In two to three years’ time, Khan Academy India should be in at least 10 languages other than English. Our go-to strategy is localisation and adoption.
It’s not just content, but gamified structures, teachers’ tools, analytics etc.
We figured out that in six to seven months states can create whole Khan Academy content in their language through partnership. Marathi and Assamese are beginning to happen, and others are in the pipeline. Are you diversifying through vernaculars?Ī: We are now in Hindi, English, Gujarati, Kannada, Punjabi. Q. Khan Academy entered India as an edtech player in English, then you ventured into Hindi and now talking about Punjabi, Marathi, and Assamese. I am hoping that in the next two to three years, nine out of 10 students will have access to science and math in their preferred language. We are having interactions with a few more states. Maharashtra has followed suit and is building a whole Khan Academy Marathi platform Assam has just begun. We have helped create a whole Punjabi site with support from the state, and more than 300,000 students are using it on a monthly basis. We are pushing harder on that in the past 18 months. How are you addressing it?Ī: Yes, one of the significant barriers is the lack of content in the language of the schools. One of the barriers to edtech is the lack of resources in vernaculars where most of the schools operate. We see it as a decade long impact, and mostly in the positive direction. This is the beginning of a multi-year change. Acceptance and adoption of technology have gained currency among authorities, teachers, schools and parents. As schools are reopening…we see the mindset towards edtech has changed. But students were quick to adapt, teachers are now more comfortable using tools and digital materials. Pre-pandemic when you talk to the government schools, infra was a challenge, but things are gradually changing. I see technology in education in that light. How is the edtech adoption shaping up at the government school space, which accounts for a bulk of the school sector?Ī: Some ideas, which seemed impractical and infeasible even though they were good, has gained currency. In an interview with Moneycontrol, Bapna explained his growth plan, the future of edtech in schools space, and how his organisation is targeting government schools in partnership with states. Sandeep Bapna, Managing Director, Khan Academy India, says the US-headquartered edtech platform will continue as a non-commercial and frugal organisation that focuses on impact, and underlines that vernacular and digital are the way forward in India’s school sector. Edtech platform Khan Academy, which entered India in 2016, aims at growing 10X in the next three years.
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