Bengaluru, September 20, 2025: Snowflake, the AI Data Cloud company, has announced a collaboration with ICT Academy to scale the Snowflake Academia Program in India. The initiative aims to train up to 250,000 students and 1,000 educators in data and artificial intelligence (AI) skills over the next three years.
The programme will provide educators with curriculum, training sessions, and free access to the Snowflake platform, enabling them to integrate Snowflake concepts into courses such as cloud computing, big data analytics, and machine learning. Students will gain hands-on access to the Snowflake AI Data Cloud, structured curricula, and pathways to SnowPro certifications, boosting their employability in data and AI-related fields.
“The collaboration with ICT Academy is a major step in shaping India’s data and AI future-ready workforce. By providing access to a relevant, up-to-date curriculum that includes ready-to-use modules, Snowflake is helping bridge the gap between academic theory and practical application. We are proud to work with the ICT Academy to enable educators and students to create a sustainable model for large-scale AI skilling in India. This collaboration will accelerate student career opportunities by allowing them to gain hands-on experience and graduate with a strong portfolio of projects, showcasing the industry-ready skills employers are looking for today and tomorrow,” said Vijayant Rai, Managing Director, India, Snowflake.
Mr. Srikanth V, Chief Executive Officer, ICT Academy of Tamil Nadu, added, “Our collaboration with Snowflake is not just about introducing new courses, it’s about transforming the way data and AI are taught in India. By providing faculty with the latest tools and curriculum, we are creating a multiplier effect that will benefit students for years to come. This partnership will help bridge the urban–rural skills divide, enabling institutions across Tier 1 and Tier 2 cities to produce graduates who are industry-ready from day one.”
Dr. Soundarrajan, Principal of Sri Ramakrishna Engineering College, Coimbatore, one of the first institutions to enroll, said, “At SREC, we are focused on ensuring students are exposed to the real-world technologies and practices they'll experience in the workplace. Snowflake’s industry-aligned curriculum and hands-on workshops, delivered robustly, are a great opportunity for our faculty and students to access essential learnings in today’s data and AI era. Exposure to these courses at this stage plants the seed for future leaders in India's rapidly changing work landscape and supports the development of the skillsets employers are looking for in our candidates.”
The collaboration builds on Snowflake’s global initiative One Million Minds + One Platform, focused on AI skilling, and will be implemented nationwide through ICT Academy’s network of over 1,500 institutions.
