UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Education Ministry pushes for AI-led teaching and learning at all levels by next academic year

Q1. With reference to the 'IIT Madras Bodhan AI Foundation' constituted by the Union Ministry of Education in 2026, which one of the following best describes it?

  • A. A Section 8 not-for-profit company incubated by IIT Madras to build a sovereign Digital Public Infrastructure (the Bharat EduAI Stack) for the education sector
  • B. A statutory regulatory authority established under an Act of Parliament to license artificial-intelligence tools used in Indian schools
  • C. A joint venture company of MeitY and NCERT mandated to procure proprietary foreign AI models for use in CBSE schools
  • D. An autonomous council under the University Grants Commission tasked with designing AI curricula exclusively for higher education institutions

Q2. The Bharat Bodhan AI Conclave 2026, hosted by the Ministry of Education, identified a set of priority verticals for the EduAI initiative. Consider the following: 1. AI for school education 2. AI for higher education 3. AI for skilling and workforce readiness 4. AI for defence and strategic affairs Which of the above is/are correctly identified as priority verticals of the Bodhan AI initiative?

  1. AI for school education
  2. AI for higher education
  3. AI for skilling and workforce readiness
  4. AI for defence and strategic affairs
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 1, 2 and 3 only
  • C. 2 and 4 only
  • D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Q3. Which one of the following institutions has been designated as the host of the 'Bodhan AI Foundation' — the Centre of Excellence for Artificial Intelligence in Education set up by the Ministry of Education in 2026?

  • A. IIT Bombay
  • B. IIT Delhi
  • C. IIT Madras
  • D. IIT Kanpur

Q4. With reference to the Computational Thinking (CT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) curriculum launched by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) in 2026, consider the following statements: 1. It will be implemented from the academic session 2026-27 for Classes III to VIII, thereby extending structured AI exposure to grades earlier than the previous Class IX-XII optional course. 2. The framework has been aligned with the National Education Policy 2020 and the National Curriculum Framework. 3. The curriculum is to be administered by NITI Aayog in place of the CBSE, with State Boards barred from adopting it. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. It will be implemented from the academic session 2026-27 for Classes III to VIII, thereby extending structured AI exposure to grades earlier than the previous Class IX-XII optional course.
  2. The framework has been aligned with the National Education Policy 2020 and the National Curriculum Framework.
  3. The curriculum is to be administered by NITI Aayog in place of the CBSE, with State Boards barred from adopting it.
  • A. 1 only
  • B. 1 and 2 only
  • C. 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

Q5. The IndiaAI Mission, which provides the broader technology backbone within which the Education Ministry's AI-led teaching push is being delivered, was approved by the Union Cabinet with a defined set of pillars. Consider the following: 1. IndiaAI Compute Capacity 2. IndiaAI Datasets Platform 3. IndiaAI FutureSkills 4. IndiaAI Rural Broadband Mission Which of the above is/are NOT correctly identified as a pillar of the IndiaAI Mission?

  1. IndiaAI Compute Capacity
  2. IndiaAI Datasets Platform
  3. IndiaAI FutureSkills
  4. IndiaAI Rural Broadband Mission
  • A. 1 only
  • B. 2 and 3 only
  • C. 4 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3