Over 70 percent of Indian teachers are already integrating AI tools into their classrooms. The findings from Centre for Teacher Accreditation's (CENTA) latest survey highlight both the growing adoption of AI and the continued need for structured training to address common misconceptions.
CENTA’s survey finds that teachers with more than three years of experience show even higher adoption rates, with nearly 75 percent reporting active use of AI resources. The surveys revealed that lesson planning is the number one activity for which teachers use AI, with close to 60 percent of respondents choosing it as their primary use case. Additionally, around 26 percent of teachers use AI to generate activity ideas for their classrooms.
While 67 percent of respondents rated their expertise with AI at 6 or higher on a 10-point scale, and the average self-rating was seven out of 10, only 57 percent could correctly answer a basic misconception question on AI.
“AI is rapidly becoming part of the modern classroom, but there remains a clear gap between adoption and genuine comfort among teachers,” said Ramya Venkataraman, Founder & CEO, CENTA.
The survey also focused on perceptions and misconceptions about AI among a broader group that included educators, parents, and students. Findings revealed that 84 percent of respondents expressed concerns about AI. Specific worries included fears about AI’s accuracy and concerns around AI replacing human jobs in education (34 percent).
While the split is fairly even across fee ranges, the use of AI in the classroom by teachers catering to a higher socio-economic segment is more - with 80 percent of teachers teaching in schools charging ₹10,000-25,000 per month as fee using AI; the number becomes 86 percent in schools charging more than ₹25,000 as the fee every month, adds the findings.
Recently, UNESCO warned against over-reliance on AI in addressing systemic issues in education, such as teacher shortages and infrastructure inadequacies, which require sustained policy attention and investment.