Over a third of Indian schools lack a working computer as AI curriculum rolls out

As CBSE introduces a new Computational Thinking and AI curriculum for Classes 3 to 8 from the 2026-27 session, data shows 5,41,851 of India's 14.67 lakh schools have no working computer for teaching. About 74% of private unaided schools have one, compared with 59.4% of government schools. A survey of nearly 800 government teachers found 72% positive about AI.