Govt launches free learning app for competitive exams
A mobile application, Dishari, was launched by higher education minister Kiran Maheshwari on Tuesday. The app will help college students prepare for competitive exams (by providing free study materials) and also notify them of the same.
Dishari has been developed by Imran Khan, a Sanskrit teacher and web developer from Alwar, who was praised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his speech at Wembley Stadium in London in November 2015. Khan has made more than 70 educational apps that are available to learners free of cost.
“The app has over 9,400 questions on topics ranging from current affairs and general knowledge to mathematics and reasoning. It will also send updates to students regarding exam forms, exams and job opportunities,” said Khan.
Although it is aimed at college students, the app can be downloaded by anyone and is free of cost. It will soon be available for use on computers too.
Before using the app, one has to register on it with basic details such as name, district and college (if enrolled). This will generate data about students’ inclinations and usage, which can be analysed by department officials for policy purposes, said Khan.
“The app will help students, from even remote areas of the state, access study materials and resources available to students from other states,” Maheshwari said while launching the app.
Dishari app is a part of the department’s Dishari scheme, under which around 3,500 students from 10 colleges are being trained for competitive exams. Maheshwari added that the department will extend the scheme to other colleges soon.
Maheshwari also launched ‘Management Information System’ app for geo-tagging all the government colleges of the state. The app has been developed by Deepak Maheshwari, a geography lecturer at Government Meera Girls College, Udaipur, for state government colleges. MIS will give the academic, geographical and administrative information about the colleges and help in policy formulation, said Maheshwari.
The minister also said that a Guru-Shishya Samvad (teacherstudent dialogue) will be organised in each district soon. It will serve as a field visit for the officials as well as a mechanism for feedback garnering.
Members of the Shiv Sena on Tuesday burned the effigy of filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali as a mark of protest against his upcoming film Padmavati.
The Shiv Sainiks carried out a vehicle rally from various places of the city with saffron flags in their hands and later staged a protest outside Udaipur Collectorate.
They also submitted a memorandum to administrative officers demanding a complete ban on the film.
In the memorandum, the protesters stated that the entire Hindu community is annoyed with the content of the film. They claim that the film has hurt their sentiments and the filmmaker has attempted to defame queen Padmawati who is also known as Sati Maa as she committed Jauhar along with 16,000 other women.
“We demand a complete ban on the release of the film across the country, as it does not have any relation with reality. Our queen never danced in front of others as is wrongly depicted in the film,” said Samar Singh Bundela, divisional in-charge of Shiv Sena, Udaipur. He said that there will be dire consequences if the film is not banned and the government will be responsible for it.
JAIPUR: The app will also send updates to students regarding exams and job opportunities.
IMRAN KHAN, Teacher UDAIPUR: