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Punjab Launches AI Career Guidance Labs Across 25 Public Schools

The pilot pairs automated aptitude assessments with one-to-one counselling to widen access to career planning.

Overview

  • Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains opened the programme by inaugurating labs at Government Senior Secondary School, Nangal and the Government Senior Secondary School for Girls, Sri Anandpur Sahib.
  • The initiative is delivered with ed-tech partner Beyond Mentor and is free of cost for students in government and PSEB-affiliated schools.
  • Students complete AI-based aptitude and interest assessments that produce individualized career reports, followed by counselling sessions with professionals that involve parents and yield actionable plans.
  • State authorities will track outcomes during the pilot to decide on a phased rollout across Punjab if results prove effective.
  • Officials say the approach moves students away from exam-centric learning toward identifying strengths and pathways from as early as class 6.