From classrooms to coding labs, MongoDB’s new partnerships with HCL GUVI and TASK aim to bridge India’s AI skills gap, empowering students with future-ready data expertise.
MongoDB has announced new partnerships with HCL GUVI and the Telangana Academy for Skill and Knowledge (TASK) to expand access to AI and data education across India. The partnership aims to empower more than 150,000 students by 2030 through project-based learning and practical experience with modern database technologies.
The collaboration with HCL GUVI, an EdTech platform backed by HCL, will integrate MongoDB’s developer learning paths into GUVI’s training programmes. Courses will be offered in multiple regional languages, including Tamil, Kannada, Telugu and Hindi, to ensure wider accessibility.
In parallel, MongoDB is working with TASK to deliver specialised courses across nearly 100 institutions in Telangana. The programme will provide certifications, curriculum resources and credits for MongoDB Atlas, supporting engineering and computer science students. Over the next three years, the partnership is expected to upskill 50,000 learners and train educators to sustain long-term impact.
These initiatives are a part of the ‘MongoDB for Academia’ goal to upskill 500,000 developers by 2028 globally.
The company noted that India’s technology sector faces a significant skills gap in AI and data. A Bain & Company report projects 2.3 million AI-related job openings by 2027, but estimates the skilled talent pool will reach only 1.2 million. MongoDB’s partnerships aim to help bridge this gap by equipping students with industry-relevant skills and strengthening the link between academia and industry.
Launched in 2023, MongoDB for Academia India has already reached hundreds of thousands of students through training, certifications and free credits. The latest collaborations aim for an inclusive, scalable education that addresses both regional and linguistic barriers.
Senior representatives from HCL GUVI and TASK emphasised that the partnerships will provide students with practical tools to compete in the global digital economy, while supporting India’s broader ambitions in technology and innovation.
