How India’s smaller towns are driving the next big wave of AI classroom adoption

For decades, India’s education narrative has been dominated by metro cities—Bangalore, Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad. These were the early adopters of education technology, the first beneficiaries of smart classrooms, tablets, and digital content. But the story in 2025 looks very different. The next wave of AI-driven classroom transformation is not coming from India’s metros; it is emerging rapidly from Tier-II, Tier-III, and even Tier-IV towns.

The next wave of AI-driven classroom transformation is not coming from India’s metros; it is emerging rapidly from Tier-II, Tier-III, and even Tier-IV towns.

From Surat to Siliguri, Indore to Imphal, small-town India is embracing AI in classrooms at a pace that is surprising even seasoned educators and policymakers. And this shift is not just evolutionary; it is transformational—reshaping how students learn, how teachers teach, and how schools operate.

Why Small-Town India Is Ready for AI Classrooms

Three converging forces have ...