With the Meghalaya Board of School Education (MBoSE) declaring the results of the Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) Examination 2026 on Tuesday, a discernible trend has emerged among students increasingly turning to technology and digital interventions to navigate academic challenges, gain conceptual clarity, and strengthen research capabilities. The growing integration of artificial intelligence into learning practices reflects a broader transformation in the education landscape, where digital tools are no longer supplementary but central to academic preparation.
From simplifying complex topics to enabling personalised learning, platforms such as ChatGPT, Gemini, and StudentAI are being widely utilised by students, even as concerns around overdependence and diminishing originality continue to be debated. Toppers of this year’s examination articulated a balanced perspective, underlining both the advantages and limitations of artificial intelligence in education.
Third position holder Prajukta Roy of Seven Set Higher Secondary School, Shillong said, “I have taken help from Artificial intelligence, I have taken help from Chatgpt to understand any hard concept or hard topics, or the difficult things that I have come across during my studies. Sometimes they simplify the topics and that makes it easy. Artificial intelligence has both good and bad affects, it all depends on us how we use it and if we use it wisely we will get maximum benefit.” she said.
“I want to study science, I want to do something for my country. I want to be a good human being. I haven’t figured out yet about my career but I am taking science.” The third position holder said.
Fourth position holder Nathanael Mantre Laloo of Seven Set Higher Secondary School, Shillong said, “My mother is a teacher. Artificial intelligence is a dangerous tool as students because if one becomes accustomed in using it because specially if they do not incorporate their own understanding and try to reason out by themselves it might be very likely be a disadvantage tool for them. But again, it depends how you use it. If you are using Artificial intelligence, you have to make sure that you ask right questions And actually incorporate their teachings. Basically the AI is like a teacher, it’s more compact and has more knowledge.” he said.
On the question of incorporating AI into the curriculum, he said, “Well, seeing my mother how she works, she often gets frustrated because all the students they sound same at the end because they start using AI, there is no more creativity.” he said.
Sixteenth position holder Katherine Amy Nongbet of Seven Set Higher Secondary School, Shillong said, “Personally Artificial intelligence it can be both useful beneficial and also it can ruin the lives of some people. Personally for my exams I used Chatgpt to get clarity about the subjects and the topics. Some content of the text book I cannot read from Text book only, I have to do my own research as there as certain things that MBoSE clearly miss in the textbook. AI depends how you use it, you should not be too dependent on it and set certain limit on usage.” she said.
“I want to pursue commerce because it is very beneficial in today’s world.I don’t have dream job or career because I feel there is too many opportunities in today’s world.” she said.
As artificial intelligence continues to shape both education and employment trajectories, its growing relevance is reflected in the rising demand for roles such as machine learning engineers, data scientists, and AI researchers, underscoring the need for responsible and informed usage among students navigating an increasingly digital academic environment.
