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Google Partners With Governments, UNICEF For AI Education Push In India
24htopnews | May 20, 2026 5:08 PM CST

Google on Tuesday announced a nationwide AI education push in India at the Education World Forum 2026 in London. In partnership with Maharashtra, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Ladakh and Punjab boards, the firm will launch the Google AI Educator Series in six Indian languages. Google also signed a three-year UNICEF partnership to support literacy, numeracy and training using Gemini and ReadAlong tools.

New Delhi: US-based tech giant Google on Tuesday announced a major nationwide push to expand AI literacy, tools and training across India’s education ecosystem, unveiling new partnerships with state governments and UNICEF at the Education World Forum 2026 in London.

The initiative is designed in alignment with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and aims to strengthen the use of artificial intelligence in schools and higher education institutions across the country, the company said.

As part of the programme, Google will launch the Google AI Educator Series (GES) in India in collaboration with the governments of Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Assam, the Union Territory of Ladakh, and the Punjab School Education Board.

The company stated that the mobile-first training programme will be tailored to the needs of Indian educators and will initially be localised into six languages -- Assamese, Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Odia and Punjabi -- with plans for wider expansion.


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