NxtWave and Automation Anywhere roll out nationwide push to train one lakh learners in agentic AI and automation

NxtWave and Automation Anywhere have launched what they describe as India’s largest upskilling initiative focused on artificial intelligence and agentic process automation, aiming to train more than 1,00,000 students and young professionals over the next year.

The programme, announced this week, brings together NxtWave, an education platform focused on industry-aligned digital skills, and Automation Anywhere, a global automation and AI firm. It seeks to equip learners with hands-on experience in agentic AI and automation technologies that are increasingly being deployed across enterprise environments.

The initiative builds on a pilot that trained over 7,000 students and now scales it into a national commitment. Rather than focusing on narrow, task-based training, the programme is positioned as end-to-end workforce development, exposing learners to enterprise-grade applied AI platforms and real-world automation use cases across sectors such as banking, healthcare and manufacturing.

A key focus is on early-career ...