How India Upskilled in 2025

Discover how India accelerated its upskilling journey in 2025 across high-demand domains like AI, data science, and cloud computing to remain competitive and capitalize on emerging career opportunities.

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Hear industry leaders discuss how India upskilled in 2025 across key domains, building future-ready skills for a secure career and leadership.

Key Insights & Dominant Trends

Key Insights

The “How India Upskilled in 2025” insights reveal how professionals strategically invested in high-impact domains to stay competitive and future-proof their careers.

48% of learners are freshers (0-3 years), leading the upskilling wave.
77% of upskilling occurs in non-tech industries, such as BFSI and Manufacturing.
68% of enrollments are concentrated in Tier 1 cities like Bengaluru and Chennai.
40%+ of learners stack multiple courses to address specific skill gaps.
33% of AI learners come from non-STEM backgrounds, proving AI is field-agnostic.
Senior professionals (15+ years) lead GenAI adoption, making up 48% of that domain.

Dominant Trends

GenAI is the fastest-growing program, seeing 22% YoY growth.
AI/ML is the most popular domain, with a 17% YoY increase in enrolments.
C for Beginners is the fastest-growing course, surging by 69% YoY.
Prompt Engineering grew by 54% YoY, driven by the need for ChatGPT skills.
60% of Software Development learners are early-career professionals.
Cybersecurity and Data Science attract both ends of the career spectrum (0-3 and 15+ years).

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