India’s two biggest conglomerates are turning the ongoing India AI Summit into a prime spot to scout young engineers. With the race to build AI tools heating up and global investors pouring money in, Reliance Industries and the Adani Group are actively handpicking talent. Applicants are showing up with resumes, GitHub portfolios, and live projects to grab attention. Priyanshi Bavishi, marketing executive at AdaniConnex Pvt. Ltd., said, “The AI space is still niche, so skilled candidates have huge opportunities.”
Tech Titans Take the Stage
The week-long summit features tech heavyweights like Alphabet’s Sundar Pichai and OpenAI’s Sam Altman. French President Emmanuel Macron will deliver the keynote. For Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the event is a global showcase of India’s software talent and tech potential. The country has already attracted $50 billion in AI investments.
Big Investments and Partnerships
On Monday, Anthropic PBC announced a tie-up with Infosys Ltd. to build industry-specific AI solutions. Adani Group revealed plans to invest $100 billion by 2035 in data centers. Google is putting $15 billion into its first AI hub in India. Siddharth Sood, consulting partner at Ernst & Young LLP, said, “We are a service nation, but we need ideapreneurs. Right now, we’re hiring a few dozen for AI in Cybersecurity and Cyber in AI.”
Talent Scarcity Creates Opportunity
AI talent is still limited despite India’s huge tech graduate pool. The summit offers a chance for job seekers to submit resumes and get noticed. AI engineers, data scientists, and cloud developers are in high demand. Companies like Dell Technologies and Salesforce are actively looking for talent outside conventional online applications, which are often filtered by AI. Viral Tank, senior manager at Deloitte Haskins & Sells LLP, said, “Students are coming in early, and hiring is a top priority. It works both ways: we’re looking for people, and they’re looking for jobs.”
Government Focus on AI Expansion
As tech leaders hire, sell products, and share insights, the Indian government aims to invest further in new AI models and double its AI funding, even as it tries to catch up with China in the global AI race.
