IIT Madras Pravartak offers free online courses in emerging technologies for students, teachers
The programmes aim to equip students from Classes 7 to 12 with skills in emerging technologies and prepare them for the evolving requirements of the innovation-driven economy, the Institute said in a release on Wednesday.
The courses for school students cover artificial intelligence (AI) fundamentals, electric vehicles and future mobility, entrepreneurship, design thinking and innovation.
For teachers, educators and educational institutions, the programmes include career counselling certification training, leadership development for educators, and classroom management and student engagement.
Each programme combines live online sessions, case studies and practical activities to develop problem-solving, creativity, communication and innovation skills.
The training will be delivered by experts from the IIT Madras alumni network, startup ecosystem and industry. While the live training is free, participants can opt for certification from IIT Madras Pravartak.
The courses will be conducted in monthly cohorts from November 2026 to January 2027.
More than 45,000 teachers have benefited from the foundation’s free training programmes, according to the organisers.
Dhanalakshmi Sampath, Manager, Digital Skills Academy, IIT Madras Pravartak Technologies Foundation, said the initiative aimed to bridge the gap between classroom education and industry requirements by building skills in AI, financial literacy and entrepreneurship.
IIT Madras Pravartak Technologies Foundation is a Section 8 company hosting the Technology Innovation Hub on Sensors, Networking, Actuators and Control Systems under the National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems at IIT Madras. BodhBridge Education is a learning platform operated by IIT Madras alumni.
Interested students, teachers and educators can register through https://bodhbridge.iitmpravartak.org.in/.
