Evaluating AI's Role in Implementing NEP 2020 at Scale

Abstract: National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 is the most ambitious reform that is going to take place in Indian schools in
decades, and the introduction of Artificial Intelligence (AI) within the practical aspects of the above-mentioned is not thoroughly
tested with the help of evaluation systems. This paper is filling an important unmet need in contemporary policy research through
lack of systematic ways to determine whether AI interventions are speeding up or slowing down the agenda of NEP 2020 at scale.
We put a systems thinking solution and policy informatics perspective into context in the creation of a multi-dimensional
appraisal frame that examines the impact of AI on access, equity, quality, and governance issues on Indian education. We
conclude that although pilot projects are encouraging, the implementation of the idea on state and national level presupposes the
development of advanced monitoring systems, scenario modelers, and empirical evaluation systems. This paper enhances the
developing area of educational technology policy through the introduction of a complete agency of testing AI-based educational
interventions and providing the opportunities and challenges of India digitalizing its instructional process.