Archive · 15 Aug 2026
PM Modi announces free online coaching, AI training for youth
India's Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, made a big announcement during his Independence Day speech.
He said the government will give free online coaching to help students and job aspirants prepare for competitive exams.
Many families spend a lot of money on private coaching classes, and the Prime Minister said that is a heavy burden for poor and middle-class families.
He said families may be able to save thousands of crores of rupees, which is a huge amount of money.
The free coaching will be given online, using digital technology and the country's talent and teachers.
The Prime Minister also said that one crore — which is ten million — young people will be trained in AI skills in the next year.
AI, or artificial intelligence, is technology that helps computers learn and do smart things.
This free coaching may help students who live far from big coaching centres or cannot afford high fees.
The Prime Minister said India should become a developed country by 2047, and the youth will be the biggest beneficiaries.
Earlier, some students had protested about the NEET-UG exam paper leak and the pressure of the coaching system.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced free online coaching for competitive exam aspirants in his Independence Day address from the Red Fort.
Modi said coaching classes burden poor and middle-class families, who could save 'thousands of crores of rupees' on coaching.
The government will build a network combining digital public infrastructure, talent, and teachers to deliver the free coaching.
Modi also announced AI skill training for one crore young people over the next year.
The announcement follows youth protests over the NEET-UG paper leak and the 'coaching menace,' with education minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigning after the July 20 'Sansad Chalo' campaign.
- Who
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing the nation on India's 80th Independence Day.
- What
- Announced free online coaching for competitive exam aspirants and AI skill training for one crore youth.
- When
- Saturday, August 15, 2026 — India's 80th Independence Day.
- Where
- Red Fort, New Delhi.
- Why
- To ease the financial burden of private coaching on poor and middle-class families and improve employability, aligned with the goal of a developed India (Viksit Bharat) by 2047.
Government view
Youth protesters' view
Addressing the coaching burden
Government view
The government says free online coaching using digital public infrastructure and the country's talent and teachers will ease the financial burden of private coaching on poor and middle-class families, saving them thousands of crores of rupees.
Youth protesters' view
Youth who mobilised over the NEET-UG paper leak and other education reforms highlighted the 'coaching menace,' suggesting deeper systemic problems that a free-coaching initiative alone may not resolve.
Education policy and youth demands
Government view
Modi frames youth as the greatest beneficiaries and enablers of a developed India, backed by a new education policy, new universities, and expanded medical seats.
Youth protesters' view
Protesters' 'Sansad Chalo' campaign on July 20 pressed demands for education reform, and the government conceded their key demand when education minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned.
- Announcement
- Free online coaching for competitive exams; AI training for 1 crore youth
- Announced by
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi
- Occasion
- India's 80th Independence Day (August 15, 2026)
- Location
- Red Fort, New Delhi
- AI training target
- 1 crore (10 million) youth within the next year
- Quoted savings
- Families could save 'thousands of crores of rupees' spent on coaching
- Related context
- NEET-UG paper leak protests; 'Sansad Chalo' campaign on July 20; resignation of education minister Dharmendra Pradhan
- National goal
- Viksit Bharat — developed India by 2047
Sources
Relief for poor, middle class: On Independence Day 2026, PM Modi announces free online coaching for competitive exams
80th Independence Day: PM Modi announces free online coaching for competitive exam aspirants
Modi announces free online coaching for youth
