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FuturEd Trust: Democratising World-Class STEM Learning Through Pedagogy-First AI

By integrating a proven 15-year manual self-learning pedagogy with advanced generative AI, FuturEd Trust is bridging the educational divide in India's government schools, delivering personalised mastery-based learning at a fraction of traditional costs.

300+ active students
300+ active students
currently engaged across Delhi and Punjab government schools.
>30%
>30%
reduction in math anxiety, up to 42% gains in conceptual understanding, and 25% to 57% gains in mathematical communication compared to traditional classroom settings.
70% of students
70% of students
achieved top-tier reasoning levels vs. 18% in traditional classrooms.
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Case at a Glance

About the Organisation

FuturEd Trust's mission is to bring world-class teaching to every government classroom in India. Founded by experts from IIT Bombay, CMU, and Amazon, the trust leverages a rare blend of deep tech expertise and grassroots teaching experience to scale proven self-learning models through AI.

Problem Statement

India faces a severe educational divide: while it produces global tech leaders, 50% of government school students fail Class 9 due to poor maths foundations. Low PISA rankings and high failure rates underscore a systemic lack of personalised instruction in resource-constrained public schools.

Solution

SLAM Labs is an AI-powered, modular platform that provides students with personalised "AI Buddies" for mastery-based STEM learning. Unlike standalone apps, it is a pedagogy-first tool designed for use inside the classroom to support both students and teachers with real-time feedback and analytics

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Challenge
Bridging the "Two Indias" Educational Divide

The Indian education system suffers from a profound paradox. While there’s the India which ascends to the heights of global technology leadership, there’s also a “Bharat” where a vast majority—primarily in government schools—are left behind. In these schools, 50% of students fail Grade 9, with maths being the primary barrier.

This failure is not a symptom of student capability but of a system unable to provide personalized attention at scale. Traditional classrooms often rely on a one-size-fits-all instruction model that fails to address individual learning gaps, leading to high "math anxiety" and a lack of foundational reasoning skills. Previous manual attempts to fix this, though pedagogically sound, lacked the scalability to reach millions of students.

Solution
Scaling Pedagogy through Multi-Agent AI

FuturEd Trust draws on the founders’ 15+ years of experience in developing and implementing self-learning methodologies at Rishi Valley School and beyond.

Their flagship platform, SLAM Labs, is built on the principle that AI must be embedded in pedagogy rather than existing as a standalone chatbot.

Core Implementation Components:

  • Instructional Language Models [ILMs]: At the centre of SLAM Labs is a novel multi-agent AI system that generates interactive courses by prompting, moving beyond the text-based AI tutors worldwide. Quizzes are adaptive and capture granular learning analytics to give competency-based reports rather than just test scores.
  • Teacher Empowerment: Rather than replacing educators, SLAM Labs provides "Teacher Buddies" and actionable dashboards that highlight student struggle points, allowing for targeted human intervention.
  • Modular Architecture: Designed as an open platform, it allows other NGOs to integrate their own curricula (e.g., science or life skills) into the SLAM framework.

The technology is optimised for the government school environment, featuring ultra-low-cost operation (starting at 5 Rs per student per month) and functionality that works on low-bandwidth devices.

Outcomes & Impact
Transforming Outcomes in the Classroom

The deployment of SLAM Labs has demonstrated that AI-integrated pedagogy can fundamentally alter student performance and psychological well-being.

Quantifiable Performance Gains
In pilot programmes within Delhi government schools, students using SLAM Labs showed a radical shift in academic achievement. In "Knowledge and Understanding", 70% of SLAM Labs students reached the highest achievement levels (Levels 7-8), compared to only 18% in traditional classrooms.
Psychological and Behavioural Change
One of the most significant impacts was the reduction in maths anxiety. Students reported a >30% reduction in anxiety when taking tests or learning new topics. This shift fosters long-term STEM confidence.
Systemic Reach
The organisation has successfully expanded from its initial Delhi pilot to schools in Punjab, reaching 11,000+ students by mid-2026. Its open-platform nature has already enabled partners like ThinkTac and Holistic Alliance to create their science and technology curricula as well.

Technology Stack

Name of Tool Where it was used What it enabled Category
AWS (EC2, RDS, S3) Backend Infrastructure Secure data storage, anonymisation, and robust encryption. Commercial
Moodle LMS Learning Management Core structure for quiz workflows and curriculum delivery. Open-source
Python (FastAPI) / Node.js API Layer Microservices architecture for handling AI buddy interactions. Open-source
Instructional Language Models [ILMs]: Multi-Agent AI System Content generation and Learning analytics Interactive courses and assessment Specialised AI buddies with personalised learning and real-time monitoring. Custom-built

Key Project Learnings

01
Pedagogy over Platform

AI solutions in education must be grounded in proven teaching models (like mastery-based learning) rather than focusing solely on the technological interface.

02
Teacher Co-piloting

Success depends on positioning AI as a tool that reduces teacher burden through dashboards rather than a replacement for human educators.

03
Cost-to-Serve is Critical

For government school adoption, a sustainable "steady-state" cost (e.g., 5 Rs/student/month) is essential for long-term scalability.

Awards and Recognitions

SLAM Labs was recognised by the Council for Creative Education (CCE), Finland, receiving the award for “Best Use of Digital Learning in the Classroom” for its innovative, AI-powered approach to maths learning in 2025.

SLAM Labs is a finalist in a prestigious global learning tools competition and is proud to be the only organisation from India featured on this international list in 2026.

Potential for Wider Adoption

Sector Adaptability of the Solution
Government Education Highly replicable across state school systems due to low per-student costs and alignment with NEP 2020.
NGO Ecosystem The open-platform model allows NGOs to digitise and scale their own unique life-skills or vocational curricula.
STEM Remediation Specialised AI agents can be deployed specifically for "catch-up" programmes for students who have fallen behind in foundational maths.

See it in Action

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Experience SLAM Labs’ pedagogy-first AI platform, featuring interactive STEM modules, hands-on experiments, and personalized AI buddies that foster mastery-based peer learning

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