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[ad_1] Intel India has collaborated with the NITI Aayog’s Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) and the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) under the Ministry of Education to integrate emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT), as well as concepts such as computational thinking, algorithmic thinking, and tinkering, into the formal education curriculum. Launched in September 2022 with selected schools, the “AIoT Integration in School Curriculum” programme enables both teachers and students to learn, as well as apply emerging technologies. This initiative is important considering how the pandemic has accelerated the need for digital adoption, and to make sure that the future generation is ready for a tech-driven world, Intel, AIM and CBSE have joined hands. Shweta Khurana, Senior Director – APJ, Government Partnerships & Initiatives, Global Government Affairs at Intel, exclusively spoke to News18 about the initiatives and how

[ad_1] The overall NCF for middle and secondary levels (up to class 12) is still being developed and is likely to be launched by the end of this year. (Representative image) The new textbooks will be more competency-based, which will allow students to think and apply the concepts… The textbooks for Classes I and II will be launched by end of this month The education ministry plans to introduce textbooks (at all levels) under the new National Curriculum Framework (NCF) by 2024-25. These books will be also available in regional languages and on the digital platform as well, News18 has learnt. According to officials, the new textbooks will be competency-based and more activity-oriented. “We have asked the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), which is developing these books, to keep the approach more competency-based, which prompts students to think and apply the concepts learned,” a top official said. The NCF for foundational stage (3-8 years) was launched