Coming soon: India's first curriculum-based TV channel

Mumbai: With the launch of India’s first educational channel, mandatory TV viewing might find itself a place on the homework diaries of students.

Greycells18 Media on Monday announced the launch of India's first curriculum-based education TV channel 'Topper' which is a part of the "Topper Integrated Learning System".

The educational channel being launched in English will be accessible to viewers through digital television and Internet, and will initially cater to higher secondary classes.

Topper will provide validated curriculum-based content that will comply with CBSE and other related state boards.

In its early stage, the channel will cover select subjects such as Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics, usually perceived by the students as the toughest of all.

The channel will telecast six fresh episodes daily, with four episodes based on the regular course and two episodes on the exam specials, pertaining to the upcoming board exams.

The modules complement existing tools of traditional classroom teaching and have the technological muscle to deal with concepts that are difficult to explain theoretically.

"Statistics show that there are approximately 300 million kids who enrolled in schools across India. Thus there is a significant opportunity to supplement the existing school system for children to make the best of their secondary education,” Co-founder Greycells18 Sunil Khanna said at the launch.

“We hope Topper will provide a major impetus to the current education system.”

So who are the teachers on Topper and how exactly will the students benefit from them?

“Topper features a group of star teachers who have been carefully identified. With exceptional track records—iconic and inspirational—these individuals come armed with experience gathered from teaching in the best institutes of the world, coupled with a passion for their subject,” Co-founder Greycells18 Sricharan Iyengar says.

“This team will present modules to students in the in the simplest manner,” Iyengar adds.

Apart from Topper TV, students can also log into their website topperlearning.com, which has been designed to corroborate lessons done on television.

The website boasts of interactive facilities, forums and groups where like-minded students can interact and discuss issues relevant to their subjects.