Bengaluru: The Akshaya Patra Foundation and NTT Limited have announced collaboration under which they will provide Android tablets to 235 students of Government Girls High School and Government Girls PUC in Basavanagudi here to mark the launch of the Digital Education Initiative.

It is worth noting that Akshaya Patra is implementing the initiative with the support of corporate donors and education technology platform BYJU's to bridge the digital divide and further digital inclusiveness by providing students belonging to economically weaker sections of the society access to good quality, modern education for free, the Akshaya Patra Foundation said in a statement.

According to the Foundation, the NTT is supporting Akshaya Patra’s Digital Education programme, which seeks to facilitate competency-based learning while focusing on inclusiveness and contributing to the government's vision of Digital India.

“Each tablet is pre-installed with BYJU's learning application to ensure that children have access to high-quality and tech-driven learning programmes. The tablets were distributed among students of eighth to 12th standards, providing them access to JEE, NEET and Karnataka CET preparation material," added the Foundation. /BI/