CBSE Constitutes Committee To Develop AI & CT Curriculum For Class 3 Students

Add TNIE As A Trusted Source NEW DELHI: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has constituted an expert committee chaired by IIT-Madras professor Karthik Raman to develop a curriculum for artificial intelligence and computational thinking (AI & CT) for Class 3 students. The education ministry recently decided that this subject would be introduced from the foundation level for students from the academic year 2026-2027. The panel was formed after a consultation was held on Wednesday with expert bodies including the CBSE, NCERT, Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan, Navodaya Vidyalaya Sangathan and external experts, said a statement from the ministry. Development of resource materials, handbooks, and digital resources are expected to be in place by December 2025. Speaking at the meet, Sanjay Kumar, secretary (school education & literacy), emphasised that education in AI should be treated as a basic universal skill linked to the ‘world around us’ (TWAU). “The curriculum must be broad-based, inclusive, and aligned with the National Curriculum Framework for School Education (NCF SE) 2023. Every child’s distinct potential is our priority. Our job as policymakers is to define the minimum threshold and re-evaluate it based on the changing needs,” he said. Collaboration between NCERT and CBSE through a coordination panel will ensure seamless integration, structuring, and quality assurance, the secretary said. “It is good to have cross-national and cross-international boards analysis and have an international perspective, but it needs to be specific to our needs,” he added.