Bharat Survey For EdTech (BaSE) 2023
Bharat Survey for EdTech 2023 is a first-of-its-kind large-scale national survey by Central Square Foundation. It provides insights on access to and use of technology for the purpose of teaching and learning among parents, children and teachers from low-income backgrounds in India.
Key Themes
BaSE 2023 explores three foundational themes - access to technology, usage of EdTech and user sentiment around EdTech adoption.
Explores availability of technology infrastructure and smartphones at household level, trends around dedicated and shared access and usage of smartphones by children
Explores trends around tech tools used for learning, prevalent use-cases of edtech, drivers of engagement and most valued features
Explores user sentiment around child’s education, engagement with learning avenues outside of school and support provided by caregivers at home and barriers and enablers for tech adoption
Survey Coverage
BaSE 2023 was administered across six states in India, covering both urban and rural settlements. The states were selected so as to be representative of varying state population sizes, levels of internet penetration and geographical spread.
- Tamil Nadu
- Karnataka
- Gujarat
- Andhra Pradesh
- Telangana
- Himachal Pradesh
- Punjab
- Kerala
- Maharashtra
- Uttar Pradesh
- Bihar
- West Bengal
- Madhya Pradesh
- Rajasthan
- Assam
- Odisha
- Haryana
- Mizoram
selected states in bold
*Based on findings from Telecom Statistics of India 2020
**Based on Indian census 2011 data
Survey Sample
BaSE 2023 was administered to 6000+ households from low-resourced settings. The survey was conducted with parents and guardians whose children were enrolled in either a government or affordable private school and were studying between grades 1-12 at the time of the survey.
Survey Report and Dataset
Contact
base@centralsquarefoundation.orgFacilitated By
Academic Advisor
Prof. Ambrish Dongre
Assistant Professor, Ravi J. Matthai Centre For Educational Innovation, IIM Ahmedabad