Eklavya Digital Platform:
The chief of the Indian Army launched an online learning platform for the Indian Army nicknamed as “Eklavya”.
- Eklavya Digital Platform has been developed under the aegis of Headquarters Army Training Command with Army War College as the sponsor agency.
- The platform has been developed by the “Bhaskaracharya National Institute of Space Applications and Geoinformatics” (BISAG-N), Gandhinagar, along with support from the Directorate General of Information Systems.
- This platform has been hosted on the Army Data Networkand features a scalable architecture.
- This enables Headquarters Army Training Command to seamlessly integrate any number of training establishments of the Indian Army, each capable of hosting an extensive range of courses.
- This initiative aligns with the Indian Army propelling itself into the “Decade of Transformation” as envisioned by the COAS and also with Indian Army’s theme for 2024 as the “Year of Technology Absorption.”
- Student officers are permitted to register for multiple courses simultaneously.
- There are three categories of courses hosted
- ‘Pre-Course Preparatory Capsules’: It has study material for all offline physical courses being conducted at various Category ‘A’ training establishments. The aim is to shift the “basics” to the online courses so that physical courses have more and more contemporary content with a focus on the “application part”.
- Appointment or specific assignment-related courses: The courses in this category will also enable the officers to get domain specialisation in the field of their choice, which will further aid their employment planning.
- Professional Development Suite: It will include courses on Strategy, Operational Art, Leadership, Organisational Behaviour, Finance, Art of Reading, Power Writing, Emerging Technology etc.
- The Eklavya also has the functionality of a searchable “Knowledge Highway”, wherein various journals, research papers and articles etc are uploaded under a single window.
- The platform will go a long way in encouraging continuous professional military education in the officers, decongest and enrich the existing physical course, preparing officers for specialist appointments and encouraging domain specialisation.
