Batch Creation

Overview

On DIKSHA, once a course is created, the course administrator can add users and mentors to a course in a batch. Multiple batches can be created for a single course. The administrator can add as many users to a batch.

Prerequisites

Step Screen
1. You are logged in as a Course Mentor
2. You have clicked on the Courses tab
3. Use Explore content from to search for courses
4. Select the course for which you want to create batches, and add users and mentors

Creating Batches

Step Screen
1. On selecting a course, following details of the course are displayed here:
 a. Information about the course
 b. Course Structure
 c. Information on types of content viz. video, PDF or Ecml Archives
 d. Information on when the course was created and updated
2. Existing batches for the course are displayed on the right pane under Batches
3. Click + Create Batch to create a new batch. Create New Batch page is displayed
Batch Details
1. Enter Name of Batch. This is a mandatory field
2. Enter the description of the batch in About This Batch field
Batch Types
1. Select the Batch Type
  Select Invite Only to create a batch in which users can participate in a course when they are invited by the mentor
  Select Open to make the batch available for enrolment by any user
Note: A course mentor must have creator role assigned to them, to create open batches for a course
2. Select the Start Date of the batch
3. Select the End Date of the batch. This date signifies the completion of the course in this batch
4. Select the Enrolment End Date. This is the date by which any user can enrol for this batch
Note: The option, Enrolment End Date is available only for open batches
Batch Members and Mentors
1. Search and select the name of Mentors in the Batch from the drop-down menu
2. Search and select the name of Members in the Batch from the drop-down menu
3. Click Create to create a new batch and assign them to users
4. Click Clear to clear all the details

Updating Batch Details

Step Screen
1. Click Edit icon, to update the batch details. The Update Batch Details page is displayed
1. You can edit/update the following details:
 a. Name of the batch
 b. About This Batch
 c. Update the Batch Type as Invite Only to make the batch available to only those participants who are invited by a mentor
 d. Click Open to make batch available for any user
 e. Select the Start Date for the batch from the calendar (mandatory field)
 f. Select the End Date
 g. Update Mentors in the batch
 h. Update Members in the batch
2. Click Clear to clear all details
3. Click Update to update the changes
Note: A batch once created cannot be deleted. You can only update the batch details

Adding or Removing Mentors

You can add or remove mentors from the batch.

Step Screen
1. Click Edit icon, to update the batch details. The Update Batch Details page is displayed

1. Update the name of the members from Mentors in the batch drop-down menu
2. Click X against the mentor name to remove them from the course batch
3. Click Update to update the changes
4. Click Clear to clear the updates
Note: The course mentors can add or remove mentors of a course batch from different sub-organisations under a same state. You can also add mentors from both Open and Invite Only batches

Adding or Removing Participants

You can add or remove participants or members from the batch

Step Screen
1. Click Edit icon, to update the batch details. The Update Batch Details page is displayed here
1. Update the name of the members using Members in the batch drop-down menu
2. Click X against the member name to remove them from the course batch
3. Click Update to update the changes
4. Click Clear to clear the updates
Note: The course mentors can add or remove participants of a course batch from different sub-organisations under a same state. You can remove participants from both Open and Invite Only batches