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IIT Guwahati unveils K12 AI curriculum under Project Vidhya
IIT Guwahati, in collaboration with edtech platform Get Set Learn (GSL), has launched a new artificial intelligence learning programme for school students from Grades 6 to 12. Titled the Artificial Intelligence Quotient (AIQ), the initiative is part of IIT Guwahati's broader Project Vidhya and aims to introduce AI, robotics, and IoT into mainstream school education across programme is part of IIT Guwahati's larger initiative called Project Vidhya, which aims to bring advanced digital skills into classrooms across AI THE ETHICAL WAY: DT PRIVACY, FAIRNESS IN FOCUSAIQ stands out as one of the country's first comprehensive AI programmes designed specifically for school-level learners, offering a step-by-step approach to learning AI, robotics, and the Internet of Things (IoT).
The launch comes at a time when national policies are pushing for AI inclusion in education. With AICTE declaring 2025 as the "Year of AI" and NEP 2020 encouraging tech education, the need for early AI learning is fits into this vision by giving young learners both the tools and the mindset needed to understand and build with programme doesn't require prior coding knowledge. Instead, it introduces students to AI using stories, real-world problems, and simple uses an 'A3EI' framework, Absorb, Analyse, Apply, Evaluate, and Innovate, to structure 60% of the content is project-based, encouraging students to work with real-world levels of learning are offered:Level 1 for Grades 6–8 focuses on AI basicsLevel 2 for Grades 9–10 adds robotics and GenAI toolsLevel 3 for Grades 11–12 dives into machine learning and ethicsEach level includes hands-on workshops, digital learning sessions, and interaction with IIT faculty. Students will work on guided challenges via GSL's SOLVE IT platform and receive feedback from IIT experts.A strong focus is placed on ethical AI, including topics like data privacy and algorithmic Gaurav Trivedi from IIT Guwahati and Ameet Zaveri from GSL both highlighted the importance of building future-ready skills at an early believe that young students must not only learn AI but also develop a responsible way of thinking about programme will begin in the 2025–26 academic year, starting with Grade 6. Students completing the course will receive a joint certificate from IIT Guwahati and is a first-of-its-kind effort in India to bring deep, structured AI learning into schools. It aims to prepare students not just to use technology, but to shape its future.- Ends
