We review the recent literature (January 2022- October 2024) in South Asian languages on text-based language processing, multimodal models, and speech processing, and provide a spotlight analysis focused on 21 low-resource South Asian languages, namely Saraiki, Assamese, Balochi, Bhojpuri, Bodo, Burmese, Chhattisgarhi, Dhivehi, Gujarati, Kannada, Kashmiri, Konkani, Khasi, Malayalam, Meitei, Nepali, Odia, Pashto, Rajasthani, Sindhi, and Telugu. We identify trends, challenges, and future research directions, using a step-wise approach that incorporates relevance classification and clustering based on large language models (LLMs). Our goal is to provide a breadth-first overview of the recent developments in South Asian language technologies to NLP researchers interested in working with South Asian languages.

The use of question-based activities (QBAs) is wide-spread in education, traditionally forming an integral part of the learning and assessment process. In this paper, we design and evaluate an automated question generation tool for formative and summative assessment in schools. We present an expert survey of one hundred and four teachers, demonstrating the need for automated generation of QBAs, as a tool that can significantly reduce the workload of teachers and facilitate personalized learning experiences. Leveraging the recent advancements in generative AI, we then present a modular framework employing transformer based language models for automatic generation of multiple-choice questions (MCQs) from textual content. The presented solution, with distinct modules for question generation, correct answer prediction, and distractor formulation, enables us to evaluate different language models and generation techniques. Finally, we perform an extensive quantitative and qualitative evaluation, demonstrating trade-offs in the use of different techniques and models.

In a move that aims to benefit 65,600 students and 540 teachers from government and government-aided schools in Goa, the State government in March this year implemented its novel and first of its kind in India – Coding and Robotics Education in Schools Scheme from the academic year 2021-22. The scheme aims to incorporate computational and design thinking abilities, as well as programming, into the Goa state board curriculum to prepare students to the needs of the digital world in the 21st century. It was introduced by Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant, who is also the Minister of Education. The State government is looking to make this sort of skill education (coding and problem solving skills) accessible to school-going children from all sections of society. This scheme is a collaborative effort of the Directorate of Technical Education (DTE), Directorate of Education, State Council Educational Research and Training (SCERT) and industry experts.

Panaji: A team from Don Bosco College of Engineering, Fatorda, in a project sponsored by ISRO, has developed an algorithm that enables accurate identification of land features like forests, waterbodies, etc, using satellite images. Unlike applications like Google Earth, the machine-learning algorithm even helps identify details like the type of crops being cultivated in a field. The tool is expected to be immensely helpful in town and country planning, and in carrying out environmental studies, among other uses. Rahul Kotru, Musab Shaikh and Satyaswarup Banerjee of the electronics and telecommunication (ETC) branch have developed the deep learning algorithm, under the guidance of lead scientist, Varsha Turkar, who heads the department, and Shreyas Simu. This data can be captured during day and night independent of weather and climatic conditions.

PANAJI: Students and teachers from six schools in Ponda were introduced to the subject of artificial intelligence (AI) by professors of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Goa, as part of the institute's initiative to reach out to the community and get youngsters interested in pursuing higher education in the field. IIT Goa director, professor B K Mishra said that IIT Goa hopes to contribute to the advancement of the education system in Goa through these interactions. "IIT Goa is keen to reach out to local students, schools and colleges to share latest developments in science and technology," Mishra said. From explaining the basics of AI to hands-on sessions, forty Class XI students and six teachers from six different schools were made aware about how AI works. They were invited to the IIT campus for the workshop'artificial intelligence for all', conducted last month by faculty members Sharad Sinha and Clint P George from the computer science and engineering departments at IIT.

Panaji: Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Goa, has signed a five-year MoU with US-based marketing analytics services firm Express Analytics, where both parties will collaborate in the field of data science and analysis, including in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning technology. This is the first time IIT-Goa has entered into such a partnership with a private enterprise in data science This will also open internship opportunities for IIT-Goa students with Express Analytics. The MoU was signed between IIT-Goa director B K Mishra and Atul Dixit on behalf of Express Analytics. Along with industry partners like Express Analytics, IIT-Goa plans to train more students, including from non-IIT institutions, to prepare them as ready workforce in the area of artificial intelligence, Mishra said. "The main aim of the partnership is to facilitate the exchange of ideas, the development of new knowledge, and to enhance high quality research acumen in the fields of artificial intelligence, machine learning, deep learning, data science and data analysis, data mining and knowledge discovery," Mishra said.

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