AI lessons are coming, but one in three schools lacks a working computer

CBSE's new Computational Thinking and AI curriculum for Classes 3 to 8 starts from the 2026-27 session, but over one in three Indian schools, 5,41,851 of 14.67 lakh, have no working computer for teaching. Only 59.4% of government schools have one, compared with 74% of private unaided schools, highlighting a widening digital divide in classrooms.