The NEP 2020 lays out an ambitious vision for India, emphasising holistic, flexible, inclusive, and technology-enabled learning. As schools strive to achieve this vision, one of the most significant enablers is artificial intelligence (AI).
Today, we’ll explore how AI supports the NEP 2020 goals and how teachers and schools can put this potential into practice with Extramarks to create meaningful learning experiences.
Key Takeaways
- AI and NEP 2020 share a common vision of building a learner-centred, inclusive, and future-ready education system.
- Adaptive learning and smart assessments help personalise progress for every student.
- Teacher empowerment is strengthened through AI tools that simplify planning, evaluation, and insights.
- Accessibility and equity improve with multilingual and assistive AI technologies reaching diverse learners.
- Extramarks’ Extra Intelligence (ExtraAI) turns these goals into reality, helping schools bring NEP 2020 to life every day.
How AI Supports NEP 2020 Goals in Indian Education
AI supports the goals of NEP 2020 by adapting personalised learning, supporting more skill-based learning, and improving the administrative efficiency of teachers. This can happen through a more data-driven approach, holistic education, flexibility, empowering teachers, focusing on vocational education, and bringing inclusivity in the classroom.
Let’s explore this in detail:
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Holistic and Multidisciplinary Education
NEP Goal: The NEP 2020 advocates for holistic and multidisciplinary learning, encouraging students to explore multiple subjects, connect ideas across disciplines, and develop creativity and problem-solving skills.
How AI Helps Achieve It:
- AI-powered adaptive platforms encourage students to learn through exploration rather than memorisation. They present interdisciplinary connections, for example, linking mathematics with environmental studies or art, to enhance conceptual depth.
- Virtual simulations and interactive modules driven by AI allow learners to apply knowledge in real-world contexts, promoting experiential learning.
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Extramarks’ ExtraAI already brings this to life. Our AI Lesson Planner helps teachers design projects that cut across subjects, encouraging well-rounded, applied learning.
Why This Matters: Real learning today is not isolated by subject. AI helps implement NEP 2020’s holistic aim by creating connections across fields.
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Flexibility in Learning and Assessment
NEP Goal: The policy promotes flexible learning paths, allowing students to progress at their own pace and choose subjects based on interest and ability. It also emphasises competency-based assessments over rote learning.
How AI Helps Achieve It:
- Adaptive systems tailor difficulty levels and learning materials according to student performance. With this, the students can effortlessly learn and master their basics at their own pace.
- With the help of AI, personalised progress tracking becomes easier. This enables learners to revisit concepts until they can master them.
- AI-driven assessment tools also provide instant feedback, so teachers can intervene early and support struggling learners.
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ExtraAI’s ‘Help Me Solve It’ feature guides students step-by-step, adjusting questions and concepts dynamically to their pace and understanding, which is a perfect reflection of how AI supports NEP 2020’s flexibility goals.
Why This Matters: When learning becomes flexible and student-centred, schools embody the NEP goal of making education personalised and lifelong.
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Teacher Empowerment and Professional Development
NEP Goal: Teachers are at the core of NEP 2020. The policy highlights the need for continuous professional development, reduced administrative workload, and data-driven insights to support teaching effectiveness.
How AI Helps Achieve It:
- AI automates time-consuming tasks like attendance, grading, and report generation, which gives teachers more room for personalised mentorship.
- AI even offers performance insights based on student data, giving teachers a ready foundation to personalise their approach accordingly.
- Online AI-driven training modules enable teachers to upskill in pedagogy, technology, and data-led teaching.
ExtraAI strengthens this vision through its AI-powered Teaching Deck Generator, preparing customised teaching aids and lesson outlines in minutes. Additionally, performance dashboards provide insights into student progress, helping teachers tailor their teaching strategies effectively.
Why This Matters: By reducing administrative load and elevating teaching practice, AI supports the NEP vision of high-quality teaching and leadership.
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Equity and Inclusion in Education
NEP Goal: A cornerstone of NEP 2020 is ensuring equitable access to quality education for all, including students with different learning abilities, those from marginalised communities, and learners in remote areas.
How AI Helps Achieve It:
- AI brings inclusivity through assistive tools like speech-to-text, real-time translation, and screen readers that support learners with different abilities.
- It also breaks regional language barriers through multilingual translation tools that allow content to be delivered in regional languages, reducing the language barrier.
- AI goes a step further in aligning with the NEP 2020 vision by strengthening digital learning platforms so that students from remote areas can also access quality content and track progress just like urban students.
ExtraAI offers regional language support and accessibility-focused design within its learning ecosystem. So, students can access AI-curated lessons in their local language, making learning truly inclusive.
Why This Matters: Equity and inclusion are foundational to NEP 2020, and AI gives us the means to deliver on that promise at scale.
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Vocational Education and Skill Development
NEP Goal: NEP 2020 emphasises vocational education and 21st-century skill development, integrating skill-based learning from an early stage to prepare students for future careers.
How AI Helps Achieve It:
- AI-enabled virtual labs and simulations create opportunities for hands-on skill learning without physical infrastructure constraints.
- AI-driven career guidance tools help students identify skill-based pathways and job opportunities, aligning learning with real-world demand.
- Adaptive learning models prepare students for the AI-driven workforce of tomorrow, cultivating digital literacy, problem-solving, and critical thinking. This highlights the crucial role of AI in achieving the NEP vision.
Why This Matters: Skill-based learning is essential for students to thrive in today’s competitive world. AI supports this shift by making skill-learning scalable, personalised, and relevant.
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Data-Driven Decision Making
NEP Goal: The NEP encourages the use of data at all levels of teaching, right from monitoring student progress to evaluating learning outcomes and acting as a guide for policymaking.
How AI Helps Achieve It:
- AI analytics can identify learning patterns, predict performance, and recommend interventions for improved outcomes.
- Predictive dashboards empower teachers to make evidence-based decisions so they can identify learners at risk of falling behind and, based on that, optimise resources and tailor interventions proactively.
- Data-driven dashboards enable real-time monitoring of how NEP 2020 implementation is going, helping decision-makers at the school level act quickly.
Extramarks’ Analytics Dashboard embodies this goal, offering real-time visibility into class performance, engagement levels, and skill gaps. By combining insights and automation, AI turns NEP’s data-driven vision into a practical reality.
Why This Matters: With rich data and AI insights, NEP’s promise of accountability, transparency, and continuous improvement becomes actionable.
Bring AI and NEP Together With Extramarks
Using AI to bring the NEP vision to life in today’s classroom scenario isn’t easy. But Extramarks makes it possible for your school!
Our Extra Intelligence AI Suite empowers teachers, schools, and students by promoting AI-driven lesson planning, grading, and adaptive learning to deliver the future of education.
To explore how your institution can integrate this vision seamlessly, get in touch with our team. Let’s make NEP 2020-aligned, AI-powered education a reality together!
Frequently Asked Questions
How does AI contribute to assessment aligning with NEP 2020 goals?
AI enables adaptive assessments that give instant feedback, monitor student progress, identify learning gaps, and support flexible evaluation, all aligned with NEP 2020’s emphasis on competency-based, formative assessment rather than rote memory.
Priya Kapoor
Priya Kapoor is an accomplished education professional with over 18 years of experience across diverse fields, including eLearning, digital and print publishing, instructional design, and content strategy. As the AVP – Academics at Extramarks, she leads academic teams in creating tailored educational solutions, ensuring alignment with varied curricula across national and international platforms...Read More
