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                                                कन्द्ीय माध्यममक मिक्षा बोर्
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                                                       (शिक्षा मत्रालय, भारत सरकार क अधीन एक स्वायत्त सगठन)
                                              CENTRAL BOARD OF SECONDARY EDUCATION
                                                   (An Autonomous Organisation Under t  he Ministry of Education, Govt. of India)

                                  CBSE/ DIR(ACAD)/ 2026                                                                         April 9, 2026
                                                                                                                             Circular no. Acad-18/2026
                                  Heads of all Institutions affiliated to CBSE

                                  Subject: Students’ and Teachers’ Resource books for course on Computational
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                                  Thinking and Artificial Intelligence (CT&AI) for classes 3  to 8

                                  Dear Principal,

                                  The National Education Policy (NEP) aims to position India as a leader in emerging
                                  knowledge fields by integrating technologies like AI, Machine Learning, Big Data and
                                  Computational Thinking into school education. It seeks to promote  technology-
                                  enabled, interactive and gamified learning  using tools  such  as Augmented Reality
                                  (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), and virtual labs to foster creativity, problem-solving, and
                                  interdisciplinary exploration.  NCFSE 23  carries  this  recommendation further  for
                                  implementation.

                                  While Artificial Intelligence (AI) is an important requirement, Computational Thinking
                                  (CT) should be a broader skill, developing a foundation for learning AI. It can cover
                                  various aspects like  Cybersecurity, basic  network,  etc.  Hence, CBSE  approaches
                                  this  by integrating  computational  thinking with AI  and other  technological
                                  advancements, without dependence on any platform.

                                  Learners engage with problems involving powers and number systems, proportional
                                  reasoning,  geometric configurations and structured distributions,  requiring
                                  decomposition  of multi-variable  scenarios, identification of  complex patterns  and
                                  design of stepwise  algorithms under  constraints.  The Artificial  Intelligence
                                  component deepens understanding of the AI project lifecycle, data-driven decision-
                                  making and ethical considerations such as bias and fairness, enabling students to
                                  critically analyse how data and models influence outcomes.

                                  CBSE has released the curriculum framework for CT &AI, for students of classes 3
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                                  to 8 , with the aim of creating AI-literate learners by 2030. The curriculum mandates
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                                  AI + Ethics + Unplugged Learning as a unified national curriculum from Preparatory
                                  Stage.  All other  courses on AI  being  run till the session 2025-26 are  being
                                  discontinued  for  class IX,  session 2026-27  onwards.  Students  of  class  X  for the
                                  session 2026-27 will  continue with the scheme  followed in  the session  2025-26.
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                                  NCERT shall provide modules on CT& AI for classes 9  to 12  for the session 2026-
                                  27 to be transacted as modules for internal assessment.

                                            के न्द्ीय माध्यममक मिक्षा बोर्ड एकीकृ त कायाडलय परिसि, सेक्टि-23, फे ज-1, द्वािका नई मिल्ली-110077
                                          CBSE Integrated Office Complex, Sector-23, Phase - 1, Dwarka New Delhi - 110077

                                          फ़ोन/Telephone: 01124050612  वेबसाइट/Website :http://cbseacademic.nic.inई-मेल/e-mail: directoracad.cbse@nic.in.

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