Digii, an Amazon Web Services (AWS) Technology Partner and AWS India Private Limited has unveiled “DigiiAI,” a digital solution designed to transform the campus experience in educational institutions. This innovative solution aims to provide more intelligent, efficient, and personalised services for students, faculty, and administration.
In its initial phase, DigiiAI will leverage generative artificial intelligence (AI) to streamline administrative tasks, enhance classroom management, and offer personalised support for faculty members. DigiiAI will be deployed to over 1,000 faculty members across 20 educational institutions in India, including the Manipal Academy of BFSI, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) Bangalore, Chanakya University, The Apollo University, and Techno India University.
DigiiAI addresses common challenges faced by faculty and students in educational institutions. For example, teaching faculty spend much time on administrative tasks such as taking attendance, preparing class schedules, documenting course files and students’ performance, and creating and evaluating assessments. Digii has interacted with faculty members across more than 150 partner institutions to understand specific areas where generative AI could assist them and enable them to spend time and energy on more impactful academic endeavours. These interactions highlighted that while faculty members have frequently used AI platforms in a personal capacity, such usage gave generic responses and required repetitive manual processes. Further, these experiences did not adequately support Outcome-based Education (OBE) principles, adding to the challenges faced by educators.
The first use case that DigiiAI will prioritise for faculty members is the auto-creation of assessments. DigiiAI is designed to transform the faculty experience by completely streamlining the assessment creation process with just a few clicks, adding great ease to the faculty’s teaching experience. DigiiAI will prioritise the auto-creation of assessments for faculty in alignment with the outcome-based education framework. Faculty can select Bloom’s taxonomy levels to create questions best suited to desired learning outcomes, with diverse formats readily available, such as fill-in-the-blanks and multiple-choice questions.
Meghdut Roy Chowdhury, Executive Director & Chief Innovation Officer of Techno India Group, said, “With DigiiAI, our faculty can create more precise and effective evaluations, significantly enriching the educational experience for our students.”
Balasundaram Athreya, President & Head of Campus Operations at Manipal Academy of BFSI, added, “The introduction of DigiiAI will enhance our learning outcomes by providing advanced tools to streamline faculty tasks and focus on impactful teaching.”
Built on Amazon Bedrock, a fully managed generative AI service from AWS, DigiiAI benefits from high-performing foundation models and robust security, privacy, and responsible AI capabilities. This collaboration has enabled Digii to create a solution tailored to the specific needs of its partner institutions in India.
Hemant Sahal, Founder & CEO of Digii, commented, “DigiiAI aims to transform the educational landscape by empowering educators with cutting-edge AI technology. Building DigiiAI on AWS Bedrock was seamless, thanks to the exceptional support from the AWS technical team.”
Sunil PP, Lead—channels and Alliances, Public Sector at AWS India Private Limited, stated, “Education institutions now have the opportunity to explore the potential of generative AI to enhance administration, empower faculty, and elevate the quality of interaction between faculty and students.”
Looking ahead, Digii plans to expand AI applications to enhance further education quality and student success, including auto-evaluation of subjective answers and adaptive assessments for self-practice. This collaboration marks a significant step towards the future of higher education, where AI plays a pivotal role in shaping effective and efficient educational practices.