Majority Indian companies willing to pay graduates with GenAI micro-credentials : Report

New Delhi, Almost every three out of five Indian employers are willing to pay more than 15 per cent higher salary to fresh graduates with GenAI micro-credentials, a new report has revealed.

This is the highest among all the countries surveyed, edtech firm Coursera said in its Micro-Credentials Impact Report 2026.

Based on insights from more than 3,500 employers, learners, and higher education leaders across seven countries, including India, the report further found that 100 per cent of Indian employers are willing to offer higher starting salaries to graduates with micro-credentials.