Union Education Ministry rolls out CBSE AI curriculum for Classes 3 to 8

The Union Education Ministry launched CBSE's new curriculum on Computational Thinking and Artificial Intelligence for Classes 3 to 8, effective from the 2026-27 session.

UDISE+ survey data shows that over one in three schools in India, totaling 541,851 institutions, lack a working computer for teaching purposes.

The digital divide persists across school managements, with 74% of private unaided schools possessing a working computer compared to 59.4% of government schools.