The Ministry of Education hosted a special session titled “Ministry of Education – Pushing the Frontier of AI in India” at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 held at Bharat Mandapam on Tuesday, underscoring the government’s push to integrate Artificial Intelligence (AI) across India’s education ecosystem.
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, who attended the session, described the Summit as a pathbreaking initiative envisioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to accelerate India’s AI growth story. He said AI would be central to positioning India as a global knowledge superpower and achieving the vision of Viksit Bharat 2047.
“AI will power India’s global knowledge leadership,” Pradhan said, highlighting the country’s rapid technological progress. He noted that the world is increasingly looking at India as it embraces AI at scale. Emphasising the transformative potential of AI in education, he remarked that “AI in education and education in AI are deeply intertwined,” urging young innovators to harness AI for learning, empowerment, and pathbreaking solutions.
Minister of State for Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (Independent Charge) Jayant Chaudhary said discussions at the Summit focused on structured AI integration across foundational learning, skilling, research, and global leadership. He added that the Ministry’s pavilions showcased practical, scalable, India-first AI solutions translating policy vision into on-ground impact.
Senior officials including Secretary, School Education & Literacy Sanjay Kumar; Secretary, Higher Education, Dr Vineet Joshi; and Prof V. Kamakoti, Director of Indian Institute of Technology Madras, along with academic leaders, researchers, and AI startup founders, participated in the session.
Over the past decade, the Ministry has laid the groundwork for AI-enabled education through national digital platforms, institutional reforms, and capacity-building initiatives across school and higher education. Following last year’s Union Budget announcement, the government established a Centre of Excellence in AI for Education at IIT Madras to spearhead research and innovation in the sector.
The Ministry has also conducted consultations with academia, industry, and civil society to shape an AI integration roadmap. Recently, the Education Minister chaired the two-day “Bharat Bodhan AI Conclave 2026” and held discussions with AI startup founders to advance responsible AI adoption in education.
The session featured leading voices from academia and industry, including Dr Sridhar Vembu, Founder and CEO of Zoho Corporation; Dr Vibhu Mittal of Inflection; Rajan Anandan, Managing Director of Peak XV Partners; Prof Manindra Agrawal, Director of IIT Kanpur; Prof V. Kamakoti, Director of IIT Madras; and Prof Sunita Sarawagi of IIT Bombay. It was moderated by Prof Manoj S. Gaur, Director of IIT Jammu.
Panellists discussed governance frameworks, indigenous AI innovation, national learning platforms, and the responsible deployment of frontier AI models. The focus remained on systemic, large-scale interventions rather than isolated pilot projects, aiming to align policy, institutions, and technology for sustained nationwide impact.
The session concluded with a call to strengthen collaboration among industry, academia, and government to shape India’s national AI-in-education roadmap and reinforce the country’s leadership in the global AI landscape.
