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Introduction

The objective of this Quick Reference Guide, is to enable users on downloading and installing DIKSHA

mobile application in their smart phones.

Prerequisites to use this guide

• You have Android OS 5.0 and above on your device

• You have a google email ID which is registered on DIKSHAwww.Padasalai.Net

Prerequisites

1. You have searched for

DIKSHA NCTE on your

google play store

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Installing DIKSHA App

1. Tap INSTALL

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Installing DIKSHA App (Contd)

1. Tap OPEN after the app is

downloaded

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Granting Access Permissions

1. Tap Allow to provide

access to the following

data:

▪ Make and manage

phone calls▪ Access Photo,

Media and files

▪ Take picture and

record videos

▪ Access device's

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Selecting Language

1. Tap on your preferred

language

2. Tap Continue1

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Signing In

You can either:1. Sign in to the app with

your registered credentials,

OR

2. Browse the application in

a guest mode

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1. Tap Browse as Guest

2. Select your guest mode asTeacher or Student

3. Tap Continue. You areredirected to the Libraryscreen

Browse as Guest

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1. To get relevant content, tapthe categories mentioned inthe top section of the screenfor example; Select Board

Note: The user can choose to ignore this section and continue to browse content

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2. Select the appropriate option from the list displayed

3. Tap Save to save your selection

4. Tap Cancel to exit screen

5. The next category is displayed. Repeat the process for all categories

6. You can edit the category selection at any time

Note:

1. Guest users cannot:Enrol for a CourseEdit or update parts of their ProfileUpload Profile image

2. Guest users can access the Courses and the Library as registered users

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Home Screen

The Home screen of the mobile app is the user’s landing page. The home screen shows a list of To Do items and Announcements.

1. All courses that you are enrolled for or that are assigned to you are shown in the To Do section. Swipe to view them or tap View all

2. Tap Resume to take up the a course

3. Tap View all in the Announcements section to view your announcements

4. Tap the QR Code icon to scan QR codes printed in physical textbooks

5. Tap Search icon. You are redirected to the next screen

6. Type keywords or DIAL codes using your mobile keypad to search content

7. Tap Home to return to the home screen from any other screen

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All content resources that you have saved on your device or popular artefacts from the portal are maintained in a library.

1. Tap the Library icon to view all the resources in your library

2. Swipe the associated content category to browse relevant resources in that category. The content is categorized as:

a) Saved Resources

b) Recommended Resources

3. Tap View all to view all the content in the category

4. Tap Open to open and view content details

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The app allows you to scan printed QR codes. You can scan QR Codes from any screen (except from the Profile screen) as a registered or guest user.

1. Tap on the QR Code Scanner icon

2. Focus on the printed QR Code to view the linked content list

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All content resources that you have saved on your device or popular artifacts from the portal are maintained in a library.

1.Tap the Search icon and enter keywords to search for relevant content resources

2.Tap the Filter icon to apply filters on your library content.

3.You can filter the content by: Language, Grade, Concepts, Content Type and Subject

4.Tap Apply to apply the filter

5.Tap Cancel to go back to the previous screen

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1. Tap Open to view and download the content

2. Tap Download to download the content. The progress of the download in (%) is displayed alongside the download button

3. Tap the View Credits and Licensing Info to view the license, attribution and credit information associated with the content

4. Tap Cancel to cancel the download.

Note: You can download content only when you are connected to the Internet. However, you can view the downloaded content Offline

Downloading Content

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1. Tap Share icon to share the content As Link or As File through different channels. Download the content to share as file

2. Tap on the Menu icon toDelete or Report content

Note:

1. You can select reasons to report content viz.,- Inappropriate content-Copyright violation-Data privacy violation-Other reason

2. The share, report and delete features is common to content linked to QR and DIAL codes

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1. You can select the data sync option from the following:

a) Off

b) Over Wifi

c) Always on

2. Tap Sync Now to sync your data

Data Sync Information

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1. Tap Share the Diksha app to share the app through various channels

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1. Tap About the app to view the details:

a) Device ID

b) App Version

c) Updates, if any

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Accessing content in DIKSHA portal

Locate the 6 digit dial code below the QR code in text

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Goto DIKSHA home page by entering the url

https://diksha.gov.in/tn/

Click on “ Explore Content “

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Enter the 6 digit dial code below the

DIKSHA QR code in the box highlighted

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Click “Submit” after entering the 6 digit

dial code

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DIAL code redirects the user to the

content.

Click on the “linked content”

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Number of content mapped to a particular

QR code is listed .

Click on any one of the content

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Digital content starts playing

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E – Book - Single point access to all the content in the new text book - Upon scanning the “E-book” QR code , entire book structure and the content can be downloaded

Assessment- Worksheets of all chapters can be accessed here- Formative and Summative assessments for grades 1 & 6 will be uploaded in a shortwhile

DIGI LinksProvides digital links to all the ICT corner and internet resources section in the book

Different QR codes in new text books

QR codes have been placed at the beginning of the chapter , hard spots and at

Exercises section for practice worksheets

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Accessing ICT Corner / Digi Links

ICT Corner/ Digi Links

Apps like QR code scanner / Cam Scanner to be used for accessing Digi Links / ICT corner as they have general QR codes

Rest of all QR codes can be accessed through DIKSHA

Differentiating DIKSHA QR code

DIKSHA QR codes have a 6 digit dial code at the bottom whereas general QR code does not have dial code

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