AI for Class 10: what CBSE teaches
The short answer
AI is not compulsory in Class 10 today: it is an optional CBSE skill subject (code 417) that a school may offer. It covers revisiting the project cycle, modelling (AI versus machine learning versus deep learning, supervised and unsupervised learning), evaluating models, statistical data, computer vision, natural language processing and advanced Python.
What the Class 10 AI subject (417) covers
- Revisiting the AI project cycle.
- Modelling in AI: AI versus machine learning versus deep learning, supervised and unsupervised learning.
- Evaluating models, and statistical data.
- Computer vision, natural language processing and advanced Python.
Is it compulsory?
No, not for today's Class 10. Subject 417 is an optional skill subject. The compulsory AI and computational thinking course reported for 2027-28 begins with Class 9, so the first batch to reach Class 10 with it would be in 2028-29. Check with your school.
One-minute lessons that explain it
Try at home
- Ask your child to explain, in one minute, the difference between AI, machine learning and deep learning using a phone camera as the example.
- Take any two-class prediction (spam or not spam) and ask: what examples would the model need, and how could we check it is accurate?
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Common questions
- Is AI a compulsory subject in Class 10?
- No. It is an optional skill subject (code 417) that a school may or may not offer.
- How is AI different from machine learning and deep learning?
- AI is the broad goal of machines doing tasks that need intelligence. Machine learning is AI that learns from data. Deep learning is machine learning using many-layered neural networks.
Sources
- CBSE: Computational Thinking and Artificial Intelligence, Classes 3-8 Curriculum (official PDF)
- Careers360: CBSE Class 10 AI syllabus (subject code 417)
- Business Standard via Vision IAS: CBSE rolls out new curriculum with AI course (3 April 2026)
Checked against CBSE documents on 14 October 2026. Curricula change each session, so confirm with your school.