Expanding Digital Education for Students in India

We work with education partners all over the world to help students build strong, lasting digital safety habits. And we equip teachers with tools and resources that make those digital skills part of everyday learning in their school curriculums, not a one-off lesson.  

Since 2021, more than 42,300 students across 200 schools have taken part in Cyber Safety training through a collaboration between Norton, part of the Gen family of brands, and Bal Raksha Bharat (Save the Children – India).  

The focus is practical: helping young people recognize online risks and build habits that keep them safer—from spotting scams to protecting their personal information. And by bringing teachers and families into the learning process, the program ensures those behaviors don’t stop at the classroom door. 

How it works 

We start early and keep it relevant. Students ages 10-16 learn practical Cyber Safety skills through age-based lessons covering topics like scams, phishing and online privacy. Many schools also run Cyber Safety Clubs to keep those habits going beyond the classroom. 

 Teachers are trained alongside students with tools they can use every day — not just once. 

And the learning doesn’t stop at school. Workshops bring in parents, caregivers, School Management Committees and even local law enforcement, so the same messages show up at school, at home and in the community. 

Between April 2025 and March 2026 alone, these sessions reached more than 9,400 people, including nearly 7,800 students and more than 1,700 caregivers. 

The results are in. The impact is clear.  

• 99.5% of students surveyed showed improved digital safety knowledge 
• Students scoring 70% or higher on the Cyber Safety assessment increased from 5% before the session to 91% afterwards 
• 96% of parents said the training helped them guide their children   
• 91% of teachers saw positive changes in digital behavior, like stronger passwords and scam awareness  

These results come from a sample of schools in Pune, Maharashtra and Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu that have been running the program for at least a year.  

Why this approach matters 

This work in India is part of something bigger. 

Across the globe, Gen is helping expand access to digital education that is locally relevant, scalable and built to last—so more people can navigate the digital world with confidence. 

We’re building on this through partnerships with Discovery Education on AI literacy and our financial wellness efforts with the Jump$tart Coalition and the National Consumers League.