In an effort to provide high-quality education to remote areas of India, tech giant Google said on Monday that it has partnered with the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT).

In the upcoming months, NCERT will establish a number of YouTube channels that correspond with the curriculum for grades 1–12 as part of the cooperation. The channels will empower teachers, parents, and students nationwide by providing educational information in interesting and easily accessible formats in 29 Indian languages, including Indian Sign Language.

“The core of YouTube has always been education. Additionally, through creative collaborations, tools, and resources, YouTube can assist in making learning content more available in India, where accessible education is essential to maximizing the country’s potential, according to a Google blog post by Jonathan Katzman, Director of Product Management, YouTube Learning.

Additionally, Google stated that it will be launching Credentialled Courses in partnership with the National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning. NPTEL provides 50 accredited courses covering a wide range of topics, from literature and the pure sciences to sports psychology and rocket propulsion.

As a result of this move, Katzman stated, “anyone who is not part of the IIT system can now take a course on NPTEL’s YouTube channels, finish the online certification on the NPTEL-SWAYAM portal, and receive a certificate from the IITs.” In the upcoming months, more courses will be offered, he noted.

In 2022, YouTube, which is owned by Google, began offering courses in India to assist producers in providing a structured educational environment. The company concentrated on giving even more producers the ability to create and distribute courses in 2024 so they could reach a larger audience and have a greater influence on students.

Additionally, it has gone one step further with the introduction of “Key Concepts” to help with comprehension.

Using artificial intelligence (AI), we can recognize ideas discussed in a video and maybe offer definitions from the database of those ideas, which spans disciplines like chemistry, biology, and physics. We use the video’s transcript and other related video metadata to surface definitions and images from Google’s Knowledge Graph,” Katzman explained.

To assist students in applying what they have learned, the online video-sharing platform has now added quizzes. Its YouTube Player for Education is a product for students that enhances the way YouTube videos appear in well-known teaching resources.

“The YouTube Player for Education is being used by our partners to develop a variety of learning activities, such as interactive classes, extra study, and formative evaluation. The player is utilized in classrooms worldwide and has been incorporated into the tools of edtech businesses like Quizizz and Teachmint, as well as Google Classroom in India, according to Katzman.

Google’s major AI courses, including Introduction to Generative AI, Introduction to Responsible AI, and Introduction to Large Language Models, are accessible on YouTube thanks to the AI Skills House program, which was introduced by YouTube earlier this year. These free classes will soon be extended to include seven Indian languages.