89% of Indian engineers feel AI-ready, only 19% actually build AI systems: Scaler-CMR study
India’s engineering talent pool may be significantly overestimating its own AI readiness, according to a new joint study by edtech firm Scaler and CyberMedia Research (CMR) released on Thursday.
The study, which surveyed 400 experienced software engineers and tech recruiters, found that while 89% of engineers consider themselves AI-ready, only 19% are deeply engaged in building AI/ML systems. The researchers describe this as a “confidence-capability gap”, a divergence between self-assessed proficiency and demonstrable, hands-on expertise.
