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• India ramps up AI education in women’s colleges, adding AI courses to UG/PG programs and launching faculty training and hackathons via AICTE.
• The 'AI Career for Women' program aims to train 8,000 girls by 2027, alongside ongoing support through PRAGATI, Saraswati scholarships, and PMKVY 4.0.
• As of June 2025, women outnumber men in key AI roles like Data Analysts and ML Engineers, with 19,000+ women trained in AI careers nationwide.

With a drive towards empowering women in emerging technologies, India is stepping up Artificial Intelligence (AI) training and education across the nation, more so in women's colleges.

As per an official statement of the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has broadened its AI-infused curriculum by adding core and elective courses in AI to both undergraduate and postgraduate technical courses including those not conventionally related to computer science.

To help teachers stay on par with the fast-paced technological evolution, the AICTE has also initiated faculty development programs and AI workshops. On campuses, student hackathons are being organized to promote peer learning, experiential learning, and greater awareness of AI applications.

Again to promote women's participation in AI and technology, the government is still offering scholarships such as PRAGATI and Saraswati for diligent women engineering students.

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The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship also launched the 'AI Career for Women' programme in April 2025. In the course of the next two years, the programme will train and enable economic empowerment for 8,000 girls in AI-based fields.In government's flagship PMKVY 4.0 (Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana) scheme, thousands of women have already been trained in various AI careers

As of June 30, 2025, official statistics report a positive trend towards women's engagement in AI job categories:More than 19,000 women trained or oriented in AI positions versus 17,186 men.

In positions such as Data Quality Analyst, Machine Learning Engineer, and Database Administrator, certified women professionals outnumber the men. Job titles are for AI Data Scientists, Business Intelligence Analysts, DevOps Engineers, and even AI-based Pharmacovigilance Case Processors.