India, Oct. 6 -- Majority of India's classrooms are still designed for the industrial and information ages, where teachers deliver one-way lectures to large groups and marks and grades dominate the cultural mindset. Despite 95% of households owning a mobile phone, less than 10% have a computer-and in many schools, the ratio is just one functional PC for every 120 students.

"Books and pencils are rightly treated as essential, but in the age of AI, access to computing must be seen as equally critical infrastructure," said Santhosh Viswanathan, Vice President and Managing Director, Intel India Region, speaking at Intel's education innovation called 'PadhAI Ka Future' showcase in Bengaluru. Without urgent investment, he warned, India risks l...