In Karnataka Artificial Intelligence And Coding Programme For Schools From Class 6

Karnataka Government Announces Artificial Intelligence And Coding Programme For Schools From Class 6Karnataka announces artificial intelligence and coding education for school students from Class 6.

Karnataka Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Saturday announced the AI Akshara Abhiyana and Coding Gurukula programme to introduce artificial intelligence education in schools across the state. The initiative aims to equip students with technology skills and prepare them to compete at the global level.

“We are now entering a new technological era. The AI campaign and Coding Gurukula, this is your era, a new era,” Shivakumar said in his Independence Day speech at the Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw Parade Ground in Bengaluru.

The Chief Minister said artificial intelligence education would be introduced in all schools from Class 6. He also announced that the Karnataka government was working to establish India’s first government-owned artificial intelligence university in Bengaluru. (UPDATED ON 16TH AUGUST 2026)