Executive Summary:
The FutureSkills PRIME program, a collaborative initiative by MeitY and NASSCOM, aims to develop India's digital talent in emerging technologies. As of July 30, 2025, the program has achieved significant reach, with over 22.9 lakh registered candidates and 13.8 lakh enrollments nationwide. The program includes skilling, reskilling, and upskilling initiatives, along with specialized training for government officials and students through bootcamps.
Key Points / Main Content:
Program Overview:
FutureSkills PRIME is a joint effort by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and the National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM).
The program focuses on skilling, reskilling, and upskilling individuals in emerging technologies such as AI, Big Data Analytics, IoTs, Cyber Security, Blockchain, and AR/VR.
Courses are developed in consultation with the industry to align with employment needs.
The online portal (https://futureskillsprime.in) provides accessible skill certifications.
Training Statistics:
Over 22.9 lakh candidates have registered on the portal, with 13.8 lakh enrollments.
18,785 government officials, 2,367 trainers, and 19,929 students have been trained through 208 bootcamps via CDAC and NIELIT centers.
Andhra Pradesh Specifics:
3,79,214 candidates registered, with 2,80,051 enrolled/trained. Year-wise and district-wise details, including tier 2/tier 3 cities, are in Annexure I.
291 government officers trained (82 Basic, 209 Advanced).
7 bootcamps conducted, training 1,156 students.
Uttar Pradesh Specifics:
90,586 candidates registered, with 50,908 enrolled/trained. Year-wise and district-wise details are in Annexure II.
433 government officers trained (282 Basic, 151 Advanced).
14 bootcamps conducted, training 1,053 students.
Partnerships:
List of partner academic institutions and corporate/industry collaborations from Andhra Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh is in Annexure III.
Impact Analysis:
Candidates/Students:
Impact: Enhanced skills in emerging technologies, improved employability.
Action Required: Utilize the online portal for courses and certifications.
Government Officials:
Impact: Improved knowledge and skills in digital technologies.
Action Required: Apply learned skills to relevant government operations.
Academic Institutions:
Impact: Collaboration opportunities and enhanced curriculum relevance.
Action Required: Partner with the program to implement training and development initiatives.
Industry Partners:
Impact: Access to a skilled talent pool.
Action Required: Collaborate in developing courses and provide employment opportunities.
Key Entities Referenced
Future Skills PRIME: A collaborative initiative of MeitY and NASSCOM aimed at making India a cutting edge digital talent nation through skilling, reskilling, and upskilling in emerging technologies.
Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY): The Indian government ministry responsible for electronics and information technology policy.
National Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM): An Indian non-governmental trade association and advocacy group for the IT and BPO industries.
Andhra Pradesh: A state in India, specifically mentioned for registered users, students enrolled, bootcamps, and industry collaborations under the Future Skills PRIME program.
Uttar Pradesh: A state in India, specifically mentioned for registered users, students enrolled, bootcamps, and industry collaborations under the Future Skills PRIME program.
CDAC: Centre for Development of Advanced Computing, an Indian autonomous scientific society, part of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
NIELIT: National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology, an autonomous society under the administrative control of Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology, Government of India.
Artificial Intelligence: One of the emerging technologies focused on in the Future Skills PRIME program.
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2766
TO BE ANSWERED ON: 06.08.2025
FUTURE SKILLS PRIME
2766. SHRI BASTIPATI NAGARAJU:
SHRI MOHIBBULLAH:
SHRI B K PARTHASARATHI:
Will the Minister of ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:
(a) the total number of registered users, students enrolled and successfully trained so far under
Future Skills PRIME, State, district, year-wise particularly for Andhra Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh;
(b) the number of Bootcamp, Government Officer Training–Basic (GOT-B), Government Officer
Training–Advanced (GOT-A) courses conducted so far under the Future Skills PRIME Phase-2,
year, State and district-wise particularly for Andhra Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh;
(c) the list of tier-2 and tier -3 cities in Andhra Pradesh where said scheme is currently being
implemented;
(d) the list of the academic institutions and corporates that Government has partnered with
especially from Andhra Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh for the implementation of said scheme;
(e) whether any industry collaborations or placement partnerships have been established under
Future Skills PRIME to support employment of trained youth; and
(f) if so, the details thereof alongside the number of placements facilitated in the States of Andhra
Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, district-wise?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
(SHRI JITIN PRASADA)
(a) to (f): FutureSkills PRIME program is an collaborative initiative of MeitY and National
Association of Software and Service Companies (NASSCOM) aimed at making India a cutting-
edge digital talent nation. Key features are:
● Skilling, reskilling, and upskilling in emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence,
Big Data Analytics, IoTs, Cyber Security, Blockchain, AR/VR, etc.
