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Economic Times
3 days ago
- Science
- Economic Times
IIT Guwahati launches Artificial Intelligence Quotient Program for K12
Synopsis IIT Guwahati, in collaboration with Get Set Learn, has launched the Artificial Intelligence Quotient (AIQ), a structured AI education program for K12 students. This initiative, under 'Project Vidhya,' aims to advance digital and AI literacy through a research-backed curriculum. The program introduces AI, Robotics, and IoT, preparing students for a future driven by technology and aligning with national educational goals. ANI Guwahati: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati, in collaboration with Get Set Learn (GSL), a future-skills-focused learning startup backed by the Arvind Mafatlal Group, has announced the launch of the Artificial Intelligence Quotient (AIQ) – a structured AI education programme designed for K12. Launched under IIT Guwahati's flagship initiative 'Project Vidhya', the programme will enable advance digital and AI literacy through research-backed curriculum design, faculty-led interventions, and outreach to learners across AICTE declaring 2025 as the 'Year of AI' and national initiatives like 'AI For All' (via NITI Aayog) and UNESCO's guidelines on AI in Education, the need for early AI literacy has never been more essential. Keeping this in mind, the Artificial Intelligence Quotient (AIQ) aims to equip students with the foundational understanding, practical skills, and ethical lens needed to engage meaningfully with emerging technologies. The programme introduces learners to the fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Robotics, and the Internet of Things (IoT) through a blend of hands-on projects, guided digital learning, and real-world problem-solving. Talking about the programme, Dr. Gaurav Trivedi, Principal Investigator, Project Vidhya, Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering, IIT Guwahati said, 'This is one of the first structured AI programmes in India for middle school students. We have co-developed AIQ to balance academic depth with accessibility. It introduces students to emerging technologies while strengthening creative thinking, problem solving, and ethical awareness. We aim to foster innovation at a very tender age, preparing many Eklavyas for Bharat towards self-reliance and technology independence in the future,' he added. 'India's education vision, articulated through NEP 2020 and the AICTE's 'Year of AI 2025' initiative, underscores the growing need to integrate AI into our school curriculum,' said Ameet Zaveri, CEO & Co-founder of Get Set Learn. 'In collaboration with IIT Guwahati, we have built a rigorous, hands-on programme that reflects both national goals and global best practices. Our aim is to prepare every student, regardless of background, to engage meaningfully with AI and contribute to the future', he further will receive a joint certificate from IIT Guwahati and Get Set Learn upon completing the programme, validating their participation and achievements. Masterclasses with IIT faculty and capstone challenges are part of the learning journey. The rollout begins in the 2025–26 academic year, starting with Grade 6 and expanding to other levels and grades each subsequent year. This marks the first time IIT Guwahati has co-developed a full K–12 programme in artificial intelligence with GSL, which brings deep experience in delivering STEM and future technology programmes across Indian schools. AIQ is designed to be inclusive. With elements of storytelling, design, art, and ethics integrated into the curriculum, students across disciplines can engage meaningfully with AI. The goal is for students to understand AI, question it, and learn to build responsibly with it. This initiative directly addresses the growing AI skills gap in K-12 education and the lack of future-ready STEM programs. By providing an interdisciplinary, practical tech education, GSL and IIT Guwahati aim to bridge the school-to-industry skills mismatch, aligning with both the National Education Policy (NEP) and global skill demands.
Time of India
3 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
IIT Guwahati launches Artificial Intelligence Quotient Program for K12
Guwahati: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati, in collaboration with Get Set Learn (GSL), a future-skills-focused learning startup backed by the Arvind Mafatlal Group, has announced the launch of the Artificial Intelligence Quotient (AIQ) – a structured AI education programme designed for K12. Launched under IIT Guwahati 's flagship initiative 'Project Vidhya', the programme will enable advance digital and AI literacy through research-backed curriculum design, faculty-led interventions, and outreach to learners across India. With AICTE declaring 2025 as the 'Year of AI' and national initiatives like 'AI For All' (via NITI Aayog) and UNESCO's guidelines on AI in Education, the need for early AI literacy has never been more essential. Keeping this in mind, the Artificial Intelligence Quotient (AIQ) aims to equip students with the foundational understanding, practical skills, and ethical lens needed to engage meaningfully with emerging technologies. The programme introduces learners to the fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Robotics, and the Internet of Things (IoT) through a blend of hands-on projects, guided digital learning, and real-world problem-solving. Finance Value and Valuation Masterclass - Batch 4 By CA Himanshu Jain View Program Artificial Intelligence AI For Business Professionals Batch 2 By Ansh Mehra View Program Finance Value and Valuation Masterclass - Batch 3 By CA Himanshu Jain View Program Artificial Intelligence AI For Business Professionals By Vaibhav Sisinity View Program Finance Value and Valuation Masterclass - Batch 2 By CA Himanshu Jain View Program Finance Value and Valuation Masterclass Batch-1 By CA Himanshu Jain View Program Talking about the programme, Dr. Gaurav Trivedi, Principal Investigator, Project Vidhya, Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering, IIT Guwahati said, 'This is one of the first structured AI programmes in India for middle school students. We have co-developed AIQ to balance academic depth with accessibility. It introduces students to emerging technologies while strengthening creative thinking, problem solving, and ethical awareness. We aim to foster innovation at a very tender age, preparing many Eklavyas for Bharat towards self-reliance and technology independence in the future,' he added. 