The CBSE Composite Skill Lab.
Audit-Ready by Section.
Two tiers. Every line maps to CBSE Annexure 7. Single PO.
CBSE Circular Skill-75/2024 makes the Composite Skill Lab mandatory by 22 August 2027. Grobots delivers two CBSE-compliant tiers — Kaushalbodh (the compliance baseline, from ₹6L) and Premier (with an on-premise AI Server, from ₹15L). Furniture and IT infrastructure are separately priced optional modules — many schools already have these. Both tiers serve Grades 6 to 10. Both pass the audit. Grobots is a brand of S A Digital — a GeM Quality Assessed Vendor with kits designed and manufactured in India — implemented by AVM Infotech, a team with 25+ years in K-12 school technology that has deployed 500+ labs and supplied state government school programs across India.
Composite Skill Lab is now mandatory for every CBSE-affiliated school. Fresh affiliations require it immediately. Existing schools must comply within 3 years.
Three Forms of Work.
One Composite Skill Lab.
CBSE Sec 9.1.3 of NCF SE 2023 organises all skill education across three categories. A real Composite Skill Lab must cover all three. A fancy lab covering only one is not CBSE-compliant.
Kaushalbodh or Premier.
Both Audit-Ready.
CBSE compliance is guaranteed in both. AI Integration is delivered in both. Furniture, IT infrastructure, decor, training, Year-1 support and complimentary VMT access come standard in both. The choice is about depth, coverage, and hands-on density.
Audit-ready baseline. Every line maps to CBSE Annexure 7. Leverages your existing IT lab. Modular, upgradeable into Premier.
- CBSE-compliant: Middle (VI–VIII) + Secondary (IX–X)
- 6 of 13 CBSE skill subjects delivered in-lab
- 10 × Grobots Robotics & AIoT Kits · Healthcare · Retail · Agriculture · Carpentry
- 6 × Core i3 desktops + 65″ Interactive Flat Panel
- AI integration via curated browser-based tools (Teachable Machine, Colab)
- Leverages school IT Lab for IT/ITeS & BFSI per CBSE Sec 6.1.3
- VMT LMS access · onsite teacher training · Year-1 support
Depth + coverage. 4-student working groups. On-premise AI Server. AVGC, 3D Printing, Biomedical, Agritech IoT — for schools that want to lead, not just comply.
- On-premise AI Server with local Gemma 4B-class LLM — unique to Grobots
- 10 of 13 CBSE skill subjects in-lab (incl. BFSI on lab PCs)
- 15 × Grobots Ultima Kits + 2 × Biomedical + 2 × Agritech IoT
- AVGC peripheral set (Wacom tablets · PTZ camera · lighting · green screen) + 3D Printing
- Full Retail POS + scanner + label printer + CCTV
- 10 × Core i5 (12th Gen) + 75″ IFP + managed switch + WiFi-6
- Graded curriculum across Grades VI–X · extended VMT modules
Every Line Maps to the
CBSE Circular.
When you procure a Composite Skill Lab, your auditor's first question is "show me the CBSE section reference." Most vendors can't. We can — and we publish it.
