This was the data provided by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology in the Lok Sabha under the FutureSkills PRIME programme, offer a concrete measure of the state’s growing technology-skilling base.
Andhra Pradesh is building a sizeable pool of future-ready talent with over 1.53 lakh candidates received training in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Big Data Analytics over the last three years.
As per the Union govt’s data, AP has scored the highest number of AI/BDA candidates completing or getting certified under FutureSkills PRIME among all states with 1,08,895 candidates completing certification out of1,53,783.
This was the data provided by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology in the Lok Sabha under the FutureSkills PRIME programme, offer a concrete measure of the state’s growing technology-skilling base.
The State has 4.34 lakh-plus candidates enrolled or trained across the programme, including 2.13 lakh-plus in AI and Big Data Analytics.
FutureSkills PRIME, a MeitY initiative implemented with NASSCOM, focuses on skilling, reskilling and upskilling in emerging technologies such as AI, Big Data Analytics, IoT, Cyber Security, Blockchain and AR/VR, with industry-aligned courses.
The programme recorded 34 lakh-plus registrations, 23 lakh-plus enrolled/trained candidates and 13 lakh-plus completed/certified candidates, with 86 percent of candidates coming from Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities, accordin to a release.
Published on August 16, 2026
