AICTE and MongoDB Partner to Upskill 500,000 Students

MongoDB for Academia also working with learning platforms SmartInternz and GeeksforGeeks to equip Indian students with the knowledge needed to build modern, AI-powered applications

MongoDB has announced the expansion of MongoDB for Academia in India, including a new partnership with All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).

The AICTE partnership will be supported by SmartBridge's SmartInternz learning platform to give more than 150,000 Indian students access to virtual internships and to gain the skills required to use MongoDB Atlas—the leading multi-cloud developer data platform.

As part of the program’s expansion, MongoDB also announced a new partnership with GeeksforGeeks, a platform for computer science resources in India. The collaboration will make the MongoDB Developer Learning Path available to all of GeeksforGeeks' 25 million registered users.

MongoDB for Academia in India program provides student training, curriculum resources for educators, credits to use MongoDB technology at no cost, and certifications to help individuals start careers in the technology industry.

The skills and training provided through the program are particularly important, as many Indian organizations struggle to find developers who have the skills to build modern applications and take advantage of emerging technologies like generative AI. According to a report from the National Association of Software and Service Companies, India’s technology sector will demand more than one million engineers with advanced skills in artificial intelligence and other capabilities over the next three years.

Overall, the industry body expects there will be a need for around six million digital roles by 2028—and the available talent pool is forecast to be 4.7 million workers. This gap underscores the need for increased collaboration between industry and academia to upskill students and educators in India to meet the demands of the country's large and growing economy.

Aligned with the government's Skill India Initiative, the program aims to provide full-stack development skills to over 150,000 students. Each internship will include 60 hours of experiential learning, hands-on bootcamps, courses, and project work, as well as simulated corporate environments where students can apply their learned skills, collaborate with peers, and receive mentorship.