Vidhya: A Virtual Tutor for Enhancing English Education in Rural Areas of India

• Published in: International Conference on Signal Processing and Communication (Online) pp. 591 - 597
• Main Authors: Anand, Sruthy, Reddy, Kasa Amareswar, Reddy, Pitti Abhiram, Srinivas, Chandolu Shanmukha, Rao, Sethuraman N
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 20.02.2025
• Subjects: Artificial intelligence; Chatbots; Deep learning; Education; Games; Personalised Education; Personalised-feedback; Propulsion; Rural India; Signal processing; Software; Systematics; Training; Translation; Voicebot; Writing
• ISSN: 2643-444X
• DOI: 10.1109/ICSC64553.2025.10967876

In the new age of artificial intelligence (AI) and digitalisation, English proficiency is a very significant need for any individual to strive in this digital world. In this work, the authors focus on developing an online virtual English tutor bot called "Vidhya". This platform aims to provide an accessible and interactive English learning platform for students aged 13 to 18 from rural areas of India. The platform is designed to improve the speaking and writing skills of learners at their own pace of learning. The platform is designed in several levels which give the user a similar experience to playing a game with levels. This is introduced to make the user feel achievement and motivation to use the system. The system gives students the freedom to make mistakes and repeat the process until they learn and gain a retention threshold to move to the next level. The software platform is intended to support the rural Indian student community in learning English and propel them to pursue their academic and employment opportunities. The design features an intelligent feedback system wherein the software listens to the learners and provides feedback to them pointing out where they have to improve.