1 in 5 AI learners now come from Tier-II cities as talent pool widens
India’s artificial intelligence (AI) talent pipeline is expanding beyond the country’s traditional technology hubs, with nearly one in five AI learners now coming from Tier-II cities such as Lucknow, Jaipur, Patna, Indore, Coimbatore and Nagpur, according to Scaler’s India AI Workforce Report 2026.