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Adobe Offers Free Software to Students Across Seven States
Adobe is giving its Adobe Express software to students and teachers in seven Indian states.
The software can help students make digital projects and tell stories.
Nearly 7.8 million people in government schools may benefit.
Teachers will learn how to use digital creativity in their lessons.
Students will also receive lessons about creativity and artificial intelligence.
The program includes schools such as PM SHRI, CM SHRI, KGBV and Kendriya Vidyalayas.
Adobe says these skills could help students prepare for future creative and digital jobs.
Adobe is also offering courses and certificates through NASSCOM FutureSkills Prime.
Adobe partnered with Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Assam and Goa to provide free Adobe Express access.
Nearly 7.8 million students and teachers in government schools are expected to benefit.
The program includes Adobe Express for Education, digital creativity lessons and AI skill-building curriculum.
Teachers will receive training, while students will use the software for school projects and creative expression.
Adobe also partnered with NASSCOM FutureSkills Prime to provide free courses, certificates and industry-relevant digital-skills access across India.
- Who
- Adobe, seven state governments, students and teachers in government schools, and NASSCOM FutureSkills Prime.
- What
- Adobe announced free access to Adobe Express for Education, digital creativity and AI-skills training, and related courses and certificates.
- Where
- Government schools across Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Assam and Goa, with additional access offered across India through NASSCOM FutureSkills Prime.
- When
- The announcement was made on Thursday; the articles do not provide a specific date.
- Why
- The initiative aims to improve digital creativity, creative problem-solving, digital storytelling and AI-assisted content-creation skills, while supporting education and future employment goals.
Key facts
- Expected beneficiaries
- Nearly 7.8 million students and teachers
- Participating states
- Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Assam and Goa
- Core software
- Adobe Express for Education
- Training areas
- Creative problem-solving, digital storytelling and AI-assisted content creation
- School networks
- PM SHRI, CM SHRI, Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas, Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan and other government-school networks
- Additional partnership
- NASSCOM FutureSkills Prime will offer complimentary access, industry-relevant courses and certificates across India
Quotes
Mala Sharma
Global Vice President and General Manager, Education, Adobe
“The partnership builds on Adobe's longstanding commitment to education in India, and supports the government's National Education Policy – which emphasises the use of digital tools and AI to help build creativity skills for future readiness – and complements the Union Budget 2026’s goal of creating two million jobs in the field of Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming and Comics (AVGC) by 2030.”
thehansindia.com
Sources
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