India’s AI curriculum broadens access, but risks widening the employability gap. India’s Economic Survey 2024-25 flagged the tension directly. Chief Economic Advisor V. Anantha Nageswaran noted that while technology eventually creates more jobs than it displaces, the critical period lies in between. That interval requires supporting institutions, changed academic curricula, and changed workplace practices. India’s AI education policy, rolled out through CBSE from 2026-27, is