{"id":24009,"date":"2026-10-17T02:18:55","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T20:48:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.extramarks.com\/blogs\/?p=24009"},"modified":"2026-10-17T02:21:33","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T20:51:33","slug":"extramarks-smart-k5-books-launch-eduthon-6-chandigarh-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.extramarks.com\/blogs\/edu-pulse\/extramarks-smart-k5-books-launch-eduthon-6-chandigarh-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Extramarks Launches Smart K-5 Books at Eduthon 6.0, Chandigarh"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<div class=\"edt26\">\r\n<style>\r\n.edt26{--em:#F55C30;--em-deep:#C8401A;--ink:#23262F;--muted:#5E6472;--wash:#FFF3ED;--line:#F3D5C8;color:var(--ink);font-size:17px;line-height:1.7}\r\n.edt26 *{box-sizing:border-box}\r\n.edt26 p{margin:0 0 1.1em}\r\n.edt26 .lead{font-size:19px;line-height:1.65}\r\n.edt26 h2{font-size:clamp(22px,3vw,28px);line-height:1.3;margin:2em 0 .6em;font-weight:700}\r\n.edt26 h3{font-size:20px;line-height:1.35;margin:1.6em 0 .5em;color:var(--em-deep);font-weight:700}\r\n.edt26 .pass{border:2px solid var(--em);border-radius:18px;margin:1.8em 0 2.2em;overflow:hidden;background:#fff;max-width:660px}\r\n.edt26 .pass-top{background:var(--em);color:#fff;padding:26px 24px 18px;position:relative}\r\n.edt26 .pass-top i{position:absolute;top:12px;left:50%;width:56px;height:9px;margin-left:-28px;border-radius:9px;background:#fff}\r\n.edt26 .pass-top strong{display:block;font-size:22px;line-height:1.25}\r\n.edt26 .pass-top span{display:block;font-size:15px;opacity:.92;margin-top:4px}\r\n.edt26 .pass dl{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));margin:0}\r\n.edt26 .pass dl div{padding:14px 24px;border-top:1px dashed var(--line)}\r\n.edt26 .pass dl div:nth-child(odd){border-right:1px dashed var(--line)}\r\n.edt26 .pass dt{font-size:13.5px;color:var(--muted);margin:0;font-weight:400}\r\n.edt26 .pass dd{margin:2px 0 0;font-weight:600;font-size:16px;line-height:1.4}\r\n.edt26 .launch{background:var(--em);color:#fff;border-radius:22px;overflow:hidden;margin:2.2em 0}\r\n.edt26 .launch figure{margin:0;background:#3a2219}\r\n.edt26 .launch img{display:block;width:100%;height:auto;border-radius:0}\r\n.edt26 .launch-text{padding:28px 30px 30px}\r\n.edt26 .launch-text small{font-size:15px;opacity:.92}\r\n.edt26 .launch-text b{display:block;font-size:clamp(28px,4.4vw,44px);line-height:1.08;letter-spacing:-.5px;margin:.2em 0 .45em;font-weight:800}\r\n.edt26 .launch-p{color:#fff;margin:0 0 .7em;font-size:16.5px;line-height:1.6}\r\n.edt26 .launch-p:last-child{margin:0}\r\n.edt26 figure.pic{margin:1.4em 0}\r\n.edt26 figure.tall{max-width:460px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}\r\n.edt26 figure img{max-width:100%;height:auto;display:block;border-radius:14px}\r\n.edt26 figcaption{font-size:14.5px;color:var(--muted);margin-top:8px;line-height:1.5}\r\n.edt26 .duo{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));gap:16px;margin:1.4em 0}\r\n.edt26 .duo figure{margin:0}\r\n.edt26 .duo img{aspect-ratio:3\/2;object-fit:cover;width:100%}\r\n.edt26 .session{border-left:5px solid var(--em);background:var(--wash);padding:16px 22px;border-radius:0 14px 14px 0;margin:1em 0 1.4em;font-weight:600;font-size:18px;line-height:1.45}\r\n.edt26 .session-k{display:block;font-size:14.5px;font-weight:400;color:var(--muted);margin-bottom:4px}\r\n.edt26 ul.take{list-style:none !important;padding:0 !important;margin:1em 0 1.6em !important}\r\n.edt26 ul.take li{list-style:none !important;position:relative;padding:12px 0 12px 34px !important;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);margin:0 !important}\r\n.edt26 ul.take li::before{content:\"\" !important;position:absolute;left:4px;top:21px;width:14px;height:14px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--em)}\r\n.edt26 ul.take li::marker{content:none}\r\n@media (max-width:640px){.edt26 .launch-text{padding:24px 22px}.edt26 .pass dl{grid-template-columns:1fr}.edt26 .pass dl div:nth-child(odd){border-right:0}.edt26 .duo{grid-template-columns:1fr}}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"lead\">Extramarks launched its <strong>Smart K-5 Books<\/strong> at Eduthon 6.0 in Chandigarh. The event was held on 10 October 2026 at Hyatt Regency, Chandigarh. About 1,000 educators from across the region came together to talk about the future of education in the age of AI (Artificial Intelligence).<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"pass\">\r\n<div class=\"pass-top\"><i><\/i><strong>Eduthon 6.0<\/strong><span>Presented by Triniti, powered by Chitkara University<\/span><\/div>\r\n<dl>\r\n<div><dt>When<\/dt><dd>10 October 2026<\/dd><\/div>\r\n<div><dt>Where<\/dt><dd>Hyatt Regency, Chandigarh<\/dd><\/div>\r\n<div><dt>Who came<\/dt><dd>About 1,000 educators<\/dd><\/div>\r\n<div><dt>Extramarks at Eduthon<\/dt><dd>Partner, speaker and book launch<\/dd><\/div>\r\n<\/dl>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"launch\">\r\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-24016\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.extramarks.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/extramarks-smart-k5-books-launch-eduthon-6-chandigarh.jpg\" alt=\"Launch of Extramarks Smart K-5 Books with education leaders on stage at Eduthon 6.0, Chandigarh\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.extramarks.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/extramarks-smart-k5-books-launch-eduthon-6-chandigarh.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/blogs.extramarks.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/extramarks-smart-k5-books-launch-eduthon-6-chandigarh-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.extramarks.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/extramarks-smart-k5-books-launch-eduthon-6-chandigarh-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.extramarks.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/extramarks-smart-k5-books-launch-eduthon-6-chandigarh-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.extramarks.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/extramarks-smart-k5-books-launch-eduthon-6-chandigarh-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.extramarks.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/extramarks-smart-k5-books-launch-eduthon-6-chandigarh-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.extramarks.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/extramarks-smart-k5-books-launch-eduthon-6-chandigarh-1140x760.