OpenAI and IndiaAI Mission Launch OpenAI Academy to Boost AI Education Across India

IndiaAI Mission Partners with OpenAI to Launch OpenAI Academy Across India | AIM

OpenAI will contribute its educational content to the FutureSkills platform and also to the iGOT Karmayogi platform, which is used for capacity building of civil servants. OpenAI and the IndiaAI Mission under the electronics and information technology ministry on Thursday launched OpenAI Academy India, marking the first international rollout of OpenAI's education platform, according to an official release. The initiative aims to scale AI skills training nationwide, targeting a diverse range of learners, including students, developers, educators, government officials, nonprofit leaders, and small business owners. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between OpenAI and IndiaAI, outlining key areas of collaboration. The OpenAI Academy India will support the IndiaAI Mission's FutureSkills pillar, with training delivered digitally and in person, in both English and Hindi. Additional regional languages are expected to follow. OpenAI will contribute its educational content to the FutureSkills platform and also to the iGOT Karmayogi platform, which is used for capacity building of civil servants. The company will conduct webinars and in-person workshops in six cities, and provide up to $100,000 worth of API credits to 50 startups or fellows approved by the IndiaAI Mission. Hackathons will also be organised in partnership with the mission, across seven states, reaching around 25,000 students. Winners will be invited to participate in OpenAI's international DevDay. Moreover, OpenAI has committed to training one million teachers in generative AI tools and practices. In a congratulatory message to OpenAI, Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said in the release, "This is a significant step towards advancing our shared goal of democratising access to knowledge and technology. Under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India is committed to ensuring that the benefits of cutting-edge innovation reach every citizen." "The launch of OpenAI Academy will strengthen India's AI Mission by enabling greater community learning, fostering innovation, and accelerating the development of locally relevant solutions," he added. "India is one of the most dynamic countries in the world for AI development, with adoption and innovation accelerating at a remarkable speed," Jason Kwon, chief strategy officer at OpenAI, stated. "We're proud to partner with IndiaAI to launch OpenAI Academy India and help more people gain the confidence and skills to use AI meaningfully in their work, communities, and lives." The OpenAI Academy offers free access to videos, tutorials, hands-on modules, virtual events, and peer-based learning opportunities. Its expansion into India is part of a broader effort to make AI knowledge and tools widely accessible.

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The IndiaAI Mission, which is also supporting the building of Indian foundational models, is receiving interest to do so from the likes of Essential AI cofounder Ashish Vaswani and Two AI founder Pranav Mistry, an official said on the sidelines of the event.ChatGPT developer OpenAI and the IndiaAI Mission on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding to launch the US-based company's educational platform, OpenAI Academy, to promote artificial intelligence skills in India. This makes it the first international rollout of OpenAI's online learning platform. India has the second largest user base for ChatGPT. "The (AI) tools and the latest development frameworks should be available to all the startups and researchers so that new apps can be developed, new solutions can be created at population scale," union IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said in a virtual message at the launch in New Delhi. The initiative is expected to further strengthen India's resolve to democratise technology and contribute to the IndiaAI Mission, he said. The mission, which is also supporting the building of Indian foundational models, is receiving interest to do so from the likes of Essential AI cofounder Ashish Vaswani and Two AI founder Pranav Mistry, an official said on the sidelines of the event. Both are Indian-origin computer scientists and entrepreneurs in the US. The takeaway is that the IndiaAI Mission is attracting talent and entrepreneurs back to India, the official said. OpenAI chief strategy officer Jason Kwon said India is becoming a "global AI powerhouse", and understands that maximising AI's benefits requires significant investments in core infrastructure and cultivating AI talent. "By leading in these areas and empowering people to harness frontier intelligence, India can accelerate that growth and discover scientific breakthroughs and develop solutions to some of society's hardest challenges," Kwon said. India's vast and growing pool of AI talent, vibrant entrepreneurial spirit and strong government support to expand critical infrastructure mean the country is poised to succeed in all areas of the AI stack, he added. "As demand for AI professionals is expected to reach 1 million by 2026, there's a significant opportunity and a need to expand AI skills, development and make sure people from every part of India can participate and benefit," Kwon said. Through the partnership, OpenAI will contribute educational content and resources to IndiaAI's 'future skills' platform and to the iGOT Karmayogi civil servant capacity building platform. It will also provide up to $100,000 worth of API credits to 50 IndiaAI Mission-approved fellows and startups. "I am sure with this partnership, we will be able to strengthen our educational ecosystem, we will be able to empower all our students, we will be able to support our entrepreneurs and our engineers in building state-of-the-art AI applications and models," IndiaAI Mission chief executive Abhishek Singh said. OpenAI will help train a million teachers in the use of generative AI. It will also conduct hackathons in seven states to reach 25,000 students and webinars and workshops delivered by its domain experts and partners in six cities, the company said.

