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AI Pushes Indian Education Beyond Textbooks and Technical Skills
Indian schools and universities must teach students to use artificial intelligence without replacing independent thinking, the Hindustan Times reports. Its education commentary calls for stronger emphasis on critical thinking, creativity, communication, empathy,…
The Story in Brief
Indian schools and universities must teach students to use artificial intelligence without replacing independent thinking, the Hindustan Times reports. Its education commentary calls for stronger emphasis on critical thinking, creativity, communication, empathy, adaptability and ethical judgement alongside technical skills.
A separate Hindustan Times commentary says business schools should add AI, data analytics, internships, simulations, incubation centres and industry mentorship to management courses. It cites an EY GCC Pulse Survey 2025 report saying 83 per cent of India’s Global Capability Centres are investing in generative AI and 58 per cent in agentic AI. A report by Indeed and Nasscom found 40 per cent of employers prefer candidates with demonstrable AI skills over degrees.
The Indian Opinion
The lazy narrative is that AI makes textbooks and degrees worthless. The opposite claim, that banning AI will protect learning, is just as weak. Schools still need to teach reading, numeracy and judgement, while colleges must connect digital skills to real work and ethical choices. The useful test is not whether students used AI, but whether they can explain, question and improve its output without it. Employer hiring data will show whether this shift works.
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Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
