Arm India’s techies with AI skills on war footing: Nasscom-Deloitte report

India’s IT sector is sitting at the edge of the next big inflexion point with the AI revolution all set to take off. But the country could fall woefully short of the manpower needed to cash in on this opportunity if it doesn’t beef up its AI talent pool many times over.

A joint report by Nasscom and Deloitte, exclusively accessed by TOI, says India’s AI talent pool is expected to grow to over 1.25 million by 2027 from around 6 lakh to 6.5 lakh currently. But the AI market is expected to grow at 25%-35% CAGR, resulting in a significant gap in terms of skilled manpower.