AI Student Community (AISC) is a collaborative initiative by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and Intel India. It has been envisaged to help build a digital-first mindset and support an AI-Ready generation. AISC has been designed as a youth-driven community of practice enabling collaborative learning, sharing, and creating real-life social impact AI solutions.

The key objectives of the community are: 

• Provide a platform for students to come together for learning and sharing experiences 
• Leverage peer knowledge to create AI enabled social impact solutions 
• Spread AI awareness in an inclusive way 

Notably, the community will be open for students from across the country – from CBSE and non-CBSE Schools. Here is the link to the AISC homepage. Once registered the students will be able to:

• Learn AI as a skill and its application for creating social impact projects through webinars with Intel AI certified coaches and experts 
• Access AI learning resources curated from across the world 
• Attend webinars and face to face boot camps to enhance their AI skills 
• Participate in online challenges to test their knowledge and up-level themselves 
• Share their experiences as Blogs 
• Connect with other students from across the country 
• Discuss and deliberate on relevant AI topics in a moderator curated forum 
• Get an opportunity to participate in national and international competitions 

The National Education Policy 2020 acknowledges the importance of artificial intelligence (AI) and emphasises on preparing students for an AI driven economy. The policy focuses on making education more experiential and future-oriented, building crucial skills such as data analysis, computational thinking etc. from a young age through teaching of contemporary subjects such as Artificial Intelligence. CBSE had introduced AI as a skill subject for students from grade 8 upwards in 2019 with the objective to develop an AI-Ready Generation – youth who can understand and apply AI to solve local and global problems.