AIKosh platform crosses 16,000 datasets as IndiaAI Mission takes its university programme to NIT Andhra Pradesh
5 October 2026
The IndiaAI Mission organised an AIKosh University Engagement Programme at the National Institute of Technology, Andhra Pradesh, Tadepalligudem on 5 October 2026.
AIKosh is India's unified data platform and central repository for artificial intelligence resources.
It hosts over 16,000 datasets, more than 350 AI models and more than 200 use cases, along with toolkits and benchmarks.
The platform offers AIKosh MCP (Model Context Protocol) and AIKosh SDK, which let users discover datasets and models through natural language queries.
Over 160 students took part in expert sessions, live demonstrations and hands-on activities.
Shri Md. Y. Safirulla K, Director of the IndiaAI Mission, and Dr KV Krishna Rao, Director of NIT Andhra Pradesh, spoke at the programme.
The IndiaAI Mission was approved by the Government of India in March 2024 and operates under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology.
In plain words
AIKosh India's unified AI data and model repository — A central platform offering datasets, models, toolkits and benchmarks for AI work in India.
MeitY Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology — The Union ministry under which the IndiaAI Mission operates.