Artificial Intelligence Will Become A Part Of The Indian School Curriculum

Artificial Intelligence is going to be introduced as a contemporary subject in the Indian curriculum, as recommended by The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. The National Council Of Educational Research & Training (NCERT) has initiated the process for preparing a new national curriculum framework for school education in pursuance of The National Education Policy 2020, during which the introduction of a new artificial intelligence course at a secondary level will be explored.

In an attempt to make this possible, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has introduced AI as an individual subject for the 9th grade in the academic year of 2019-2020 and for the 11th grade in the academic year of 2020-2021 in all CBSE affiliated schools.

Artificial intelligence is already a part of the education system in the form of tools that help develop skills and testing systems. This technology can help drive efficiency, customization, and streamline administrative tasks to give teachers the time and freedom for better adaptability. By combining the best attributes of machines and teachers, the aim of AI is to make everything work together seamlessly for the best outcomes that will benefit the students.

All AICTE (All India Council For Technical Education) approves institutions have been suggesting to offer artificial intelligence as an elective subject in B.Tech courses and also start individual B. Tech courses focusing on AI and data science to augment the field of artificial intelligence and data analysis. So far, only the Indian Institutes Of Technology (IITs) can have their own curriculum, academic, and research collaborations with institutions and universities across the world, owing to their acts and statutes.

Most of these IITs offer many AI-related courses like deep learning foundations and applications, the foundation of artificial intelligence and machine learning, reinforcement learning, probabilistic reasoning in artificial intelligence, predictive and prescriptive data analytics, deep learning, system identification, cyber-physical security, digital image processing, etc. Apart from these courses, IITs also conduct short-term programs on artificial intelligence for working professionals and other interested candidates.

All of the above information provided was given by the Union Minister For Education, India, Ramesh Pokhriyal in a written statement in the Lok Sabha.