Types of Users
On DIKSHA, each user type is associated with a user role. The permissions and responsibilities vary for each user role.
Before users are assigned with appropriate roles, it is important to understand:
1. Responsibilities of each user role
2. Features accessible to each user role
This section elaborates the various user types and their associated responsibilities on DIKSHA
User Roles and Respective Responsibilities
| User Role | Description | Content Creation | Review, Reject, Publish | Upload Content | Other Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Organization Administrator | A registered user with the organization administrator rights | No | No | No | ✔️ |
| Course Mentor | A registered user who guides and instructs learners on how to undertake a course. They create batches of users to enroll for a course and ensure completion of a course within a stipulated time | No | No | No | ✔️ read more |
| Content Reviewer | A registered user who assesses created content within prescribed guidelines | No | ✔️ | ✔️ | No |
| Teacher Badge Issuer | A registered user who is responsible for assigning badges to teachers based on the discretion of the concerned organization | No | No | No | ✔️ read more |
| Book Creator | A registered user who curates and compiles books. Registered users become book creators when book creation rights are assigned to them | ✔️ (Only Books) | No | ✔️ | No |
| Official Textbook Badge Issuer | A registered use who is responsible for assigning badges to textbook | No | No | No | ✔️ |
| Book Reviewer | A registered user who assesses books within defined and prescribed guidelines | No | ✔️ (Only Books) | No | No |
| Public | A public user is any user with registered credentials | No | No | No | ✔️ read more |
| Announcement Sender | A registered user who is assigned the tole to create and send announcements. The Announcement feature allows to send system wide messages to a target audience | No | No | No | ✔️ read more |
| Content Creator | A registered user with permission to create content | ✔️ (Collection, Course, Study Material, Lesson Plan) | No | ✔️ | No |
| Flag Reviewer | A registered user who assesses flagged content within prescribed guidelines | No | ✔️ (Only flagged content) | No | No |
| Report Viewer | A report viewer can access reports. A report viewer of a specific tenant has access to the reports of that specific tenant only. This role can be granted/ removed by an admin in the user edit page. Admins have this role assigned to them by default. | No | No | No | ✔️ read more |
User Interface for Different User Roles
The User Interface (UI) differs for each DIKSHA user role. The UI elements vary based on the rights assigned to users.
| User Role | Profile | Workspace | To Do (Home Page) | Courses | Library |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Content Creator, Content Reviewer, Flag Reviewer & Course Mentor | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Book Creator & Book Reviewer | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Teacher Badge Issuer | ✔️ | No | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Announcement Sender | ✔️ | No | No | No | No |
| Public | ✔️ | No | ✔️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Other Actions
- Course Mentor: The chief responsibilities of a course mentor are:
- Create, edit, and delete batches
- Add mentors and participants
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Teacher Badge Issuer: Organization administrators create badges and assign users to issue this badge to teachers. A user with teacher badge issuer rights issues these created badges to eligible teachers
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Public: A public user can only view and consume content on DIKSHA. A public user cannot create, curate, review , upload or publish content
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Announcement Sender: An announcement sender, on DIKSHA, can create and send announcements based on organizational requirements
- Report Viewer: A Report viewer can access reports from the Admin Dashboard page