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India Sees 20 Lakh Upskilled For AI, But Only 3 Lakh Have Advanced Skills
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News18•05-10-2026, 14:32
India Sees 20 Lakh Upskilled For AI, But Only 3 Lakh Have Advanced Skills
- •Around 20 lakh Indian professionals have been upskilled in AI, but only about 3 lakh possess advanced skills required for complex enterprise solutions.
- •The talent supply gap stands at 53 percent for GenAI and between 55 to 60 percent for Cloud infrastructure.
- •The workforce is divided into three tiers: AI-Core professionals who build systems, AI-Adjacent workers in cloud and data, and AI-Support roles.
- •GenAI developers with six to eight years of experience command a median fixed pay of Rs 34.5 lakh, significantly higher than traditional tech support.
- •Sectors beyond traditional tech, including BFSI, manufacturing, retail, and healthcare, are driving massive demand for domain-specific AI skills.
Key Questions Answered
Around 20 lakh professionals in India have been upskilled in AI, but only about 3 lakh possess advanced AI skills.
The talent supply gap stands at approximately 53% for GenAI and between 55% and 60% for Cloud infrastructure.
At six to eight years of experience, a GenAI Developer earns a median fixed pay of around Rs 34.5 lakh, whereas a Data Engineer earns about Rs 29.6 lakh.
