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Empowering Digital Learners: From Vulnerability To Resilience

Author(s) Dr. Sourav Maity
Country India
Abstract The rapid expansion of digital infrastructure in Indian schools, accelerated significantly by the COVID-19 pandemic, has created a critical gap between technological access and online safety preparedness among school-going children. While India's National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 promotes digital literacy and computational thinking as essential skills, it is argued that these cannot be effectively pursued without a parallel and structured framework for cyber security education. This paper identifies and categorises the primary online threats faced by students in India today, including content-based risks such as misinformation and harmful material, contact-based risks including cyberbullying and online grooming, and infrastructure risks arising from weak data protection practices in school networks. An evaluation of existing legal instruments, including the Information Technology Act, 2000, and the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, reveals significant gaps in their practical applicability to school environments. Addressing these regulatory and structural systemic gaps is fundamental to empowering digital learners across the nation. In response, this paper outlines an actionable roadmap designed to transition the educational landscape from vulnerability to resilience by replacing purely restrictive rules with proactive student behaviours. The first pillar suggests the integration of age-appropriate cyber safety education across all grade levels. The second advocates for the deployment of robust technical safeguards within school infrastructure. The third emphasises capacity building among teachers and parents as essential stakeholders in student online safety. Implementation challenges, including the urban-rural digital divide, teacher workload, and cultural barriers to reporting, are also examined. The paper concludes with targeted policy recommendations for NCERT, CBSE, and State Education Boards to institutionalise cyber safety as a foundational component of modern school education in India.
Keywords Cyber Safety, Digital Literacy, NEP 2020, Cyberbullying, School Cyber Security, Digital Citizenship, Data Protection.
Field Sociology > Education
Published In Volume 16, Issue 2, July-December 2025
Published On 2025-08-09
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