Delhi Education Minister Ashish Sood on Monday presided over the ‘Tech4Future’ Innovation Showcase at IIIT Delhi, where the Directorate of Education signed three-year Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with four leading higher education institutions. The partnerships aim to provide mentorship, laboratory access, and curriculum support to students and teachers in CM SHRI Schools.
Four Institutions Partner with Delhi Government
The MoUs, effective from June 2026, were signed with Delhi Technological University (DTU), Delhi Skill and Entrepreneurship University (DSEU), Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women (IGDTUW), and Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi (IIIT Delhi). These institutions will offer pro bono mentorship, curriculum enrichment, and direct access to advanced university laboratories for CM SHRI students and teachers.
The event also marked the successful completion of the three-week ‘Future Makers Innovators Bootcamp’, an intensive STEM and Robotics Engineering programme for 100 high-potential students from Delhi Government’s CM SHRI Schools.
Bridging the Gap Between School and Higher Education
The initiative aims to integrate cutting-edge technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, robotics, and engineering into government classrooms. Beyond STEM, the collaboration will extend academic support in Finance, Humanities, Media Studies, and Legal Studies. According to the government, the programme aligns with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and the National Curriculum Framework for School Education (NCF-SE) 2023, ensuring that students’ opportunities are determined by talent rather than socio-economic background.
This initiative is envisioned as a step towards building a skilled and innovation-driven workforce for Viksit Bharat by 2047.
Bootcamp Outcomes and Future Impact
During the bootcamp, students experienced the complete innovation cycle, from identifying real-world problems to building prototypes and presenting final projects. Teams collectively developed 20 functional technology prototypes addressing challenges in smart cities, agriculture, disaster management, assistive technologies, and industrial innovation.
Officials said the initiative serves as a model for integrating AI-enabled and technology-driven learning into public education while strengthening the link between schools and premier higher education institutions in the national capital.
