MSDE, Microsoft to equip women in future-ready Al skills

THE Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) and tech giant Microsoft on Tuesday joined hands to launch 'AI Careers for Women' a pioneering skilling initiative aimed at empowering women in higher education institutions to pursue careers in artificial intelligence (AI).

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The collaboration seeks to bridge the gender gap in emerging tech by equipping women with industry-aligned AI skills, enabling them to participate meaningfully in the digital economy and become active contributors to India's innovation-led growth.

"Our partnership with Microsoft underlines the Ministry's commitment to expanding opportunities for women in emerging tech fields like AI. By embedding this program within credit-linked university curricula and aligning it with the National Education Policy (NEP), we're reimagining 21st-century learning - making it flexible, interdisciplinary, and

As part of this collaboration, Microsoft will provide 240-hours training curriculum under AI skilling and Innovation framework for women, aligned to the industry standards, and developed in consultation with the National Council for Vocational Education and Training (NCVET).