NCERT and CIET partner Robotex India for Robotics and AI education drive

India is accelerating the use of technology in classrooms with a new Robotics and Artificial Intelligence in Education programme led by Central Institute of Educational Technology (CIET) under NCERT, in collaboration with Robotex India. CIET has significance in development and popularisation of technology-based learning resources in Indian schools. It offers audio, video, animation, and interactive content in multilingual formats through national digital platforms like DIKSHA or ePathshala making robotics and AI in schools more accessible across India. These projects are intertwined with the goals of equal access and improved learning outcomes of the dynamic Indian education system.

The importance of Robotics, AI in schools and NEP 2020 technology education

Robotics-based learning supports STEM and STEAM learning by blending science, mathematics, and computational thinking with engineering design and problem-solving. Robotics is also being perceived as a way of eliminating the gap between theory and practice. Robotics-based learning is achieved through the integration of science, mathematics, and computational concepts with engineering design to provide students with the opportunity to design, build, test, and refine solutions. This assists in integrated STEM and STEAM education and promotes critical thinking, creativity and teamwork. Artificial intelligence goes a step further in presenting learners with data-driven decision-making and smart systems.

The programme aligns with NEP 2020 technology education and the National Curriculum Framework 2023, promoting experiential and competency-based learning through robotics and artificial intelligence. The training programme complies with the spirit of NEP 2020 and Framework of National Curriculum of School Education 2023, which focus on experiential, competency-based, and inquiry-based learning. Rather than having technology as an independent topic, robotics and AI are environments where notions of physics, mathematics, and computer science can be experimented in the real world.

Programme format and delivery

The training will be streamed live via NCERT’s YouTube channel and PM eVidya, and later hosted as a structured course on DIKSHA for long-term access. The broadcasts will take place in the NCERT studio and be sent in real-time on the NCERT channel on the official YouTube channel of NCERTOFFICIAL and the PM via DTH TV channel. The teachers will be educated on how to embrace robotics-based experiential learning in the schools via expert talks and demonstrations. Notably, the entire series will also be consolidated into an organised course and be available on the DIKSHA portal so that the education community can access the course in the long run.

Objectives of the teacher training on AI and robotics

This teacher training on AI and robotics will help educators design hands-on lessons using AI, IoT, and machine learning, while guiding students in coding, testing, and prototype development. The programme is to enable the teachers with the capability to develop competency based practical learning that makes use of robotics, AI, IoT and machine learning. It emphasises the intensification of the application of design thinking, and computational thinking in order to ensure that educators can support the students in finding issues, creating solutions, and creating prototypes. The other important goal is to empower teachers to mentor students on how to code, test and refine technology projects that facilitate team work, creativity and solving real world problems.

Who can participate in the NCERT robotics training

Training is available to teachers, teacher educators, and students among other educational stakeholders. The initiative will establish a platform of robotics and AI implementation in schools by engaging practitioners and influencers in the education ecosystem. India is accelerating the use of technology in classrooms with a new Robotics and Artificial Intelligence in Education programme led by Central Institute of Educational Technology (CIET) under NCERT, in collaboration with Robotex India.

In the case of the school system in India, this programme marks a transition in passive digital consumption to active technological creation, i.e. the focus of the next generation of classrooms will be on robotics and AI.The programme started from 16th February and will finish on 24 Feb, 2026, and will run daily between 10:00 AM-11:00 AM and will assist the educators to incorporate the emerging technologies in classroom instruction. The programme marks India’s shift from passive digital learning to active creation using robotics and artificial intelligence in education.