'India's education vision, articulated through NEP 2020 and the AICTE's 'Year of AI 2025' initiative, underscores the growing need to integrate AI into our school curriculum,' said Ameet Zaveri, CEO & Co-founder of Get Set Learn. 'In collaboration with IIT Guwahati, we have built a rigorous, hands-on programme that reflects both national goals and global best practices. Our aim is to prepare every student, regardless of background, to engage meaningfully with AI and contribute to the future', he further added. Students will receive a joint certificate from IIT Guwahati and Get Set Learn upon completing the programme, validating their participation and achievements. Masterclasses with IIT faculty and capstone challenges are part of the learning journey. The rollout begins in the 2025–26 academic year, starting with Grade 6 and expanding to other levels and grades each subsequent year. Live Events This marks the first time IIT Guwahati has co-developed a full K–12 programme in artificial intelligence with GSL, which brings deep experience in delivering STEM and future technology programmes across Indian schools. AIQ is designed to be inclusive. With elements of storytelling, design, art, and ethics integrated into the curriculum, students across disciplines can engage meaningfully with AI. The goal is for students to understand AI, question it, and learn to build responsibly with it. This initiative directly addresses the growing AI skills gap in K-12 education and the lack of future-ready STEM programs. By providing an interdisciplinary, practical tech education, GSL and IIT Guwahati aim to bridge the school-to-industry skills mismatch, aligning with both the National Education Policy (NEP) and global skill demands.
India Today
07-08-2025
- Business
- India Today
In a country of exams, this programme teaches students to experiment
In a classroom in Andhra Pradesh, a group of teens quietly tinkers with a prototype. It's an organic pesticide alternative, born not out of textbooks, instead these came out of the realities of life. A few thousand miles away in Kashmir, another group builds an AI tool that helps the deaf-blind feel sound. These aren't one-off stories but the chapters from a growing movement that aims to turn schools into seedbeds of ideas and responsibility with the heart of this movement is the Young Pioneers Programme (YPP), a three-stage entrepreneurship programme for students in grades 7 to programme, launched by Get Set Learn and Cambridge University Press & Assessment, stands on the vision outlined in the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020: a future-facing education system that moves beyond rote learning. The programme doesn't ask students to memorise definitions. Instead, it gives them space to build, to argue, and to around real-world themes like sustainability, health equity, and responsible AI, it encourages learners to work on problems that don't have neat format, though structured, avoids rigidity. There are guided masterclasses, mentorship from industry experts, and projects that align with the academic the emphasis remains on skills NEP calls essential, creativity, collaboration, communication, and critical thinking."Today's professionals need far more than technical know-how. They need clarity under pressure, the ability to collaborate with conviction, to listen with intention, and to act with empathy", says Priyavrata Mafatlal, Co-founder, Get Set Learn & Vice Chairman, Arvind Mafatlal Launchpad 2025, the programme's demo day, students didn't just showcase prototypes, the pitches to panels were witnessed, responded to critique, and in some cases, surprised seasoned entrepreneurs with their clarity and conviction."Whether it's healthcare or accessibility, students work on real-world challenges, always anchored by discussions about ethics, data privacy, and fairness", adds energy-generating tiles powered by footsteps to speech-to-Braille might wonder: are we expecting too much too soon? That's a fair question. But the evidence suggests structured mentorship and a classroom culture that values ideas over grades, students don't just meet expectations. These are not children waiting for adulthood. These are young minds already in also addresses an old fault line in Indian education: the disconnect between school learning and workplace workplaces prize adaptability, initiative, and emotional intelligence. Traditional schooling, however, still often favours tries to bridge that. It immerses learners in team-based challenges, fosters inter-disciplinary thinking, and gradually builds leadership from it doesn't isolate innovation from ethics. With generative AI tools increasingly embedded in classrooms, the programme asks hard questions: not just "can we build this?" but "should we?" At Launchpad, workshops like those by Prismix Studios are designed to equip students with both the technical fluency and the moral compass required in today's digital are, of course, tensions. Not every school has equal every student has the same digital comfort. But these tensions aren't ignored. In fact, they're discussed openly within the programme. That, in itself, is a quiet shift in pedagogy, where uncertainty becomes part of learning, not a sets YPP apart isn't just the format or the partnerships. One where learners are not passive consumers of content, but active builders of pitching ideas to strangers at 13 is normal, and where failing at a prototype is seen as learning, not a the National Education Policy pushes for innovation and relevance in classrooms, the Young Pioneers Programme shows and moves from theory to what the real learning might actually look the end, the goal isn't to make every student an entrepreneur.- Ends
