Tripartrite agreement between AIM, CBSE, Intel India to revolutionize education sector

Current context: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)-Ministry of Education (MoE), Intel India, and the NITI (National Institution for Transforming India) Aayog have signed a tripartite agreement to change the education sector by incorporating future skills, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), in the formal curriculum.

• It was signed at a gathering attended by Dr Chintan Vaishnav, AIM's Mission Director, at the Dr Ambedkar International Centre in New Delhi, Delhi. 

1. The Agreement's objectives are to: accelerate young technology adoption;
2. close the skills gap in the nation; and
3. improve the nation's current infrastructure (ATLs, etc). 

• The aforementioned 3 parties started a pilot project for the AIoT (Artificial Intelligence of Things) Integration in the school curriculum in September 2022.
• At the event, instructors' lesson plans based on AIoT integration were also on show.
• There was also a display of social impact projects that kids had created utilising tinkering and AI under the direction of their teachers.
• A compendium with 70 sample lesson plans was published; it will serve as a guide for educators and schools in India as they develop their digital preparedness.

National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog:

•  CEO– Parameswaran Iyer
•  Headquarters- New Delhi, Delhi
•  Establishment– 2015

Question: 

Q.1 What is the purpose of the tripartite agreement signed between NITI Aayog's Atal Innovation Mission, CBSE, and Intel India?
a. To improve the education sector by incorporating future skills such as Artificial Intelligence into the formal curriculum.
b.To enhance the use of technology in the education sector.
c.To modernize the teaching methods in schools.
d.To increase the number of students in the education sector.