New Delhi, Mar 10: Coursera, Inc., a leading global online learning platform, today announced its partnership with the Government of India’s Mission Karmayogi, through the Integrated Government Online Training (iGOT) platform. As part of the collaboration, Coursera will utilize the iGOT Marketplace gateway to deliver a curated collection of world-class courses, focused on advanced competencies for civil servants and government officials. The partnership supports the government’s shift toward role-based professional development and helps prepare officials for the evolving demands of modern public administration.
Public services are increasingly driven by digital systems, data insights, and new governance challenges. By making high-quality, role-based learning available through the iGOT Marketplace, the initiative helps officials translate new technologies into safer, more efficient, and more responsive public programs — from protecting citizen data to designing policies that account for emerging technologies.
“We’re proud to be a strategic partner to the Government of India’s Mission Karmayogi to develop highly skilled civil servants through role-based learning,” said Anthony Salcito, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Enterprise, Coursera. “This collaboration supports India’s vision of a more agile, digitally enabled, and accountable governance ecosystem, and is a model for governments around the world to offer continuous learning that empowers officials to address complex challenges and deliver greater public value.”
“Our partnership with Coursera equips officials with targeted, role-based skills that improve how public administration programs are designed and delivered,” said Chhavi Bhardwaj, CEO, Karmayogi Bharat. “This is an important step toward upskilling our civil servants with world-class courses from leading industry and academic partners, to further promote a culture of continuous learning while actively contributing to the goals of Viksit Bharat.”
Coursera’s catalog covers key domains and related competencies where upskilling can drive immediate, real-world impact, including:
- Technology & Data: AI for Leaders, Cybersecurity, Data Analytics, and Prompt Engineering
- Infrastructure & Environment: Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Water Management, and Infrastructure Planning
- Governance & Leadership: Policy Architecture, Strategic Leadership, Digital Governance, and Project Management
- Public Welfare: Public Health Systems, Law Enforcement, and Trade & Commerce
Early engagement with the course collection shows officials are combining digital modernization skills — particularly in cybersecurity, risk management, and emerging technologies — with core governance competencies in policy analysis and public administration.
“We’re honored to be a part of the Prime Minister’s vision of a flagship upskilling program for civil servants and government officials in this digital era,” said Ashutosh Gupta, Managing Director, Asia Pacific, Coursera. “The program’s dual focus on developing AI skills and improving governance fundamentals uniquely demonstrates that officials are modernizing with accountability built in from the start.”
