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AI-Enabled Career Guidance Labs — Punjab's Pilot in Government Schools

India · Chandigarh · See the India profile

Evidence: Descriptive / self-reported Top 89% 27/100 · Ask Evidence Copilot about this practice

Punjab launched 25 AI-enabled Career Guidance Labs in government schools in December 2025, giving students from class 6 an AI aptitude assessment plus one-to-one counsellor sessions with parents — India's first such state-run programme, still unevaluated.

25 schools
Career Guidance Labs launched (December 2025)
AI-Enabled Career Guidance Labs — Punjab's Pilot in Government Schools

Details

Maturity
Pilot
Promoter
Punjab School Education Board (PSEB) with Beyond Mentor
Period
Pilot launched 21 December 2025
Keywords
education, career guidance, public schools, ed-tech partnership

Context

On 21 December 2025, the Government of Punjab inaugurated 25 AI-enabled Career Guidance Labs across government and Punjab School Education Board (PSEB)-affiliated schools, delivered in partnership with ed-tech provider Beyond Mentor and offered free to students. Coverage from The Tribune and Careers360 describes it as India's first state-run programme of this kind.

Objectives

The labs aim to replace generic careers advice with earlier, data-informed guidance for students from class 6 onward, combining an AI-based aptitude assessment with individualised professional counselling involving parents.

Activities

Students complete an AI-based aptitude and interest assessment on the platform; the system generates an individualised report of potential academic and vocational pathways; a professional counsellor then holds a one-to-one session with the student and parents to translate the report into an action plan.

Conclusions

This is a freshly launched, 25-school pilot with no published outcome data at the time of writing. Officials state it will be 'closely monitored for impact, student outcomes, and operational efficacy' before any phased state-wide expansion is considered, so the programme is a concrete, well-sourced early-stage administrative-guidance model rather than a proven-impact case.

Implementation
Indicative cost
Low (< €50k)
Time to results
Short (< 1 year) — Pilot launched 21 December 2025; officials plan to monitor impact, outcomes and operational efficacy before considering phased state-wide expansion.
Staffing & skills
Government of Punjab, Punjab School Education Board (PSEB), Beyond Mentor (ed-tech provider), Professional counsellors

Conditions for success

  • Free access for students removes a cost barrier
  • One-to-one counsellor sessions involving parents to translate AI-generated reports into an action plan
  • Explicit monitoring commitment before any state-wide expansion is considered

Common failure modes

  • No published outcome data yet, so effectiveness on student choices is unverified before any scale-up decision

Where it fits

Governance type
state government (Punjab)
Scale
sub-national pilot (25 schools)

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