AI for Class 9: what CBSE teaches
The short answer
In Class 9, AI is an optional CBSE skill subject today (code 417), so a school may or may not offer it. The syllabus covers AI reflection, the project cycle and ethics, data literacy, mathematics for AI, an introduction to generative AI and basic Python. Reports say an AI and computational thinking course becomes compulsory from Class 9 in 2027-28.
What the Class 9 AI subject (417) covers
- AI reflection, the AI project cycle and ethics.
- Data literacy: understanding, collecting and reading data.
- Mathematics for AI: statistics and probability.
- Introduction to generative AI and basic Python programming.
Is it compulsory?
Not today: subject 417 is an optional skill subject, and offering it is the school's choice. Reports of CBSE's 2026-27 curriculum announcement say a compulsory AI and computational thinking course starts with Class 9 in 2027-28, with first board exams in 2029. This is based on news reports; check the school or CBSE circulars.
One-minute lessons that explain it
Try at home
- Take a small data set (your marks, or steps walked per day). Find the mean, the median and the most common value. That is the statistics half of Class 9 AI maths.
- Try one generative AI answer and fact-check one claim in it against a textbook. Spotting its mistakes is the skill.
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Common questions
- Is AI a compulsory subject in Class 9?
- Today it is an optional skill subject (code 417). News reports of the 2026-27 CBSE curriculum say a compulsory AI and CT course starts from Class 9 in 2027-28.
- What is the subject code for AI in Class 9?
- 417.
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.