NEW DELHI: Aiming to build future-ready institutions aligned with global education standards, the Delhi government has decided to upgrade 75 CM SHRI schools with AI-enabled learning, smart boards, projectors and other advanced facilities.

The government said that the schools will be developed as specialised institutions in line with the National Education Policy 2020 and the National Curriculum Framework for School Education 2023. An official added that they will focus on skill-based and competency-driven education to prepare students for new global demands.

The CM SHRI schools will promote futuristic learning through AI-powered personalised learning hubs, digital integration and experiential teaching methods. A flexible assessment system aimed at reducing exam stress will also be introduced.

The campuses will feature smart classrooms equipped with augmented and virtual reality tools, AI-enabled libraries, robotics labs and biometric attendance systems. The schools are also planned as green campuses, with solar energy use and zero-waste practices. The institutions will either start from the nursery level or from Class 6. Admissions from Class 6 onwards will be based on an aptitude test.

Half of the seats will be reserved for students from government and government-aided schools, including those run by the Directorate of Education (DoE), MCD, NDMC, Kendriya Vidyalayas and Navodaya Vidyalayas. Students belonging to SC, ST, OBC (non-creamy layer) categories and children with special needs will be given a 5% relaxation in the eligibility criteria.

Last year, the L-G had notified the establishment of these schools as “specified category” institutions under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009.

This story is reported by Anup Verma of The New Indian Express.