| CBSE Section | Requirement | How Grobots Delivers |
|---|---|---|
| Sec 2.4 | Room size minimum 600 sq ft for classes VI–XII | Both tiers designed for 600 sq ft baseline. Premier in 600–800 sq ft if Makerspace add-on chosen. |
| Sec 3.2.11 | BFSI delivered as hardware-free skill subject | Premier delivers BFSI on the 10 lab PCs. Zero additional hardware required. |
| Sec 5.1, 5.3 | AI Infrastructure mandate & integration across sectors | Kaushalbodh: curated browser AI tools. Premier: on-premise AI Server with local Gemma 4B-class LLM. |
| Sec 6.1.1 | Outdoor space for Agriculture sector | Hydroponics setup + 2× Agritech IoT Kit (Premier) + drip irrigation per spec. |
| Sec 6.1.3 | IT Lab may be leveraged for IT/ITeS, AI, Finance, Graphic Design | Both tiers explicitly designed to integrate with existing school IT Lab — no duplication. |
| Sec 6.1.5 | Home Science / kitchen leveraged for Food Production | Premier integrates with existing school kitchen facility. |
| Sec 7.1 | Agriculture & Gardening tool list | Full hydroponics + plant sensors + drip irrigation kit + hand tools per CBSE specification. |
| Sec 7.3 | Electronics / Mechatronics tool list | Arduino Uno boards · sensors · actuators · prototyping · multimeter · soldering kit per spec. Premier adds ESP32 + advanced sensors. |
| Sec 7.6 | Carpentry / Woodwork tool list | Both tiers: full hand-tool kit per CBSE spec (back saw, bench vice, chisels, planes, clamps, safety). |
| Sec 7.7 | IT/ITeS tool list (20 PCs in existing IT Lab) | Premier: 10 × Core i5 in-lab + leverages school's existing IT Lab for the IT/ITeS sector. |
| Sec 7.8 | AVGC & Media Content Creation tool list | Premier: Wacom drawing tablets · PTZ HD camera · wireless mics · lighting · green screen · creative software. |
| Sec 7.9 | Healthcare tool list (CBSE-mandated) | Both tiers identical: BP machines, thermometers, pulse oximeters, growth meter, CPR mannequin, full hygiene & PPE set, reference posters. |
| Sec 7.11 | Retail tool list | Kaushalbodh: basic POS + barcode + label printer. Premier: full POS + 2× scanners + 2× label printers + gondola + visual merchandising + CCTV. |
| Sec 7.12 | Suggested equipment for AI Integration | Lab desktops + interactive panel. Premier adds on-prem AI Server + Raspberry Pi IoT controller + managed networking. |
What's Delivered
in Each Tier.
Exact line-item BOM is shared in your customised proposal. The table below shows which skill areas are covered in each tier — and how.
| Skill Area | CBSE Reference | Kaushalbodh | Premier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture & Gardening Hydroponics + sensors + drip | Sec 7.1 | Included | +Agritech IoT |
| Carpentry / Woodwork Full hand-tool kit | Sec 7.6 | Included | Included |
| Electronics / Mechatronics Arduino + sensors + tools | Sec 7.3 | Included | +Advanced |
| Robotics Grobots progressive curriculum | Sec 7.3 + Grobots | 10 × AIoT Kits | 15 × Ultima Kits |
| Retail POS + barcode + signage | Sec 7.11 | Basic | Full POS + CCTV |
| Healthcare CBSE-mandated tools | Sec 7.9 | Included | +Biomedical Kit |
| BFSI Hardware-free, on lab PCs | Sec 3.2.11 | In school IT Lab | Included |
| AVGC & Media Wacom · camera · lighting · green screen | Sec 7.8 | — | Included |
| 3D Printing | Grobots add | — | Included |
| AI Integration Cross-cutting across all sectors | Sec 5.1, 5.3 | Browser AI tools | On-prem AI Server |
| Skill subjects in-lab (of 13 CBSE-listed) | 6 of 13 | 10 of 13 | |
The On-Premise AI Server.
Unique to Premier.
Most Composite Skill Lab proposals in the Indian market deliver "AI Integration" through public cloud tools — Teachable Machine, Colab free tier, Scratch ML. That works for introductory exposure but breaks down for serious project work.
Premier includes a Grobots on-premise AI Server. It can run a Gemma 4B-class local LLM, host Python/Jupyter ML environments, and serve sector projects across Healthcare (biosignal AI), Agriculture (smart irrigation), Retail (computer vision) — without internet dependency.
"Schools are encouraged to establish AI Infrastructure. Composite Skill Labs with AI infrastructure will equip students with AI skills and ensure they become responsible AI innovators." — CBSE CSL Guidelines, Sec 5.3
Get Premier Proposal →Why On-Premise Matters
Indicative Pricing.
Transparent Structure.
Grobots Core is the lab itself — kits, curriculum, training, VMT, Year-1 support. Furniture and IT infrastructure are optional because most schools have parts of these already.
* Indicative ranges. Final pricing reflects current hardware costs and your specific configuration. Grobots Core is mandatory; Furniture and IT are optional — many schools already have these or can leverage them per CBSE Sec 6.1.3. Premier tier (Grobots Core from ₹15L, with on-prem AI Server + AVGC + 3D Print + Biomedical + Agritech IoT) detailed in the customised proposal — typical fully-loaded range ₹22–28L including optional modules.
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in 8 Weeks.
A predictable, week-by-week rollout — the same playbook the AVM Infotech team has used across 500+ lab deployments.
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For CBSE schools across India.
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