Dharmendra Pradhan launches drive for adoption of AI in education

New Delhi: Education minister Dharmendra Pradhan today launched the Bharat Bodhan AI Conclave 2026, setting the stage for full scale integration of AI in education and the take-off for the Bharat EduAI Stack, an open and interoperable architecture to build, integrate, and scale AI-powered learning solutions across India.

A series of key launches and partnerships were announced alongside from a MoU exchange between IIT Bombay and Columbia University to establish a Centre of AI for manufacturing at IIT Bombay to the IIM Lucknow AI Programme, Institutional collaborations involving IIM Jammu and AIT Bangkok besides IIM Ranchi Initiative - Teaching with AI.

Underlining the importance of embedding AI in education, Pradhan called upon all stakeholders to build 'scalable, responsible, ethical and India-centric sovereign AI models' to transform education and realise the goal of Viksit Bharat.


He expressed confidence that the collective wisdom of the conclave would pave the way for enhancing India's AI capacity, strengthening India's leadership in AI, building a DPI in education and ensuring AI For All.