OpenAI ties up with top Indian universities to push campus-wide AI adoption | India News
OpenAI Six leading Indian universities on Tuesday announced deep institutional partnerships with three major edtech platforms, marking a decisive shift from individual AI usage to campus-wide deployments aimed at cultivating AI-ready talent for India’s future workforce.Includes the first group of partner institutions IIT DelhiIIM Ahmedabad, AIIMS New Delhi, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES) and Pearl Academy. Together, the initiative is expected to support more than one lakh students, faculty and staff over the next year with structured access to enterprise-grade ChatGPT Edu, faculty enablement programs and responsible-use frameworks.Unlike previous models that focused on tool access, OpenAI says the effort is anchored in institutional transformation — embedding AI across teaching, research, assessment and campus operations, while aligning with academic integrity and ethical safeguards.“By 2030, about 40% of the key skills workers rely on today will change, largely driven by AI. Educational institutions are critical to bridging the gap between what AI tools can do and how people use them,” said Raghav Gupta, Head of Education, OpenAI India.At IIT Delhi, collaboration centers on engineering-led innovation involving AI across undergraduate, postgraduate, doctoral and executive programmes. The OpenAI-supported hackathon and industry day will connect student innovation with India’s manufacturing, deep-tech and R&D ecosystems. IIM Ahmedabad will deploy ChatGPT Edu across degree and executive programs, embedding AI fluency in management education spanning strategy, finance, operations, public policy and entrepreneurship.AIIMS New Delhi will explore the use of applied AI in medical education and clinical training, including a proposed AI in Medical Education Hub focusing on simulation, clinical documentation and evidence synthesis, with an emphasis on safety benchmarks and ethical deployment. MAHE’s partnerships span engineering, health sciences, business and hospitality, with structured AI capability tracks across disciplines.UPES and Pearl Academy will focus on interdisciplinary and creative applications, respectively — from engineering, law and health sciences at UPES to design, fashion technology and digital media at Pearl Academy — treating AI as core academic infrastructure rather than pilot testing.In addition, IIM Ahmedabad and MAHE will roll out OpenAI certification to formalize structured AI capability pathways in management and multidisciplinary education. To extend AI expertise beyond campus, OpenAI is partnering with edtech platform PhysicsWallah, Upgrad and HCL GUVI to offer structured courses on AI fundamentals and practical ChatGPT usage for students and early career professionals.The move signals a larger shift in India’s higher education landscape — from AI awareness to institutional adoption — as universities begin to position graduates not just as AI users, but as leaders in an AI-driven economy.
