**Executive Summary**
The document highlights India's growing strength in AI talent acquisition and skill penetration, as reflected in global assessments. India leads in AI talent acquisition, ranks among the top countries in AI skill penetration, and has seen its AI talent concentration grow significantly. The information was submitted on December 19, 2025, by the Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw in Rajya Sabha.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **India's AI Talent Growth:**
* India leads the world in AI talent acquisition with an annual hiring rate of about 33%.
* India ranks among the top countries globally in AI skill penetration.
* AI talent concentration has grown more than threefold since 2016.
* India's AI talent base is expected to more than double by 2027, with a compound annual growth rate of around 15%.
* India was the second-largest contributor worldwide in GitHub AI projects in 2024, accounting for 19.9% of all AI projects.
* **Government Initiatives:**
* **IndiaAI FutureSkills:** Focuses on developing AI talent and research pipeline as part of the IndiaAI mission.
* **FutureSkills PRIME:** Equips learners with cutting-edge skills in AI, Big Data, and Cloud Computing in collaboration with NASSCOM. Offers over 500 courses and 2000+ digital fluency pathways.
* **iGOT Karmayogi Bharat Platform:** A digital learning platform under Mission Karmayogi for capacity building of government officials, offering online courses in AI and related fields.
* **National Career Service (NCS):** A one-stop digital platform operated by the Ministry of Labour and Employment providing job opportunities and career services.
* **AI Skilling and Workforce Development:**
* Government is supporting 500 PhD scholars, 5,000 postgraduates and 8,000 undergraduates for AI related work.
* 27 IndiaAI Data and AI Labs are established in Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities through NIELIT.
* 174 ITIs and Polytechnics across 27 States/UTs have been approved to set up additional IndiaAI Data and AI Labs.
* A free national-level foundational course “YUVA AI for ALL” has been launched.
* India has the capacity to reskill and develop 8-10 million professionals in AI-related services by 2030.
**Impact Analysis**
**Government of India**
* **Impact:** The Government's initiatives and focus on AI skilling are validated by India's growing AI talent base and global recognition.
* **Action Required:** Continue to support and expand AI skilling, research, and innovation efforts through the IndiaAI Mission and related platforms.
**Indian Professionals/Learners:**
* **Impact:** Professionals and learners benefit from increased opportunities in the AI sector and access to various skilling programs.
* **Action Required:** Utilize the available skilling platforms and opportunities to enhance AI skills and contribute to the AI ecosystem.
**Educational Institutions:**
* **Impact:** Educational institutions benefit from government support for establishing AI labs and conducting relevant coursework.
* **Action Required:** Collaborate with the government and industry to enhance AI-related education and research.
**Ministries, State Governments, and Industry:**
* **Impact:** These stakeholders are essential partners in the government's whole-of-government approach to AI skilling and workforce development.
* **Action Required:** Work with the IndiaAI Mission and related platforms to build AI skills and support the development of the AI ecosystem.
Key Entities Referenced
IndiaAI Mission: A government initiative focused on AI skilling, research, and innovation in India.
FutureSkills PRIME: A program equipping learners with digital skills, including AI, in collaboration with NASSCOM.
iGOT Karmayogi Bharat Platform: A digital learning platform launched under Mission Karmayogi for capacity building of government officials in emerging areas like AI.
Ministry of Electronics & IT: The ministry responsible for promoting electronics and IT, including AI development, in India.
National Career Service (NCS): A digital platform operated by the Ministry of Labour and Employment that provides job opportunities and career services, including those related to AI.
Ministry of Electronics & IT
India leading the world in AI talent acquisition,
among top countries in AI skill penetration
Global assessments reflect India’s growing strength in AI
talent and infrastructure
प्रव तथ: 19 DEC 2025 8:18PM by PIB Delhi
India's Artificial Intelligence (AI) strategy is based on the Hon'ble Prime Minister's vision of
democratizing technology. It aims to address India-centric challenges and create opportunities & jobs in
AI.
India’s growing AI talent base
AI-specific jobs span multiple sectors such as IT, manufacturing, agriculture, healthcare, governance, etc.
As AI adoption deepens across these sectors, the demand for skilled professionals is also rising.
Government of India recognises this and has aligned its AI initiatives in this direction. This is also
reflected in global assessments about India’s AI workforce.
As per the Stanford AI Index Report 2025, India:
Leads the world in AI talent acquisition, with an annual hiring rate of about 33%
Ranks among the top countries globally in AI skill penetration
Has seen AI talent concentration grow more than threefold since 2016
India ranks among the top three countries in Stanford University’s Global AI Vibrancy Tool, reflecting its
growing strength in AI talent and infrastructure.
According to industry estimates, India’s AI talent base is expected to more than double by 2027, growing
at a compound annual growth rate of around 15%.
India’s growing AI talent base is also reflected in global developer participation. As per global data on
GitHub AI projects by geographic distribution, India was the second-largest contributor worldwide in
2024, accounting for 19.9% of all AI projects.
This underscores the depth of India’s AI developer ecosystem. It also validates the Government’s focus on
large-scale AI skilling, research and innovation under the IndiaAI Mission.
Various initiatives of Government of India supporting the development of AI talent pipeline are as follows:
1. IndiaAI FutureSkills
It is one of the pillars of IndiaAI mission where focus is on developing AI talent and research pipelineGovernment is supporting 500 PhD scholars, 5,000 postgraduates and 8,000 undergraduates for AI related
work
27 IndiaAl Data and AI Labs are established in Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities through NIELIT to conduct
coursework in AI, data curation, annotation, cleaning and applied data science
174 lTIs and Polytechnics across 27 States/UTs have been approved to set up additional IndiaAl Data and
AI Labs
2. FutureSkills PRIME
Government in collaboration with NASSCOM is equipping learners with cutting-edge skills essential in
today's rapidly evolving digital landscape including AI, Big data and Cloud computing
Courses are aligned with National Occupational Standards (NOS) and National Skills Qualification
Framework (NSQF)
Over 500+ courses & 2000+ digital fluency pathways are offered on the platform. So far, 16.29 lakh+
candidates have enrolled/trained in various courses.
3. iGOT Karmayogi Bharat Platform:
It is launched under Mission Karmayogi as a digital learning platform for capacity building of government
officials
Online courses and certifications are offered in emerging areas such as AI, data analytics and digital
transformation
4. National Career Service (NCS):
It is a one-stop digital platform operated by the Ministry of Labour and Employment which provides job
opportunities/matching service for public and private sectors.
Career counselling, information on job fairs, skill development programmes and vocational guidance are
also offered on the platform.
The portal is accessible at www.ncs.gov.in.
In addition, a free national-level foundational course “YUVA AI for ALL” has been launched to create
mass awareness and basic AI literacy.
As per NASSCOM’s report, India possesses the world’s largest digitally skilled talent pool and has the
capacity to reskill and develop 8-10 million professionals in AI-related services by 2030.
The Government is adopting a whole-of-government approach to AI skilling and workforce development.
Through the IndiaAI Mission and related platforms, it is working with Ministries, State Governments,
educational institutions and industry to build AI skills.
This information was submitted by Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Shri
Ashwini Vaishnaw in Rajya Sabha on 19.12.2025.
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