● Courses are developed in the consultation with industry to align with actual employment
needs
● Portal can be accessed anytime-anywhere to earn skill certificates in line with their aptitude
and aspirations
● Accessible online at https://futureskillsprime.in/
Under the FutureSkills PRIME programme, so far, more than 22.9 lakh candidates have registered
on the portal, out of which there have been 13.8 lakh+ candidates enrollments. In addition 18,785
Government officials, 2,367 trainers and 19,929 students (under 208 Bootcamps) have been trained
through CDAC and NIELIT centres.
In Andhra Pradesh, so far, 3,79,214 candidates have registered, out of which 2,80,051 candidates
have enrolled/trained. The year-wise and district-wise details, which includes tier-2/tier-3 cities
are at Annexure-I.In addition, 291 Government Officers have been trained (Basic: 82 and Advanced: 209). Further,
7 Bootcamps have been conducted under various technologies, through which 1,156 students have
been trained.
In Uttar Pradesh, so far, 90,586 candidates have registered, out of which 50,908 candidates have
enrolled/ trained. The year-wise and district-wise details are at Annexure-II.
In addition, 433 Government Officers have been trained (Basic: 282 and Advanced: 151). Further,
14 Bootcamps have been conducted under various technologies, through which 1,053 students
have been trained.
The list of partner academic institutions and corporate/industry collaborations from Andhra
Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh is enclosed at Annexure III.
****Annexure I
Year-wise, District-wise candidates registered and Enrolled/Trained in the state of Andhra Pradesh under
FutureSkills PRIME
Enrolled / Trained
Candidate
# District Name
Registered 2021- 2022- 2023- 2024- 2025-
2020-21
22 23 24 25 26*
ALLURI
1 SITHARAMA 670 49 142 112 58 91
RAJU
2 ANAKAPALLI 7,833 51 403 2,272 1,379 827 1,144
3 ANANTAPUR 18,696 302 2,121 2,744 1,906 2,822 2,117
4 ANNAMAYYA 8,804 78 374 910 676 4,220 1,232
5 BAPATLA 10,312 284 1,347 1,705 1,755 2,144 1,510
6 CHITTOOR 14,442 127 1,135 1,786 2,101 2,150 1,476
EAST
7 15,008 117 1,173 4,040 3,455 2,484 1,322
GODAVARI
8 ELURU 13,253 56 1,077 1,858 2,669 1,743 1,457
9 GUNTUR 26,662 280 2,411 4,532 6,299 8,153 2,942
10 KAKINADA 16,665 94 738 3,759 5,983 1,873 1,349
11 KONASEEMA 11,995 60 811 1,883 2,419 2,625 1,401
12 KRISHNA 15,070 85 1,156 1,811 2,290 2,658 2,736
13 KURNOOL 13,829 131 1,298 2,655 2,463 1,233 1,310
14 NANDYAL 12,018 135 1,217 2,080 1,075 2,438 1,895
15 NTR 19,682 167 2,675 3,023 2,907 3,714 1,715
16 PALNADU 12,480 101 1,052 2,260 3,320 2,828 1,163
PARVATHIPURA
17 3,416 59 369 599 518 410 297
M MANYAM
18 PRAKASAM 17,855 205 4,277 2,808 2,260 2,299 1,534
19 SPSR NELLORE 11,954 328 1,903 2,031 1,084 1,259 936
20 SRI SATHYA SAI 7,598 170 816 1,138 796 1,204 738
21 SRIKAKULAM 11,787 275 2,232 1,734 1,382 1,195 986
22 TIRUPATI 17,650 270 3,050 2,486 3,704 1,642 2,280
VISAKHAPATAN
23 34,518 221 1,736 8,517 5,407 4,599 4,417
AM
24 VIZIANAGARAM 10,970 51 1,218 2,271 1,665 1,226 703
WEST
25 20,745 102 2,190 3,602 3,343 1,650 3,173
GODAVARI
26 Y.S.R. 25,302 332 4,043 4,859 3,220 3,745 2,283
