**Summary:**
The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) is actively promoting Artificial Intelligence (AI) education and skills development, particularly among women. The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), under the Ministry of Education, is integrating AI into technical education through core and elective courses, faculty development programs, AI-focused hackathons, and scholarships for women engineering students (PRAGATI and Saraswati).
In April 2025, MSDE launched the "AI Career for Women Initiative," aiming to train and enable economic opportunities for 8,000 women over two years. Under the PMKVY 4.0 scheme, as of June 30, 2025, a total of 19,398 women and 17,186 men have been trained/oriented in AI-related job roles, with 12,895 women and 10,795 men certified. Specific job roles include AI Business Intelligence Analyst, AI Data Architect, AI Data Engineer, AI Data Quality Analyst, AI Data Scientist, AI Database Administrator, AI DevOps Engineer, AI Machine Learning Engineer, AI Solution Architect, AI ML Jr. Telecom Data Analyst, AI Devices Installation Operator, and Pharmacovigilance Case Processing using AI tools.
This information was provided by the Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), Shri Jayant Chaudhary, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship: A ministry focused on skill development initiatives.
All India Council for Technical Education: A statutory body under the Ministry of Education responsible for regulating and maintaining the quality of technical education.
Ministry of Education: The ministry under which AICTE operates.
AI Career for Women Initiative: An initiative by MSDE to provide training and economic opportunities for women in AI.
PMKVY 4.0: Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana 4.0, a skill development scheme of MSDE.
Rajya Sabha: The Upper House of the Parliament of India, where a written reply was given.
Shri Jayant Chaudhary: Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.
Delhi: Location where the press release was issued.
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The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), a statutory body under the Ministry of Education,
grants approval for conducting courses in Technical Education at diploma, undergraduate and post graduate
levels to Technical Institutions, Institutions deemed to be Universities and standalone institutions. AICTE
regulates and maintains quality of Technical Education in the country. To promote Artificial Intelligence (AI)
in technical education, AICTE has introduced core and elective AI courses across undergraduate and
postgraduate programs, including for non-computer science branches.
To enable upgradation of faculty in these emerging technologies, faculty development programs and
workshops on AI have also been initiated. Further, to promote Campus & Student engagement, AICTE
conducts Hackathons which facilitate AI awareness, peer learning, and hands-on experience. AICTE also
offers meritorious women engineering students scholarships such as PRAGATI and Saraswati, thereby
fostering a supportive environment for women in these disciplines.
In addition to the above, MSDE has also launched AI Career for Women Initiative in April 2025 where over a
period of two years, training and enabling economic opportunities for 8000 girls would be the focus of the
Programme. Further, under the PMKVY 4.0 Scheme of MSDE, gender-wise, job role-wise details of
candidates trained/oriented and certified in AI related job roles as on 30.06.2025 are at Annexure-I.
Annexure-I
The gender-wise, job role-wise details of candidates trained/oriented and certified in AI related job roles
under PMKVY 4.0 as on 30.06.2025 are as under:
Trained / Oriented Certified
Job Role Name Female Male Female Male
AI - Business Intelligence Analyst 1,197 1,534 635 719
AI - Data Architect 893 414 381 131
AI - Data Engineer 529 656 287 256
AI - Data Quality Analyst 4,246 2,913 2,807 1,920
AI - Data Scientist 1,985 1,966 1,327 1,174
AI - Database Administrator 3,450 2,584 1,916 1,500
AI - DevOps Engineer 2,116 2,189 1,706 1,780
AI - Machine Learning Engineer 3,808 3,988 2,849 2,637
AI - Solution Architect 77 164 50 65
AI & ML - Jr. Telecom Data Analyst 84 170 61 119
AI Devices Installation Operator 77 88 46 39
Pharmacovigilance Case- Processing (Incidents /adverse event
936 520 830 455
using software including AI tools)
Total 19,398 17,186 12,895 10,795This information was given by the Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Skill Development and
Entrepreneurship (MSDE), Shri Jayant Chaudhary in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
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