The Nasscom Talent Council is a strategic industry think tank formed to shape the future of India’s rapidly evolving tech talent landscape. In an era defined by AI, digital transformation, and global shifts in workforce models, the Council brings together the collective leadership of India’s top HR and talent strategists to co-create a resilient, inclusive, and globally competitive digital workforce.
Anchored in Nasscom’s mission to build a future-ready talent ecosystem, the Council serves as a critical platform to address the pressing challenges of skilling, employability, and workforce readiness—especially in the context of emerging technologies like Artificial Intelligence. Our goal: To ensure India remains the global hub for technology talent, driving innovation and growth across the tech sector.
India’s next inflection point in technology will be defined by its ability to build and scale an AI-ready workforce especially within tech services. As AI becomes the backbone of enterprise transformation, the demand for digitally fluent, AI-literate professionals has never been more urgent.
Influencing policies and skilling roadmaps for GenAI, DeepTech, and future-of-work priorities.
Co-creating models for talent mobility, gig engagement, DEI, and retention to reflect India’s dynamic workforce.
Leveraging research, benchmarks, and global practices to inform workforce and HR strategies.
Advancing employability, regional skilling, and academia-industry collaboration to create an inclusive, future-ready talent pipeline.
India is uniquely positioned to lead the world in the age of AI and emerging technologies. This step jump is more than skill development; it is about transition from being talent-rich to expert talent harnessing the power of technology through application and innovating the enterprise and society around us. The formation of the Talent Council is a timely and critical step to collectively reimagine our talent strategy and ensure that our workforce remains agile, trusted, and globally competitive.
AI-Ready Talent for Tech Services
Driving cross-sector skilling to build a robust AI-literate workforce that can enable AI adoption across services companies. Initiatives include project-based learning, AI-infused job roles, and research collaborations with enterprises and academia.
Infosys Limited
Cognizant India
Accenture India
Genpact, India
NIIT group
Tech Mahindra
DELL Technologies
Wipro
The ER&D Talent Forum, branded as TalentX, is a strategic initiative by Nasscom to embed industry into India’s education value chain, aiming to build a deployment-ready engineering workforce. By aligning academia with real-world demands, the forum drives large-scale talent development with speed and shared accountability. Through structured programs, integrated delivery models, and quarterly governance, it ensures India’s engineering R&D ecosystem remains competitive and future-focused.
AI Pathshala is a curated learning initiative by Nasscom designed to bridge the growing skill gap in artificial intelligence. The platform fosters innovation by equipping learners with foundational and advanced AI capabilities, while also inspiring the next generation of talent to pursue careers in emerging tech. With a strong emphasis on hands-on training and industry-aligned content, AI Pathshala enables both students and professionals to stay relevant in a rapidly evolving tech landscape.
The DSCI Certified Data Protection Officer (DCDPO) program is a professional certification developed by DSCI, a Nasscom initiative, to build India’s capacity in data privacy and protection. It equips individuals with comprehensive knowledge of data governance, legal frameworks, compliance, and risk management. Widely recognized across industries, the certification helps organizations appoint qualified DPOs who can navigate the complexities of privacy regulations and ensure robust data protection strategies.
AI for Skilling is a collaborative initiative by Nasscom Foundation and Capgemini focused on empowering underserved youth with future-ready digital skills. By training over 700 students in technologies such as AI and Data Science and supporting their entry into the job market, the program is not just building digital capabilities but also transforming lives. It plays a crucial role in creating a confident, career-ready generation and fostering inclusive growth within the digital economy.
FutureSkills is a flagship reskilling and upskilling platform by Nasscom aimed at building India’s digital talent pipeline. It provides curated learning paths in emerging technologies such as AI, Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity, Big Data, IoT, Blockchain, and more. Developed in collaboration with the Government of India under the FutureSkills PRIME initiative, it empowers learners from students to professionals with industry-relevant skills to thrive in a tech-driven world.
BPM (Business Process Management) certifications designed specifically for roles in the BPM industry. These certifications are aligned to job role expectations and are supported by the Talent Connect (TC) portal, which helps certified candidates prepare for and access relevant job interviews creating a direct bridge from skilling to employment.
