Google DeepMind partners with Indian government to offer access to frontier AI science models

The announcement was made by Google CEO Sundar Pichai at a company event in New Delhi

• Google partners with India to expand AI in science and education
• AlphaGenome and Earth AI tools now accessible to researchers
• Google to introduce AI and robotics in 10,000 Indian schools

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Google on February 18 announced a partnership between its AI research unit Google DeepMind and Indian government bodies and local institutions to enable new discoveries in science and education.

This includes providing access to its frontier AI for Science models and powering innovation hubs with GenAI assistants, among other projects. The announcement was made by Google CEO Sundar Pichai at a company event in New Delhi.

"I believe India is going to have an extraordinary trajectory with AI and we want to be a partner" Pichai said "Google has a full-stack commitment to India and I have never been more excited about the future we are building together."

This partnership is part of Google DeepMind’s broader National Partnerships for AI initiative, wherein it works with governments to broaden access to frontier AI capabilities for national priorities. The company has previously announced similar partnerships with the United States and the United Kingdom governments in December 2025.

What will Google offer?

Following this tie-up, researchers and engineers in India will be able to use the tech giant's collection of AI models and tools including AlphaGenome, Earth AI, and AI Co-scientist.

AlphaGenome is an AI model that helps scientists better understand how mutations in human DNA sequences impact a wide range of gene functions while Earth AI is collection of models built on top of Gemini’s advanced reasoning that are helping enterprises, nonprofits, and cities on areas such as environmental monitoring and disaster response.

AI Co-scientist is a multi-agent AI system that acts as a virtual scientific collaborator.

Google DeepMind, Google Research and Google.org are partnering with the Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) to facilitate the adoption of AI models to advance science, the company said in a blogpost.

"In the global AI transformation, India is showing exceptional leadership in applying the technology to tackle its own biggest challenges" the company said "But India is going even further, playing a critical international role by convening this week the fourth global AI summit of governments, companies and civil society."

India is currently the fourth largest adopter of AlphaFold globally, with over 180,000 researchers using it today, up from 150,000 researchers in July 2025.

"We hope to see Indian scientists benefit even more from using AlphaGenome and the other AI systems we are now providing," the company noted.

$30 million Science Impact Challenge

At the event, Pichai announced a $30 million Google.org AI for Science Impact Challenge to support researchers globally who are using AI to drive scientific breakthroughs.

The Google Center for Climate Technology is also collaborating with the office of the Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India, to accelerate research and adoption of scalable AI-powered climate solutions.

"AI is fundamentally shifting the base of discovery. I am excited to see how we can continue accelerating science for real-world impact," Pichai said.

Bringing robotics to classrooms

The Google chief also unveiled a partnership with Atal Tinkering Labs to introduce generative AI tools to 10,000 schools and 11 million students with a focus on integrating robotics and coding into local curricula.

The company will integrate Gemini AI assistant into teacher workflows, and build a "guardrailed" AI assistant for students grounded in national curriculum standards that can act as an educational partner, as part of this partnership.

Apart from this, Gemini will be transforming two million static textbooks into AI-powered interactive journeys across more than 250 titles and 2,000 schools, through a partnership with K-12 textbook publisher PM Publishers.

Each book will feature a QR code that can be scanned by students to access a specialised version of the Gemini AI model, also known as Gem, that acts as an expert assistant on the subject, providing summaries and responses on the contents of the respective book.

Boosting AI connectivity between US-India

Further. Google also announced the America-India Connect initiative, which will deliver new subsea cable routes to increase AI connectivity between the United States, India, and multiple locations across the Southern Hemisphere.

This builds on the tech giant's $15 billion investment in October 2025 to set up its first AI hub in the country, located in the city of Visakhapatnam (Vizag), Andhra Pradesh.

Besides these announcements, Google announced a $30 million Google.org Global AI for Government Innovation Impact Challenge to support partnerships that transform public services using AI.

The tech giant also unveiled a series of skilling programmes including an AI Professional Certificate programme to help people all over the world learn how to use AI at work, in partnership with government bodies, education institutions and employers.

In India, Google is partnering with Wadhwani AI to bring this programme to students and early career professionals.

Google Cloud will also provides the infrastructure for iGOT Karmayogi, a digital learning platform aimed at promoting capacity development among civil services. It supports over 20 million public servants across over 800 districts.