AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoCyclone Disruptions: Cyclone Arnab has prompted school closures across parts of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh, with closures also ordered in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands as evacuations continue. AI in Classrooms: Indian institutions including IISER Pune, IIM Ahmedabad and ISB are moving from blanket bans to course-specific rules for AI, allowing use where it supports learning while keeping some assessments AI-free. Campus Governance: Jamia Millia Islamia students ended their protest after the university agreed to hold union elections, following weeks of demonstrations and hunger strikes. Skills and Access: IIT Kharagpur is setting up India’s first Physical AI school, while IIT Mandi’s Science on Wheels programme is taking hands-on lessons to Himachal Pradesh schools. Indonesia also says it is renovating 300,000 schools and expanding digital learning. Student Wellbeing: A 15-year study across nine countries, including the Philippines, found more frequent corporal punishment was linked to greater anxiety and aggression in children, not better discipline.
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