NCERT releases 20-hour AI and computational thinking module for Classes 9-12
NCERT has released a 20-hour, activity-based introductory module on computational thinking and artificial intelligence for Classes 9 to 12, developed with IIT-Madras and IIT-Jodhpur. It stresses safe and ethical use, including data privacy and spotting deepfakes. For you, this connects school education reform, digital literacy and AI governance.
- Body
- National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT)
- Classes
- 9 to 12
- Length
- 20 hours, activity-based
- Partners
- IIT-Madras and IIT-Jodhpur
- Ethics focus
- Data privacy, misinformation, fairness, digital safety, verifying AI output
NCERT’s AI module: what happened?
Students already use AI tools daily. The module tries to teach how these tools work and where they go wrong, before habits set in.
- NCERT released a 20-hour introductory module on computational thinking and artificial intelligence for Classes 9 to 12.
- It was developed in consultation with IIT-Madras and IIT-Jodhpur and is activity-based.
- Topics include AI in everyday applications, how machines learn from examples, detecting deepfakes and protecting personal data.
- Special emphasis is on ethical and safe use: data privacy, misinformation, fairness, digital safety and checking AI-generated information.
Why does NCERT’s AI module matter?
- Digital literacy: Students learn to question AI output.
- Safety: Focus on deepfakes and personal data.
- Skills: Builds a base for later AI learning.
What can Prelims ask on NCERT’s AI module?
- NCERT module: 20 hours, Classes 9-12.
- Partners: IIT-Madras, IIT-Jodhpur.
- Deepfake: AI-generated fake audio, image or video.
How to write about NCERT’s AI module in Mains
Practice question (10 marks, 150 words): Teaching artificial intelligence in schools must cover its risks as much as its uses. Discuss.
- Intro: NCERT’s 20-hour module.
- Uses: skills, problem solving.
- Risks: deepfakes, privacy, misinformation.
- Needs: teacher training, devices, local language content.
Ready lines for your answer
- NCERT's 20-hour module for Classes 9-12, made with IIT-Madras and IIT-Jodhpur, teaches how AI works and how to spot deepfakes.
- Digital literacy now means checking AI output, not only using it.
Quotable data pointThe NCERT module runs for 20 hours across Classes 9 to 12.
Exam angle
Prelims: NCERT, deepfakes, computational thinking. · Mains GS-II: education and human resources; GS-III: awareness in IT.
Practice MCQs
Original practice questions (not PYQs).
The 20-hour module on computational thinking and artificial intelligence recently released by NCERT has been developed in consultation with:
Answer (b) & explanation
NCERT developed the activity-based module with IIT-Madras and IIT-Jodhpur.
Questions students ask about this
Who is the module for?
Students of Classes 9 to 12.
Who helped NCERT design it?
IIT-Madras and IIT-Jodhpur.
What ethical issues does it cover?
Data privacy, misinformation, fairness, digital safety and checking AI-generated information.