Special Chief Secretary Jayesh Ranjan at the FICCI conference in Hyderabad on Thursday. | Photo credit: Arrangement
The key focus of the Telangana Rising Vision document will be youth development with the state envisioning equipping every young person with the right mix of skills, technology, knowledge and soft skills, a senior official said on Thursday.
With this approach, it seeks to create strong job prospects, entrepreneurial opportunities and global mobility for the youth, said Special Chief Secretary Jayesh Ranjan at the two-day FICCI Conference on Transforming Education for an AI-Driven World, which began here on Thursday.
The state government is preparing its vision 2047 and will release the Telangana Rising Vision document on December 9, said Mr. Ranjan, who is the special CS special projects and investment cell and in the youth development, tourism, culture and sports department.
As for concerns that AI could undermine the purpose of education, he said the impact will vary from one stakeholder to another. Students will gain significantly, but the gap may widen: urban, affluent, English-speaking families with access to devices and the Internet will benefit more, while socioeconomically weaker parents may further disadvantage their children. The digital divide and the “technology is not for me” mindset are concerns. The solution is to use technology to solve real problems and showcase successes. When people see tangible benefits, acceptance grows, confidence rises and technology phobia disappears, FICCI said in a report to his address.
National Educational Technology Forum (NETF) and National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) Chairman Anil Sahasrabuddhe emphasized the importance of curriculum relevance. It remains unchanged for a long time, although the pace of reform is accelerating, and rightly so, because outdated learning leads to unemployable graduates. Even when revising the curriculum, AI can offer valuable input, but the final judgment must rest with humans.
Telangana Board of Higher Education Chairman V. Balakista Reddy said after consultations with stakeholders in Telangana that updating the curriculum is the most urgent reform. Telangana is already adapting nearly 20% of its curriculum to new technologies.
Published – 27 Nov 2025 22:10 IST
