Education Ministry, AICTE & Microsoft partner to equip Indian students with skills

 In an ongoing effort to empower students to be future-ready, the Ministry of Education, All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to equip students with skills and exposure to new technologies in the country.

This collaboration is aimed at creating skilling and job readiness for students and educators associated with AICTE and its partner institutions through a wide array of learning paths, technical and role-based certifications and experiences in areas including AI, Cloud, data science, data analytics, and security.

Under the MoU, the tech giant will incorporate Microsoft Learn, the company’s centralised training and skilling platform to complement AICTE’s curriculum and offer students hands-on experience with Microsoft technologies.

Microsoft will also provide students exposure to the Azure Developer Community in India for industry insights and mentorship.

The Future Ready Talent Programme will also be offered for skilling students and virtual mentorship on technology projects to strengthen their competencies.