- Microsoft launched Microsoft Elevate for Educators in India to train 2 million teachers in AI by 2030.
- The programme will cover 200,000 schools and 25,000 institutions, starting with 75 CM Shri schools in New Delhi.
- It focuses on AI literacy, responsible tech use, and teacher upskilling through credentials, peer learning, and AI labs.
Microsoft has launched its Microsoft Elevate for Educators programme in India, aiming to train two million teachers in artificial intelligence (AI) skills by 2030. The initiative is part of Microsoft’s broader goal to upskill 20 million people in the country and marks India as the first country in Asia to roll out the programme. It is expected to reach educators across nearly 200,000 schools and support AI readiness in around 25,000 institutions.
The announcement was made at a CM Shri School in New Delhi, where officials said the programme will initially be implemented in all 75 CM Shri schools in the capital. Brad Smith, Vice Chair and President of Microsoft, said the initiative is designed to integrate AI into classrooms while ensuring human oversight and trust in teaching and learning processes. “Our goal is to equip educators with AI skills that empower them to enhance learning experiences, while keeping human judgment at the core of education”. Smith said.
The programme will be executed in collaboration with national education and skilling institutions, including the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), National Council for Vocational Education and Training (NCVET) and the Directorate General of Training (DGT), along with state-level education and skilling departments.
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Microsoft said the initiative supports AI literacy, computational thinking, and responsible technology use across school, vocational, and higher education systems, in alignment with the National Education Policy 2020. The programme is structured around three main components: educator credentials aligned with national frameworks, a professional peer-learning community, and capacity-building through AI Ambassadors, Educator Academies, AI Productivity Labs, and Centres of Excellence. It will also integrate with national digital platforms such as DIKSHA and the Skill India Digital Hub.
The company emphasized that the initiative is intended to drive system-level AI integration across India’s education ecosystem over the coming years. By equipping teachers with the skills to responsibly adopt AI, Microsoft aims to help Indian schools, vocational institutions, and higher education centres prepare students for an increasingly technology-driven world. This effort forms part of the company’s larger vision to expand AI readiness and digital skills across India’s workforce and education landscape.
