Delhi govt to develop 2,000 digital classrooms, tender floated for project

The Delhi government will develop more than 2,000 digital classrooms at a cost of over Rs 65 crore and it has floated a tender for the project, officials said.

The classrooms for students from Classes 6 to 12 will have Wi-Fi routers, 75 inch or above interactive display panels and personal computers. The work will be carried out in existing classrooms of schools under the Directorate of Education (DoE).

The Public Works Department (PWD) has floated a tender, and eligibility bids will be opened on May 17. The work will be carried out at an expenditure of Rs 65.43 crore, the officials said.

Initially, smart classrooms will be for Classes 6 to 12 and later, the facility will be available for other classes too, they said.

According to official documents, the interactive display will be installed with complete full-HD animated digital content for all Classes 1 to 12 as per the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) curriculum valid for five years.

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