HAILM Launches India's First Whole-School AI Literacy Mission to Build an AI-Ready Generation

The HUMAIN AI Literacy Mission (HAILM) has launched a nationwide initiative to equip every school, teacher and student with structured, responsible AI education, laying the foundation for an AI-literate Bharat. 

The HUMAIN AI Literacy Mission (HAILM) was formally launched at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, today, introducing a holistic approach to AI literacy that brings school leaders, teachers and students onto a structured learning pathway. Combining an age-appropriate curriculum for Grades 3 to 12 with live sessions, an LMS, video lessons, interactive activities, teacher development, policy resources and classroom-ready learning materials, HAILM aims to help schools adopt AI education systematically, with foundational-level learning available free to broaden access across geographies.

The launch comes at a time when artificial intelligence is becoming part of how young people learn, search for information, create content and interact with technology. Yet, access to structured learning that helps students understand how AI works, assess its outputs and recognise its limitations remains uneven. HAILM seeks to address this gap, enabling students to progress from foundational understanding to responsible and practical use.

Outlining the whole-school thinking behind the mission, Manit Jain, Chief Visionary, HAILM, said, "AI has already started influencing how our children learn, work and make decisions. We must ensure they do not grow up merely as users of this technology, but understand its possibilities, limitations and responsibilities.

"Through HAILM, our mission is to ensure that every child—regardless of geography or background—has access to structured, responsible AI education that empowers them to think critically, innovate confidently and use technology ethically. Building an AI-literate Bharat begins with empowering our schools, educators and students alike."

- Manit Jain. Chief Visionary, HAILM

“Building an AI-literate Bharat requires empowering leaders who can shape informed policies, teachers who can guide responsible use, and students who understand the technology shaping their future. A child's opportunity to develop this understanding should not be determined by where they study," added Manit.

Explaining how the mission will translate this vision into practice, Amit Yadav, CEO, HAILM, said, “For AI literacy to become truly accessible, it has to work within the realities of Indian classrooms. We are designing HAILM as a structured pathway rather than a one-time intervention, with clear support for students, teachers and school leaders. Our aim is to build a model that schools can adopt with confidence across different contexts, while keeping responsible use central to how students encounter AI.”

Beyond classrooms, wider access to foundational AI literacy can help prepare young people to participate more meaningfully in India's digital future. As AI is embedded across sectors, early exposure to its responsible and informed use can equip students to engage with technology as informed users, creators and problem-solvers.

"True AI literacy cannot be achieved through isolated workshops or one-time interventions. HAILM has been designed as a comprehensive, scalable ecosystem that seamlessly integrates curriculum, teacher capacity-building, digital learning resources and continuous support into everyday classroom learning. Our goal is to help schools across India adopt AI education with confidence while ensuring responsible and practical use remains at its core."

- Amit Yadav, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), HAILM

Addressing the launch, Shri Ashish Sood, Minister of Education, Government of NCT of Delhi, highlighted the importance of preparing students and educators for an AI-enabled world.

"Our classrooms have embraced the digital shift; the next step is ensuring students and teachers understand the AI systems shaping the world around them, safely and responsibly. Building this understanding early can help young people engage with technology with greater confidence and judgement. Initiatives that expand access to structured and inclusive AI learning can play an important role in preparing students to navigate emerging technologies responsibly," said Shri Ashish Sood, Minister of Education, Government of NCT of Delhi.

Following the launch, HAILM will focus on onboarding schools, expanding teacher-training cohorts and developing partnerships across school education, with further details on institutional collaborations and state-wise rollout to be announced as implementation progresses.

As HAILM moves from launch to implementation, its focus will be on translating its whole-school approach into meaningful classroom impact, helping build a generation that can understand, question and use AI with greater confidence and responsibility.