How Will AI Reshape Curriculum Development?

With the rise of AI in education, traditional teaching has transformed into a more modern approach that most classrooms across India have accepted. From lesson planning to student engagement, artificial intelligence is helping educators move beyond their traditional methods to create learning experiences that are more adaptive, inclusive, experiential, and impactful.

But what does this mean for the way curriculums are designed and delivered? Let’s explore how AI in curriculum development is set to reshape the future of teaching and learning.

How Will AI Reshape Curriculum Development?

With the help of AI tools in classrooms, the way curriculum is designed and delivered to students is changing. By blending consistent standards with personalised experiences, AI ensures that learning is both structured and dynamic.

Here’s how:

1. Teaching Smarter Within the Same Syllabus

   Every school knows the importance of sticking to a consistent syllabus, whether it is for CBSE, ICSE, IB, or the state boards. But within the same curriculum, classrooms are filled with diverse learners. Some students grasp concepts instantly, while others may need multiple examples or practice.

   Using AI in curriculum development allows teachers to keep the syllabus uniform for the batch, while adapting the methods of how it is taught. AI can customise examples, vary the difficulty of practice questions, or even recommend alternative teaching resources, ensuring no learner is left behind.

   With Extramarks’ Extra Intelligence, teachers can take this a step further. The platform’s Teaching Deck Generator instantly generates a slide-based lesson plan aligned with any board. This saves hours of lesson planning and ensures teaching materials stay relevant and engaging.

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2. Building Skills for the Future

   With the implementation of NEP 2020, experiential learning is highlighted and rote learning is discouraged. As students now focus more on learning how to practically apply their knowledge in the real world, merely memorising facts is no longer enough. Hence, it’s necessary to equip learners with the skills they’ll need for tomorrow, and AI helps bridge this gap by transforming traditional tasks into opportunities for higher-order thinking.

   For instance, instead of presenting only multiple-choice questions, AI can reframe them into open-ended prompts. With the help of Extramarks’ Objective to Subjective Question Converter, teachers can convert any objective question into a subjective one. A maths question might evolve into “How would you apply this formula in real life?” or a history prompt might shift towards critical analysis. This nurtures creativity, problem-solving, and independent thought.

   What’s more, AI sparks conversations around ethical AI literacy, helping students understand the social and ethical dimensions of emerging technologies. This not only builds awareness but also prepares them to use AI responsibly in their careers.

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3. Data-Driven Insights & Real-Time Feedback

   With the introduction of AI in curriculum development, teachers can now track in real time which students are engaged, who are distracted, and who might need extra help, all of this during a live class. They can access actionable insights into attention spans, participation levels, and even attendance patterns. This enables timely interventions before a student falls behind.

   Extramarks’ Extra Intelligence gives educators real-time engagement data that helps them adjust their strategies instantly. For principals, this translates to better teacher performance monitoring and improved student outcomes.

4. Making Learning Scalable & Accessible

   The Indian educational landscape is multilingual, and students come from diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds. With students learning in over 22 major languages, accessibility becomes a real challenge. Using AI in curriculum building can break this barrier by offering instant content translation and mapping across all Indian boards.

   This saves teachers valuable time and effort in lesson planning. So, instead of spending hours on content alignment, they can focus on delivering impactful lessons, while school administrators can scale quality education without increasing workloads.

   Extramarks’ Extra Intelligence is designed with this scalability in mind. It aligns lesson plans to any curriculum and language in seconds. With this, schools become more inclusive and aim to reach a wider student base.

5. Continuous Learner Support

   Learning doesn’t stop when the school bell rings, and students often need support beyond classroom hours. AI steps in as a continuous guide, available 24/7.

   With tools like Extramarks’ Student Co-Pilot, students can get their doubts resolved instantly via voice, text, or even image recognition. We take this one step further by offering step-by-step assistance during videos or practice sessions. So, instead of just passively consuming content, learners actively engage with it, making the learning process more interactive and effective.

   Teachers can rest assured that their students come prepared for class and feel less anxious about their doubts. For parents, it means peace of mind knowing their child has round-the-clock academic support.

Conclusion

Implementing AI in curriculum development is not about replacing teachers. It’s about empowering them with tools and platforms that can free up their time so they can focus on sharpening their teaching skills. By reshaping curriculum development, AI ensures that classrooms remain structured, while still being adaptive, inclusive, and future-focused.

From smarter teaching within the same syllabus to building essential 21st-century skills, from real-time feedback to multilingual accessibility, AI is already redefining education in India. And with platforms like Extramarks’ Extra Intelligence, schools can embrace this transformation with confidence.

The future of learning is here, and it’s intelligent, scalable, and built for every learner!

Last Updated on October 14, 2025

Reviewed by

Priya Kapoor | AVP - Academics

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.