ePathshala, e-books a big hit among teachers, students

Gurvinder Singh

Tribune News Service

Ludhiana, January 1

The launch of ePathshala and e-books on the CBSE portal for all classes has come as a boon for students and teachers. The books developed by NCERT and CBSE are available for free on websites. The ePathshala launched by the Ministry of Human Resources Development is available on different platforms including desktops, tablets as well as mobile phones. The e-books and study material is also available as a mobile application.

Students and teachers, particularly those pursuing less popular streams and subjects are feeling relieved at the availability of the course material and e-books on online platforms for free.

Roseleen Singh, Head of Department, Food Production, BCM Arya Model School, Shastri Nagar said booksellers here don’t place order for less popular vocational subjects such as food production. So, the teachers and students have to arrange text books from Delhi, but the availability of these books online will be of great help.

“Some teachers or students had to visit Delhi to buy these books and then the rest of the students used to get these photocopied, but now,” he said.

Students also said it is good that the books are available online. “I will simply download chapters rather than waiting for books to be available right at the beginning of the academic session,” said Ankush, a student.

Some adults also said online availability of books will be good not only for students, but for general readers as well as they can also use these books to enhance their knowledge. “NCERT books generally are written in simple language and these can be a great introduction for those adults who want to start learning a subject. Many youths preparing for competitive exams use these books for gaining basic understanding of subjects. The mobile application e-Pathshala would be a great way to study these as subjects world be available on the go,” said Ragini, a professional.