Meet the 2026–27 mandate
properly, not on paper.
From 2026–27, AI is compulsory in CBSE schools. AST installs the lab, hands you a curriculum that is actually teachable, and trains your teachers until they can run the class themselves.
One box. Four things that have to work together.
Schools rarely fail at AI because of the equipment. They fail because the lab, the syllabus, the teacher and the assessment were bought from four different places.
The lab
Room layout, device specification, network and software stack — sized for your student numbers and your budget, then installed.
The curriculum
Grade-wise AI curriculum mapped to the CBSE framework, with lesson plans, worksheets and project briefs teachers can pick up and use.
The teachers
Training and certification for your existing staff, plus in-class support through the first term so nobody is left improvising.
The platform
Student progress, project portfolios, assessments and a principal's dashboard — one place to see what the lab is actually producing.
What students actually do
Every stage ends with something built. Not a chapter finished — a thing that works, that the student can show a parent.
- Grades 6–8: computational thinking, data literacy, first AI tools, block-based building
- Grades 9–10: Python foundations, data handling, applied machine-learning projects, AI ethics
- Grades 11–12: model building, generative AI and prompting, deployment, capstone project
- Across all stages: tinkering-lab activities, competitions and an annual school AI showcase
Typical rollout
Three ways to start
Pick the level that matches where your school is today. You can move up between academic years.
| What you get | Essential | Campus | Flagship |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curriculum & lesson plans | Grades 6–10 | Grades 6–12 | Grades 6–12 + electives |
| Lab setup | Specification & guidance | Full install | Full install + tinkering lab |
| Teacher training | 2 teachers certified | 4 teachers certified | Whole department + refreshers |
| In-class support | Remote | First term on site | Full year on site |
| Student portfolios | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Principal's dashboard | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Certification pathway | — | Select programs | Select programs |
| Annual AI showcase | — | ✓ | Hosted at your school |
Commercials are quoted per school after the site assessment — they depend on student numbers and what infrastructure already exists.
Request a school proposal
Tell us about your school and we will come back within two working days with a site-assessment date and an outline of what your rollout would look like.
- A written plan, not a sales deck
- Clear commercials before you commit to anything
- Teacher training included from day one
- Built around the mandate you have to meet anyway