The Indian Express reported on October 28, 2026, that several higher education institutions are moving away from blanket restrictions on artificial intelligence. IISER Pune, the Indian School of Business, IIM Ahmedabad and IIM Bangalore are exploring ways to incorporate AI into learning while maintaining academic standards and students' ability to analyse problems independently.
At IISER Pune, AI use is permitted by default unless a teacher or PhD supervisor explicitly prohibits it in writing. Students have been allowed to use AI for research projects and programming tasks in a bioinformatics course, but they must solve similar problems without AI during examinations. The institute continues to conduct most quizzes and mid-semester and end-semester examinations without AI. At IIM Ahmedabad, students can use tools such as ChatGPT and Gemini to summarise business cases and prepare for discussions. The institute has purchased 1,500 AI-tool licences for students, faculty members, research associates and others.
These approaches distinguish using AI to prepare or explore a problem from relying on it to demonstrate knowledge. For Indian students, the changes point to a growing need to verify AI-generated information, understand the subject behind an answer and follow the rules of each course.
The article describes institutions developing their own approaches rather than announcing a uniform national policy. Decisions about permitted AI use therefore remain dependent on institutional rules, course objectives and assessment requirements.