Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and Minister of State for Education Jayant Chaudhary outlined the government’s vision for integrating artificial intelligence across India’s education and skilling ecosystem at Google’s AI for Learning Forum in New Delhi.
At the forum, the minister announced a landmark collaboration between the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Google Cloud and Chaudhary Charan Singh University, positioning CCSU as India’s first AI-enabled state university pilot. The initiative is aimed at operationalising the government’s vision of Viksit Bharat 2047 through technology-driven institutional reform.
The event was attended by senior Google leadership, including Preeti Lobana, Chris Phillips and senior officials from Google Cloud and Google APAC.
Ahead of the formal session, Chaudhary interacted with CCSU students and faculty, discussing how AI can expand learning pathways, enhance employability and unlock opportunities for students from Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities.
Speaking during a fireside chat, the minister stressed the need to bridge the traditional divide between education and skilling, identifying AI as the key connector between classroom learning and industry needs.
“The vision of Viksit Bharat relies on turning our demographic dividend into demographic dynamism. For too long, degrees and skills were seen as separate tracks. AI allows us to finally connect them,” Chaudhary said, adding that partnerships such as this are designed to democratise access to world-class skills irrespective of geography.
CCSU to Function as Living Laboratory for AI-First Education
Under the pilot, CCSU Meerut will serve as a national living laboratory for AI-led institutional reform. Planned interventions include personalised AI tutors for students, AI-driven skill-gap analysis and intelligent document processing to streamline administrative workflows. The framework developed through the pilot is expected to be scalable across India’s higher education system.
The minister noted that CCSU’s affiliated colleges would directly benefit from the initiative, with learnings intended to be extended across India’s more than 45,000 colleges and 1,200 universities. He also highlighted alignment with the government’s ₹60,000 crore Model ITI Scheme to integrate AI-enabled curricula alongside upgraded vocational infrastructure.
“We are treating CCSU not merely as a university, but as a blueprint for institutional transformation,” he said, underlining the goal of ensuring students in smaller cities have access to the same AI capabilities as those in global technology hubs.
Teacher Enablement and Digital Public Infrastructure
During the forum, Google announced that a ₹85 crore Google.org grant to Wadhwani AI would support the integration of AI tools into national platforms such as SWAYAM and Poshan Tracker, with an intended outreach of nearly 75 million learners.
Chaudhary also called for expanded AI support for Kendriya Vidyalayas and Navodaya Vidyalayas, emphasising that empowering teachers is critical to extending digital opportunities to remote and underserved regions.
India as a Global Testbed for Inclusive AI
Highlighting India’s potential leadership role, the minister said solutions developed for India’s linguistic and geographic diversity could serve as scalable models for the Global South.
“When we solve for India, we solve for the world. AI tools built for low-cost devices and vernacular users are global public goods,” he said, reaffirming India’s commitment to sharing education models with partner nations across Africa, Southeast Asia and Latin America.
Google leadership reiterated its commitment to supporting population-scale impact in education. Preeti Lobana said the collaboration would leverage Google Cloud and Gemini to pilot personalised learning and AI-driven career support, creating a replicable model for modernising India’s education and skilling ecosystem.
Drawing from CCSU’s implementation, MSDE will also develop a National Best Practice Framework enabling institutions to self-certify as AI-enabled. CCSU will function as a Centre of Excellence, hosting knowledge-sharing sessions across the ministry’s network.
The collaboration marks a significant step towards embedding AI across India’s education and skilling systems, with the stated goal of ensuring learners graduate with future-ready skills aligned to the demands of an AI-driven economy.
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