Around 26% of public school teachers use AI regularly and 72% view it positively: Report

The report found that 86% of teachers believe that AI makes them more effective in their jobs, but also increases students’ dependence on technology. | Photo credit: File photo

About 26% of government school teachers use artificial intelligence (AI) regularly and 72% have a positive view of AI in education, according to AI Readiness of India’s Government School Teachers, a report released by JanAI, an initiative of the Head Held High Foundation (HHHF).

The report released on Tuesday comes ahead of the introduction of AI and computational thinking curriculum for classes IX to XII in the academic year 2026-27.

A nationwide survey of 797 government schools found that teachers in Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Jharkhand and Maharashtra are embracing AI despite infrastructure gaps.

“Teachers are already accessing AI through personal phones, even in schools without computer classrooms. AI is primarily used as a teaching aid. The most common uses are to simplify complex concepts, generate examples and activities, and prepare worksheets and assessments,” the report said.

Fear of addiction

However, teachers see both opportunities and risks in the use of AI. The report found that 86% of teachers believe AI is making them more effective in their jobs, but also increasing students’ reliance on technology. At the same time, teachers did not express concern about AI replacing them in the classroom, with most saying they did not see it as a threat to their profession.

The data was collected from August 6 to 14, and JanAI claimed it was the first study to examine public school teachers as a separate population, rather than as part of a composite national average that also includes private schools.

AI Rural Teacher Champions

The finding at the heart of the report is that the barrier between Indian teachers and this transition is not resistance, but readiness. Therefore, JanAI plans to build a 50,000-member community of master rural AI teachers. Over the next 12-18 months, he intends to identify, train and organize rural public school teachers as local AI change agents.

Madan Padaki, founder of JanAI and co-founder of HHHF, said: “Our public school teachers are not waiting to be convinced. They have already taken the tool. They are waiting for a system willing to stand by them while they learn to use it responsibly. Readiness is not a deficiency to be fixed from above, it is a force already present in the field, a search for structure.”

Published – 01 Sep 2026 22:16 IST