Leading educational institutions in Delhi are actively contributing to the India Semiconductor Mission by training students in semiconductor design, testing, and validation, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology said on Saturday.
Key institutions involved in the initiative include Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, National Institute of Technology Delhi, Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi, Delhi Technological University, Netaji Subhas University of Technology, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women, Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies, and DV2JS Innovation LLP.
Using advanced Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools and modern training infrastructure, students at these institutions are designing real semiconductor chips, helping India build a strong talent base for its semiconductor ecosystem.
The Government of India, through the Semicon 2.0 programme, is committed to promoting semiconductor design, manufacturing, and innovation across the country, with the aim of establishing India as a global hub for semiconductor talent and manufacturing.
Highlighting the government’s focus on talent development through training, upskilling, and workforce development programmes under the Chips to Startups (C2S) programme of the India Semiconductor Mission, Union Minister for Railways, Information and Broadcasting, and Electronics and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw said India has made significant progress in the last four years toward its 10-year target of training 85,000 engineers in semiconductor design.
Vaishnaw said world-class EDA tools supported by Synopsys, Cadence, Siemens, Renesas, Ansys, and AMD have been made available in 315 academic institutions across the country.
With the help of these tools, students are gaining practical experience in designing semiconductor chips. These chips are being fabricated and tested at the Semiconductor Laboratory in Mohali, giving students hands-on experience across the entire process—from design to fabrication, packaging, and testing.
The initiative has evolved into the world’s largest open-access EDA programme, with more than 1.85 crore hours of EDA tool usage recorded for chip design training so far, and the number continues to grow.
The minister highlighted that students from universities across the country—from Assam to Gujarat and from Kashmir to Kanyakumari—are actively participating in semiconductor design.
Under Semicon 2.0, the programme will be expanded from 315 universities to 500, creating a strong base of skilled engineers across the country.
Vaishnaw also noted that as the global semiconductor industry grows to around USD 2 trillion, nearly two million skilled professionals will be required, opening up unprecedented job opportunities for India’s youth.