OpenAI launches Academy in India; to expand access to AI education

The Indian government recognises that to maximise the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI), significant investments are needed in two key areas: core infrastructure and the development of advanced AI technologies, ChatGPT maker OpenAI's chief strategy officer, Jason Kwon, said on Thursday. "As demand for AI professionals is expected to reach one million by 2026, there's a significant opportunity and a need to expand AI skills, development and make sure people from every part of India can participate and benefit," said Kwon at the launch of OpenAI Academy in India. OpenAI has launched its educational platform, OpenAI Academy India, in partnership with the IndiaAI Mission under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. This is aimed at expanding access to AI education and tools by leveraging India's developer community, digital infrastructure, and network of startups and innovators. "We hope to accelerate AI learning in a few ways, including sharing knowledge on how to leverage the latest AI tools so people in India can stay at the cutting edge of global innovation...and helping build public sector know-how and training design to support government innovation," he said. The academy will provide both digital and in-person learning options, which will initially be offered in English and Hindi, with more regional languages to be added later. "There is a growing community of developers in India, placing it among the top 10 countries building on OpenAI," said Kwon. Earlier, chief executive Sam Altman said that India has emerged as the second-largest market for OpenAI. "This is a significant step towards advancing our shared goal of democratising access to knowledge and technology. We believe the latest AI frameworks and tools must be made widely accessible so that our startups, developers, and researchers can build faster, better, and at scale," said minister for electronics and information technology Ashwini Vaishnaw. The AI model developer recently announced grants worth $150,000 for non-profit organisations in India tackling challenges in healthcare, education, agriculture, gender equity, and disability inclusion. The San Francisco, US-based company is expanding its 'AI for Impact Accelerator' in India, under which 11 nonprofits will receive grants in the form of API credits and technical resources.

