Overview
- At a Harvard Graduate School of Education forum, Howard Gardner and Anthea Roberts outlined a mid‑century shift to compressed basics, mentor‑teachers and students directing teams of AIs.
- CBSE reports about 800,000 AI course enrollments in 2024–25, with AI introduced from Class 6 across more than 18,800 schools and over 50,000 seniors opting for it as a skill subject.
- UDISE+ 2024–25 data show computers in 64.7% of schools and internet in 63.5%, leaving roughly a third without the baseline needed for AI‑enabled learning.
- Educators and experts urge continuous teacher retraining, assessment redesign, and targeted investments to close the digital divide and avoid a two‑tier system.
- India’s platforms and programs—DIKSHA, PM e‑VIDYA, NDEAR, Samagra Shiksha and the IndiaAI Mission—provide a foundation, while guidance favors transparent, context‑specific classroom rules over blanket bans.