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<div class=\"launch-text\"><small>Book launch at Eduthon 6.0<\/small><b>Smart K-5 Books launched<\/b>\r\n<div class=\"launch-p\">The biggest moment of the day for Extramarks was the launch of our Smart K-5 Books. K-5 means classes from kindergarten to Class 5. The series includes the Early Footsteps and Little Footsteps books, with one simple promise: where every lesson comes to life.<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"launch-p\">The books were launched on stage with eminent education leaders, including Niyati Chitkara (Chitkara Schools), Anirudh Gupta, Kulbhushan Sharma (President, NISA, the National Independent Schools Alliance) and senior leaders from Extramarks.<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<h2>What was discussed at Eduthon 6.0<\/h2>\r\n<p>The main theme was the future of education in the age of AI. AI is technology that lets computers do tasks that usually need human thinking, such as answering questions or checking work.<\/p>\r\n<p>Speakers looked at how schools can use AI in a real, practical way, and what this means for teachers, students and school leaders.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h2>Extramarks on stage<\/h2>\r\n<h3>Ms. Charneeta on the AI panel<\/h3>\r\n<figure class=\"pic tall\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-24011\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.extramarks.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ai-implementation-panel-discussion-eduthon-6.jpg\" alt=\"Charneeta from Extramarks speaking on the AI implementation panel at Eduthon 6.0, Chandigarh\" width=\"1252\" height=\"1878\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.extramarks.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ai-implementation-panel-discussion-eduthon-6.jpg 1252w, https:\/\/blogs.extramarks.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ai-implementation-panel-discussion-eduthon-6-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/blogs.extramarks.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ai-implementation-panel-discussion-eduthon-6-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/blogs.extramarks.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ai-implementation-panel-discussion-eduthon-6-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.extramarks.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ai-implementation-panel-discussion-eduthon-6-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.extramarks.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ai-implementation-panel-discussion-eduthon-6-1140x1710.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/blogs.extramarks.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ai-implementation-panel-discussion-eduthon-6-150x225.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1252px) 100vw, 1252px\" \/><figcaption>Ms. Charneeta shares her views during the panel discussion at Eduthon 6.0.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<div class=\"session\"><span class=\"session-k\">Ms. Charneeta took part in this panel discussion<\/span>From Hype to Reality: What Does AI Implementation Really Take?<\/div>\r\n<p>Implementation means actually putting something to use. The panel looked beyond the excitement around AI and talked about the practical side of bringing it into schools and classrooms.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3>Ms. Sanjana showcased the complete Extramarks ecosystem<\/h3>\r\n<figure class=\"pic tall\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-24014\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.extramarks.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/extramarks-ecosystem-showcase-eduthon-6-chandigarh.jpg\" alt=\"Sanjana presenting the Extramarks ecosystem at Eduthon 6.0, Chandigarh\" width=\"1252\" height=\"1878\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.extramarks.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/extramarks-ecosystem-showcase-eduthon-6-chandigarh.jpg 1252w, https:\/\/blogs.extramarks.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/extramarks-ecosystem-showcase-eduthon-6-chandigarh-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/blogs.extramarks.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/extramarks-ecosystem-showcase-eduthon-6-chandigarh-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/blogs.extramarks.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/extramarks-ecosystem-showcase-eduthon-6-chandigarh-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.extramarks.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/extramarks-ecosystem-showcase-eduthon-6-chandigarh-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.extramarks.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/extramarks-ecosystem-showcase-eduthon-6-chandigarh-1140x1710.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/blogs.extramarks.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/extramarks-ecosystem-showcase-eduthon-6-chandigarh-150x225.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1252px) 100vw, 1252px\" \/><figcaption>Ms. Sanjana presents the complete Extramarks ecosystem at Eduthon 6.0.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<p>Ms. Sanjana presented the complete Extramarks ecosystem. An ecosystem here means all Extramarks solutions working together as one connected system. She showed how these integrated solutions help change the way teachers teach and students learn.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h2>Who attended<\/h2>\r\n<p>Eduthon 6.0 brought together about 1,000 educators from across the region. It was a full day of ideas, conversations and new connections for everyone working in school education.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h2>At the Extramarks booth<\/h2>\r\n<p>At our booth, visitors looked through the new Smart Books and talked to our team about Extramarks solutions for their schools.<\/p>\r\n<figure class=\"pic\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-24015\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.extramarks.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/extramarks-smart-books-display-eduthon-6.jpg\" alt=\"Visitors at the Extramarks Smart Books display at Eduthon 6.0, Chandigarh\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.extramarks.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/extramarks-smart-books-display-eduthon-6.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/blogs.extramarks.