YUVAI PROGRAMME (Syllabus: GS Paper 2 – Govt Schemes)

Context: The Ministry of Electronics and IT has said that the program - 'YUVAi- Youth for Unnati and Vikas with AI’ will be featured at the Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) Summit beginning from upcoming week in New Delhi.

YUVAi- Youth for Unnati and Vikas with AI

• About: The programme, designed to equip the youth with essential AI skills, has garnered attention for its innovative approach and commitment to enabling a future-ready workforce.
• Collaborative Initiative: National e-Governance Division, under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and Intel India.
• Aim: to foster a deeper understanding of AI, to enable school students from class 8 to 12 across the nation with AI skills, and to empower them to become human-centric designers and users of AI.

Features of YUVAiProgramme

• YUVAi programmeis being implemented in multiple cohorts to ensure that maximum students stand a chance to become future-ready.
• more than 8,500 students registered, post which, they attended online orientation sessions to learn fundamental concepts of AI.

oTeachers also enrolled into the program and underwent orientation sessions.

• Shortlisted students attended online deep dive AI training and mentorship sessions with certified Intel AI coaches and experts – helping students enhance their solutions.
• Top 50 students were shortlisted and they were invited to attend a four-day face-to-face rapid modeling workshop.

Global Partnership on Artificial Intelligence (GPAI) Summit

• It is a global platform bringing together leaders, policy makers and experts in the field of AI. It will provide an ideal stage for YUVAi to showcase its impact and significance.