Delhi govt introduces AI training programme for students to enhance digital skills, new creativity
District-wide programs will place students in high tech and hands-on problem solving as early as this winter.
Online AI training programme launched by Delhi govt to help students learn new digital skills and boost innovation.
Service set up Delhi’s Department of Education has launched a comprehensive artificial intelligence (AI) training programme for students in classes 6-9 and class 11 across the city. It also marks a key pillar of the government’s New Era of Entrepreneurial Ecosystem and Vision (NEEEV), designed to build digital skills and promote creative thinking as part of an initiative to foster innovation. Over the course of a weekend, teams will form around challenges in mobility and logistics, urban agriculture, sustainable living and education. ‘The initiative — under the government’s New Era of Entrepreneurial Ecosystem and Vision (NEEEV) flagship programme — will be implemented in all education districts of Delhi by December and March,’ said a statement from the Department of Education (DoE).
It is supervised by ADD (Additional director, education), the nodal officer. There is cooperation between DoE, higher and technical education, and the ViSV foundation. The curriculum will include lessons on artificial intelligence concepts, but the focus gets wider — students aren’t just banging their heads with algorithms, they need to help solve real-world problems using modern technology. Mentorship plays a central role. The DOE’s School Innovation Council and registered NEEEV educators can provide direction, in a prepared statement the DoE noted: “The School Innovation Councils (SIC) and identified official NEEEV teachers will support this process by providing mentoring to participating students.”
All schools are mandated to register on the Delhi AI Grind portal, where they have to nominate five students as campus ambassadors, no later than December 8. The format of the programme sees a “mini grind” session in schools engaging students in school-level competition starting on 15 December, followed by internal evaluations and selections moving to district and state rounds. And then this from the department: “School-based ‘mini grind’ sessions will commence on 15 December, followed by internal assessments. From there, students will then continue on to district-level and state-level competitions.”
