AI Labs to be Installed in All Khammam Government Schools, States Education Secretary

Following in the footsteps of pushing the government education towards modernization, Telangana's education department made the development official that AI labs will be installed in all government schools within the Khammam district. The news was revealed by Education Secretary Dr. Yogita Rana during an surprise visit to the Government Primary School in NSP Colony on Thursday.

Dr. Rana visited the functioning school along with Director of School Education, Dr. E. Naveen Nicolas, to take a closer look at AI lab already functioning on the campus. She was impressed with AI being utilized in teaching in the classrooms and highlighted the revolutionary character of the technology in public education.

"AI will make teaching and learning easier, and dramatically enhance the quality of education being delivered through government schools," Dr. Rana informed the media. She pointed out that AI-driven tools and platforms would empower teachers with smart, intuitive tools that offer interactive and personalized learning.

The plan is likely to be in accordance with the state's entire digital education master plan with an aim towards empowering rural and semi-urban students with 21st-century skills. By making use of AI in traditional teaching of the run-of-the-mill curriculum, the department is trying to make students more involved, inclined towards thinking critically, and inclined towards technology from early age.

The move follows as the adoption of AI in the education sector is gaining pace all over India, especially in the aftermath of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 aimed at tech-enabled, skills-oriented learning spaces.

Department officials clarified that the AI laboratory model implemented at NSP Colony would be a pilot for others in the district. Scaling up facilities will be carried out in phases, and teacher training and ancillary infrastructure provided in each phase.

This is a giant leap for Telangana online education, especially for government schools, which have been taken hostage by thin budgets and antiquated teaching aids.