New Delhi, September 12, 2025; On the occasion of Engineers’ Day, College Vidya, India’s most trusted platform for navigating, comparing, and selecting UGC-approved online and distance education programs has released new insights that spotlight how women are reshaping the future of engineering education in India. The findings reveal that women’s enrollment in technical education has surged from 4% in 2022 to 17% in 2025, with the sharpest momentum in deep-tech fields such as Artificial Intelligence, Prompt Engineering, Cybersecurity, Robotics, and Data Science.
This shift is most visible in AI & ML programs, where women’s participation has grown fourfold in a single year from just 5% in 2024 to 20% in 2025. Today, one in every five students in AI and ML Master’s programs is a woman, compared to only one in twenty last year. The overall demand for AI programs has skyrocketed by 500% in the past two years, and women are emerging as key contributors to this wave of growth.
Rohit Gupta, COO at College Vidya, said: “These numbers capture how cultural attitudes, online learning models, and industry role models are opening pathways for women in areas that will define India’s technological future. On Engineers’ Day, it is important to celebrate how India’s next wave of women engineers is shaping the country’s deep-tech story. By releasing this study every year, we aim to track and highlight where progress is being made most meaningfully.”
India’s Techade: The Broader Picture
The momentum is not limited to AI & ML. Women now represent nearly a quarter of MCA students in Cybersecurity and 15% of doctoral candidates in Generative AI. Traditional science courses too are shifting, with female participation in B.Sc and M.Sc programs rising to almost 40%, up from only 10–12% in 2019.
This rapid rise reflects a broader transformation in education access and aspiration, positioning women engineers as vital drivers of India’s “Techade.”