Odisha Launches NIPUN App for Foundational Learning

Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi launched the free Android-based NIPUN App in Bhubaneswar on 13 November 2026. The launch took place during Suravi-2026, the state-level children’s festival held from 12 to 14 November.

App to Track Foundational Learning

Designed for primary school students, the app supports the Nipun Odisha mission, which aims for every child to acquire foundational reading, writing and numeracy skills by the end of Class III. It will enable classroom monitoring and individual learning assessments to track students’ progress.

Robotics Labs and Education Awards

Majhi also inaugurated robotics laboratories in 807 government schools, established at a cost of ₹164.33 crore. Each lab is equipped with four robots, robotics kits, computers and 3D printing facilities. Students in Classes VI to X will gain hands-on exposure to robotics, coding, artificial intelligence, machine learning and 3D printing. At the event, 375 individuals and institutions received the Mukhyamantri Shiksha Puraskar for contributions to education in 2024 and 2025; the awards have a financial provision of about ₹139 crore. A total of 7,350 meritorious students are receiving an annual scholarship of ₹7,500 each under the Chief Minister Odia Language Scholarship scheme for their performance in Odia.

Important Facts for Exams

• NIPUN Bharat implementation: NIPUN Bharat, launched by the Union Education Ministry in 2021, is implemented as a national mission under the Samagra Shiksha scheme.
• Learning assessment distinction: India’s National Achievement Survey is a large-scale sample assessment of learning outcomes, not an examination that ranks individual pupils.
• 3D-printing process: Fused deposition modelling (FDM), a common 3D-printing process, builds objects by extruding thermoplastic filament in successive layers.
• Odia language status: Odia became India’s sixth language to receive Classical Language status when the Union government conferred it in 2014.