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Vidya Samiksha Kendra (VSK) Starter Pack, under the umbrella of NDEAR, is an initiative to help set up the VSK and enable States & UTs with the ability to see, act and solve problems based on data. By developing a VSK, the state will be able to track their programs and monitor data to course-correct and improve the program outcomes. There are multiple ways a state can set up their own NDEAR-compliant VSK.

This document highlights the use of NIC-enabled VSK Starter Pack which can enable a state to initiate their own VSK by tracking primary datasets in education.

Q1: What is VSK Starter Pack?

The VSK Starter Pack makes it quick and easy to initiate the VSK in any state. The VSK Starter Pack, when enabled for a State/UT will have metrics visualised for six key programs as listed below:

  1. NISHTHA: NISHTHA is a capacity building programme for "Improving Quality of School Education through Integrated Teacher Training". It aims to build competencies among all the teachers and school principals at the elementary stage. NISHTHA is the world's largest teachers' training program.

  2. UDISE: The Unified District Information System for Education (UDISE) is an educational management information system collected by school administrators on a yearly basis. 

  3. PGI: The Performance Grading Index (PGI) is a tool to provide insights on the status of school education in States and Union territories including key levers that drive their performance and critical areas for improvement. 

  4. DIKSHA: The Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing is an initiative of the National Council of Educational Research and Training (Ministry of Education, Govt. of India). This platform enables implementation of two key programs- Nishtha and Energized Textbooks. 

  5. National Achievement Survey (NAS): The National Achievement Survey (NAS) is a nationally representative large-scale survey of students' learning undertaken by the Ministry of Education, Government of India.

  6. PM POSHAN: Pradhan Mantri Poshan Shakti Nirman (PM POSHAN) earlier known as the National Programme of Mid-Day Meal in Schools is one of the foremost rights based Centrally Sponsored Schemes under the National Food Security Act, 2013 (NFSA). The primary objective of the scheme is to improve the nutritional status of children studying in classes I-VIII in eligible schools.

Q2: What are the indicators in VSK Starter Pack?

The starter pack consists of 15 indicators across the six programs mentioned above. Following is the list of these indicators:

  1. NISHTHA:

    1. Implementation Status

    2. Courses and Medium status

    3. % against Potential Base

    4. District wise Status

    5. Course wise Status

  2. DIKSHA:

    1. ETB Coverage Status

    2. Content Coverage on QR

    3. Learning Sessions

    4. Learning Sessions on Potential Users

  3. PM POSHAN:

    1. Progress Status

  4. NAS:

    1. District Wise Performance

    2. Grade & Subject performance

  5. UDISE:

    1. District Wise Performance

    2. Correlation

  6. PGI:

    1. District Wise Performance

Q3: How does the data flow in VSK Starter Pack work?

The data flow mechanism in the VSK Starter Pack has 3 main steps:

  1. Data collection or data source access - State should have data available in digital format for programs which it would like to see on the VSK starter pack. Data will then be ingested periodically for visualisations on the VSK starter pack.

  2. Data processing - This step processes the data of programs ingested by the state to generate any aggregate metrics to create visualisations on the VSK starter pack.

  3. Data Visualisations - This step visualises the aggregate metrics, once data is processed, in an easily consumable format to monitor the required programs.

Q4: How does the state deploy the starter pack on its state servers? What will be the requirements (people, hardware, software, infrastructure) and procedure for the state to set up the VSK Starter Pack on their own? 

2 servers are required on the state’s end: 1 for VSK and another for nginx. There are some other prerequisites as well for the state to install cQube as mentioned below:

  1. ubuntu 18.04 (supported)

  2. 32GB of System RAM (minimum requirement)

  3. 8 core CPU (minimum requirement)

  4. Domain name (with SSL)

  5. 1 TB Storage

Here is the link to detailed software requirements to install cQube.

Q5: If a state doesn’t have the required server and infrastructure, can the state still use the Starter Pack? What will be the process to do this?

There are 3 options for the state to use the VSK Starter Pack in this case:

  1. As a temporary solution, NCERT can provide server & required infrastructure to the state to deploy the starter pack for a period of 3 months, post which the state is responsible for shifting to a state server.

  2. The state can reach out to EdCIL / NIC to provide server & required infrastructure.

  3. The state can roll out an RFP open for all tech vendors in order to get the required server & infrastructure.

Q6: What does the installation process for VSK Starter Pack look like?

After the state has procured hardware & software requirements as mentioned in Question 4 in this document, the VSK Starter Pack can be installed by following the steps mentioned here. Other information with respect details to be filled in configurations during installation are mentioned below:

  1. Details for config.yml file:

    1. List of state codes:https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1GIXLSsjKSZxYMt76dWs3fVGhFB9QB4AQZeUhhCR2Yqw/edit?usp=sharing

    2. If azure was selected as storage_type, copy the azure_container_config.yml.template to azure_container_config.yml

      >cp azure_container_config.yml.template azure_container_config.yml

    3. Edit using nano azure_container_config.yml. Fill in all the required fields and close the file.

  2. Details for azure_container_config.yml file

    1. If azure is selected as storage_type, fill the following details in azure_container_config.yml

      • azure_input_container: Provide the name of input container [ Eg. input_container_name ]

      • azure_output_container: Provide the name of output container [ Eg. output_container_name ]

      • azure_account_name: Provide azure account name for creation of azure container

      • azure_account_key: Provide azure account key for creation of azure container

    2. If s3 is selected as storage_type, copy aws_s3_config.yml.template to aws_s3_config.yml

      >cp aws_s3_config.yml.template aws_s3_config.yml

    3. Edit using nano azure_container_config.yml. Fill in all the required fields and close the file.

  3. Details for aws_s3_config.yml file

    1. If S3 is selected as storage type, fill the following details in aws_s3_config.yml

  • s3_input_bucket: Provide the name of input bucket [ Eg. bucket_name ]

  • s3_output_bucket: Provide the name of output bucket [ Eg. output_bucket_name ]

  • s3_access_key: Provide aws access key for creation of s3 bucket

  • s3_secret_key: Provide aws secret key for creation of s3 bucket

  • aws_default_region: Provide aws default region for creation of s3 bucket

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