Facilitator Interactive Guide

AI Literacy
for Every Indian
Classroom

10 carefully designed sessions for Classes 6–10. No advanced technical background required — only curiosity, openness, and a belief that students can shape the world they inherit.

10
Sessions
45
Min / Session
6–10
Classes
3
Blocks
NEP 2020 — Competency-based Learning
NCF — Experiential & Inquiry Approach
CBSE — AI Awareness & Literacy
📜 Preface

Why This Module Exists

We are living through one of the most consequential technological transitions in human history. Artificial Intelligence is no longer a subject confined to research laboratories or science fiction — it is embedded in the phones our students carry, the roads they travel, the healthcare they receive, and the content they consume every day.

This module is built on a simple conviction: AI literacy is not a privilege for the few — it is a right for every student in India. A student in rural Rajasthan, in a coastal village in Kerala, or in a town in Jharkhand deserves to understand the systems that will influence their employment, their health decisions, their access to credit, and their democratic participation.

How to Use This Guide

Each plan follows a consistent structure: session overview, learning objectives, key vocabulary, materials, a phased lesson procedure with timing, differentiation guidance by class level, assessment criteria, a homework activity, and explicit NEP 2020 and NCF alignment notes. Treat these plans as a starting point, not a script. Adapt the examples to your state, your community, and your students' realities.

"The aim of education is not to fill a bucket but to light a fire. In the age of AI, the fire we must light is the ability to think critically about the tools we build — and the wisdom to ask what they are for."
— Guiding spirit of this module, in alignment with NEP 2020
🗺 Module Architecture
Three-Block Learning Journey
AI cannot be taught responsibly without ethics — and ethics without technology lacks confidence. This module insists on both, always together.
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Sessions 1–4
Block A — Foundations of AI
Builds intuitive understanding of what AI is, where it came from, how data fuels it, and how machines learn — all through hands-on activity before formal terminology.
S1What is AI? Human vs Machine Intelligence
S2History and Evolution of AI
S3Data — The Fuel of AI
S4How Machines Learn — Intro to ML
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Sessions 5–8
Block B — Core AI Concepts
Dives into key application domains: language understanding (NLP), computer vision, algorithmic decision-making, and the creative frontier of generative AI.
S5Natural Language Processing (NLP)
S6Computer Vision — How AI Sees
S7AI Decision Making and Algorithms
S8Generative AI — Machines That Create
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Sessions 9–10
Block C — Ethics & Society
Equips students with ethical frameworks, India's legal protections, and media literacy skills needed to navigate an AI-saturated world as responsible citizens.
S9AI Ethics — Bias, Fairness and Privacy
S10AI Safety, Deepfakes & Responsible AI

🇮🇳 NEP 2020 Alignment

Competency-based learning, critical thinking, creativity, ethical reasoning, and real-world problem solving — away from rote memorisation.

📚 NCF Approach

Experiential learning, interdisciplinary connections, and the centrality of the student's own lived context and regional language support.

🎓 CBSE Framework

AI formally introduced at secondary level. Computational and data literacy treated as essential 21st-century skills on par with reading and arithmetic.

🗂 Session Index
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🎯 Explore Sessions by Block
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Block A — Foundations of AI
Students begin with intuition, not jargon. Every concept is anchored in lived experience before technical vocabulary is introduced. These four sessions set the stage for everything that follows.
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Sessions
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Block B — Core AI Concepts
Students move from understanding what AI is to understanding how it works across key domains — language, vision, decision-making, and creation. Each session includes a hands-on build activity.
4
Sessions
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Block C — Ethics & Society
The module closes with the most important question: not what AI can do, but what it should do. Students examine real cases of AI harm and emerge as informed digital citizens.
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