National Academic & Educational Repository
Best Indian National Academic & Educational Repositories
| # | Title | What you can find | Best use for you |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shodhganga – INFLIBNET | Indian PhD theses & dissertations | PGCTL research, literature review |
| 2 | e-PG Pathshala | PG-level e-content in 70+ subjects | Chemistry & educational theory |
| 3 | Vidya-Mitra | e-content, videos, text & multimedia | Teaching-learning resources |
| 4 | DIKSHA | Lessons, worksheets, activities, courses | School teaching & teacher development |
| 5 | ePathshala – NCERT | NCERT textbooks, supplementary resources | School curriculum & teaching |
| 6 | National Digital Library of India (NDLI) | Books, articles, theses, learning resources | General academic research |
| 7 | NROER – National Repository of Open Educational Resources | Open educational resources | School activities & lesson resources |
| 8 | SWAYAM | University/school courses & MOOCs | Professional development |
| 9 | SWAYAM Prabha | Educational video lectures | Concept enrichment |
| 10 | INFLIBNET Centre | Shodhganga, e-PG Pathshala, Vidya-Mitra, research services | One-stop academic research |
| 11 | ShodhGangotri | PhD research synopses/proposals | Identifying research trends |
| 12 | Krishikosh – ICAR Repository | Agricultural theses, books & research | Environmental/agricultural science |
| 13 | eGyanKosh – IGNOU | IGNOU study materials | Education & professional learning |
| 14 | e-ShodhSindhu | Scholarly journals, e-books & databases | Higher-level research* |
| 15 | Vidwan | Indian experts/researchers & academic profiles | Finding Indian researchers |
| 16 | IRINS | Institutional research profiles & publications | Researcher/publication discovery |
| 17 | National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) | Curriculum, textbooks, guidelines & research | NCF/NEP & school teaching |
| 18 | NCERT Textbooks | Classes I–XII textbooks | Curriculum & lesson planning |
| 19 | NIScPR – CSIR Journals | Indian scientific publications & journals | Science/Chemistry research |
| 20 | CSIR-NIScPR Knowledge Gateway | Science & technology publications | Chemistry/science research |
International Repository
30 Free International Academic Websites
| # | Title | Particularly useful for | Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ERIC – Education Resources Information Center | Education research, pedagogy, assessment, teaching methods | Free |
| 2 | DOAJ – Directory of Open Access Journals | Peer-reviewed journal articles | Free |
| 3 | DOAB – Directory of Open Access Books | Academic books & chapters | Free |
| 4 | CORE | Full-text research papers | Free |
| 5 | OpenAlex | Research discovery, authors, journals & citations | Free |
| 6 | Google Scholar | Articles, theses, books and citations | Free search |
| 7 | Semantic Scholar | Research-paper discovery | Free |
| 8 | PubMed Central | Science, biology, health & interdisciplinary research | Free full text |
| 9 | arXiv | Physics, mathematics, CS & quantitative science | Free |
| 10 | OAPEN | Open academic books | Free |
| 11 | OpenStax | Free textbooks, especially Chemistry & Science | Free |
| 12 | MIT OpenCourseWare | University-level courses and teaching materials | Free |
| 13 | OpenLearn – The Open University | Education, science, professional development | Free |
| 14 | Khan Academy | School-level Chemistry, Physics, Maths & Biology | Free |
| 15 | CK-12 Foundation | School science, simulations and digital textbooks | Free |
| 16 | PhET Interactive Simulations | Chemistry & Physics simulations | Free |
| 17 | MERLOT | Open educational resources and teaching materials | Free |
| 18 | OER Commons | Lesson resources, worksheets & OER | Free |
| 19 | Open Textbook Library | Free academic textbooks | Free |
| 20 | Wikibooks | Free educational books | Free |
| 21 | National Academies Press | Science, education & research reports | Many free |
| 22 | NASA STEM Engagement | STEM activities, projects & teaching resources | Free |
| 23 | Smithsonian Learning Lab | Inquiry learning, science & interdisciplinary resources | Free |
| 24 | Library of Congress – Teachers | Primary sources, history & interdisciplinary teaching | Free |
| 25 | British Council TeachingEnglish | Teaching strategies, classroom practice & CPD | Free |
| 26 | UNESCO Digital Library | Education policy, pedagogy & international reports | Free |
| 27 | OECD Education | Education research, assessment & policy | Free reports/data |
| 28 | World Bank Open Knowledge Repository | Education development & policy research | Free |
| 29 | JSTOR Open Content | Scholarly articles, books & primary sources | Open content |
| 30 | Project Gutenberg | Free public-domain books | Free |