Total 3,79,214 4,081 40,871 67,505 64,188 61,199 42,207
* upto 30 July 2025Annexure II
Year-wise, District-wise candidates registered and Enrolled/Trained in the state of Uttar Pradesh under
FutureSkills PRIMEEnrolled / Trained
Candidate
# District Name
Registered 2021- 2022- 2023- 2024- 2025-
2020-21
22 23 24 25 26*
1 AGRA 2,982 114 392 362 615 144 95
2 ALIGARH 1,924 85 238 204 265 138 58
AMBEDKAR
3 471 33 54 33 52 49 37
NAGAR
4 AMETHI 209 11 28 22 28 15 13
5 AMROHA 402 9 39 21 59 36 36
6 AURAIYA 450 15 31 28 55 15 12
7 AYODHYA 611 16 77 41 119 64 20
8 AZAMGARH 728 25 92 78 87 92 34
9 BAGHPAT 501 7 65 59 82 80 11
10 BAHRAICH 191 13 31 9 31 16 10
11 BALLIA 859 37 122 46 151 78 36
12 BALRAMPUR 136 8 19 7 16 15
13 BANDA 290 18 59 24 20 14 10
14 BARABANKI 717 11 66 43 49 48 21
15 BAREILLY 1,520 60 228 134 273 158 46
16 BASTI 890 13 66 39 365 478 180
17 BHADOHI 345 15 34 9 18 19 17
18 BIJNOR 740 22 101 97 97 62 39
19 BUDAUN 1,474 30 135 91 205 196 28
20 BULANDSHAHR 1,071 24 130 100 94 177 47
21 CHANDAULI 470 18 56 48 41 42 34
22 CHITRAKOOT 146 9 21 10 19 7 8
23 DEORIA 790 23 110 68 86 71 40
24 ETAH 361 21 59 34 63 28 6
25 ETAWAH 445 12 77 49 52 25 12
26 FARRUKHABAD 379 16 55 31 46 18 23
27 FATEHPUR 376 21 39 27 41 28 16
28 FIROZABAD 350 24 32 25 51 35 12
GAUTAM
29 12,501 336 1,122 946 1,325 2,193 675
BUDDHA NAGAR
30 GHAZIABAD 11,317 281 1,481 971 1,374 2,298 568
31 GHAZIPUR 739 23 75 58 90 68 38
32 GONDA 425 13 51 30 64 75 25
33 GORAKHPUR 2,187 99 384 216 265 240 132
34 HAMIRPUR 170 16 39 20 11 13 7
35 HAPUR 850 29 47 56 145 247 39
36 HARDOI 341 16 30 32 30 50 1937 HATHRAS 425 4 52 34 59 42 11
38 JALAUN 366 42 92 52 33 43 19
39 JAUNPUR 821 26 104 53 79 68 36
40 JHANSI 1,204 126 315 117 93 83 27
41 KANNAUJ 212 4 13 23 9 22 11
42 KANPUR DEHAT 207 7 26 27 18 13 8
43 KANPUR NAGAR 5,072 221 657 441 580 432 242
44 KASGANJ 224 6 26 15 23 5 5
45 KAUSHAMBI 150 4 17 3 22 2 7
46 KHERI 427 13 74 48 31 33 11
47 KUSHI NAGAR 670 21 56 43 51 87 28
48 LALITPUR 295 16 47 53 48 12 2
49 LUCKNOW 7,402 260 1,194 899 782 1,035 461
50 MAHARAJGANJ 312 12 40 20 27 48 20
51 MAHOBA 94 18 14 8 4 3
52 MAINPURI 285 17 39 47 39 14 11
53 MATHURA 2,071 36 119 285 757 143 38
54 MAU 439 12 44 51 51 48 19
55 MEERUT 5,246 144 795 458 500 1,130 138
56 MIRZAPUR 645 23 72 47 54 53 31
57 MORADABAD 977 25 96 47 219 51 104
MUZAFFARNAGA
58 1,304 33 201 117 145 167 28
R
59 PILIBHIT 279 8 33 30 27 8 4
60 PRATAPGARH 558 28 88 68 64 59 20
61 PRAYAGRAJ 3,403 120 444 265 308 179 403
62 RAE BARELI 568 25 72 34 79 30 14
63 RAMPUR 311 9 50 22 41 15 15
64 SAHARANPUR 1,307 42 238 133 111 77 51
65 SAMBHAL 330 5 38 27 49 29 18
SANT KABEER
66 238 4 35 12 18 27 13
NAGAR
67 SHAHJAHANPUR 513 12 101 33 64 36 16
68 SHAMLI 455 12 68 33 37 62 19
69 SHRAVASTI 41 4 1
SIDDHARTH
70 287 7 22 30 59 17 10
NAGAR
71 SITAPUR 382 16 65 30 22 51 16
72 SONBHADRA 778 63 168 68 67 37 73
73 SULTANPUR 585 21 65 27 130 44 21
74 UNNAO 425 9 51 52 33 21 1175 VARANASI 2,920 156 534 342 354 176 191
Total 90,586 3,112 11,854 8,168 11,479 11,735 4,560
* upto 30 July 2025Annexure – III
List of Academic Institutions and Industry Partners Collaborating with FutureSkills PRIME in Andhra
Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh
A. Academic Institutions - Andhra PradeshS# Name of the Institution/University
1 GITAM UNIVERSITY VISAKHAPATNAM
ANDHRA PRADESH STATE SKILL DEVELOPMENT
2 CORPORATION(APSSDC) COLLEGES
3 ANDHRA PRADESH DEPARTMENT OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION
4 PVPS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
ANDHRA PRADESH STATE COUNCIL FOR HIGHER
5 EDUCATION(APSCHE) COLLEGES
6 KKR & KSR INSTITUTION OF TECHNOLOGY
7 VIGNANS INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING FOR WOMEN
8 RVR&JC INSTITUTION OF TECHNOLOGY& SCEIENCE
9 GEETHANJALI INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
10 GODAVARI INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY(295)
11 GOVERNMENT POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE RAJAMPET
12 GOVERNMENT POLYTECHNIC URAVAKONDA
13 BITS POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE ADONI
14 SREE VIDYANIKETHEN ENGINEERING COLLEGE
15 GOVERNMENT POLYTECHNIC PARVATHIPURAM
16 MARIS STELLA COLLEGE DEGREE COLLEGE
17 SRI RAMAKRISHNA DEGREE COLLEGE,NANDYAL
18 SRKR INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
19 SWARNANDHRA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
20 DR.Y.C.JAMES YEN GOVERNMENT POLYTECHNIC, KUPPAM
21 HIMAJA DEGREE COLLEGE
22 GOVERNMENT POLYTECHNIC CHANDRAGIRI
23 VASIREDDY VENKATADRI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
24 NALANDA DEGREE COLLEGE
25 SPW DEGREE AND PG COLLEGE TIRUPATI
26 CVSC SRI PADMAVATHI COLLEGE
27 LINGAYAS INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY
28 DHANEKULA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
29 ANDHRA LOYOLA COLLEGE DEGREE COLLGE
30 ST JOSEPH DEGREE COLLEGE
31 SRI RAMAKRISHNA DEGREE COLLEGE
32 SRI PADMAVATHI WOMENS DEGREE AND PG
33 MBTS GOVERNMENT POLYTECHNIC
34 GOVERNMENT POLYTECHNIC TADIPATRI
35 SVREC SVR ENGINEERING COLLEGE
36 BIT INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, HINDUPUR
37 SRI VENKATESWARA COLLEGE
38 GOVERNMENT POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE ANANTHAPUR
39 MAHARAJAH'S AUTONOMOUS COLLEGE VIZIANAGARAM
40 GOVERNMANT POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE, KADIRI
41 HCET POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE42 GEETHANJALI INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
43 ASK COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT(CC-662)
44 GOVERNMENT POLYTECHNIC WOMEN GUNTUR
45 GOVERNMENT POLYTECHNIC, PILLARIPATTU, PUTTUR,TIRUPATI
46 GRK DEGREE COLLEGE-ONGOLE
47 SRI VASAVI POLYTECHNIC
48 SV ARTS DEGREE COLLEGE
49 SRI DURGA MALLESWARA SIDDHARTHA MAHILA KALASALA
50 ADITYA DEGREE & PG COLLEGE-GOPALAPATNAM
51 SMVM- POLTECHNIC COLLEGE TANUKU
52 LOYOLA POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE(YSRR)
53 SDHR DEGREE COLLEGE, RAYACHOTY
54 GOVERNMENT POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE VEMPALLI
55 ADARSH DEGREE COLLEGE
56 GOVERNMENT POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE- ADONI
57 PVKN GOVERNMENT DEGREE COLLEGE
58 DRW DEGREE COLLEGE GUDUR
59 GOVERNMENT POLYTECHNIC FOR WOMEN-PALAMANER
