Notification: Bharat Bodhan AI Conclave 2026
Current Date: February 15, 2026
- Venue: Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi.
- Inauguration: Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Minister for Education.
- Key Initiative: Launch of Bodhan AI Centre of Excellence.
- Vision: Development of the Bharat EduAI Stack.
New Delhi: The Ministry of Education has officially concluded the two-day Bharat Bodhan AI Conclave 2026 at Bharat Mandapam. Union Minister for Education Shri Dharmendra Pradhan addressed the inaugural session, calling for the building of scalable, responsible, and India-centric sovereign AI models to transform the national education ecosystem.
The event served as a national platform for landscape discovery and partnership building across four priority verticals: School Education, Higher Education, Skilling, and Deep Technology. This initiative marks a significant step in the Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) push for education. For information on existing digital training requirements, you may refer to the India Post iGOT Mandatory Courses 2026 Guide.
1. Bharat Bodhan AI Conclave 2026 – Major Institutional Announcements
Several high-impact collaborations and academic programs were unveiled during the conclave to strengthen India’s AI capacity. According to official PIB records, the conclave witnessed over 3,100 registrations, including approximately 2,000 students and 600 delegates.
| Project / Initiative | Institutional Partners |
|---|---|
| Bodhan AI Centre of Excellence | IIT Madras |
| Centre of AI for Manufacturing | IIT Bombay & Columbia University |
| PG & UG AI Programme | IIM Lucknow |
| Teaching with AI Initiative | IIM Ranchi |
2. Bharat EduAI Stack: The DPI Vision for Education
A central theme of the conclave was the development of the Bharat EduAI Stack, envisioned as an open and interoperable architecture to build and scale AI-powered learning solutions across India.
- Identify gaps and opportunities through ecosystem mapping.
- Promote India-centric sovereign AI models for data security.
- Adopt the S.A.F.E. framework: Secure, Accountable, Fair, and Empowering.
- Transition governance from traditional monitoring to intervention-based AI dashboards.
3. Who Should Participate? (Stakeholder Impact)
The conclave identified specific groups whose involvement is critical for the nationwide scaling of educational AI solutions.
1. EdTech Startups: Prerequisite for future collaboration with the IIT Madras Bodhan AI CoE.
2. Academic Researchers: Focusing on multilingual AI and foundational literacy.
3. State Governments: For piloting AI tools in 10-25% of regional schools.
1. Solutions focused purely on entertainment-driven interfaces.
2. Non-interoperable, closed-architecture digital models.
3. Commercial entities without research-backed outcome data.
4. Implementation Timeline: Beyond Pilot Projects
The Bodhan AI Centre of Excellence plans to pilot AI tools in at least two to three states over the next six to twelve months. This phase will move beyond human-led small-scale trials toward systemic deployment where sovereign AI models provide pedagogical support at scale, ensuring that technological advances bridge existing educational divides rather than creating new ones.
What is the purpose of the Bodhan AI Centre of Excellence?
The Centre, set up at IIT Madras, is designed to build the Bharat EduAI Stack and develop India-focused AI solutions tailored for diverse educational needs.
What does S.A.F.E. AI stand for in the context of this conclave?
It stands for AI that is Secure, Accountable, Fair, and Empowering, ensuring inclusive progress across India’s linguistic and cultural diversity.
हिंदी सारांश: भारत बोधन AI कॉन्क्लेव 2026
शिक्षा मंत्रालय ने भारत मंडपम में ‘भारत बोधन AI कॉन्क्लेव 2026’ का आयोजन किया। शिक्षा मंत्री धर्मेंद्र प्रधान ने IIT मद्रास में ‘बोधन AI सेंटर ऑफ एक्सीलेंस’ लॉन्च किया। इसका मुख्य लक्ष्य ‘भारत एडु-एआई स्टैक’ (Bharat EduAI Stack) विकसित करना है, ताकि पूरे देश में स्कूलों और कौशल विकास के लिए सुरक्षित और जवाबदेह AI आधारित शिक्षा प्रदान की जा सके।
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