Eligible and interested candidates can apply for the programme through the official portal, pm-vikas.iitdh.ac.in . IIT Dharwad AI Course: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Dharwad, under the Pradhan Mantri Virasat Ka Samvardhan (PM VIKAS) Scheme 2026-27 of the Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India, is offering a one-year residential course in Artificial Intelligence Technocrat as part of its Skill Development Project. The deadline to submit applications is August 31.
Candidates will undergo a screening process for the final shortlisting. It is to be noted that 33% of the seats are reserved for female candidates, while up to 15% of the seats are reserved for non-minority candidates belonging to the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) category. Selected candidates will receive the following benefits: Graduates belonging to the notified minority communities, Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Parsis and Jains, aged between 18 and 45 years are eligible to apply.