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/extramarks-smart-books-display-eduthon-6-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.extramarks.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/extramarks-smart-books-display-eduthon-6-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.extramarks.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/extramarks-smart-books-display-eduthon-6-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.extramarks.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/extramarks-smart-books-display-eduthon-6-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.extramarks.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/extramarks-smart-books-display-eduthon-6-1140x855.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/blogs.extramarks.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/extramarks-smart-books-display-eduthon-6-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><figcaption>The Extramarks Smart Books display at Eduthon 6.0.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n<h2>Moments from the stage<\/h2>\r\n<p>Panellists were honoured on stage for their time and ideas.<\/p>\r\n<div class=\"duo\">\r\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-24017\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.extramarks.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/panellist-honoured-eduthon-6-chandigarh.jpg\" alt=\"Panellist being honoured on stage at Eduthon 6.0, Chandigarh\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.extramarks.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/panellist-honoured-eduthon-6-chandigarh.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/blogs.extramarks.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/panellist-honoured-eduthon-6-chandigarh-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.extramarks.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/panellist-honoured-eduthon-6-chandigarh-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.extramarks.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/panellist-honoured-eduthon-6-chandigarh-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.extramarks.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/panellist-honoured-eduthon-6-chandigarh-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.extramarks.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/panellist-honoured-eduthon-6-chandigarh-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.extramarks.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/panellist-honoured-eduthon-6-chandigarh-1140x760.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><figcaption>A panellist is honoured on stage.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-24012\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.extramarks.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/eduthon-6-panellists-chandigarh-2026.jpg\" alt=\"Panellists on stage at Eduthon 6.0, Chandigarh\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.extramarks.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/eduthon-6-panellists-chandigarh-2026.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/blogs.extramarks.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/eduthon-6-panellists-chandigarh-2026-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.extramarks.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/eduthon-6-panellists-chandigarh-2026-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.extramarks.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/eduthon-6-panellists-chandigarh-2026-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.extramarks.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/eduthon-6-panellists-chandigarh-2026-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.extramarks.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/eduthon-6-panellists-chandigarh-2026-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.extramarks.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/eduthon-6-panellists-chandigarh-2026-1140x760.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><figcaption>Panellists together at Eduthon 6.0.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<h2>Key takeaways<\/h2>\r\n<ul class=\"take\">\r\n<li>Extramarks launched its Smart K-5 Books at Eduthon 6.0, with eminent education leaders on stage.<\/li>\r\n<li>The future of education in the age of AI was the main theme of the day.<\/li>\r\n<li>Using AI in schools takes more than excitement. Schools need to think about the practical side of putting it to work.<\/li>\r\n<li>Extramarks showed how its integrated solutions work together to support teaching and learning.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n<p>Thank you to Triniti, Chitkara University and the Eduthon team, and to every educator who met us in Chandigarh. We look forward to bringing our Smart Books and solutions to more classrooms.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Extramarks launched its Smart K-5 Books at Eduthon 6.0, held on 10 October 2026 at Hyatt Regency, Chandigarh, with about 1,000 educators.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":24013,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[170],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24009","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-edu-pulse"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.extramarks.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24009","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.extramarks.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.extramarks.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.extramarks.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.extramarks.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24009"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.extramarks.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24009\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24019,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.extramarks.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24009\/revisions\/24019"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.extramarks.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24013"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.extramarks.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24009"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.extramarks.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24009"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.extramarks.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24009"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}