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In the academic session 2024-25, nearly eight lakh students of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) have opted for AI courses introduced by the Board in 2019.
In an unstarred question asked in the Lok Sabha by Gujarat MP Rajeshbhai Chudasama about the course on artificial intelligence in the education board, the Minister of State in the Ministry of Education Jayant Chaudhary shared that in the session 2024-25, about 7,90,999 students from nearly 4,538 schools have opted for AI at the secondary level.
He also added that approximately 50,343 students from nearly 944 schools have opted for AI at the senior secondary level.
In the Lok Sabha Chaudhary added that the Board had introduced ‘Artificial Intelligence’ in its affiliated schools in the year 2019 to develop a readiness for understanding and appreciating its application.
The course is offered as a 15-hour module in class 8 and as a skill subject in classes 9 to 12.