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According to officials, the Ministry of Education plans to incorporate Artificial Intelligence (AI) into the school curriculum for all pupils beginning with Class 3 in the next academic year (2026-27), and a framework for AI integration across grades is being established.
“We need to move fast so that students and teachers are properly aligned with this technology over the next two to three years. The challenge will be to reach out to over one crore teachers across the country and orient them in imparting AI-related education. The CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education) is developing the framework for AI integration across grades,” School Education Secretary Sanjay Kumar said.
“A pilot project is already underway for teachers to use AI tools to prepare lesson plans. Our objective is to prepare both the learner and the teacher for the digital economy,” he added.
Over 18,000 CBSE schools offer AI as a skill subject from Class 6 onwards through a 15-hour module, while Classes 9-12 have it as an optional subject.
Kumar made the remarks during the presentation of an NITI Aayog report on AI and jobs, which stated that while two million traditional jobs could be lost, eight million new opportunities could arise if the correct ecosystem is built.
The report also advocated for close collaboration between the proposed India AI Talent Mission and the ongoing India AI Mission, as well as partnerships between academia, government, and industry, to create an enabling ecosystem of compute infrastructure and data availability to transform trained talent into tomorrow’s innovators and researchers.
While acknowledging that India’s future in the AI economy is dependent on prompt action, the research stated that with concerted leadership from government, industry, and academia, India can not only protect its workers but also lead in creating global AI.
Source: IE
