As artificial intelligence reshapes industries, women remain underrepresented comprising nearly half of India’s graduates but less than 30% of its tech workforce. With NASSCOM forecasting a shortfall of over 600,000 AI professionals and LinkedIn projecting millions of new AI roles by 2028, there’s an urgent need to bridge this gap and unlock women’s potential in the digital economy.
Edunet, in collaboration with Microsoft and SAP, presents AI Careers for Women—a national initiative to equip women with AI as India advances towards bringing an uptick of women in the workforce in technology enabled careers.
This program offers structured training, certifications, mentorship, and hands-on project experience, empowering women to build careers in emerging tech. In collaboration with Microsoft and SAP with support from government partners like Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Edunet presents this opportunity for Women to equip with essential AI skills, preparing them for meaningful opportunities to stay relevant in the evolving job market.
Youth employability in India has reached 51.25%, but nearly half the workforce still lacks industry-ready skills.
Emerging technologies are driving strong demand for AI-skilled professionals across sectors.
India faces a shortfall of 200,000 AI professionals, with demand set to hit 1 million by 2026 and 2.73 million by 2028.
By 2025, 65% of jobs will need new skills due to AI and automation, making rapid skilling a necessity.
Academic Level: Undergraduate final and pre final year female students
Eligible Branches: Engineering streams - B.Tech, CS, IT, etc. / Science - BCA, BSc. CS & IT, etc.
Digital Access: Laptop with stable internet (self- or college-provided)
Program Commitment: Willingness to spend time apart from college hours
Career Intent: Open to internships, apprenticeships, or job opportunities
Certification & Placement: ≥70% attendance and ≥70% assessment score for certification and placement support
Expected AI Excellence Centers
Expected Students in Hub Colleges
Expected Students in Spoke Colleges
Overall Students across all locations
Students clearing the eligibility criteria (≥ 70% attendance & assessment) will secure internships, apprenticeships, and job opportunities.
Learn Technical and Soft Skills from master trainers and industry experts of Microsoft and SAP.
Earn co branded digital certificates from Industry and Government Partners.
Subject master experts and Industry experts will teach in the sessions. The training will be an amalgamation of online and offline classroom settings.
Students will participate in Instructor-led sessions for foundational learning, self-paced activities for deeper understanding, and reinforcement of training through capstone projects.
Working on real world industry problems to create prototype with AI excellence.
