Archive · 8 Sep 2026
IIT Kharagpur Programme Transforms Teaching Through NEP, Technology and GenAI
IIT Kharagpur held a five-day training programme for school teachers.
The programme focused on improving how teachers teach students.
It included ideas from India’s National Education Policy 2020.
Teachers learned about digital tools and Generative AI.
They also explored IoT, microcontrollers, 3D printing and project-based learning.
The training connected classroom lessons with practical activities.
IIT Kharagpur Director Prof Suman Chakraborty spoke about sharing strong teaching practices.
Participants also visited the institute’s Virtual Reality Lab and science museum.
IIT Kharagpur conducted a five-day capacity-building programme on transforming teaching practices in school education.
The programme was organized through the Centre for Interdisciplinary and Convergent Technologies.
It trained PGT Chemistry and TGT Work Experience teachers in NEP 2020, digital pedagogy and Generative AI.
Sessions covered outcome-based education, assessment, laboratory learning, computational thinking, IoT, microcontrollers, 3D printing, Raspberry Pi and project-based learning.
Participants visited IIT Kharagpur’s Virtual Reality Lab and Nehru Museum of Science and Technology.
- Who
- IIT Kharagpur, through its Centre for Interdisciplinary and Convergent Technologies, trained PGT Chemistry and TGT Work Experience teachers.
- What
- A five-day capacity-building programme on transforming teaching practices through NEP 2020, digital pedagogy and Generative AI.
- When
- The programme lasted five days; the articles do not provide specific dates.
- Where
- IIT Kharagpur, including its Virtual Reality Lab and Nehru Museum of Science and Technology.
- Why
- To translate education policy, contemporary pedagogy and emerging technologies into classroom-ready practices.
- Duration
- Five days
- Organizer
- Centre for Interdisciplinary and Convergent Technologies, IIT Kharagpur
- Participants
- PGT Chemistry and TGT Work Experience teachers
- Main themes
- NEP 2020, digital pedagogy and Generative AI
- Technology topics
- IoT, microcontrollers, 3D printing, Raspberry Pi and immersive learning
- Additional learning
- Outcome-based education, assessment, laboratory learning and project-based learning
- Special session
- IIT Kharagpur Director Prof Suman Chakraborty discussed best classroom practices and the institute’s mentor-of-mentors vision