This year, India surpassed Europe in the total number of learners on Coursera, as per data released by the online learning platform. Also, the data showed that 60 per cent of India’s top courses this year focused on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML). In 2024, Coursera recorded a four times increase in GenAI enrollments in India, totaling 1.1 million to date – the highest globally, followed by the US. "On average, learners enrolled in GenAI content every minute – an impressive jump from one enrollment every three minutes in 2023," Coursera states. Ten most popular GenAI courses in India in 2024 1 Generative AI for Everyone by DeepLearning.AI 2 Introduction to Generative AI by Google Cloud 3 Google AI Essentials by Google 4 Generative AI with Large Language Models by DeepLearning.AI & Amazon Web Services 5 Prompt Engineering for ChatGPT by Vanderbilt University 6 Generative AI: Introduction and Applications by IBM 7 Generative AI: Prompt Engineering Basics by IBM 8 ChatGPT Prompt Engineering for Developers by DeepLearning.AI 9 ChatGPT Advanced Data Analysis by Vanderbilt University 10 Introduction to Large Language Models by Google Cloud While foundational GenAI courses remained popular, the focus shifted to applying GenAI at work, signaling a maturing interest in practical applications of the technology. Beyond AI, Indian learners continued to pursue perennial favorites like finance, project management, and data analytics. Entry-level Professional Certificates, which require no prior experience or college degree, also saw a rise in uptake. Several NSQF-aligned certificates, including Google Data Analytics, Google Project Management, IBM Data Science and Google UX Design, ranked among the top 10 in India. Ten most popular courses in India in 2024 1 AI For Everyone by DeepLearning.AI 2 Generative AI for Everyone by DeepLearning.AI 3 Python for Data Science, AI & Development by IBM 4 Introduction to Generative AI by Google Cloud 5 Foundations: Data, Data, Everywhere by Google 6 Foundations of Cybersecurity by Google 7 Supervised Machine Learning: Regression and Classification by Stanford University & DeepLearning.AI 8 Financial Markets by Yale University 9 Google AI Essentials by Google 10 Foundations of Project Management by Google Additionally, another report by Coursera, Job Skills Report 2025, indicates that GenAI skills were the most-sought-after by Indian learners, followed by Cybersecurity, Risk management and Mitigation, and HR technology.
