IICT's national AI skilling programme for the creative sector opens enrolment with 15,000 scholarships
The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting and the Indian Institute of Creative Technologies (IICT), Mumbai, said on 4 May 2026 that enrolment is open for their national AI skilling programme for the creative sector, offering 15,000 scholarships developed with Google and YouTube.
Summary
The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (MIB) and the Indian Institute of Creative Technologies (IICT) announced in Mumbai on 4 May 2026 that enrolment is open for their national AI skilling initiative for the creative sector. Developed in partnership with Google and YouTube, the programme offers 15,000 scholarships to emerging talent in media, entertainment, animation, gaming and digital storytelling. Phase I gives participants Google Career Certificates and Google Cloud's generative AI learning paths, with about 33 hours of online training.
Key facts
- Partners
- MIB and IICT, with Google and YouTube
- Scholarships
- 15,000
- Phase I
- About 33 hours online; Google Career Certificates, Google Cloud Gen AI paths
- Sectors
- Media, entertainment, animation, gaming, digital storytelling
Practice MCQs 1 questions
The national AI skilling programme for the creative sector run by the Ministry of I&B and IICT, offering 15,000 scholarships, was developed in partnership with:
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Correct answer: B — Google and YouTube
The programme was developed in partnership with Google and YouTube and offers 15,000 scholarships.