OpenAI and IndiaAI Mission Partner to Launch OpenAI Academy in India

ChatGPT maker OpenAI has partnered with IndiaAI Mission under the Ministry of Electronics and IT, Government of India, to launch its first international education platform, OpenAI Academy India. The initiative, launched last Thursday, marks the first international expansion of OpenAI's online learning platform aimed at broadening access to artificial intelligence (AI) learning for diverse learner groups across the country. India has the second-largest user base for ChatGPT, according to previous reports. Also Read: IndiaAI and Meta Partner to Advance Open-Source AI Innovation, R&D and Skill Development As part of the collaboration, OpenAI and IndiaAI signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that outlines the shared objectives of fostering AI literacy and innovation. The initiative, formalised through an MoU with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), will provide AI education to students, educators, civil servants, non-profit leaders, developers, and small business owners. The platform blends online and offline learning and will initially offer courses in English and Hindi, with plans to incorporate additional regional languages in the near future. OpenAI will also integrate its learning modules with the IndiaAI Mission's FutureSkills platform, alongside contributing educational content to iGOT Karmayogi, a capacity-building platform for government officials, according to a PTI [1] report. OpenAI said it now supports 3 million paying business users of ChatGPT, up from 2 million in February, according to a Business Standard [2] report. "...launch OpenAI Academy in partnership with the IndiaAI Future Skills Mission, a national digital skilling initiative led by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY). This event marks the formal start of OpenAI's education and AI literacy programs in India. Together with IndiaAI, we're working to equip the next generation of students, developers, and mission-driven organisations with the tools and training they need to build responsibly with AI," OpenAI Academy shared in a blog post on its website for the event on June 5, 2025. Also Read: Cabinet Approves IndiaAI Mission With an Outlay of Rs 10,371.92 Crore Budget "The (AI) tools and the latest development frameworks should be available to all the startups and researchers so that new apps can be developed, new solutions can be created at population scale," Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said in a virtual message at the launch in New Delhi, according to an Economic Times [3] report. The mission, which is also supporting the building of Indian foundational models, is receiving interest to do so from the likes of Essential AI cofounder Ashish Vaswani and Two AI founder Pranav Mistry. The takeaway is that the IndiaAI Mission is attracting talent and entrepreneurs back to India, an official was quoted as saying in the third report. India is becoming a global artificial intelligence (AI) powerhouse with the second-highest number of users of OpenAI's ChatGPT, a thriving community of developers that are among the top 10 countries globally building on OpenAI's application programming interfaces (APIs), the company's Chief Strategy Officer, Jason Kwon, said, according to the second report. Also Read: IndiaAI and Microsoft Join Forces to Harness AI for Economic Transformation Kwon, who was in India last Thursday as part of his global tour, reportedly said India understands that maximising AI's benefits requires significant investments in core infrastructure and cultivating AI talent. "By leading in these areas and empowering people to harness frontier intelligence, India can accelerate that growth and discover scientific breakthroughs and develop solutions to some of society's hardest challenges," Kwon was quoted as saying in the third report. India's vast and growing pool of AI talent, vibrant entrepreneurial spirit and strong government support to expand critical infrastructure mean the country is poised to succeed in all areas of the AI stack, he reportedly added. "As demand for AI professionals is expected to reach 1 million by 2026, there's a significant opportunity and a need to expand AI skills, development, and make sure people from every part of India can participate and benefit," Kwon was quoted as saying in the third report. Also Read: Microsoft to Invest USD 3 Billion in India to Boost AI, Cloud, and Skilling: CEO Through the partnership, OpenAI will also provide up to USD 100,000 worth of API credits to 50 IndiaAI Mission-approved fellows and startups. Additionally, the Academy will organise a series of hackathons across seven Indian states, engaging around 25,000 students. Winners will be offered the opportunity to attend OpenAI's global Dev Day event. The Academy will also contribute to one of IndiaAI's most ambitious goals: training one million teachers in the application of generative AI technologies in education. "I am sure with this partnership, we will be able to strengthen our educational ecosystem, we will be able to empower all our students, we will be able to support our entrepreneurs and our engineers in building state-of-the-art AI applications and models," IndiaAI Mission Chief Executive Abhishek Singh was quoted as saying in the third report. The company announced the launch of the beta version of Connectors, a tool that can help enterprises find granular data from their third-party tools without leaving ChatGPT. "Additionally, deep research connectors (beta) are now available with HubSpot, Linear, as well as many popular Microsoft and Google tools. These build on Deep Research, an agent that conducts multi-step research for complex tasks, by gathering, synthesizing, and presenting information from third-party tools and the web," the company said in a press note, as mentioned in the second report.

OpenAI Academy India in partnership with IndiaAI and MeitY launched

OpenAI has partnered with IndiaAI, a government-led mission, to launch its first education platform outside the United States -- OpenAI Academy India. The initiative aims to expand access to AI skills training across the country. The academy focuses on making AI learning tools and resources more accessible to India's growing community of developers, digital platforms, startups, and innovators. It also supports the IndiaAI Mission's 'FutureSkills' objective by offering AI training to a wide range of individuals -- including students, educators, developers, civil servants, nonprofit leaders, and small business owners. The academy offers both online and offline learning formats, adapted to suit learners across India. Courses will be available in English and Hindi at launch, with more regional languages to follow. Key features include: Training content will be hosted on the government's iGOT Karmayogi platform, which supports skill development for public officials. Workshops and webinars will be led by OpenAI experts and partners to reach a broad group of learners across the country. Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting and Electronics & IT, said the initiative supports India's goal of making advanced technology widely accessible under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He added that it will help startups, developers, and researchers create faster and more scalable solutions. Jason Kwon, Chief Strategy Officer at OpenAI, said India is seeing rapid progress in AI development and innovation. He said the collaboration with IndiaAI is meant to help more people gain the skills and confidence to use AI meaningfully in their work and communities.