Coding the Future—Free AI Training and Labs to Spark a Digital Generation

Union Minister Jayant Chaudhary in an effort to make India AI-literate from the beginning revealed the Centre's ambitious vision plan to enable students from Class 6 onwards for the AI future. The plan includes free courses on AI, teacher training modules, and a massive increase in tinkering labs—all to make students fit for the AI future.

 

1. 'AI for Everyone, AI for All'—Free Courses for Students

2. Empowering Educators with AI Pedagogy

Special training modules for teachers are being implemented in order to enable educators to effectively teach AI principles within classrooms.

 

The government is collaborating with NCERT to include AI and future skills in school textbooks.

 

3. Tinkering Labs to Increase from 10,000 to 50,000 Schools

4. Equity Through Digital Access

5. Pilot Phase Starts with Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (JNVs)

The deployment would initially be extended to JNVs, which take economically weaker section students.

 

"When AI learning is made available to JNV students, the multiplier effect would be immense," Chaudhary added.

 

Sources: Moneycontrol, Press Information Bureau, Skill Reporter, Atal Innovation Mission