The Times NIE AI Summer Camp
by The Times NIE (Times of India)
Win an Apple Laptop
5,000 participants
Live online AI bootcamp by Times NIE and The Cutting Edge School for students in Classes 5-12, covering prompt engineering, AI content creation, and a national capstone project.
Mode
Online
Fee
Registration fee applies
Participation format
Individual
Duration
4 weeks
Time needed
8 live online sessions, 16 hours, over 4 weeks
Eligibility
Open to students in Classes 5 to 12 across India; no prior coding or AI experience is required.
- Grade level
- Grade 5 to 12
- Eligibility region
- Available nationwide across India
- Academic requirement
- Beginner-friendly; no prior coding or AI experience required.
See if your child qualifies.
Rewards and recognition
Prizes
Apple Laptop for Top Projects
Top capstone projects are recognized with Student AI Excellence Awards, with winners eligible for Apple laptop prizes.
Certificate
Certificate from The Times of India
Students who complete the program receive a certificate of completion from The Times of India.
Recognition
National AI Excellence Award
Skills your child builds
How to apply
- 1Visit the Times of India AI Masterclass page and submit an inquiry
- 2A program representative contacts the family to confirm the cohort, batch, and time slot
- 3Complete registration and payment to confirm a seat
- 4Receive login details for the live online sessions
Rules and guidelines
- Sessions are conducted live online on weekends; recordings are available for missed sessions
- Capstone project is submitted individually for national competition entry
- Age-appropriate, supervised AI usage is required throughout the program
Technology requirements
- Computer or laptop with a stable internet connection
- Email address to access session links and platform login
Fees and financial support
Fee details
Fee is not published on the official page; prospective families are asked to message or call the program for current Monsoon Cohort pricing. Includes the 8 live instructor-led sessions, lifetime access to recordings, and 12 months of follow-on AI support.
About this opportunity
The Times NIE AI Summer Camp is a live, online artificial intelligence program for students in Classes 5 to 12, delivered in partnership with The Cutting Edge School. No prior coding or AI experience is required.
Across a series of weekend live sessions, students move from AI and prompt engineering foundations to creating posters, videos and AI avatars, and then to building no-code websites, apps and games. The curriculum uses more than twenty generative AI tools, including ChatGPT, Gemini and HeyGen.
Each student completes an individual capstone AI project that is entered into a national student competition, with top projects eligible for Apple laptop awards. Participants receive a certificate from The Times of India, lifetime access to session recordings, and twelve months of follow-on AI learning support.
Camp details
Trainers
Led by Ansh Mehra, Founder and CEO of The Cutting Edge School, who has trained over 1,000 professionals across 30-plus companies and has spoken at Google I/O, OpenAI events, and IIT campuses.
Activities
- Prompt engineering with ChatGPT and Gemini
- Creating posters, videos and AI avatars
- Building no-code websites, apps and games
- Capstone AI project for national competition entry
Academic details
Difficulty: Beginner
What's covered
Progresses from AI and large language model foundations and prompt engineering, through creating posters, videos and AI avatars, to building no-code websites, apps and games, culminating in an individual capstone AI project entered into a national student competition.
Frequently asked questions
Is prior coding or AI experience required to join the program?
No prior coding or AI experience is required. The program is designed to be beginner-friendly, starting from AI and prompt-engineering basics before moving on to more advanced no-code tools.
What happens if a student misses a live session?
Recordings of every session are made available so students can review missed content at their own pace.
Is the program safe for younger students to use AI tools?
The curriculum emphasizes responsible and ethical AI usage with age-appropriate content and supervised sessions.
What do students receive after completing the program?
Students receive a certificate from The Times of India, and their capstone projects are entered into a national student competition with a chance to win an Apple laptop.
Does support end when the live sessions finish?
Participants get twelve months of follow-on AI learning support, including monthly live sessions and access to a mentor for questions.
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