Airtel Digital TV, Bharti Airtel's DTH arm and Aakash Educational Services Limited, one of the national test preparatory services institutes, today launched India's first dedicated TV channels for preparation for medical and engineering entrance exams.
Aakash Edu TV, which is exclusively available on Airtel Digital TV, will provide students across India with coaching sessions via 'Aakash EduTv-JEE' and 'Aakash EduTv-NEET'—the names of the two channels.
The channels will provide tutorials and coaching through live interactive classes that Airtel and Akash say will help students learn key concepts and solve problems, according to an official press release. They also state the programme would provide millions of students around the country with a wide variety of advantages, including those in small towns and villages with no access to broadband Internet or high-quality coaching centres.
"We are delighted to partner with Aakash Institute to offer high-quality Ed-tech content to our 17 million DTH customers across the country in an affordable and simple way, helping millions of aspiring students to realize their dreams of clearing Medical and Engineering entrance exams using high-quality test preparation offered through Aakash EduTV on Airtel DTH platform" Bharti Airtel.
On Airtel DTH channel number 467, Aakash Edu TV-JEE and Foundation will be available starting at Rs. 247 per month, while Aakash Edu TV-NEET will be available on channel number 478.