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A free school for every student
in Tajikistan

eMaktab is a free online learning platform covering grades 1–11 with 3,574 lessons across 79 subjects — built by one developer, funded by no one, for every student in the country.

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3,574
Lessons across
all subjects
79
Subjects covered
in the curriculum
Gr. 1–11
Full school coverage
primary to secondary
Free
No fees, no ads,
no subscriptions — ever
The Problem

In Tajikistan, quality education
depends on your postcode

Students in the capital, Dushanbe, have access to private tutors, prep courses, and quality resources. Students in rural districts — Murghab, Ishkoshim, Vanj — have none of that.

No private tutors outside cities
Most rural families cannot afford or access private tutoring. National exam preparation (ВОА) is critical for university entrance — and unavailable for millions of students.
No Tajik-language digital resources
Existing EdTech platforms are in Russian, English, or Uzbek — not Tajik. Students who learn in Tajik have been effectively excluded from the digital education revolution.
"The quality of a student's education in Tajikistan is determined almost entirely by the city they were born in. eMaktab exists to change that."

The Platform

What eMaktab is

A complete, free, Tajik-language school platform — covering the full national curriculum from grade 1 to grade 11.

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Full curriculum
3,574 structured lessons across 79 subjects, aligned to the Tajikistan national school curriculum for grades 1 through 11.
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AI tutor in Tajik
A conversational AI tutor that answers student questions in the Tajik language — the first of its kind for Tajikistan's 9 million people.
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Works offline
Designed to work in low-connectivity rural areas. Students can access lessons even with intermittent or no internet connection.
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National exam prep (ВОА)
Dedicated preparation for the national university entrance exam — the gateway to higher education for every Tajik student.
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Mobile-first
Most students in Tajikistan access the internet via smartphone. eMaktab is fully responsive and installable as an app on any phone.
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Free forever
No subscription, no paywall, no ads. Built entirely by one developer on a zero budget, and committed to staying free for every student.

AI Tutor

The first AI tutor
in the Tajik language

Every student deserves a tutor who speaks their language. eMaktab's AI answers questions, explains concepts, and helps students work through problems — in Tajik.

How it works

Ask anything.
Get an answer in Tajik.

Students type any question about their lesson — a math problem, a grammar rule, a history event — and the AI responds clearly in Tajik. It remembers the conversation context, so follow-up questions work naturally.


Available from any device, no login required for basic access. The AI is powered by the Gemini model, routed through a secure server-side proxy so no API keys are ever exposed to the student.

Student
Чаро Замин атрофи Офтоб мегардад?
eMaktab AI
Замин ба сабаби қувваи ҷозибаи Офтоб атрофи он мегардад. Ин қувва Заминро дар мадор нигоҳ медорад ва аз дур шудани он пешгирӣ мекунад...
Student
Мадор чист?
eMaktab AI
Мадор роҳест, ки як ҷисм атрофи ҷисми дигар мегардад — мисли роҳи Замин атрофи Офтоб...

The Story

Built by one person,
for an entire country

eMaktab was designed, built, and maintained entirely by Bahrom Ashurov — a student from Tajikistan with no team, no funding, and no institutional backing.

Every lesson was curated. Every subject was structured. The platform was built from scratch as a single-page web application, with an offline-first architecture so it works even where internet is unreliable.

The AI tutor — the first to respond in the Tajik language — was integrated as a secure server-side proxy, so students in rural schools can ask questions without exposing any API credentials.

The goal is simple: every student in Tajikistan, regardless of where they live or how much their family earns, should have access to the same quality of education.

Technical Stack
Firebase Hosting + Firestore
Serverless hosting, real-time database, user authentication
Gemini AI (server-side proxy)
Tajik-language AI tutor via secure Cloud Functions
Service Worker + Cache API
Offline-first architecture for low-connectivity areas
Progressive Web App (PWA)
Installable on any Android or iOS device, no app store needed
Single-page architecture
3,574 lessons in a single optimized HTML file, loads once and runs offline

Try eMaktab now

Free for every student in Tajikistan. No sign-up required to browse. Open the platform and start learning.

Get in touch

For school partnerships, press inquiries, NGO collaboration, or anything else — reach out directly. eMaktab is open to any partnership that helps more students learn.

For press & media
Journalists, bloggers, and researchers writing about education in Central Asia or EdTech in Tajikistan are welcome to reach out for interviews, data, or a product walkthrough.
eMaktab is the only free, Tajik-language, AI-powered school platform in existence. The story of one developer building a school for an entire country — with no budget — tends to resonate.
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