Note to Editors

Microsoft has several student focused programs in India, including:

Youth Spark - Project Jyoti has impacted over 500,000 underserved youths in India, enabling them to improve their lives through the use of technology

Over 12 million technical students have downloaded free developer & designer tools through the Microsoft DreamSpark program, the highest in the world

Microsoft Student Program (MSP) is aimed at empowering student communities across colleges and universities by providing them certification trainings and free access to Microsoft technology, platforms and products. Currently, there are more than 1,500 MSPs in India

Under Project Shiksha, Microsoft has partnered with State governments and has set-up ‘Shiksha’ academies that have impacted over 745,000 teachers and 37.2 million students

Close to 2 million Indian students have participate in the Imagine Cup, a global technology competition every year

Microsoft Innovation Centers (MICs) were launched with a vision of driving innovation and providing incubation and expert hands-on support on Microsoft technology innovation, research, and software solutions with an aim of creating a pool of student technology experts across India. Currently 49 MICs across India serve as innovation hubs at select colleges and technology institutes

code.fun.do’s are a series of hackathons which Microsoft Academia Accelerator conducts across 14 tier I engineering colleges. Students are taught Microsoft platforms and tools and then build apps under the mentorship of Microsoft engineers. Over 4,000 students have participated in code.fun.do’s since 2013, generating 350+ app ideas, and 10+ apps on the store

India has the highest number of Microsoft Certified Professionals (MCPs) with over 341,000 certifications awarded in the last three years on end-generation technologies

Microsoft Research India has engaged over 15,000 students to help them explore careers in research and innovation
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