Karnataka
18%
5/28
AI Gap Index
3/10
Schools
1/8
Workforce
1/6
Governance
0/4
Access
Schools 3/10
D1 AI literacy curriculum exists in schools 1 Shiksha Co-Pilot AI teacher assistant deployed for Classes 5-10; Campus to Career Summit outlines Vision 2030 for AI-enabled higher education
D2 Curriculum is binding law or mandate 0
D3 Ethics component included in curriculum 0
D4 Teacher training mandated and funded before rollout 1 1,000 government school teachers trained on Shiksha Co-Pilot across urban and rural areas
D5 Dedicated funding attached to the requirement 1 INR 28 crore invested in AI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru
Workforce 1/8
D6 Employers legally required to train all employees 1 AI Course for Students programme (with Head Held High Foundation) and statewide employability initiative (with 1M1B Foundation) announced at Campus to Career Summit May 2026; voluntary, not legally mandated
D7 Training must cover ethics and critical evaluation 0
D8 Pre-redundancy training obligation exists 0
D9 Workers have rights when AI used in employment decisions 0
Civil Service & Governance 1/6
D10 Civil servants working with AI must receive training 1 AI CoE under Department of IT/BT for responsible AI development; protocol and SOP for ethical AI in universities under development (Campus to Career Summit, May 2026)
D11 Minimum training standard is defined 0
D12 Enforcement mechanism exists with named authority 0
Public Access 0/4
D13 Free or publicly funded AI literacy resources available 0
D14 Digital infrastructure support for schools and institutions 0
Index history
May 24, 2026 /28 Campus to Career Summit (May 2026) adds voluntary AI skilling programme for students and graduates (Dim 6 raised from 0 to 1)
April 12, 2026 4/28 Initial scoring: generative AI co-pilot for teachers; dedicated CoE with funding; GCC policy targets 350k AI jobs