Partnership integrates IIT Bombay-developed TARA into VidyaBuddhi to strengthen foundational literacy and language fluency
Sambhuti Learning and Prosical Language Technologies today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to integrate TARA (Teacher's Assistant for Reading Assessment), an AI-powered oral reading fluency assessment technology developed at IIT Bombay, into Sambhuti Learning's AI-powered learning platform, VidyaBuddhi.
Prosical Language Technologies is incubated at the Society for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SINE IIT Bombay), the technology business incubator of IIT Bombay. SINE, IIT Bombay, has supported the commercialisation of this deep-tech innovation by enabling the translation of IIT Bombay research into impactful educational technology.
The collaboration brings together academic research, artificial intelligence and digital learning to equip schools and education programmes with objective, scalable and data-driven tools that help assess, monitor and improve foundational literacy and language fluency.
TARA is a patented AI-powered Oral Reading Fluency (ORF) assessment technology developed at IIT Bombay. Prosical Language Technologies, a company founded by IIT Bombay faculty and alumni, has licensed the technology from IIT Bombay to translate years of academic research into scalable language learning and assessment solutions.
Under the MoU, TARA will serve as the assessment engine within VidyaBuddhi's Reading Intervention Programme. The integration will enable teachers to evaluate students' oral reading accuracy, fluency, pace and expression while generating actionable insights that support personalised instruction and targeted interventions. The platform will support both formative and summative assessments, enabling educators to continuously monitor student progress and address learning gaps through evidence-based instruction.