New Delhi, March 21 -- India's demand for AI professionals is projected to more than double from 6,00,000 to 6,50,000 roles in 2022 to over 1.25 million by 2027, according to Deloitte India report, as enterprises accelerate their shift from generative AI experimentation to full-scale agentic AI deployment. The pressure to build that workforce is mounting faster than most organisations are moving.

The gap is already visible. A Bain and Company study projects that AI job openings in India could reach 2.3 million by 2027, against a talent pool of roughly 1.2 million, pointing to a shortfall of over one million skilled professionals.A separate Scaler-CMR study found that while 89% of engineers believe they are AI-ready, only 19% are actively...