Bharat Survey For EdTech (BaSE) 2025

Bharat Survey for EdTech (BaSE) 2025 is the second edition of a first-of-its-kind, large-scale national survey by Central Square Foundation (CSF). It provides insights into access to and use of technology for teaching and learning among parents, children and teachers from low-income backgrounds in India.

Key Themes

BaSE 2025 explores the three foundational themes of BaSE - access to technology, usage of EdTech and user sentiment around EdTech adoption. It includes an additional theme of AI awareness and usage for the purpose of teaching and learning.

Foundational Themes

Access to
Technology

Explores availability of technology infrastructure, smartphones and the internet, extent and duration of usage of smartphones and reasons for non-availability / non-use of devices

Usage of
EdTech

Explores trends around tech tools used for teaching and learning, prevalent use-cases of EdTech, drivers of EdTech use and most valued features

User Sentiment around
EdTech Adoption

Explores user sentiment around the education system, engagement with learning and mentoring avenues outside of school, risk perceptions, challenges associated with EdTech use and perceived impact of EdTech on teaching and learning

Additional Theme

AI Awareness
and Usage

Explores awareness and usage of AI for the purpose of teaching and learning, preferred AI apps, risk perceptions and most valued features

Survey Coverage

BaSE 2025 was administered across ten 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 digital penetration and geographical spread.

State Population Size**

Internet Penetration*

States with more than 7% of national population

States with 4%–7% of the national Population

States with less than 4% of national population

States with internet penetration greater than 90%

Gujarat
Karnataka
Tamil Nadu

Andhra Pradesh
New Delhi
Himachal Pradesh
Kerala
Punjab
Telangana

States with internet penetration between 70% and 90%

Maharashtra

Rajasthan

Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Goa
Haryana
Jammu and Kashmir
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Tripura

States with internet penetration less than 70%

Bihar
Uttar Pradesh
West Bengal

Madhya Pradesh

Chattisgarh
Jharkhand
Sikkim
Uttarakhand

selected states in bold

*Based on 2024 data published by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India

**Based on 2024 projections of Census 2011 data published by the National Commission on Population, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India

Survey Sample

BaSE 2025 was administered to 15,000 respondents from low-resourced settings. This included 12,500 households and 2,500 teachers. The respondents are parents, children and teachers in Grades 1-12 across government and affordable private schools.

12,500

Households

2,500

Teachers

Survey Report and Dataset

Download BaSE 2025 Report

Contact

base@centralsquarefoundation.org

Facilitated By

Academic Advisor

Prof. Ambrish Dongre

Assistant Professor, Ravi J. Matthai Centre For Educational Innovation, IIM Ahmedabad