News- Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan announced integration of AI tools in teaching, following the launch of Bodhan AI at IIT Madras.
About Bodhan AI
- Bodhan AI is a not-for-profit organisation created to build the Bharat EduAI Stack for AI-based education across all levels.
- Launched by: It was launched by Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan under the Education Ministry.
- Anchoring Institute: It is developed at the Centre of Excellence in AI for Education hosted by IIT Madras.
- Funding: It is supported by an initial ₹500 crore allocation announced in the Union Budget.
- Aim: It aims to make education equitable, high quality, affordable, and accessible by embedding AI to support students, teachers, and institutions.
Key Initiatives
- Bharat EduAI Stack: Bodhan AI is developing this as Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI), similar to UPI, to provide open and interoperable AI tools for large-scale educational use.
- Target Areas: The platform focuses on personalised student learning, AI support for teachers and parents, and data-informed institutional administration.
- Multilingual Support: It aims to build AI capabilities for Indian languages and dialects to ensure inclusive access.
- Sovereign Infrastructure: It prioritises building sovereign AI models and infrastructure aligned with India-centric educational needs.
