Army Chief launches 'Eklavya' online learning platform for officers
On 28 November 2024, Chief of the Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi launched 'Eklavya', an online learning platform for Indian Army officers developed at zero cost with BISAG-N, Gandhinagar.
Summary
On 28 November 2024, Chief of the Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi launched 'Eklavya', an online learning platform for the Indian Army. It was developed under Headquarters Army Training Command, with the Army War College as sponsor agency, at zero cost through the Bhaskaracharya National Institute of Space Applications and Geoinformatics (BISAG-N), Gandhinagar. Hosted on the Army Data Network, it offers three categories of courses: pre-course preparatory capsules for physical courses, appointment-specific courses, and a professional development suite. It also has a searchable 'Knowledge Highway' of journals and research papers. The launch aligns with the Army's 'Decade of Transformation' and its theme for 2024, the 'Year of Technology Absorption'.
Key facts
- Launched
- 28 Nov 2024 by COAS Gen Upendra Dwivedi
- Developed
- At zero cost via BISAG-N, Gandhinagar; HQ ARTRAC; sponsor Army War College
- Hosting
- Army Data Network
- Courses
- Pre-course capsules; appointment-specific; professional development suite
- Army theme 2024
- Year of Technology Absorption
Practice MCQs 2 questions
The Indian Army's 'Eklavya' online learning platform, launched on 28 November 2024, was developed at zero cost through which institute?
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Correct answer: A — BISAG-N, Gandhinagar
PIB (Army): the platform was developed at zero cost through the Bhaskaracharya National Institute of Space Applications and Geoinformatics (BISAG-N), Gandhinagar.
What is the Indian Army's theme for the year 2024?
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Correct answer: C — Year of Technology Absorption
PIB (Army): the Eklavya launch aligns with the Indian Army's theme for 2024 as the 'Year of Technology Absorption'.