Telangana Govt Ties Up With 6 NGOs to Revolutionise Teaching in Govt Schools

In a landmark step towards digital equity in education, the Telangana government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with six leading non-profit organisations to provide state-of-the-art, technology-enabled learning completely free of cost to government schools across the State.

The MoU, formalised in the presence of Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Sunday is part of the State’s broader push to ensure inclusive, quality education for underprivileged students. “We are laying the foundation for a knowledge-based future. These partnerships reflect our commitment to ensuring no child is left behind in this digital age,” said the Chief Minister.

The collaborating organisations include EkStep Foundation (led by Nandan Nilekani), Prajwala Foundation (Sunita Krishnan), Physics Wallah (Alakh Pandey), Khan Academy, Pi Jam Foundation (Shoaib Dar), and Educate Girls (Safina Hussain). Each brings a unique offering to the table:

• EkStep will expand its AI-powered multilingual foundational learning platform from 540 to over 5,000 primary schools across all 33 districts.
• Physics Wallah will offer free NEET, JEE, and CLAT coaching to Intermediate-level students.
• Khan Academy will roll out curriculum-aligned STEM video content for Classes 6–10.
• Prajwala Foundation will introduce child safety and protection modules for Classes 6–12.
• Pi Jam Foundation will offer coding and computational thinking courses from Classes 1–10.
• Educate Girls, already active in the State, will continue efforts to boost girl-child enrolment and literacy.

Senior officials, including Government Advisor K. Kesava Rao, Education Secretary Yogita Rana, and School Education Director Narasimha Reddy, were present at the signing, underscoring the administration’s intent to drive systemic change through strategic public–NGO partnerships.

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