www.ijcrt.org © 2021 IJCRT | Volume 9, Issue 2 February 2021 | ISSN: 2320-2882 IJCRT2102104 International Journal of Creative Research Thoughts (IJCRT) www.ijcrt.org 832 DIGITAL LEARNING IN INDIA: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES Ramavath Naresh M.A, M.Ed, TS-SET (Philosophy & Education), UGC-JRF Research scholar, Dept., of Education and Education Technology, University of Hyderabad. ABSTRACT: This article tries to explain the challenges and opportunities of the Digital learning effect in the 21st century in India. In the Indian education influencing so many things, like population, poverty, teacher’s skills, teaching method, pedagogy, and finances. Digital learning is one of the most affected ways of education. Digital learning Chaining education after a new dimension. Education is the Nation’s Strength. In Indian, education conducted different stages in primary school, Secondary Scho ol, higher secondary School, and university. The Indian education system is that the third-largest within the world, first within the United States, and therefore the second is China. Since independence, India as a developing nation is contentiously progressing within the education area. There are a lot of challenges to the education system of India that equally gives a lot of opportunities to beat these challenges and to form education systems far better education for the Digital learning of the 21st century. KEYWORDS: Education, Learning, 21st century, Challenges, Opportunities. OBJECTIVES:  To know about the Education in India.  To know about the- what is learning and digital learning.  To know about the challenges for digital learning.  To give some Opportunities for digital learning. INTRODUCTION: Indian education influencing so many things, like more population, poverty, teacher’s skills, teaching method, pedagogy, and finances. According to the census reports of the Indian Census 2011, the population of India is 1,210,854,977 with 623, 724, 248 males and 586,469, 174 females. The total literacy rate in the country at present is 74.04%. The present Indian population is more than 1.3 billion. India is geographically 7th largest country. So many religions and languages in India. Education is providing all the children with a very difficult process. So the government provides education in all different ways. Learning is a lifelong process. Digital learning is a combination of content and method. It is delivered by electronic elements. Digital learning is one of the most affected ways of education. Digital learning Chaining education after a new dimension. EDUCATION IN INDIA: India's education system is the largest in the world. The school system in India has two levels – the primary level (lower primary -age 6 to 10, upper primary age 11 and 12), secondary level (secondary age 13 to 15, higher secondary age 17 and 18 years). The lower primary school is divided into five “standards”, upper primary school into two, high school into three, and higher secondary into two. Students have to learn a common curriculum largely (except for regional changes in mother tongue) till the end of high school. There is some amount of specialization possible at the higher secondary level. In the Indian education system, different types of schools maintaining. Government schools, Government aided private schools, Private schools (unaided), National schools, International schools, Home-schooling.