Assam AI Education: Samagra Shiksha, Assam, led by the Education Minister Ranoj Pegu, has signed Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with six prominent organisations for incorporating AI, digital technology, and new pedagogical approaches in the schooling education system of the state. The multi-stakeholder programme endeavours to improve public education by endowing teachers with digital competencies and bettering student learning at various levels. Through these MoUs, Google AI would offer AI-based solutions, digital skills, and teacher training programs to the teachers, IIT Madras-Bodhan AI would train around 90,000 teachers of Grades 6 to 12 in AI proficiency by May 2027, and for enhancing foundational learning, LEHS-Wadhwani AI would initiate AI-based reading fluency assessment, and EkStep-AXL would provide personalised learning for foundational literacy and numeracy.
In addition to this, Canva Education would promote digital literacy, design thinking, and creativity among teachers and students, and the non-profit organisation Educate Girls would utilize data-driven tracking for identifying, enrolling, and retaining out-of-school adolescent girls from vulnerable communities. Assam is aiming to create an inclusive and futuristic learning environment through the combined effort of expert professionals from technology firms, educational institutes, and social welfare organisations.
Assam AI Education Initiative Overview
Below are the Assam AI Education Initiative Overview below:
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Details |
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Executing Body |
Samagra Shiksha, Assam |
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Key Announcement By |
Dr. Ranoj Pegu, Minister of Education, Assam |
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Partner Organizations |
Google AI, IIT Madras – Bodhan AI, LEHS – Wadhwani AI, Educate Girls, EkStep – AXL, Canva Education |
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Core Objective |
Build a learner-centric, future-ready, and technology-driven school ecosystem across Assam |
Key Partner Roles & Contributions
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Google AI: Teacher development programs that include AI-powered tools (Gemini & Notebooks), digital skills, and localized regional language content.
IIT Madras, Bodhan AI: It tries to help build AI capabilities among the teaching community by training 1 lakh teachers of classes 6 to 12 till May 2027 through the Bharat EduAI Stack.
LEHS, Wadhwani AI: Uses AI tools to assess Oral Reading Fluency in students of classes 3 to 8.
EkStep, AXL: Offers open-source, AI-driven personalized learning paths for students to gain FLN competencies.
Canva Education: Helps digital literacy, design thinking, visual creativity, and innovation in the classrooms.
Educate Girls: Makes use of data and tracking tools to identify, mobilize, and retain out-of-school adolescent girls.
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