Context: The Ministry of Education (MoE) asks all States to encourage aspirants to utilise the newly launched portal for JEE and NEET exam preparation SATHEE (Self-Assessment Test and Help for Entrance Exams).
About SATHEE
- Launched by: The Ministry of Education (MoE) and IIT-Kanpur.
- Launched in: 2023
- Spearheaded by: Ministry of Education .
- Aim: To help students gain access to training and coaching for competitive examinations for free.
- Features: It has launched a 45-day crash course for aspirants to test their level of preparation.
- It hosts live and recorded lectures, expertly designed curriculum, and doubt-clearing sessions [for students] to brush up their knowledge.
- The interactive programme is currently open for coaching help for JEE and NEET but intends to provide lectures and live courses on all National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) syllabus topics.
- It uses of an indigenously-developed AI programme called Prutor, which was developed through IIT-Kanpur.
- The initiative is in line with the National Education Policy, with the goal to provide inclusive, high quality education even to remote parts of the country.
- Currently, digital learning material is available in four languages English, Hindi, Odia, and Telugu, plan to extend it to other regional languages of India.
- SATHEE mitras(friends) to increase rural coverage of students appearing for entrance tests, including the JEE and NEET.
- Also provide parents reports to measure what students know and are able to do in relation to the NCERT XI and XII and also JEE standards.