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Social Welfare & Community Development
eBasta
eBasta project provides a framework to make the school
books accessible in digital form as e-books, in line with the
government's Digital India initiative,
A portal is provided to bring the various publishers – free as
well as commercial – and the schools together on one
platform.

In addition, a structure to facilitate organization and easy
management of digital resources has also been made; an
app that can be installed on the tablet is also available for
navigating such a structure.
The web-based eBasta portal [http://www.ebasta.in ]
brings together three classes of stakeholders: the
publishers, the schools, and the students.

eBasta App

The eBasta App can access the basta created using the portal framework, and
renders it for easy navigation by the student. The content rendered by the
app is as defined by the teacher/school in the eBasta structure, irrespective of
filenames and the location of the actual files. The eBasta App, freely
downloadable from the portal, runs on an Android device (version 3.0 or
higher).

Online Labs (OLABS)

The Online Labs is based on the idea that lab
experiments can be taught using the Internet, more
efficiently and less expensively. The labs can also be
made available to students with no access to physical
labs or where equipment is not available owing to being
scarce or costly. This helps them compete with students
in better equipped schools and bridges the digital divide
and geographical distances. The experiments can be
accessed anytime and anywhere, overcoming the
constraints on time felt when having access to the
physical lab for only a short period of time.

Features:

 Content aligned to NCERT/CBSE and State Board Syllabus.
 Physics, Chemistry, Biology Labs from Class 9 to Class 12. English and Maths lessons for Class 9 and
10.
 Interactive simulations, animations and lab videos.
 The concepts and understanding of the experiment.
 The ability to perform, record and learn experiments - anywhere, anytime, and individualised
practice in all areas of experimentation.