Learn AI: Foundation to Advanced for Policy Trackers
Foundational material on governance, safety, standards, and Indian regulatory context. Start with the original Foundation course: not a dump of outbound cards.
Free AI course in India: who issues the certificate
This site does not beat YUVA on “free plus a certificate.” YUVA (MeitY / IndiaAI) issues a government certificate on FutureSkills Prime or TCS iON. Jio Institute issues its own certificate on the JioPC path. FutureSkills Prime issues NASSCOM credentials. Foundation on this site is the original desk course. This guide does not award a certificate.
| Course | Who it is for | Hours | Who issues the certificate | Enrol |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| YUVA AI for All | Anyone in India starting from zero. No coding required. | About 4–5 hours, self-paced | Government of India (MeitY / IndiaAI), via FutureSkills Prime | Enrol on FutureSkills Prime (Open official page)Or enrol on TCS iON (Open official page) |
| Jio AI Classroom | Beginners who want the same foundation in 12 languages, on a laptop or desktop. | About 4 weeks, self-paced | Jio Institute (JioPC path; terms on their page) | Enrol on Jio (Open official page) |
| NASSCOM FutureSkills Prime | Students and working professionals who want the broader catalogue after the YUVA intro. | Varies by course | NASSCOM / FutureSkills Prime | Open FutureSkills Prime (Open official page) |
| Foundation (this site) | Anyone who wants WhatsApp, GST, and DPDP at the desk, tonight. | About 2–3 hours (135 minutes of lessons, plus exercises) | Nobody. This guide does not award a certificate. | Start Foundation |
Longer IIT/IISc-style option: NPTEL / SWAYAM AI courses. NPTEL / SWAYAM, where that course offers one. Not a 5-hour intro.
Foundation
First course. No background needed.
About 2–3 hours plus practice
Who it is for. Students, career-switchers, MSME owners, and anyone in India starting from zero. Works on a phone or laptop.
कोड नहीं चाहिए। पहले समझें AI क्या है और क्या नहीं, फिर एक छोटा अभ्यास करें। Hinglish: ChatGPT se copy-paste mat karo: source check karo, phir prompts hub pe apna kaam try karo.
What you will learn
- What AI is and is not: generative tools vs older predictive models, and why that distinction matters at work.
- How to use ChatGPT, Gemini, or similar tools for study, drafting, and admin without copying answers blindly.
- When an output is wrong, outdated, or unsafe to send to a client, teacher, or citizen.
- A first look at Indian context: DPDP-style data care, Indic languages, and why US-only examples often fail here.
On this site
Same four lessons for every role, including Policy Trackers. Exercises stay on this device.
Start FoundationPractitioner
Apply it at work or study. Build repeatable workflows.
About 4–6 hours plus one workflow
Who it is for. Working professionals, recruiters mapping skills to JDs, and builders who already chat with a model and need structure.
What you will learn
- Structured prompting: role, constraints, examples, and checks: so output is usable in an Indian workplace.
- Workflows that matter here: summarise circulars, draft client mail, extract from PDFs, and keep a human in the loop.
- When a chat app is enough vs when an API, spreadsheet, or simple notebook is the next step. Light Python helps; it is not required for every path.
- How IT services hiring (TCS, Infosys, Wipro, HCL) differs from product and startup AI roles, so you do not train for the wrong ladder.
Advanced
Specialise: build, evaluate, and ship, including Indian-language AI.
About 8–12 hours plus a small project
Who it is for. Engineers, researchers, professors, and advanced builders targeting ML Engineer, research, or applied-science roles in India.
What you will learn
- Prompting vs retrieval vs fine-tuning: what each is for, and what Indian employers usually mean by those words.
- RAG, agents, and evaluation at a conceptual level: how you know a system works before you demo it.
- Indian-language AI: why AI4Bharat, Bhashini, Krutrim, and Sarvam exist, and how they differ from English-first stacks.
- Safety, data residency, and DPDP-aware design: enough to talk to policy, security, and hiring managers without bluffing.