The CT curriculum has been launched in the same year the foundational literacy goal was supposed to have been met. That gap between promise and reality is the risk worth examining carefully. | Photo: iStock/ Getty Images On 1 April 2026, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launched a new CBSE curriculum on Computational Thinking and Artificial Intelligence for students from Classes 3 to 8. The initiative is designed to develop foundational computational thinking skills: logical reasoning, problem-solving, and pattern recognition. It will familiarise students with the role of artificial intelligence in everyday life, starting from the 2026-27 academic session. The minister described it as a transformative step towards future-ready learning. He is right to be ambitious. This is a welcome move. (Sign up for THEdge, The Hindu’s weekly education newsletter.) Published – April 06, 2026 08:00 am IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation Display of LPG, CNG prices and stock made mandatory in Dharwad district of Karnataka OpenAI identifies security issue involving third-party tool, says user data was not accessed