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{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}}
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| logo_caption = eVidyaloka : To Educate ~ Anywhere Anytime
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| map_caption = HQ Location in Bengaluru Urban
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| motto = To create a Knowledgeable & Empowered rural India through quality education
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| formation = {{start date and age|df=yes|2011|01|28}}
| founders = {{ublist|Satish Viswanathan|Venkataraman Sriraman}}<ref>{{cite news|last1=Vakkalanka|first1=Harshini|title=Bridging the gap|url=http://www.thehindu.com/education/schools/bridging-the-gap/article21266198.ece|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=5 Dec 2017}}</ref>
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| tax_id = AAATE4036C ([[Permanent account number|PAN]])
| registration_id = DIT(E)BLR/12A/E-153/AAATE4036C/ITO(E)-1/Vol 2012-13<ref>{{cite web|title=E-Vidyaloka Trust Income Tax Registration and Exemption|url=https://www.evidyaloka.org/static/uploads/careers_files/eVidyaloka_trust_80G.pdf|publisher=[[Income Tax Department]], India|accessdate=19 March 2018|date=30 Oct 2012}}</ref>
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| revenue = {{INRConvert|15363840|lk=on}}<ref name="ar17">{{cite web|title=Annual Report 2017|url=https://www.evidyaloka.org/static/uploads/careers_files/Audit_Report_2016-17.pdf|website=www.evidyaloka.org|accessdate=19 March 2018}}</ref>
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| staff = 37
| staff_year = 2019
| volunteers = 1,100 + (Actively Teaching)
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| website = {{URL|www.evidyaloka.org}}
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'''eVidyaloka''' is a Bangalore-based [[NGO]] that focuses on imparting education to students of Rural government schools in India by [[crowdsourcing]] volunteer teachers and connecting them to the rural government schools using the power of [[Information technology|IT]].
<ref>{{cite news|last1=Shilpa Gerald|first1=Olympia|title=Village children take the Skype route to education|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/village-children-take-the-skype-route-to-education/article3617427.ece|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=9 Jul 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/161017/classy-education-why-cant-rural-kids-have-it.html|title=Classy education, why can’t rural kids have it?|last1=CHAKRAVORTY|first1=JOYEETA|date=16 Oct 2017|work=[[Deccan Chronicle]]}}</ref>

==About==
As of Feb 2020, eVidyaloka is focused on teaching English, Math and Science subjects up to high school grade in Indian states of [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Jharkhand]], [[Karnataka]], [[Maharashtra]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[Telangana]], [[Bihar]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Uttarakhand]] and [[West Bengal]]. Skype, Webex and Google Hangouts are preferred means of communication between teachers and students while Workplace by Facebook is used for internal communication.
<ref name="ar17" /><ref>{{cite news|last1=Padmanaban|first1=Deepa|title=In rural India, an industrious struggle is improving the poor learning levels in schools|url=https://scroll.in/article/701548/in-rural-india-an-industrious-struggle-is-improving-the-poor-learning-levels-in-schools|publisher=www.scroll.in|date=26 Feb 2015}}</ref> [[Skype]], [[Webex]] and [[Google Hangouts]] are preferred means of communication between teachers and students while [[Workplace by Facebook]] is used for internal communication.<ref>{{cite news|title=Facebook all set to launch 'Facebook at Work' in India|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/net-news/facebook-all-set-to-launch-facebook-at-work-in-india_1883890.html|work=[[Penske Media Corporation|India.com]]|date=19 Jun 2016}}</ref><ref name="nm" />

==Volunteer Teachers==
Volunteer teacher is a passionate individual who connects to the digital classroom in a rural government school and teaches a subject for two hours a week (one hour each on two separate days) using a video conferencing software.
The volunteer teachers teach in the regional language spoken in the village where their assigned school is located.
Volunteer teachers range from retired persons and housewives to graduate students, PhD scholars and working professionals.

==NGO Partners==
The digital classrooms are set up in various remote rural locations in India with the support of [[NGOs]] that operate in those areas. They monitor the day to day operations of the digital classrooms and provide support to the school/ students as and when required.
A person from the locality is recruited and trained in the basic usage of computers. This person is then employed to operate the digital classroom, thus acting as the extended arm of the teacher who appears on the screen. In effect, at least one employment is created with the setting up of each digital classroom, empowering the local community.

<ref name="nm">{{cite news|last1=Chatterjee|first1=Soumya|title=With digital classrooms, this Bengaluru NGO is battling India's severe tech crunch|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/digital-classrooms-bengaluru-ngo-battling-indias-severe-teacher-crunch-66747|work=[[The News Minute]]|date=13 Aug 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Khan|first1=Ashwin|title=A Class Apart|url=https://punemirror.indiatimes.com/others/sunday-read//articleshow/52377735.cms?|work=[[Times Internet|Indiatimes]]|date=22 May 2016}}</ref>

==See also==

* [[E-learning (theory)]]
* [[Educational technology]]
* [[Distance education]]

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|EVidyaloka}}
* {{Official website|https://www.evidyaloka.org/}}
* {{Facebook}}

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