Is CBSE AI code 417 still running for Class 10 in 2026-27?
Yes. CBSE has published the Class X Artificial Intelligence (417) curriculum for session 2026-27 on the earlier scheme, and that is the syllabus this batch teaches. What changed is Class 9: code 417 was discontinued there from 2026-27, with the new compulsory Computational Thinking and AI subject arriving for Class 9 from 2027-28. A student sitting Class 10 this year is on 417 and nothing about their exam has moved.
Do you teach Part A, the employability skills units, or only the AI units?
Both, because Part A is ten theory marks that students routinely throw away. The five employability units, communication, self-management, ICT, entrepreneurial and green skills, are two marks each and are covered in compact revision blocks inside the Monday sessions, with the kind of short-answer practice the paper actually sets. We do not spend Wednesday practical time on them; that time is for the Python units.
Are the batch timings fixed at 9 PM on Monday and Wednesday?
Yes, for this group batch: Monday and Wednesday, 9:00 PM Indian Standard Time, chosen because it sits after dinner and homework for most Class 10 households and after school hours for families in the Gulf. If those slots cannot work, the mini batch and the one to one format run on other timings and the mentor who calls you will lay out the current options.
What happens if my child misses a class for a school test?
Class 10 is full of school tests, so this is planned for rather than penalised. The teacher opens the next session with a short catch-up for anyone who missed, shares the session notes and the practical program the same evening, and, for a run of missed classes around pre-boards, arranges a one-off catch-up slot. Sessions are live and not sold as recordings, and the catch-up is how continuity is protected.
Which Python tools do you use, and do they match the CBSE syllabus?
The CBSE 2026-27 curriculum names Jupyter Notebook, virtual environments and Python packages explicitly for the Advance Python unit, so that is exactly what students work in from their first Wednesday. Everything installs free on a normal laptop and we set it up together in the first practical, so no family is left fighting installation errors alone.
Do you help with the practical file and the project?
This is half the marks, so yes, structurally. The 15-program practical file is built one program per Wednesday across the year rather than in a March panic, each program written by the student in class and checked before it goes in. The project work is scoped early, reviewed monthly, and rehearsed for its viva, because the viva marks are separate and are lost most often by students who built something they cannot explain.
Does this replace school AI periods?
No, it runs alongside them. School delivers the subject in its own periods and conducts the internal practical; we teach for understanding at a depth school periods rarely have time for, and we make sure the practical file, project and viva are exam-ready. Students typically find school periods become revision once they are in the batch, which is the right way round.
How many students are in the Monday and Wednesday batch?
Ten to fifteen, with the same teacher for the whole year. That size is small enough that every student writes and runs their own Python in front of the teacher every Wednesday, and large enough that a student hears other people's questions, which in this subject are frequently better than the textbook's.
We are a CBSE family in the Gulf. Does the batch work for us?
Yes, and many families in the batch are exactly that. 9 PM in India is 7:30 PM in the UAE and Oman, and 6:30 PM in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain, which suits a school-night routine well. The syllabus is the same CBSE 417 your school follows, and the fee for families outside India is shown in your own currency on this page.
What happens after I send the form?
A mentor calls within a few hours to book a free demo class at a time that suits you. The demo is a real 417 session, usually an Advance Python practical from the suggested-programs list, so your child experiences the teacher and the format before you decide anything. There is no card, no enrolment fee and no pressure on the call; if the batch is not right for your child, we will say so.
