NEW DELHI: OpenAI launches “OpenAI for India” at the India AI Impact Summit 2026 today. The initiative partners with Tata Group to build AI infrastructure, expand enterprise adoption, and invest in workforce upskilling. India has more than 100 million weekly ChatGPT users.
OpenAI partners with Tata Group to develop AI-ready data center capacity. OpenAI becomes the first customer of Tata Consultancy Services’ HyperVault data center business. The partnership begins with 100 megawatts of capacity with potential to scale to 1 gigawatt. A 1 gigawatt data center typically costs $35 billion to $50 billion.
The infrastructure enables OpenAI’s most advanced models to run securely in India. The setup delivers lower latency while meeting data residency, security, and compliance requirements. The capacity supports mission-critical and government workloads.
Tata Group plans to deploy ChatGPT Enterprise across its employees over the next several years. The rollout starts with hundreds of thousands of TCS employees. TCS uses OpenAI’s Codex to standardize AI-native software development across teams.
OpenAI announces education partnerships with six leading institutions including IIT Delhi, IIM Ahmedabad, and AIIMS New Delhi. The initiative provides more than 100,000 ChatGPT Edu licenses. TCS becomes the first organization outside the United States to participate in OpenAI Certifications.
OpenAI plans to open new offices in Mumbai and Bengaluru later this year. The expansion adds to its existing presence in New Delhi. India emerges as OpenAI’s second-largest user base after the United States.
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