India Formalizes AI as Core School Subject

The Indian government is integrating artificial intelligence throughout its education system, from foundational stages through higher education. Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan announced the formal introduction of AI as a skill subject in schools during the third meeting of the Consultative Committee on AI in Teaching and Learning on December 19, 2025.

The ministry unveiled a suite of AI-powered digital platforms designed to transform how India’s 248 million students learn. These include DIKSHA 2.0 for personalized lessons and real-time progress monitoring, e-Jaadui Pitara for early childhood content, Guru-Mitra for teacher support, TARA for learning assistance, My Career Advisor for guidance, and Vidya Samiksha Kendra for administrative efficiency.

The initiative aligns with India’s National Education Policy (NEP) and includes curriculum reforms such as age-appropriate computational thinking from the foundational stage and project-based learning approaches. Already, 18,839 CBSE schools offer AI as a skill subject beginning in Class 6.