60 PAMULAPATI BUTCHI NAIDU DEGREE COLLEGE (PBN )
61 ASR DEGREE COLLEGE
62 GATES INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
63 L DR.JYOTHIRMAYI DEGREE COLLEGE
64 GIST POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE-NLR
65 DR.JYOTHIRMAYI DEGREE COLLEGE-ADONI
66 GOVERNMENT POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE DHARMAVARAM
67 ARYABHATTA POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE
68 ANDHRA UNIVERSITY SKILL DEVELOPMENT CENTER
69 GURU NANAK INSTITUTIONS – HYDERABAD
70 SHRI VISHNU ENGINEERING COLLEGE FOR WOMEN(A)
71 TIRUMALA ENGINEERING COLLEGE
72 K L UNIVERSITY
73 DR. L.B. COLLEGE – DIGITAL ENGINEERING
74 ADITYA GROUP OF INSTITUTIONS
75 SAI RAJESWARI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY ANANTAPUR
76 (JNTUA)
77 GAYATRI VIDYA PARISHAD COLLEGE FOR DEGREE & PG COURSES
78 ANDHRA UNIVERSITY
79 JNTU KAKINADA
80 RGUKT – NUZVID
81 KALLAM HARANADHAREDDY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
82 SAI TIRUMALA TEC GROUP OF INSTITUTIONS
83 YOGIVEMANA UNIVERSITY
84 KAKARAPARTI BHAVANARAYANA COLLEGE85 SRI VASAVI ENGINEERING COLLEGE
86 GOVERNMENT INSTITUTE OF CERAMIC TECHNOLOGY ,GUDUR
87 PACE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCES
88 PB SIDDHARTHA COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE
89 HIMAJA DEGREE COLLEGE
90 ANDHRA LOYOLA DEGREE COLLEGE
91 COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SCIENCE, TIRUPATI
92 DR K.V.SUBBA REDDY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
93 GOVERNMENT POLYTECHNIC FOR WOMEN HINDUPUR
94 VISHNU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
95 NADIMPALLI SATYANARAYANA RAJU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
96 RV INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
97 ACHARYA NAGARJUNA UNIVERSITY
98 KSRM COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
99 SANSKRITHI SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
100 JNTU-GV COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING VIZIANAGARAM
B. Industry Partners – Andhra Pradesh
S# Name of Organization
1 BPCL – SDI
2 CYBERYOGI
3 TCS
4 TATA TECHNOLOGIES
5 MOVATE
6 WIPRO
7 PRO-VIGIL
8 SAIL
C. Academic Institutions – Uttar PradeshS# Name of the Institution/University
1 DR. APJ ABDUL KALAM TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY
2 NOIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
3 AMITY UNIVERSITY, NOIDA
4 GNIOT ENGG INSTITUTE, GREATER NOIDA
5 IILM UNIVERSITY GREATER NOIDA
6 IIMT COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, GREATER NOIDA
7 IPEM GHAZIABAD
8 LLOYD GROUP OF INSTITUTIONS, GREATER NOIDA
9 SANSKRITI UNIVERSITY, MATHURA
10 SHARDHA UNIVERSITY, GREATER NOIDA
11 BENETTE UNIVERSITY, GREATER NOIDA
12 BABU BANARSI DAS UNIVERSITY, LUCKNOW
13 JIMS GREATER NOIDA
14 RBMI GROUP OF INSTITUTE, BAREILLY
15 IMS ENGINEERING COLLEGE
16 BIMTECH
D. Industry Partners – Uttar Pradesh
S# Name of Organization
1 AIIDE COE
2 DCM SHRIRAM
3 SHEELA FOAM LIMITED
4 JUBILANT INGREVIA LIMITED
5 MEGAMAX SERVICES LIMITED
6 TCS
7 TATA TECHNOLOGIES
8 MOVATE
9 WIPRO
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