Union Minister for Education, Dharmendra Pradhan, chaired an Edtech AI Roundtable with founders of 10 new-age startups, at IIT Delhi today. The event was also graced by Shri Sukanta Majumdar, MoS for Education and Development of North Eastern Region, and Shri Jayant Chaudhary, MoS for Education and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (IC).
The Roundtable brought together policymakers, academic leaders, and emerging technology entrepreneurs to discuss how AI can be leveraged to transform India’s education system, aligning with the objectives of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.
This is part of a series of initiatives by the Ministry of education to harness the potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI). The Roundtable showcased a new generation of Indian edtech startups developing AI-first solutions across K-12 learning, test preparation, upskilling, language learning and skill education, with a focus on students in underserved areas.
Participating startups included Arivihan, Fermi AI, Khare.AI, Seekho, SpeakX, SuperKalam, SuperNova, Vedantu , ConveGenius, and Virohan. The interaction was organised as a precursor to the upcoming India AI Impact Summit.