News Excerpt:
The online coaching platform, SATHEE (Self Assessment Test and Help for Entrance Exams), has been launched by the Ministry of Education and IIT-Kanpur.
About the portal:
- SATHEE is an open learning platform available to students at no cost.
- It has launched a 45-day crash course for aspirants to test their level of preparation.
- It hosts live and recorded lectures, an expertly designed curriculum, and doubt-clearing sessions (for students) to brush up their knowledge.
- The portal uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) to interact with students and can be customized to each student’s pace of learning.
- SATHEE’s integrated AI chatbot helps students align their learning needs.
- The initiative is in line with the National Education Policy, to provide inclusive, high-quality education even in remote parts of the country.
- Pan India mock tests are held every weekend, with the same look and feel adopted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for conducting the JEE.
- It hosts lectures and video content prepared by Professors and students of the IITs, and the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).
- Currently, digital learning material is available on the SATHEE portal in four languages - English, Hindi, Odia, and Telugu.
- The portal intends to provide lectures and live courses on all National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) syllabus topics.
- This will involve refresher courses for class 11 and class 12 students, and later for class 9 and class 10 students.