**Summary:**
The Indian government is actively promoting the development of a comprehensive domestic semiconductor ecosystem, leveraging India's existing talent pool of approximately 20% of the world's chip design engineers. A key achievement is the recent unveiling of a 3nm semiconductor chip designed in India.
To further cultivate talent, the government has initiated several programs, including a new curriculum for VLSI Design Technology and IC manufacturing developed by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). The Skilled Manpower Advanced Research and Training (SMART) Lab at NIELIT Calicut aims to train 100,000 engineers nationwide, with 44,000 already trained. Collaboration with industry and universities, such as Lam Research, IBM, and Purdue University, is also underway. Currently, 45,000 students from 100 institutions are enrolled in semiconductor design-related programs.
The "Semicon India" program, approved with a total outlay of Rs 76,000 crore, supports semiconductor and display manufacturing. To date, six semiconductor manufacturing and 22 design-linked incentive (DLI) projects have been approved. Chip design infrastructure, including EDA tools and FPGA boards from Synopsys, Cadence, and Siemens, is being provided to 72 companies, along with access to post-silicon validation testing and packaging support.
This information was submitted by Union Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology, Shri Jitin Prasada, in the Lok Sabha. Contact information for further inquiries: Dharmendra Tewari and Navin Sreejith. Release ID: 2148393. Date: July 25, 2025.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Electronics IT: The Indian government ministry responsible for electronics and information technology policies and initiatives.
Semicon India programme: A government-approved program with an outlay of Rs 76,000 crore to catalyze the semiconductor and display manufacturing ecosystem in India.
All India Council for Technical Education AICTE: A national-level council for technical education responsible for curriculum development in VLSI Design Technology and Integrated Circuit manufacturing.
VLSI Design Technology: A field of study related to designing Very-Large-Scale Integration circuits, as part of the new curriculum by AICTE.
NIELIT Calicut: National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology, Calicut; Location of Skilled Manpower Advanced Research and Training SMART Lab to train engineers.
Lok Sabha: The lower house of the Indian Parliament, where information related to semiconductor initiatives was submitted.
Shri Jitin Prasada: Union Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology, who submitted the information to the Lok Sabha.
Delhi: Location where the press release was issued.
Ministry of Electronics & IT
India’s Semiconductor Vision Gathers Momentum
with 3nm Chip Design and Large-Scale Talent
Development Initiatives
Government Pushes for End-to-End Chip Ecosystem
with Talent and Industry Support
Enhancing domestic capabilities in critical
technologies, creating high-value jobs, enabling
indigenous digital infrastructure, and positioning India
as a trusted global partner in semiconductors
Posted On: 25 JUL 2025 4:34PM by PIB Delhi
India is home to nearly 20% of the world’s chip design engineers. Building on this strong talent
base, the Government is facilitating the development of a complete semiconductor ecosystem in
India.
Leading semiconductor companies have established chip design and research centers in India. A
3nm semiconductor chip designed in India was recently unveiled. It showcases the technical
capabilities of Indian engineers and importance of Indian design centres in global semiconductor
industry.
To foster talent development in the semiconductor chip design, the Government has launched
several initiatives, as outlined below:
New curriculum by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) for VLSI Design &
Technology, Integrated Circuit (IC) manufacturing
Developing 85,000 skilled manpower in semiconductor design sector & providing EDA tools to
design semiconductor chips
45,000+ students from 100 institutions enrolled so far
Skilled Manpower Advanced Research and Training (SMART) Lab at NIELIT Calicut to train 1 lakh
engineers nation-wide with 44,000+ engineers already trained
Collaboration with industry and universities such as Lam Research, IBM and Purdue University
Leveraging the country's large talent pool, global semiconductor design companies are now rapidly
expanding their workforce in India to design cutting-edge chips.
Other initiatives undertaken by Government to promote semiconductor ecosystem:
Semicon India programmeApproved with a total outlay of Rs 76,000 crore for catalysing semiconductor and display
manufacturing ecosystem in India
Six (6) semiconductor manufacturing and 22 design-linked incentive (DLI) projects have been
approved
72 companies are provided chip design infrastructure such as EDA tools & FPGA (Field
Programmable Gate Array) boards from Synopsys, Cadence, Siemens, etc.
Access to the Post Silicon Validation & Testing and Packaging Support is also being provided
This information was submitted by Union Minister of State for Electronics and Information
Technology, Shri Jitin Prasada, in the Lok Sabha today.
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Dharmendra Tewari/ Navin Sreejith
(Release ID: 2148393)