virtual classes on DD and AIR, read below:

Ministry of Information & Broadcasting

DD and AIR broadcast Educational content/Virtual Classes

16 APR 2020

India’s Public Broadcaster has been helping students with their studies amidst ongoing lockdown. In collaboration with various State Government institutions, Doordarshan and All India Radio are broadcasting virtual classes and other educational content through their regional channels across the country on TV, Radio and YouTube.

In the absence of school classes, these virtual classes are helping Lakhs of students, especially the 10th and 12th standard students in preparation for their board and competitive examinations.

Content

The virtual learning through DD and AIR include Curriculum based classes for Primary, Middle and High School level students. Secondary School Leaving Certificate subjects and model question papers for 10th standard students are also being made available in some states. Many of these classes also help students prepare for their Engineering and Medical Entrance Examinations.

To keep the learning interesting, apart from the curriculum content, virtual classes in few states include story telling by eminent personalities and Quiz shows.

With an aim of inculcating discipline in students sitting at home, most of these classes start early morning and few are repeated in the afternoon.

Doordarshan

The Kendras that are already broadcasting virtual classes are Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Gujarat, Jammu and Kashmir..

All India Radio

Stations broadcasting virtual classes are Vijaywada, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Tiruchirapalli, Coimbatire, Puducherry, Madurai, Trivendrum, Tirunelveli, Panaji, Jalgaon, Ratnagiri, Sangli, Parbhani, Aurangabad, Pune, Nagpur, Mumbai, Gangtok, Guwahati, Bikaner, Udaipur, Jodhpur, Jaipur.

The Stations broadcasting educational content are Bhopal, Chennai, Kozhikode, Thrissur.

On an average, any DD Channel is airing 2.5 hours of educational content daily and any All India Radio channel is airing 30 minutes of educational content daily.

Also, total number of hours of daily content across DD Network is 17 hours and 11 hours across All India Radio network daily.

Detailed list of such educational programs is as below:

Details of Educational Programmes being broadcast by DD Kendras