A Class 10 exam question has shocked an assistant professor of Bengaluru’s Indian Institute of Sciences (IISc) after it asked the kids to write a Python program for chatbots.
The unexpected questions, which were shared on social media, went viral and sparked a debate on evolved school circulars.
Named Deepak Sabramani, the professor took to X to express his astonishment regarding the incident. “Our relative called today to get help for their 10th class child’s AI exam. I asked for the question paper and was shocked. How does one write a “python program for a simple Chatbot” for 4 points? Is the school serious????”
He also shared a picture of a question paper which included questions such as, “Write a Python Program for simple sentiment analysis” and “Write Python Program for simple spam detection.”
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The question paper is said to be from Kendriya Vidyalaya school, which is affiliated with the CBSE.
Netizens React:
The post soon went viral across the internet and has gained over 72,000 views so far. It was flooded with reactions from social media users who agreed with the Professor’s concerns and similarly questioned the appropriateness of such advanced questions for young students.
“Irony is the fact that none of these questions really help in real-life building of tech, broadly speaking,” a user said.
“This is what happens in classrooms when CBSE introduces a subject called AI for Grade 10 exams. Their learning outcomes on paper are kinda okayish though but how it is taught and assessed is a different story,” a user wrote.
Another argued, “IT can be written in a few lines, but that’s not what children should learn. They should learn to explore math and science computationally, plot data from physics experiments or plot linear equations they came across in high school, and write code to simulate the inverse sq law.”
Some users highlighted how it stifled creativity. “These questions are designed to permanently kill curiosity about coding and computer science. Given the lack of CS jobs and the rise of AI, I think this is a deliberate strategy to inspire students to pursue other careers like frying pakoras or selling tea,” they wrote.
Many schools in Bengaluru have now begun including artificial intelligence-related subjects in their curriculum, especially for higher-standard students. As is the case with AI, opinions on this development remain divided.
